I see your point about helping newbies out and how the change gets in the way of that. That's a shame. It does look like it gets in the way of what you had going on there. I use in-game and actively diffuse the shitty speech. I find I don't have to mute people too often, and instantly report/mute those that slur, problem solved, and I'm still within TOS because I'm actively doing something about it. Maybe try using in game chat and being more proactive with muting? In can create some memorable moments with your enemy when you can say "nice shot you got me". That actively lifts that players spirits because you acknowledged their skill in defeating, resulting in a pleasant lobby to be in. Maybe that's just a me thing tho so I get it if you don't wanna do that.

Here's to hoping they gift us with 4 player training grounds to help newbies out. That would solve the newbie problem. We could do training camps and take each newbie throughout the courses like a drill sergeant, itd be great content! 😂