Roleplay/Partyfinder Discrepancies & Policy Enforcement by GM's

[Kyrosiris]

Sturm, you really need to just stop. There is nothing odd about it when Yoshi P himself has said RP and ERP; between two consenting parties done in private, is fine. He's the literal director of the blasted game itself, if anyone knows what the dev team wants it's him. He said this at a FANFEST in front of a LIVE audience, no less. He's even stated that people advertising RP events in PF is ok during Q&A events, this is just a GM not understanding ToS.

But mooooooom, it's icky. Dragon girls have coooooooooties. /s

[Theodric]

It's pretty troubling to see so many posters try to find reasons as to why erotic role-play should be allowed instead of erring on the side of caution, taking a step back and considering that maybe such things aren't appropriate for a game that is known to be home to a lot of underage, easily led and vulnerable players.

[Jijifli]

I pose you this. How can you possibly effectively ERP without violating section 3.3 of the ToS? Is everyone who is ERPing somehow doing so in perfect innuendo so as to avoid violating section 3.3?

By doing it in PM's

Which the vast majority are doing.

Be actually honest, how often do you see people publicly doing smut that isn't just trolling for attention? Because I can tell you, in my years of playing this game, I have seen it... One, and it was still somewhere more obscure anyways.

If people are publicly smutting, then yes, it'd violate 3.3. But if they aren't, and as I said vast majority are not, then they aren't violating 3.3 at all.

Edit:

And the continue since smooth brain just re-awoke and didn't put this...

These are not all erp related for the punishment. Even keep in mind, the GM stated advertising AT ALL is why, the type of content mentioned doesn't matter if it isn't content Square specifically created, according to the GM in the images. You can get the same smack for having one up for a coffee shop.

[FelisDarwin]

I pose you this. How can you possibly effectively ERP without violating section 3.3 of the ToS? Is everyone who is ERPing somehow doing so in perfect innuendo so as to avoid violating section 3.3?

If you have to use four-letter words to engage in pixel boom-boom that's more of a problem with your imagination.

Still not seeing any statements from Squenix explicitly banning ERP. Still no proof that the screenshot of a GM explicitly endorsing it isn't real, nevermind Yoshi-P saying it was okay in that Kotaku interview.

[Airyll]

I pose you this. How can you possibly effectively ERP without violating section 3.3 of the ToS? Is everyone who is ERPing somehow doing so in perfect innuendo so as to avoid violating section 3.3?

Give us the screenshots of all the public ERP you've seen over the years.

Because, I mean, you're asking about whether all those supposedly filthy sexually deviant ERPers are doing it in perfect innuendo, right, which would presumably mean you haven't actually run into them frequently enough for them to be an actual problem to you personally. Which is why you're demanding somebody else provide evidence of ERP even existing in a space where it would need to be reported for a violation of 3.3

Pick one:

- ERPers are actually doing their thing in the privacy of things like FC apartment rooms, where they are not bothering anybody in a public space, which would explain why you're demanding somebody else provide proof that it happens in a public space where it would need to be reported

- ERPers are the big threat to the precious eyes of innocent children and it's utterly impossible they can exist anywhere in this game because the second they post a Naughty Word it would obviously be in game and therefore the Magic Anti-Sex Roleplay Fairy crashes their party and reports them for 3.3 violations because it is simply not possible these people exist outside of a public space.

[Decoy_Wolff]

I pose you this. How can you possibly effectively ERP without violating section 3.3 of the ToS? Is everyone who is ERPing somehow doing so in perfect innuendo so as to avoid violating section 3.3?

Or, you know, not everybody in FFXIV is a single braincell and advertises on discord servers, their twitter page, etc.

[Decoy_Wolff]

So to recap, LittleImp was lying when he said the screenshot was faked, and is in fact a liar.

**Phoenix Wright Music intensifies**

[Kyrosiris]

I never said such a thing

You literally did right here.

I am quite concerned with a lot of the flak this GM is getting for just doing their job. All they are doing is enforcing the ToS, and, for the most part, just giving warnings. Acting on legitimate reports. Letting people know the PF isn't for advertising "venues" in general, it's for running content.

You state the GM is "[just] enforcing the ToS". You continue to state they are "letting people know PF isn't for advertising venues".

By every bit of human logic that exists, this correlates that the ToS has a provision stating that Party Finder is not for advertising venues - otherwise, the GM is acting upon something that is not in the Terms of Service and that needs to be clarified by Square-Enix.

So put up, or shut up.

[FelisDarwin]

I never said such a thing, in fact I think this is the first time I have replied to you. Who are you again?

Ahem:

I am quite concerned with a lot of the flak this GM is getting for just doing their job. All they are doing is enforcing the ToS, and, for the most part, just giving warnings. Acting on legitimate reports. Letting people know the PF isn't for advertising "venues" in general, it's for running content.

Lie better.

[Lauront]

Perhaps if I could personally call forth an erp calamity for the glory of Lord Zodiark I’d happily do so, but this is the next best thing.

It's called Balmung.

But so far it's turning out to be a bit like the Void... maybe when the dimensional barriers come down with DC visits it'll yield its existence for His return.