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xc0nan13x
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is there going to be a profanity filter, if i say something bad is someone going to be able to report me to where i get banned..?
Can't wait for AoC!
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There may be a filter.. there may not.. but if there is there will likely be an option to disable it.
That doesn't mean you can call people what you wish and do as you please - you'll get banned either way for something extremely abusive. But if you mean 'bad' as in casually swearing because something went wrong - no one's going to get banned for that. At least I hope not
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Yes.
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Apparently the OP thinks a mature rating means he can go around cursing freely?
The OP sounds like a AoC fanboi - just look at his last line 'Can't wait for AoC'. There should be a profanity filter. While swearing does not bother me at all it does bother some people.
im saying if like...we losing a fight and im like , "shit guys go get that item" can someone say "OMG YOU SICKO" and report me for abusive language?
Can't wait for AoC!
probably not, but do you really have to use shit to get your point across to people?
Bollocks!
probably not, but do you really have to use shit to get your point across to people?
on accident it happens, and people respond better to profanity..dont ask me why
Can't wait for AoC!
probably not, but do you really have to use shit to get your point across to people?
on accident it happens, and people respond better to profanity..dont ask me why
Guys over on the WAR boards... please ignore this guy. We don't even like him on our boards either, and I must apologize for him. Sorry!
Why WOULDN'T there be a profanity filter? Adding it, does 0 damage, and War is trying to appeal to the masses not just a mature audience. You can always turn it off. I do however totaly disagree with any type of negative reaction to profanity, because if you don't like it, FILTER it. I want to be able to say Ass,
If there is a profanity filter make sure you spell your swear words right. That way if a GM comes after you, can say "Hey I spelled them right so if that person didn't want to see it they should have used the filter". If you say fuk or Sh!t etc then that is bypassing the filter and you can get nailed. Spelling things correctly has save my friend multiple times in WoW. Another thing they look for is swearing AT people versus just swearing. Example being "You're a fucking idiot" will get you in trouble but saying "Fuck that was stupid" will not.
As for reasons to swear? Sorry but things like "holy cow!" and "Dang!" don't stand up as a comparison to "holy shit!" and "Damn it all to hell!" very well.
What if games have profanity filers and rather than wait for people to report it, you get automatically banned? Is that ok?
"Saying something bad" is not just about vulgar language.
Verbal harassment and abuse actually covers a rather broad range language any part of which -- if you do not understand what is "good" behavior and what is "bad" behavior -- can be further explained to you by reading the End User License Agreement which is generally enforced in-game by the GMs.
Whether or not there is a profanity filter, someone may report you for bad language or harassment and the GMs will take such action as they deem fit, such as suspension or banning.
And, since your nick is xc0nan13x, I might suggest to you that even in Age of Conan (with an "M" rating") that the "M" rating applies to the game not to player behavior.
The chances of you getting reported and disciplined in either Warhammer Online or Age of Conan for "bad behavior" of one form or another would be equally high.
~ Ancient Membership ~
so if it was only targeted to a mature audience you're saying that they wouldn't mind having people say ass and fuck for every other word when they speak?
Bollocks!
I just hope they never have voice comms in WAR... I can control my language when typing, but in the heat of the battle when on ventrilo I tend to swear a lot and most of the time I don't even realise - that's something that can't be filtered out!
"Fuck sake kill the fucking healers first!"
-iCeh
Of course there will be a fucking profanity filter. If some tosser reports you for bloody swearing, then you can tell em to 'Turn the fucking thing on!'
. . . ahem
I would be very suprised to hear people getting banned or even told off for swearing. Profanity filters are pretty much the norm in MMO's so that if people don't like it, they can get rid of it.
Personally I'm not a big fan of swearing, and always have mine turned on. I'd love to see a profanty filter that not only replaces words with Stars ( ***), but replaces words like "f*ck" with "fiddlesticks". That'd be brilliant.
DAoC's Rules of Conduct only covers obscenity and vulgarity directed towards someone, and is only subject to punishment if you can show proof that you've taken measures to avoid the offender.
It's unknown if they will be using the same rules in WAR, but as far as random cursing goes like "oh shit" or whatever, its not a reportable offense in DAOC under Mythics ruling and they make it quite clear that if you do not like profanity then to use the filter.
You know what really "grinds my gears"? (Family guy reference there...)
Games with profanity filters enabled...yet when you swear you get the banstick. I've had it in TWO games now. LotrO and WoW.
Both games I disabled my profanity filter cause I can deal with it. I would swear about something or at someone (granted I shouldn't do it at someone) but then they would report me for swearing. And the GM in WoW banned me for 3 days for swearing even though I argued the point that..."If this guy doesn't like swearing he should turn his filter back on. If he had it on he wouldn't have been able to see what I was saying, and if he has it off then that's his own fault." In LotrO I just got a slap on the wrist cause I was a closed beta tester at the time...
All in all, I'd like to see more SMART GM's governing game's then the ones who just follow rules without actually thinking about them.
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Most MMORPGs that have a T rating have profanity filters, but often they can be shut off by the end user/player. By filter, I mean a text monitoring function that replaces what the function considers 'profanity' with *s or whatever. I don't think I've heard of games where people were banned for swearing, although reading the rest of the post, I suppose trying to bypass it might cause that. <shrug> If they didn't have that filter, the ESRB would probably demand it get a M or AO or something.
Not to start an argument, but in my opinion, if you swear directly at someone, regardless of whether or not the game has a profanity filter, you should be prepared for the consequences. If you say to someone for example "What are you doing you &$%#ing retard" , its not exactly hard to fill in the blanks. And it is no less of a personal attack simply because the word is obscured.In my opinion filters are kind of stupid anyway, since 90% of the time you can tell by context the exact word that is being used anyway. But maybe some people just dont like to see the words on their screen i guess.
Honestly, if that's the case and indeed you are right. Context can be used to discern the word in question being used even if it was masked...but honestly, If you can't deal with a little cussing you shouldn't be playing the game. That's just my opinion. If your under 13 years old chances are you stole your parents credit card to play the game in which case you shouldn't be playing anyways and if your over 13 you have heard these words by then and they shouldn't offend you. I have met 13 year olds that offend and curse at me more then anyone I know in real life (Age 23 FYI) and yet I don't let them bother me. The minute they say something outrageously offensive I just add them to my mute list and my problem is solved. If they decide to harass me further by following me, attempting to steal mobs and/or PK me then I report them (if applicable). Internet gaming is not for the faint of heart or the dumb of mind. Either prepare to deal with offensive language and either choose to deal with/ignore it or for lack of a better term "GTFO!!".
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OK, this quote is outstanding.... you should add it to your tagline.I agree, if a game has a profanity filter, no one should be banned for swearing in-game..... leave the filter on. Let's hope AOC with its "M" rating follows a rational policy like this.
That said... I agree, directing your profanity at someone as in , "you're a f-ing idiot" is unnecessary and deserves a warning/ban if it is not reigned in.
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I know in daoc i could cuss a lot and no one yelled at me.
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LOL!
I totally understand that. I actually will swear while playing, but I try to never TYPE what I am saying privately in my home.
On the other hand, even though I use a press-to-talk key, it is entirely possible that I will become "excited" during PvP and express myself is very colorful @#$%&;!! language!
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Hahahaha It sounds like a lot of people got reprimands and bans for swearing in WoW. Really, I hope the filter is included but I can always tell by context what people are saying, so it doesn't help that much. I turn it off to make sure that the %^$& is actually no more than that, like a joke which is fine, and to know what is being said to me if I am being cussed out by some random guy.
I don't like swearing in general, theres no solid reason for it besides lack of vocabulary, especially in a game where you have to actually type it out. Its not like you hit your arm and the keyboard types your thoughts out for you.
Seeing the swear words or the ***%$#^&* that takes their place detracts from the game in my opinion, like an eye-sore. The people who swear, do it a lot in my experience.
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Well I express myself in MMOs the way I do in real life. Haven't been banned once in any MMO I've played even though I curse quite a lot.
I like the option of a profanity filter for two reasons . . . the most obvious being that I might allow my daughter to play this game. While I monitor her game-playing practically 100%, it's still nice to know that there is something else helping me out.
Secondly, since we can't talk across factions, there's really no reason to curse. I mean, what's the fun of cursing at your own side? lol
Still, I am often amazed at the mentality and lack of overall maturity of gamers. It's one thing to poke fun at something, trash talk, or just be sarcastic to a situation. But sometimes I just shake my head at how things work. For example, we have a shoutbox on our site, and after a couple of weeks I saw the need for a profanity filter. Simply put, the language there was embarrassing, and it was too much to expect our moderators to control. So, I added a profanity filter.
Within minutes I literally got dozens of pm's and e-mails from our members complaining that they couldn't curse any more in our shoutbox. While I did not say it at the time, I was totally amazed at how important using vulgarity is to some people. You'd swear I was depriving them of oxygen.
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