Chat System Anomalies - Disecting the flaws.

[Captain Sureshot]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

... as the filter seems to change from day to day. It also filters differently when a speed chat plus person is in hearing range.

I know the white list and black list used to be maintained regularly. And yes, the white list seems to trigger based on Speed Chat Plus players being "in hearing range", both geographically and as part of a chat group (crew, guild). It appears that one of the bugs is that if a Speed Chat Plus player leaves, the white list is sometimes still used as a filter. Not totally sure though, as we never really bothered to see what all of the different scenarios are. Good luck on that EE, I feel for you lol

(Most, who don't even realize they are being undermined by the server side filter, instead left to assume this community is just rude.)

You know EE, while that may be your assumption (not getting a response so the player/community is rude) it might not be so safe to assume that it is also everyone else's assumption. For example, if I am in a conversation with someone and they seem to just stop responding, I assume they went AFK, found themselves busy with something else, or (more recently) maybe there is something buggy with POTCO lol. I am not offended and I don't categorize them as rude for something they apparently did not say. The only time I would ever consider someone rude for not responding is if they were like you, someone who is familiar with chat system anomalies and considers a non-response rude.

In real life, in a face to face conversation a non-reply could be construed as rude, in-game there are too many other possibilities for me to jump to such a negative conclusion.