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Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
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Judging a person's behavior as inherently good or bad can be subjective in some cases, so it's just difficult to begin with. I say reward people for teamwork and good plays.
I JUST WANNA SEE GUD PLAYAAAAASSSS
Haters can just flag random messages of yours as bad behavior and I do not believe GMs would monitor each report to make sure it is valid or not.
It takes just one hater a month to report you and you won't get your rewards. Casual players that do not get involved much have the potential to get rewards every months, but competitive players in the PvP and Node Progressing scene most likely won't get rewards due to said reason.
Well positive reinforcement would have to be coupled with voluntary mods. And I imagine haters, if they did enough false reports, could have their reporting ability revoked. This is just a rough idea pulled from betwixt my buttcheeks so it is not polished. Voluntary mods would have to take courses on what is acceptable and what is not. Plus it doesn't have to be digital.. it could be on a grading scale. 3 reports vs 35 would be an example. Most disgusting people with bad behavior would rack up a bunch of reports while someone slipping up in party with that one sensitive pug.
Well most mods have a definitive list of unaccepted words. If there is any hope for the gaming community this game won't get political with their words. Hopefully just racist and egregious behavior would be reportable. I'd say that "teamwork and good plays" is just as subjective. A hardcore PVEer or PVPer may see an average player as a burden if they don't meet their arbitrary expectations.
Would you verify 5000 reports a day? This would not only require a very large amount of volunteers, volunteers would also soon quit their "job". It's simply not happening.
1) this wouldn't be a deterrent for bad behavior and an encouragement for good behavior. Which would directly affect behavior in game and consequently the number of reports to review.
2) volunteers would be forced to work instead of it being a mode to be done on your own terms.
3)5000 for one person? Really? Yeah I'm pretty sure there'd be dozens of mods at any given time. Plus you are making a reason for volunteers. How could staff or paid mods cover that without help?
Now I do admit there are many things that could go wrong and would need fixing. I do have many ideas and I'll probably make my own post on it when I get home.
and remember, we're only taking general public chat here, if someone wants to be abusive in private guild chat, whispers or set up a channel to be as negative as they want, that's fine, just so long as a good environment is the norm and anything else is by choice. Guilds are capable of policing themselves, people we hope can block and if you don't want to hear the (for want of better words) leet channel, just don't join it.
So I for one am looking forward to reading about your ideas @Loyheta
I wouldn't say that a person's thoughts are as subjective as their skills at a game. A player's skill is measured through stats, game sense, and communication with teammates.
Good plays aren't subjective because they produce results, but giving people credit where credit is due can be tricky cause most people only keep track of their own tasks.
Nodes will have 4 types. Scientific, Economic, Militaristic, and Divine. By deciding which type of node you will reside in (whether you create it or migrate to it) you are choosing what camp is the best to play in with a group of people who feel the same.
In a sense being political means that you are willing to express what you believe to be true. Whether you are right or wrong depends on what happens when you act out those beliefs in the world (real or virtual).
There's nothing toxic about speaking politically, but when it goes beyond words it becomes a shit show. Real toxicity is usurping authority and abusing it for revenge.
"Sorry!"
"I'm so sorry I hit you!"
"I am so so sorry for destroying your house!"
I'm starting shit and taking names when this game comes out. Canadians saying sorry all the time is western propaganda.
We are all adults so be your own keeper and mute those who bother you simple as that. If you are being bothered by someone and you do not mute them then it is no one's fault but your own.
Sorry for being blunt but most people come on here to let off steam and escape life for a bit. Why make more rules for us to follow.
People really need to understand that freedom of speech doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want, whenever you want to say it.
Just because you have a right to say something, doesn't mean you are free from consequence by saying it.
I generally have no issue with people speaking their minds, if I get upset, that's something for me to work on.... but the environment turns toxic when multiple people start deliberately attempting to upset...
We are all mature enough here to be aware that a censored tyrannical game is NOT the environment we're looking for, but also we don't want a clique general chat full of dick chat, mindless crap and pointless spam.
Every mmorpg to date had chat/community rules to follow, as this is a game with the intention of being inclusive to all, you ought be aware that that most past mmos general chat degenerated to a level that was neither enjoyable nor inclusive for a silent majority.i
What is so wrong with chatting whatever you want, and let off steam and enjoy life in guild chat, or on a different channel, with a second more mature, inviting, inclusive chat?
Just like @Karthos said there are consequences for things you say, but how will people know what you're up to if you don;t express yourself? How will learn without making mistakes? What people don't seem to realize is that freedom of speech allows you to shape your values and figure out what you actually believe in.
Freedom of speech is corrective speech that is necessary for people to get a grasp of who they are while also allowing others to keep tabs on you.
So the mute function seems good enough for me also.
It looks like the general consensus is;
1) Just mute whoever bothers you.
2) Temporary chat ban for spam and being too offensive in PUBLIC chats.
3) Game bans for serious stuff (repeatably breaking TOS, hacking)
4) Play with people that you have fun with.