RP shout ads are obstructive to chat and gameplay

[strawberrycake]

I already asked this the last time this thread was posted

what do people want exactly ? when X person does ERP with Y, X should ask for Y's ID ? Maybe a a birth certificate too while we're at it ? Like there is literally nothing SE or the players can do if minors want to do ERP and actually do it, ID's could be faked, the minor can lie about their age (just like at irl clubs with fake ID's)

there's no solution lol

The solution is to cut down on the ads period or even do what other MMOs have done and make a seperate Advertisement channel for them that people can turn off and anything being posted outside of it will be removed instantly by the games systems and reportable. That way parents can keep kids and children safe and people who dont wanna see it don't have to. Stop the strawman bs.

[NekoMataMata]

The solution is to cut down on the ads period or even do what other MMOs have done and make a seperate Advertisement channel for them that people can turn off and anything being posted outside of it will be removed instantly by the games systems and reportable. That way parents can keep kids and children safe and people who dont wanna see it don't have to. Stop the strawman bs.

So this is the one thing that keeps popping up.

The children this, the children that.

There can't seriously be that many teenagers play XIV at this point? I've been playing the game since I was 17 and the crowd I've met around my age is just non-existent.

I know OP mentions having a 14 year old daughter but there's just so many other problems besides the people on the game. People on the internet are generally just disturbing at times, let's just put it that way. If you're not looking over your kids shoulders when they're using the internet early on then you can't really be surprised at what they find. I had definitely seen and been told far worse than what OP's daughter had by that age and that was with strict parents that attempted to monitor most everything I did online. I still found ways around it for better or worse.

Also, just kind of strange to hear about someone actually going to their parent for an explanation of something. Maybe it was just me or my friends, but you either googled it or asked each other. Going to your parents with something like that is asking for trouble usually.

I'm not defending the community's lack of boundaries but the entire story just feels weird. Either spend more time looking after your kids or just accept that they're going to run into some messed up stuff out there.

[strawberrycake]

So this is the one thing that keeps popping up.

The children this, the children that.

There can't seriously be that many teenagers play XIV at this point? I've been playing the game since I was 17 and the crowd I've met around my age is just non-existent.

I know OP mentions having a 14 year old daughter but there's just so many other problems besides the people on the game. People on the internet are generally just disturbing at times, let's just put it that way. If you're not looking over your kids shoulders when they're using the internet early on then you can't really be surprised at what they find. I had definitely seen and been told far worse than what OP's daughter had by that age and that was with strict parents that attempted to monitor most everything I did online. I still found ways around it for better or worse.

Also, just kind of strange to hear about someone actually going to their parent for an explanation of something. Maybe it was just me or my friends, but you either googled it or asked each other. Going to your parents with something like that is asking for trouble usually.

I'm not defending the community's lack of boundaries but the entire story just feels weird. Either spend more time looking after your kids or just accept that they're going to run into some messed up stuff out there.

Again, in the Venue scene and many sub communities in XIV, you'd be surprised how many underaged kids you find, it's a part of why I stopped working in Venues myself. Too many issues where suddenly someones being accused of grooming, a kid was being an escort, someone was hitting on a kids who was trying to ERP. And it's so quickly sweapt under the rug or brushed aside, or said players change their names that it's ignored and forgotten about and any relevant info one may have is useless now.

A lot of people don't wanna admit to it, but it's a thing. And as much as I would like to think everyone I run into is abover at least 21, it's better to assume it's a minor pretending and avoid any real issues until I can be sure it's an adult I'm talking to, which is also not easy in RP. Now take that, add in venues, easy ways to make gil and young kids wanting attention, with it being easy to get in these places, and bam.

And no one has to believe me, but I know what I've seen and how common place it is.

[NekoMataMata]

Again, in the Venue scene and many sub communities in XIV, you'd be surprised how many underaged kids you find, it's a part of why I stopped working in Venues myself. Too many issues where suddenly someones being accused of grooming, a kid was being an escort, someone was hitting on a kids who was trying to ERP. And it's so quickly sweapt under the rug or brushed aside, or said players change their names that it's ignored and forgotten about and any relevant info one may have is useless now.

A lot of people don't wanna admit to it, but it's a thing. And as much as I would like to think everyone I run into is abover at least 21, it's better to assume it's a minor pretending and avoid any real issues until I can be sure it's an adult I'm talking to, which is also not easy in RP. Now take that, add in venues, easy ways to make gil and young kids wanting attention, with it being easy to get in these places, and bam.

And no one has to believe me, but I know what I've seen and how common place it is.

I believe you. Wouldn't really have thought, but I'll take you word for it. It's unfortunate, but as someone that grew up on imvu it's pretty much survival of the fittest.