Release Notes - January 30, 2009

[Dhestroyer]

Originally Posted by Maximvs

The Plus Filter Chat is gone - instead replaced by the Italics filter, hence instead of guessing if you can type in the box or if someone with plus chat is in the group - they will still see some of the messages (and you will know what they don't see).

ah I see but one question, could they read my pirate name and or guild name when typed before the update? My Pirate name is Darius or I go by D, both of which is now red and italic along with my guild's name. Seems it would make it very difficult for youngsters to ask for help from a particular person in and out of guild. It seems to me that if Disney approved a pirates/guild name it should be able to be typed and read by all. Incidentally "rumrunners" is italic but words such as "dumb" and "stupid" aren't.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Dhestroyer

ah I see but one question, could they read my pirate name and or guild name when typed before the update? My Pirate name is Darius or I go by D, both of which is now red and italic along with my guild's name. Seems it would make it very difficult for youngsters to ask for help from a particular person in and out of guild. It seems to me that if Disney approved a pirates/guild name it should be able to be typed and read by all. Incidentally "rumrunners" is italic but words such as "dumb" and "stupid" aren't.

Here is how I believe it works, as its a combination of TT chat now.

If you have/had "Open Chat", then you should see everything it allows, even the italicized words not found in Big D's dictionary. (this is comparable to True Friends in ToonTown)

If you have/had "Plus" chat (previously requiring the [+] be turned on), then you can see all the chat EXCEPT for the italicized words not in Big D's dictionary, these show up as "arrrr!" etc. (this is comparable to Plus chat in ToonTown)

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Dhestroyer

ah I see but one question, could they read my pirate name and or guild name when typed before the update? My Pirate name is Darius or I go by D, both of which is now red and italic along with my guild's name. Seems it would make it very difficult for youngsters to ask for help from a particular person in and out of guild. It seems to me that if Disney approved a pirates/guild name it should be able to be typed and read by all. Incidentally "rumrunners" is italic but words such as "dumb" and "stupid" aren't.

The difference is, now they hear "blah blah blah arrrr blah blah" instead of nothing at all. I test several accounts over and under their age limit; when my pirates can't hear each other (on the same computer, no less) then it is a problem (By the way, it's Rumrunner's.)

The italics filter in that regard, is about 50 million times better than the old plus chat filter.

[Dhestroyer]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

The difference is, now they hear "blah blah blah arrrr blah blah" instead of nothing at all. I test several accounts over and under their age limit; when my pirates can't hear each other (on the same computer, no less) then it is a problem (By the way, it's Rumrunner's.)

The italics filter in that regard, is about 50 million times better than the old plus chat filter.

Ah ha left out the apostrophe hehe .
I understand the filter and the fact that it IS somewhat better than before ... when the entire line was censored. I just know from talking/chatting with the +chat kids that they find it frustrating to chat to get help. And it is frustrating for me to try to understand what type of help they need. I just think it could be a very simple program tweak to have the pirate names/guilds and islands able to be typed so everyone could read them. Remember that some of these kids aren't good spellers or typers to begin with. I've even had problems typing something simple as "I need to kill 5 Navy Soldiers" (and of course rumrunners - LOL) the word "kill" seems to be the problem word ... so I've gotten use to saying Keel - LOL - also you can't type De Porc - LOL you have to type it as De Pork.