Repeated "Red Thumbs Down" warnings for legitimate blocking tactics?

[Loin du Froid v2]

Hi everyone,

Today, I received the notification for the second time that I have reached a 10% "thumbs down" rating from other players.

I am really not aware of any wrongdoing. In the games in question:

I did not use the chat inappropriately (and in this cases not at all).

I never abandoned or quit any games.

I did not slow-play or make opponents wait unreasonably long for my turns.

I suspect the sole reason for these downvotes is my playstyle: when my cards or game situation require it, I block my opponents as effectively as possible to win the game—even with a bad hand. This is 100% compliant with the rules and, in my opinion, a completely legitimate competitive strategy.

I frequently encounter players who complain or even insult me in chat simply because their routes get blocked. Frankly, I find that very inappropriate. If someone cannot handle route blocking in a competitive board game, perhaps a model railway hobby would be a better fit than Ticket to Ride.

Is anyone else experiencing this misuse of the karma/rating system for purely tactical gameplay?

Best,

MalteseFalcon62

dont worry about it, i got this notice regularly either. blocking is a part of game, and dont bother about people who dont understand this. just play ur way and have fun. and dont bother what people writting bellow ur post, unless they have +500 elo at TTR. this hollywar about blocking is discussing in every thread here. and even designer said that “blocking is ok”, but unfortunately casuals are not ready to get off from their sandpit.

glhf ggwp