Darkeus Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 And none of this craziness happens on Thana Vesh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellif Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Swearing isn't against the ToS,COLOR] http://www.swtor.com/support/helpcenter/1884 Not that I think every incidence of swearing should be reported/actioned upon but it is against the game policies that form part of the ToS. Maybe if people actually read them and realise it is then they'll exercise a little more control in chat channels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfeld Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 http://www.swtor.com/support/helpcenter/1884 Not that I think every incidence of swearing should be reported/actioned upon but it is against the game policies that form part of the ToS. Maybe if people actually read them and realise it is then they'll exercise a little more control in chat channels Profanity isn't very static or objective. You could send in a report saying, "This person used the F-word in general chat," under the premise that it violates the profanity clause of the ToS, but I think most GMs will probably laugh and delete the report without doing anything. *Shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellif Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Profanity isn't very static or objective. You could send in a report saying, "This person used the F-word in general chat," under the premise that it violates the profanity clause of the ToS, but I think most GMs will probably laugh and delete the report without doing anything. *Shrugs* Yes, you're probably right. If it gets filtered by the profanity filter why would the GM's regard it as profanity... That said I think the intention of the policy on language use is aimed at profanity used to harass other players, such as insulting them etc although that doesn't mean it wouldn't be used to take action against people just swearing in the chat channels like in WoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedoba Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Too add to what I said.... The way to prevent this is with strong guilds. SWTOR has done nothing to encourage guilds. In fact, SWTOR seems to want NO guilds. If they wanted guilds, they would have a proper guild search option.... instead ... the have... nothing. To one-up other MMO, they could have had a chat tab G and P for Guild and Party - but they didn't. Because this entire game is based on a quick profit and a slow death. Have fun while it's here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalsolution Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 We seriously need a few black bisector's moderating chat! racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graburr Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 To one-up other MMO, they could have had a chat tab G and P for Guild and Party - but they didn't. Because this entire game is based on a quick profit and a slow death. create custom tabs, call them "guild" and "party" and only enable these channels? rocket science.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwerpunkt Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Because this entire game is based on a quick profit and a slow death. Which is the goal of every business. Make lots of money and be in business for a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midichlorian Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Turn your profanity filter ON:Create a channel that doesn't have general chat in it: or Monitor the general chat for players you can report and try to get them banned instead of playing the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourTwent Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 create custom tabs, call them "guild" and "party" and only enable these channels? rocket science.... that's what i did XD took all of 2 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesTheName Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 On the first few planets the general chat for me was also unbearable. Obscenities (not just swearing), racism and other filth I just don't want to see. What age is this game? Because unless it's 18 then a lot of people need to start getting warnings for the things they say in general/public channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki_Draken_Magus Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Turning off the General Chat Channel was the FIRST thing I did once I got into the game. For me I took the time to research the guilds that formed up and got involved early with one. Now, I don't have to worry about running an LFG flag or waiting for a group to start in general chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbara Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Yes, you're probably right. If it gets filtered by the profanity filter why would the GM's regard it as profanity... That said I think the intention of the policy on language use is aimed at profanity used to harass other players, such as insulting them etc although that doesn't mean it wouldn't be used to take action against people just swearing in the chat channels like in WoW. why would you think that? it's against the TOS. the GM will deal with it as per the TOS. any GM worth his salt that is. thanks to whoever posted the link. i will paste it here and highlight things: Inappropriate Language and Naming The Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Customer Service team prides itself on maintaining a friendly game-play environment. Therefore it is required to provide guidelines for you to follow when chatting with other players in game or when naming your character, Legacy, guild, or any feature that allows a player to choose a unique name that will be visible to other players. Violations that are inappropriate and can result in a name change and/or game suspension include: ProfanitySexual or obscene/vulgar referencesXenophobia or hate speechViolenceHarassmentImpersonating EA or Bioware employeesGibberish/unintelligible character namesReferences to significant religious, political, or historical figures or eventsReferences to drugs or other illegal activityReferences that violate trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary rightsGenerally inappropriate As far as the naming of characters, pets, guilds, items, etc. it is important to remember that BioWare reserves the right to change any name deemed inappropriate at any time, as well as take action on an account based upon any communication that is considered to fall into one of the categories above. Multiple violations of the Terms of Service may result in temporary or even permanent suspension. This policy applies to all languages regardless of what language server the player is playing on. As you can read above, customer service "Pride themselves" on maintaining an environment free from the listed violations. And repeated violations will result in a ban. Now that I know this, I will be reporting these maggots instead of just setting to ignore. Edited December 31, 2011 by Gilbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiyana Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 sounds awesome where is this server you speak of? Axial Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodaOfYoda Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I still play to this day with General and PvP chat off. Trade seems to fair well on my server. I find that it allowed more immersion for me into the game as well, and not risk overseeing a spoiler my first time around on something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerda Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I've found it varies from planet to planet but yeah some people are just vile but others are fine. It's just one of those things in MMOs. If they are behaving inappropriately (ie against the rules) then report them. Wait for your droid response and hope BW actually get round to acting on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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