Are movie spoilers against the ToS?

[Vnolan]

I seriously doubt this. XIV comes with a profanity filter checked on by default- it's opt out by choice. Furthermore, you absolutely can get warnings and bans for evading a filter, which is probably the culprit and not simply saying curse words in general. Or harassing (as continuously being aggressive toward someone is, in fact, harassment).

FFXIV subreddit topics:
"So, I just got suspended..."

'PSA: Do not fall for the biggest prank in the whole of FFXIV: "Profanity Filter" '

"Account received Official Warning, but I wasn't online for a week, and Squeenix won't tell me what I did. Help?"

"Regarding SE's ToS, need some clarity"

"Square Enix support that bad ?"

Half of my friends regularly insult each other. We call each other names, mock each other, because we're friends, we find it funny. We don't do it to randoms.

Your comment is worrying me that we may get banned because we choose to mock each other and make fun of each other when we play alone.

There has to be a report for GMs to take action. If no one in your group reports anyone, nothing will happen.

[JunseiKei]

he said the dude did it repeatedly with no convo about it, in shout chat. it was no accident. but even if it was the gms would notice that and respond accordingly. Report does not equal ban, report sometimes leads to investigation

That was later on in the thread, not the particular topic in which I was answering. From the clarified post, yes, it falls under harassment/intentions to disrupt. I also never said a report equals a ban, it needs to be a serious infraction for 1 report to result in a ban. I hope that clarifies the intentions of my initial post.

FFXIV subreddit topics:

Oh jeeze, of course it's from Reddit. The same place that said there were houses being demolished without any notification whatsoever and was happening due to a bug that caused you to lose your house before even a week passed. Which then got brought here to the official forums and staff actually responded on here, saying they looked into it and no such bug was happening. Was there proof for this PSA to have any merit whatsoever? The fact they say SE won't tell them what they did wrong also raises red flags on the person making that post.

<_< If there is, I wonder how I've not been suspended. I make sailors blush in game at times, but it's never directed at someone. I've not gotten so much as a warning.

EDIT: Also, XIV's text has swearing, at least in English, none of which I will be repeating on the forums as there is no profanity filter and the rules are slightly different here. I will continue to question the validity of Adventures in Reddit posts.

[Vnolan]

of course it's from Reddit.

Remove the Profanity Filter

Using Profanity Can Terminate Your Account - Request For A Change

I wonder how I've not been suspended. I make sailors blush in game at times, but it's never directed at someone. I've not gotten so much as a warning.

Likely not reported.

[JunseiKei]

Remove the Profanity Filter

Using Profanity Can Terminate Your Account - Request For A Change


Likely not reported.

Yes, I'm aware any game company can terminate your access to an account for any reason whatsoever. Most companies won't as that is a PR disaster waiting to happen, especially in an age where people should be tracking their actions.

The first thread also shows no proof of their claim. All they show is they have opted out of the profanity filter. All we have to go off of is their claim (and having worked as a GM, obligatory not for SE, saw 9 out of 10 times people go off to a public spot and paint their side as innocent). I will continue to question the validity of the claim.

I will admit the second thread does lend to some merit, there's still a couple of things going on in the cropped conversation that leads me to believe it's not just about profanity and the chat filter, but more like an addition to a list of offenses. Much like how you'll not get pulled over for not wearing a seat belt, but you better believe it'll get tacked on to a ticket with a different infraction as the main cause. To point it out, the GM states that there is a filter, but the comments being made were inappropriate. That's generally not what is said when it's some bad words here or there. It reads like the entirety of what was said was wrong.

Yes, possibly not reported. Or, you know, lex parsimoniae.

[Anterious]

Thanos shoves Ant-Man up his butt

[Aomine1992]

I think as an adult we should be able to move on from something like this lol but I guess not. Not saying it’s useless to report but it’s necessary level varies but that’s only my opinion and I’m not the OP so *shrugs*

[Zeromon]

If someone shouts a spoiler a single time without any context I think a warning from other players is fine. Spamming spoilers in any chat is reportable for spamming and that doesn't even have to be spoilers.

If it's just a one time thing I don't see the big deal. People realize the slippery slope that can entail right (not that I really worry. If humans are good at anything it's hypocrisy. If I spoil a big Bollywood film would anyone care? No.)? Still, report if you want. I doubt the GMs will do more than a warning if the account is clean otherwise. People who do this a lot or spams spoilers are reportable whether or not they were spoiling a movie anyway.

[AnimaAnimus]

One guy got a warning for standing on someone's housing lawn, and didn't leave when the owner told them to, so I'd say give reporting him a shot, who knows :P

Yet the GM I spoke to just tells me to lock my doors after catching a members of a neighboring fc erping in my house....

Love that GM consistency!

[RezPls]

Just was in Eureka and got Endgame spoiled in a shout. Wondering if I should report.

What'd they say?

[MorbolvampireQueen6]

Just was in Eureka and got Endgame spoiled in a shout. Wondering if I should report.

no you shouldn't thats a really dumb thing 2 report over maybe if you asked them not 2 but them just saying it isn't technically harming