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But for women in esports and gaming as a whole, her inclusion in the league is important. \u201cShe\u2019s already inspired millions of girls around the world,\u201d Overwatch League commissioner Nate Nanzer told Dot Esports at the finals\u2019 media day last week. \u201cHopefully [diversity] grows from there. It\u2019s not going to happen overnight.\u201d Related: Two Overwatch League players will represent the league at the Olympics esports forum Indeed, it\u2019s not going to happen overnight. Cultural problems have kept women out of the Overwatch League, problems that go far beyond Blizzard\u2019s field-of-view. Gaming has long been considered a boy\u2019s club, a hobby that\u2019s just not for girls. That\u2019s changing, of course\u2014but there\u2019s a lot more work to do in breaking down the foundation competitive gaming has sat upon for a long time. Photo by Robert Paul via Blizzard Entertainment For Nanzer, it means taking small steps toward a more inclusive Overwatch League. \u201cFrom our perspective, a great first step is to make the Overwatch League one that, as a fan, you feel included in no matter who you are or where you\u2019re from,\u201d Nanzer said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done things this year, like Pride Day at Blizzard Arena, which I think was an awesome event. We want to do more things like that in the future.\u201d We need to do better to make sure that our games, not just our esports leagues, are welcoming, inclusive spaces.Held on June 9 in Burbank, California, the Overwatch League\u2019s Pride Day brought together local LGBTQ organizations for on-site activations. Fans at Blizzard Arena got rainbow Overwatch League wristbands, with attendees decked out in Pride colors. But an Overwatch League player was fined for a homophobic remark later in LGBTQ pride month, which will always loom over its head. (And it\u2019s not even close to the first time a player has been punished for similar remarks.) \u201cAs an industry, we need to do better to make sure that our games, not just our esports leagues, are welcoming, inclusive spaces where everyone feels safe to compete,\u201d Nanzer said. \u201cThat\u2019s a great first step.\u201d Competitive Overwatch starts with the folks who play the Blizzard first-person shooter at home, Nanzer said. \u201cThat\u2019s the first step on the path to becoming an Overwatch League pro,\u201d he added. \u201cIf someone has a terrible experience, they\u2019re not going to stick around to grind that out. It all starts there and goes up along the pyramid.\u201d The Overwatch team at Blizzard is trying to fight toxicity in its games, and apparently it\u2019s working. Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan reported in early July that games containing abusive chat are down 26.4 percent in North America. He credited this to Overwatch\u2019s Endorsement and Looking for Group systems that were added on June 26. They\u2019re not perfect, but, again, it\u2019s a start. If more underrepresented groups are going to eventually become Overwatch League professionals, they can\u2019t be chased out of the game by toxic players. Image via Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard also succeeds in its diversity across its hero pool, though there have been some missteps. Out of 28 heroes, 12 are women. Three are robots, though one is coded as a woman. Eleven are men. There\u2019s a hamster and a gorilla, both male. Eleven heroes are people of color, but there are no black women in the game. One character is openly gay, though Blizzard said she\u2019s not the only LGBTQ character in Overwatch\u2019s lore. Despite problems\u2014Overwatch has been criticized for lackluster representation of certain heroes\u2014the game is noticeably more diverse than most triple A titles, which is something that\u2019s impacted the community surrounding Overwatch. Blizzard hasn\u2019t given out any official data on gender parity in Overwatch\u2019s player base, but anecdotal input from the fan community suggests it\u2019s higher than other typical esports games. When it comes to the league side, Nanzer said the team has \u201csome initiatives\u201d planned, but nothing he could confirm yet. As examples, he cited the potential for \u201cadditional collegiate programs\u201d and organizational partnerships \u201cto create more opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities in esports.\u201d Related: Are Overwatch's Endorsements creating better players? Blizzard\u2019s been criticized in the past for being unwilling to release its Overwatch League Code of Conduct, thought it did publish snippets of it in February. A copy of the official rulebook leaked online on March 23. The 35-page document outlined everything from the streaming policy to league rights. The copy is labeled \u201cVersion 1.0,\u201d and Blizzard has not confirmed whether it\u2019s the most up-to-date iteration. A full Code of Conduct is important to the league\u2019s success as a truly inclusive space, publicly laying out the rules is a way to keep players and staff accountable. Transparency is part of the process in making the Overwatch League more welcoming. The Overwatch League\u2019s player signing window opened up on Aug. 1. Teams are able to extend contracts with players already on their team, or offer up players for trades with other organizations. Shanghai has already convened in China to discuss player options for season two, but the team has yet to say who\u2019s staying and who\u2019s going. Geguri\u2019s brought a lot of value to the Shanghai Dragons; she\u2019s rallied a huge fan base around the Overwatch League\u2019s worst team, thanks to her personality and drive\u2014not to mention, she\u2019s just good at the game. We might not see more women in the Overwatch League for season two, which is something that\u2019s not entirely up to Blizzard. 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