Abuse of the( backslash E m command)

[Nyalia]

If custom emotes bother you, there is an option in the chat box settings to turn them off so they don't display for you. I did that day one, and have never regretted it.

[Alistaire]

So then we should just overlook this which is clearly unedited unfiltered possibly be allowing acts of online unappropriate activities with underage gaming community members

Right. Because anyone underage is under the responsibility of people who should understand what "online interactions not rated" means.

[BARDS_ARROW]

Off topic, but has anyone else noticed that the father has been replaced by the mother in replying? This seems a little fishy to me.

[ThunderTopaz]

Off topic, but has anyone else noticed that the father has been replaced by the mother in replying? This seems a little fishy to me.

yeah, noticed that as well.

as I said earlier, this thread serves no purpose and should just close as it's just tossing arguments everywhere

[CGMidlander]

So then we should just overlook this which is clearly unedited unfiltered possibly be allowing acts of online unappropriate activities with underage gaming community members

Such is the internet.

[Sugis]

For the entirety of this game and the time I've been on Famfrit, I have never seen anyone /EM something vulgar that was "not for childrens' eyes". I've never seen anything in /SH or /S that was deemed "reportable" or even offensive that as a parent I would cringe over.

Every time I see a post made by you I facepalm, because it's another plight for SE to make this game social-free in the name of "child abuse".

If you are letting a child play this game, that's on you. Just stop. Everyone has told you the ESRB Rating and yet you two still make it your argument "for the child!" Stop letting your kid play this game if you find it so damn offensive. Better yet, just stop playing in general if this is what's going to continue.

[Livilda]

thank you also for bringing that up to as well let me explain to each and everyone how serious I can make this there is a specific organization might I add a federal law enforcement organization concerning the children's well-being under the age of 18 known as child protective services no I am NOT going to add but they are more than capable of doing but the abuse of this backslash /em command and also that Marco system since children under the age of 18 play this would clearly violate their children pornography law and might I say that is a federal offense all I have to do is alert them with screenshots

Please. Try it. I would LOVE to see how far you get.

Who are you even going to report? Square Enix? It has already been firmly established that Square Enix is not responsible for the behavior of its users - not even in the case of targeted bullying and harassment. Their community managers and game masters provide protection from that as a service which is part of the subscription to this game. And if you plan to report the users, you should know that S-E has no obligation to law enforcement unless it is clear that a law is being broken - i.e., transmission of links to actual child pornography, or sexually preying on someone known to be a minor, conspiring for murder, etc. Somebody says the word "muffdiving" in chat, it's not everyone else's duty to censor the word so your child doesn't see it.

And on that note? The game is rated T, for Teen. That means the ESRB has deemed it appropriate for people age 13 and up. That means if your child is under 13, they shouldn't even be playing it. If your kid is 13 or over, I guarantee he or she knows more about sex than you think, and is far, far, FAR smarter than you realize. There are dozens of instances of subtle and not-so-subtle innuendo from NPC interactions that your kid has not only already seen, but understood. The only reason you're afraid for them is that you're afraid of what it means that they're growing up and that you can't protect them from everything anymore.

Or maybe you're just too lazy to talk with the kid about this stuff. Protip: if you don't, someone else will.

[BARDS_ARROW]

Ok, something must seriously be bothering these guys… So much so that they’ve mysteriously vanished after kicking the proverbial hornets’ nest. Can a mod please just close this?

[SirBrighton]

Chances are the underage audience you want to prevent from seeing this kind of behaviour is the people doing it.