A collegiate Overwatch 2 player could lose his scholarship after being banned by Blizzard for typing the word “dumpsyer” in chat.
Overwatch 2‘s ban system has come under fire lately for handing out bans that don’t appear to be deserved, and a collegiate player is the latest to fall victim to these wild suspensions.
Just weeks after a player made headlines after being banned for typing “GG” in match chat, ‘S7VEN,’ a tank player for Blinn College, has been hit with an account ban for typing out the name of a teammate named “dumpsyer.”
In a post on X, S7VEN shared a conversation he had with Blizzard support Gamemaster Eldisana, where the employee said his two-week ban was justified. Unfortunately for the tank, the ban could end up having dire consequences for his education.
Overwatch 2 player risks losing scholarship over ban
According to S7VEN, the ban occurred after he referenced his teammate, dumpster_ow, in team chat – something Blizzard took issue with.
“I just checked your issue thoroughly and this is a quote from your chat: ‘dumpsyer.’ We now consider this matter closed and would not look into further discussion on the subject,” the Blizzard staff member said during an appeal.
Blizzard needs to fix their shit. My account gets a 2 week suspension for saying “dumpyser” while talking to dumpster_ow in team chat?? Now I’m suspended from competing in collegiate and was at risk of losing my scholarship over the word “dumpsyer” pic.twitter.com/T3eOmuKxbU
— S7VEN (@S7VENow_) February 2, 2024
While calling a teammate a “dumpster” to insult their lack of skill might be frowned upon, “dumpsyer” isn’t even a real word, and the Blizzard employee refused to elaborate on the reason for the college student’s ban.
“Blizzard needs to fix their sh*t,” S7VEN urged. “Now I’m suspended from competing in collegiate and was at risk of losing my scholarship over the word ‘dumpsyer.'”
The player further noted that collegiate rules require players to compete on the accounts they signed up with, and that it must be in good standing with Blizzard – something his clearly isn’t given the suspended status.
The community, however, is rallying behind S7VEN and is hoping to see the issue resolved while taking aim at Blizzard for how they handled the ban.
“No way bro said we checked it thoroughly then sends that with a straight face thinking it’s an actual reason to ban someone,” slammed Tracer player Rigsychu.
Hopefully this gets reverted (there is a streamer named dumpster_ow)Seems like a really silly reason to suspend a player AND then by collateral lose scholarship?Met the Blinn people last year and they were awesome, hope this gets fixed! https://t.co/5e1u2eXJBP
— Samito (@SamitoFPS) February 2, 2024
“Hopefully this gets reverted,” remarked YouTuber Samito, who reiterated that there is a streamer named Dumpster. “Seems like a really silly reason to suspend a player AND then by collateral lose scholarship?”
So far, it doesn’t seem like the ban has been reverted, but with such an outcry, the OW2 devs may be forced to take action.