Remove the Profanity Filter

[PPG4LIFE]

Anyways i just use a PC to write and lets go back to the actual topic why i started this thread instead of talking about bad words, which my BFF did notice in the chats.

So, why is there a profanity filter while if u use profanity u still can get reported for inappropriated words, while if they turn on the filter they just dont see them, which will fix it on their own screen.
Else they can just remove this function since GM's can always see it, with such an option or not.

[Fellgon]

are you ignoring the answers?

Its on terms of service of the game...

[HyoMinPark]

So, why is there a profanity filter while if u use profanity u still can get reported for inappropriated words, while if they turn on the filter they just dont see them, which will fix it on their own screen.

Why is there a profanity filter?

Probably because you “only have to be thirteen to play this game” (it being T rated for the US implies the game is designed for 13+ individuals), and it exists as a type of “parental control” for parents who don’t want their potentially-13-year-olds to see curse words (despite it being something that can be easily turned on/off).

I’ve also read that some people just don’t want to see the words, or parents who play the game do not want their children to be watching them play and see profanity. There’s plenty of reasons why it’s there—they may not apply to you, but they’re still reasons.

Else they can just remove this function since GM's can always see it, with such an option or not.

The function has a reason for existing, whether its applicable to you or not. That’s why it won’t be removed.

[Iscah]

Sometimes i list myself even as the current healslave from certain parties if i list myself into as a healer

PS. Im myself autistic in real life, so i do not see as fast as others do if sumthing is funny or not, just never anyone did talk about this to me ingame, if anyone did i wouldnt maybe ever got a penalty either. anyways by this i give everyone my apologize on this old setup, and make also all future macro's very much to the basic stuffs.

Social concepts can definitely be hard to grasp, and "slave" does get used in some non-serious contexts - someone might say they're a "slave to work" if they don't like their job, or a Pokémon player might refer to certain utility Pokémon as "HM slaves".

But the core concept of a slave - and why you shouldn't call someone else that - is that they have no choice about what they do. They have to do what their master orders them to do, whether they want to or not.


When you join a dungeon party, everyone is an equal team member. Your healer is there because they ticked a box to say "yes I'd like to join a party and play a dungeon with them", same as you did.

By calling them your slave, you're inherently placing yourself above them as their "master" - saying they aren't healing you because they're an equal human being who wants to play a game with you, but because you hold power over them, and they must work for you.


This is also why it's not offensive in the same way (but would still be odd) for you-the-healer to call yourself the same thing - because in that case, you're placing yourself lower, not higher, than the other party members.


(Also, I assume "Michelle" is your actual name, but it's better to stick to your character name - for online safety, and also just connection to your character display name. Though personally I don't think the macro is necessary.)

[DelSolstice]

if i would get u in party, then u know alr that when im the tank and saying that, u do know im not even serious on that, its actual a joke where u hav to think deeper than ppl mostly do:
In any dungeon u got 3 roles: Tank, Healer and DPS, the healers job is to keep as highest priority themselves alive, but in most cases they only aim on the tank, since if tank dies, its game over mostly, thats why i say Healslave, its not a real slave, nhu nhu nhuu, it just means who at that time is also having responsibilities on keeping alife the Tank, but then ill change that macro i guess to: Welcome everyone in the dungeon from Michelle and her current healer: <2>
or actually i wanted to redo that whole macro to like 3 sorts which lists all players at the start of a dungeon in a list, like:
Tank: <1>
Healer: <2>
Dps 1: <3>
Dps 2: <4>
But i just forgot to do that already

None of that has to do with the fact that it's extremely iffy to introduce yourself to player you don't know by calling them a slave, doubly so if the player happens to be black. You're needlessly dancing through a minefield that way. If someone did that to me, even if it was a macro (and I'd assume it was a macro), I wouldn't quit the duty, but I'd probably let the tank die at least once for the sake of irony.

Your intentions really don't matter here, it's how you might reasonably come across.

[DelSolstice]

Im myself autistic in real life

Well that explains a bit. Maybe just trust us when a bunch of people are telling you it's a dumb idea to introduce yourself to a stranger by joking about them being a slave?

What is a flip phone btw?

And this explains some more. You're... really young I take it.

[PPG4LIFE]

This post wasnt based on the main topic anymore.

[Arazehl]

So, why is there a profanity filter while if u use profanity u still can get reported for inappropriated words, while if they turn on the filter they just dont see them, which will fix it on their own screen.
Else they can just remove this function since GM's can always see it, with such an option or not.

GM's don't watch your text every second. That would be impossible. They do have your logs on server of your texted chats, every thing you bought or sold, everything your character did and any interactions you had in game. They can refer to it anytime, so that means if you get reported then all GM's has to do is refer to your chat logs for the time it was reported and take what action is appropriate. This makes lying to a GM is futile, when they can see these logs and know exactly what you said, did and when you did it and to who. I know this because I worked close to GM's in the past, to know a bit about protocol. Your circumstance I'm sure, was warranted enough for GM's to feel they should take some action towards.

And yes profanity filters are there, for adults with kids or younger. It's to protect Square legally, as much as it's there to protect players.

[Doozer]

PS. Im myself autistic in real life

Sorry but that's no excuse. I'm autistic as well, and plenty of other autistic people play this game without breaking any of the rules. Instead of just bringing it up whenever you do something wrong, take it upon yourself to read the ToS or anything else you need to know in order to stay within the bounds of the game. And as for not understanding when people are trying to be funny... what some people find funny is usually pretty offensive or inappropriate, so consider it a blessing. Sometimes it's better to not understand what they're trying to make a joke about.

[PPG4LIFE]

By this i ask the Forum team to close/delete this thread.