[pizzatime]

I think some folk may be referring to what we like to call 'OOC Spars'. They happen in one corner of the arena, mostly; sometimes in other locations. But regardless, these spars are in no way IC, and are merely used as a way to test things pertaining to game mechanics, such as bugs.

In actual IC, I've seldom seen the usage of skill names or class names, even those that do actually exist within IC (which Spo mentioned in one of their posts). What was described as 'the public chat in a competitive MOBA game', assuming they did mean OOC Spars, are simply players communicating. With little experience, you tend to be able to discern an IC Spar from an OOC Spar.

they literally happen all the time in the middle of the arena and are very ic