Tinge is a forbidden word?

[TKMXIV]

Remember when XIV launched on the Xbox and Xbox's censorship systems went crazy?

[Mikoko_Miko]

Today I learned that [censored] is Japanese slang for [censored],

Please note that this word refers only to the male one; the female equivalent uses a different word (please don't ask me what it is). The reason I mention the French version of Liturgy of the Bell is that, for Japanese speakers, its sound can unintentionally evoke an association with male anatomy.

[DiaDeem]

Try summoning anyone with the word "Knight" in their name in Elden Ring lol

[VeyaAkemi]

Try summoning anyone with the word "Knight" in their name in Elden Ring lol

Cofagrigus: "First time?"

[Halivel]

The censorship choices in this game are honestly insane.

Not any weirder than censorship choices in Chinese games, believe me. You had to see my face when I wrote "I found phases easier to stick with" in chat in AFK Journey, and the word "stick" came out censored.

[Amarande]

Even a phrase like "The thing is" gets censored: "The thin? ??" and I've never understood why.

Reminds me of the old Guild Wars days where we had Captain Quimang as a quest boss in the newbie area in Factions and folks in guild would tell me it was getting censored out ... LOL

The more fearful part about it in my eye though is whether these seemingly arbitrary censors that often require research to even figure out why they are considered problematic, are also used verbatim in report processing (based on the experiences of a friend who got suspended back in Stormblood + my own experiences of the reporting process on the rare occasions where I have felt it appropriate to report someone, it appears there is in fact a "robotic rubber stamp of guilt" step applied for profanity specifically).

It would explain how so many seemingly upstanding FFXIV players I know have experienced account marks across the years (and I'm sometimes surprised I haven't, lol) ...

[MayuAmakura]

It's ironic how they censor these words and sentences yet ARR is full of NPC's swearing on each other and wishing awful things. Women who always mention "I had to do <insert> for money!". Yeah