?We have tools internally at the studio that track and monitor all reports,? [Josh Olin] says. ?The more times a player is reported (for any number of reasons), the faster they rise to the top of our list. Think of it like a leaderboard. If a person has 50 reports to his name, we?re obviously going to take a look. If a person has two reports, he?s probably just pissed some guy off and a guy reported him in hopes he?ll get banned.? So it really is a matter of multiple people objecting; it?s a community standard. If it doesn?t bug a bunch of people, then it?s not going to be an issue ? and they?re not sweating the sore losers.
If your emblem is determined to be offensive, ?we have the ability to ban you from using the emblem editor for a time period we deem appropriate,? Josh says. ?The feature literally will be functionless for you in-game until your ban expires.? They could also choose to change it for you. He does say complete multiplayer banning is possible but is not the first course of action ? that would be reserved for repeat offenders.
?As of now, first offense is banned from using the emblems editor for two weeks,? he says. ?From there, one month. We haven?t even been out for a month yet, so we aren?t sure how long we?ll run that out before just banning you from using the feature permanently.?
But if you still feel this system infringes on your gaming rights, think of it like?an amusement park. Treyarch runs the place and you paid your money to get in, can go on any rides you want as many times as you want. But if you start negatively affecting the experience of other people by shouting at other guests or spraypainting the rides, well, it?s Treyarch?s park, and they?re going to keep it clean for as many people as possible, and they?re going to listen to a large number of complaints. It?s your game, but it?s also their game, and it?s everyone?s experience. That makes a lot of sense to me. If I went around shouting racial epithets at Disneyland, they?d kick me out too.
