Chat filters, in-game censoring and the trend of being sensitive.

I know Blizzard recently created an issue for themselves by adding a mandatory chat filter on top of the one that is defaultly turned on for its users.

On character creation they have a filter that protects their users from a variety of unsavory words - and this filter can be toggled off, which most people do.

Now they've added an additional mandatory filter that just disallows the use of some of these words completely.

In addition to whatever censoring a game company feels they need in place you then have the added tools that allow players to permanently block anyone that has ever said anything that offends them.

In a static (non instanced) world like AoC where player communication is so important, my fear is that by the time people have blocked everyone that has ever offended them - there will be no open communication left.

I'm exaggerating a bit for the purpose of making a point, but how do you think AoC should address all of this?

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Bahlder

If it's a mandatory filter such as those Steam and Microsoft Games have implemented, I'd be incredibly disappointed. If folks are dropping absurdities, ban them - But there's something to be said for the free market of ideas and speech in a video game.

It's easy enough to manage your own experience via blacklisting. Custom code governing mandatory chat filters are not a win - Or at least, I have yet to see them become one.

Dygz

Ironhammer wrote: »

All of those things are fantastic, still doesn't make him incapable of being wrong. You're just shouting into the wind because as I said I don't dislike him or think he's wrong all that much. I just think it should be acknowledged that he can be wrong and idolizing any one is a set up for disappointment.

When it comes to game development, the way it works is that the devs implement their vision and then test it.
In the testing, they may very well decide that they were wrong about what the overall fanbase thinks is fun.
Devs might not even discover they were wrong about what the overall fanbase thinks is fun until after launch.
But, we can't know until we actually play.

What is fun is subjective. It's not really a matter of Steven being right or wrong. Simply, Steven has the final say about what will be implemented.
Individual players disagreeing with Steven's vision doesn't make him wrong.
The New World devs had a vision of what they wanted for PVP. Lots of the fanbase wanted that same vision.
The devs weren't "wrong". But, the majority of their fanbase didn't support that vision, so the devs drastically changed it.
Steven is just striving to make the game he would love to play, based on his decades of experience playing MMORPGs.
Can't please all of the players all of the time.

Noaani

Ironhammer wrote: »

All of those things are fantastic, still doesn't make him incapable of being wrong.

I'm curious, where did you get the impression that this is what people think?

Almost all long term posters here have disagreed with things Steven has said or done, and most of us are quite vocal about it - or at least happy to share this fact when asked.

Some of us have even said "fuck you" to him somewhat directly - not something you would say to someone if you felt they could do no wrong.

Bladen

Optional chat filter for easily offended people. There definitely should never be anything mandatory.

Caeryl

Slurs and similar terms should be banned completely for obvious reasons. There’s literally no justified reason anyone should be dropping those in a game. Curses though, teens will hear that stuff in middle school. Really, a dedicated moderation team will do much more for a decent community than a chat filter ever could.

Vhaeyne

Caeryl wrote: »

Slurs and similar terms should be banned completely for obvious reasons. There’s literally no justified reason anyone should be dropping those in a game.

There is a justified reason.

They are lowborn Tulnar scum.

Kivek RhuKhan

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Sathrago

Vhaeyne wrote: »

Caeryl wrote: »

Slurs and similar terms should be banned completely for obvious reasons. There’s literally no justified reason anyone should be dropping those in a game.

There is a justified reason.

They are lowborn Tulnar scum.

completely off topic but i just now realized that your picture is captain sisko. For the longest time I thought it was Shaq.

as for the image I was thinking of when i looked at your picture, it was this.

God my brain can make some stupid references.

Kivek RhuKhan

Sathrago wrote: »

Vhaeyne wrote: »

Caeryl wrote: »

Slurs and similar terms should be banned completely for obvious reasons. There’s literally no justified reason anyone should be dropping those in a game.

There is a justified reason.

They are lowborn Tulnar scum.

completely off topic but i just now realized that your picture is captain sisko. For the longest time I thought it was Shaq.

as for the image I was thinking of when i looked at your picture, it was this.

God my brain can make some stupid references.

Vhaeyne

Sathrago wrote: »

completely off topic but i just now realized that your picture is captain sisko. For the longest time I thought it was Shaq.

as for the image I was thinking of when i looked at your picture, it was this.

God my brain can make some stupid references.

LOL, nah.
I just seen that Steven used his favorite captain as his pic. I thought it would be funny to use mine.
It was a toss up between Sisko or Adama.

I know Adama is not a captain and he is not trek, but to that I say:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8siqEMMZgc

bloodprophet

Edward is the man though

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