What is Novice Network chat REALLY for?

[MomomiMomi]

Its there so novice players can actually hear someone talking in game, instead of their first ten hours being utterly silent.

This is something I've mentioned before in the past as well, particularly when people were wondering in our own NN if all the chatter was too much. As someone who has gone through the beginning of the game multiple times after NN has been introduced, all the chatter makes the game feel alive when you're a novice without an FC or LS. For some players, like those using the free trial, it's their only real method of chatting.

[Settiesama]

Are you serious? Do you even know what those are? It violates both "Language generally considered unacceptable in a public place" and "Language promoting discrimination against any race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability" because 'futa' is offensive towards trans women. Like seriously, go say that to a 13 year old and tell me that's appropriate.

The game has a T rating, which generally means that it covers suggestive themes and bad language. Just mentioning "necro futa vore" does not breach anything, so long as they don't go into full detail in such public chats. As for "Futanari" being offensive, since when? That is literally saying Hermaphrodites are offensive to Transgender people.

Edit: If you're purely talking about the Westernised version of the Futanari which is incorrect in it's meaning... Then it still is not offensive, and I really don't see how you would think it is. It's just a fictional gender which people may fantasise about, which would be closer to a Chimera Human, rather than anything related to Transgender. Hell, even if gender transitions didn't exist, I can assure you this fantasy of a Chimera would still of existed.

[Solarra]

I think Square have ducked the issue by simply allowing sprouts to leave the NN if they find it unhelpful and/or annoying.
'How do I leave?' was the most common request at one time, I believe.
I'm not saying a little more guidance wouldn't be helpful but it seems they are allowing communities to decide for themselves what is and is not appropriate.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

I'm with the OP on this one. Honestly, if the mentors want to have extended chats about whatever, sure they're allowed to do that. But at that point, if you want your own personal chat channel, form a linkshell.

I left my server's NN pretty early due to nothing being answered, most novices being blindsided with invites then wanting to just get out, and most importantly, for the sheer volume of wrong information they gave out. I didn't enjoy having a bunch of wanna-be "help" trying to babyrage about how they're right when they just weren't. So I left it; censured myself, took off the crown cause I never needed it anyways, and just went back to doing what I already did: helping people if and when they needed it. I like it when a newer player just approaches me with a question. So long as I'm not somehow actually busy, I'll take the time to help them, from directions to questions to even a little assist in the field if I see they need it.

[Kazgrel]

I never use NN, but from what I’ve gathered from others, people relay hunt call outs there and it often leads to someone pulling the mob a min or less after it’s found, so then it leads to mounds of salt.

[Laerune]

It used to be a place for newcomers to go and ask questions, meet other newcomers, find mentors or guilds to take them in. Since SE is pretty lax with the rules, people tend to use it as an extra chat channel.

Just like with the mentor system, great idea, bad execution.

[BunnyChain]

It's for proving that this game needs a global chat channel.

[AkashiXI]

I lurk Adamantoise’s Novice Network, and 95% of what mentors talk about there is general, silly banter about the game, glamours, npcs, etc. Nothing too derogatory, nothing toxic, and nothing detrimental to sprouts. Whenever a sprout asks a question, you usually get 3 to 4 replies within a matter of seconds.

The reason behind this, IMO, is that it’s normally the same 5-10 mentors talking on our network. They’ve set the “standard” on the atmosphere, which is much more light hearted than most horror stories I see on the forums. So I guess my advice is: be the change you desire. Be consistent, be active, make friends and create a community. Eventually the minority could become the majority.

[OMega_ARcane]

On my NN the same thing happens, but people do "most of the time" help out if its really needed...HOWEVER, the one thing I can't STAND that they do or at least it bothers me because maybe they know something I don't...why in the WORLD do you guys put hunts up in the NN? WHAT brand new sprout is going to be able to take on Ixion, or some hunt in anything passed ARR...Like isn't that what linkshells are for?

[OMega_ARcane]

What I take from this is that you are easily disturbed. Maybe NN isn't for you. No, it's not "so bad it should just be ignored." That futa vore thing you mentioned really isn't that bad.

ehh...It is if you are 13.