Whilst I do agree that most kids pick up cussing from the playground, peers etc. If FDEV does allow it in game the game will get 'rerated' from a 7 to a 12+ due to the nature of the communications system alone. Yes i dont want to see this happen its one of those PEGI things where if a game has a chance (even a miniscule one) of exposing a child to profanity then its instantly a higher rating.
To the FDL who can't handle being shot at...
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Whilst I do agree that most kids pick up cussing from the playground, peers etc. If FDEV does allow it in game the game will get 'rerated' from a 7 to a 12+ due to the nature of the communications system alone. Yes i dont want to see this happen its one of those PEGI things where if a game has a chance (even a miniscule one) of exposing a child to profanity then its instantly a higher rating.
Love this! But given that we're clearly devolving - as a species - on the speech and values front, I thought I would complement your version with a modern day interpretation. The following is the same dialogue with 2 modern teens:
Cmdr 1: 'Sup.
Cmdr 2: Blowing <stuff> up in Eravate.
Cmdr 1: D'ya kick-<stuff>?
Cmdr 2: Yup. Some dude cussed me out. LOL.
Cmdr 1: <stuff>. LMFAO.
Apologies in advance if my wrist gets slapped for "disguised swearing" - I took the moral low ground, and couldn't resist.
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Amazed this thread has got to 6 pages...
No, online interactions cannot be rated by the ESRB - they haven't happened when the rating is being decided, and the ESRB realise that the producer/publisher/etc have NO control over them. But FD DO have the option of taking action, and the EULA has been shown to state that abusive behaviour - which includes swearing on chat channels - is not allowed. FD may decide to impliment a filter in the future. It won't bother me if they do as I don't swear, but I do believe I have proven one of the problems with filters in my post above. There are two [minimum] definitions of a word I have used which have nothing to do with swearing, but this forum's filters won't allow me to use it as it has been used as a deroggatory term.
Scudmungus
Banned
Sorry, I think you're wrong. I've heard everything you're saying a thousand times and from a thousand sources, and I never agreed with it before. Jamaican Guru or not, I'll never agree with you.
No worries mon - all irie. Long as ya be ok at end of the day. Walk good!
snap! and the original issue has been and gone.....
Ian Phillips
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The forum software (VBulletin) has a swear filter.... as has been demonstrated in this thread....
In the game (I have never tried it out myself) there appears to be no filter, going by the contents of numerous posts about in-game chats.
Also it should be remembered that FD have access to the complete chat sessions, so any reported chat will be assessed in it's entirety, not just on one line.
In the game (I have never tried it out myself) there appears to be no filter, going by the contents of numerous posts about in-game chats.
Also it should be remembered that FD have access to the complete chat sessions, so any reported chat will be assessed in it's entirety, not just on one line.
If you can read through the chat logs it shouldnt be to hard to implement a chat filter to remove cuss words for those that want them removed. After all its a string search to see if it contains a string (with spaces around to not remove words like assets making it ***ets etc). If dave is to busy I could provide some C++ source for this function.
indeed and as it should be imo, and tbh frank and honest, ive been playing since beta, met hundreads of players, and ive seen more insults on this forums, with a profanity filter, directed towards players than i have seen ingame
The only action I would ever try to prevent via anything but my CMDR's in game resources and ability is cheating.
As far as I am concerned, if there is a chat function, anything that can be put into it is as much a part of the game as of the things you have mentioned. I have certainly seen it influence the things you have mentioned. I've have had incompetent, but foul mouthed, wingmates attract virtually all hostile CMDR fire while I was ignored and thus able to turn the battle in our favor...because my opponents had placed avenging an insult over sound tactics. I've also been on the losing side for similar reason...allies going after someone because they were offensive rather than a prudent target. So, these things are obviously another later of strategic and tactical depth.
As for what people can or can't handle, I don't see any relevance in this. There are people who can't handle the gameplay mechanics you mention, and that is their problem. So is not being able to handle words or distractions. If it gets in the way, that's what the block feature is for.
Obviously, I know FD doesn't see things my way, and I generally follow the rules they have laid out. However, there is no way I'm going to report anyone for breaking these kinds of rules. I feel people are entitled to say whatever they care to say, and I am entitled to ignore or block them if I find it overly disagreeable or distracting.
I find social grace disagreeable.
I don't care what anyone's age is and don't think age should exempt anyone from anything.
If your children have the manual dexterity and literacy required to play and communicate within Elite: Dangerous, they have almost certainly picked up every obscenity under the sun already, unless you have been very obsessive in sheltering them from human interaction.
I've had the forum remove words from some of my posts that resulted in some of my posts being filled with holes and me being puzzled as to exactly which words were removed.
I cannot always predict what other people or robots may or may not find kosher.
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This is where a relative check comes in for example the work A S S mild I know but in assets it would be removed if the filter isnt coded right BUT if you check for spaces around the word so it becomes " a-s-s " (without hyphens) its easier to pickup. Also check for other things like beginning and ending of sentences and things like ! etc and then it becomes pretty robust. With that words like assets will get through but if go "your being a a-s-s" without quotes it wont.
Another note is with a automatic filter its easier for FDEV to keep tabs on the obscene language that goes on and can warn accordingly.
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If you count back from when he disappears, it is about 15 seconds. I reckon he got bored, popped an SCB and hit save and exit?
Meh, guy was probably part of one of those groups, like CODE.
nah, but i seen him knocking about today, but it wasnt him, not 100% certain on forums rules wether i can name the fella or not
Ian, do we have to provide proof like video if any offence or are game chat comms logged somewhere?
And no-one has yet mentioned what a thing of beauty the forward defensive stroke is...
We meet that FDL in my video at the station and he was quite baffled. It is not like he was in trouble, at any point he could boosted away (or just blown me up again).
I have been PMed that it wasn't the guy. Dave (in the video) was a good guy, he even went off and got an eagle to have a play.
I have been PMed that it wasn't the guy. Dave (in the video) was a good guy, he even went off and got an eagle to have a play.
requoted what i earlier said, seems like you missed it, your answer is below
whoa this thread balloned! haha
happy to report he was taught a lesson i think
PS: funnly enough this guy turned out to be the same guy i killed about 6 hours ago in the same system, inderdicted me and had a pop and soon realised he was outclassed
*edit* when i turned up on the scene to help stocko, he quickly changed his story and tried to lie his way out of it, before promptly shooting the fella who i had offered to lend a hand, classic! you can guess what happened next