Chat Filter

[OutlawZ]

what??!!
theres a way to turn off the filter???!!!

[Plunderin Mom]

Why is it that only some people can't see what you're saying unless you use the + symbol (filter) in the chat box?

I was getting so frustrated with this poor kid the other day. He was the friend of a friend and kept asking the same questions over and over. I would answer him again and again and he never seemed to see what I was saying. Then I remembered some people can't see what you're saying unless you use the + symbol in the chat box. Is it like a parental option people specify and use to insure they or their kids wont read inappropriate chat?

Anyway, it would sure be nice to be able to distinguish who it was you needed to use it with. I had actually deleted the kid from my list before I figured out what the problem was, because he never seemed to be listening. After I thought to try the + symbol, the kid turned out to be very respectful of others and enjoyable to play with, and I felt terrible for deleting him initially.

[Garborg]

Having a + sign next to thier name would help, a least that way you know who can see it and can't. Still doesn't fix guild chat issue though.

[OutlawZ]

at the first indication of suspected chat failure,
I "whisper" to someone to make sure they can hear me.




"Insuring kids don't read inappropriate chat"
LOL
We can't even type "appropriate" chat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL

[Plunderin Mom]

I have to type all the "mo" words as "m0" so often that I find myself typing it that way it in IM's or here out of habit, and then remember I don't need to.

[Davos]

I agree. The chat filter, and the chat system as a whole are really, really bad.

[gingersilver]

The chat filter is very strict. I mean I understand why they block out #'s (So you don't give out phone # / adress) but without #'s tring to explain how many you need for a quest or anything like that is nearly impossible. I need a skeleton ship and another and another and another. LOL

[jg007]

when I play my son's character I cant even say the names of people in the guild and this is a real pain as I end up having to try and split the name into allowed words with is really hard with some names.

even on my main charcter I get problem as mentioned with ' more ' and loads of other words that just stop the sentence that I spent 1-2 mins typing from not apearing !

what is even more of a pain is because my son doesn't always get spellings right his chat gets blocked more than mine as words that are not spelled correctly just get blocked.

[Grim Lightning Gate]

Originally Posted by Garborg

Having a + sign next to thier name would help, a least that way you know who can see it and can't. Still doesn't fix guild chat issue though.

Works fine for me and everyone else I know.

Turn it off in open chat it will affect it in crew and guild chat too.

*shrug*

[Garborg]

Originally Posted by Grim Lightning Gate

Works fine for me and everyone else I know.

Turn it off in open chat it will affect it in crew and guild chat too.

*shrug*

Maybe the problem only exists if someone in guildchat has the + on? I don't know, I can't seem to figure it out. But my sentences with any of the words listed in OP will not get displayed in guild chat. My + is off by the way, problem is still there.

[Grim Lightning Gate]

Originally Posted by Garborg

Maybe the problem only exists if someone in guildchat has the + on? I don't know, I can't seem to figure it out. But my sentences with any of the words listed in OP will not get displayed in guild chat. My + is off by the way, problem is still there.

Sorry to hear it isn't working
When all else fails, submit a bug report and wait.

[WizardHawk]

The guild chat bug has existed since beta days and is a real bug that they are aware of, but for whatever reason has not as of yet fixed. How do you know it isn't a setting but an actual bug? Because the words that cause your output not to show work in both crew chat and even open chat. Why on earth would you filter ONLY guild chat and leave the things people say to strangers in open without those filters?

I'm fine with the overactive filter with the use of numbers and anything that could refer to an email address or phone number. Have to protect the kids afterall, but m0 bug makes me want to put my keyboard through the wall sometimes.

As said in other threads on the same topic, just having your friends/guild mates all crew up on the same server solves the problem.

[kaylin]

I found that you can't say the word lemon. Also, tomorrow (can't ever say to my friends "see you tomorrow") or the worde "more" (how many more ships do you need?) I always break up everything I type now, nothing is more frustrating than typing everything out just to find that because of ONE word nothing you have typed will go through!

[OutlawZ]

So we end up creating a system where smart alecks spend all their time trying to figure out ingenious ways to type swear words in chat!

Wouldn't it make more sense to monitor and police each other?
Report offensive language or behaviour and risk deportation from the game?

and in return have a comfortable, easy to use chat system?

[Hile]

Originally Posted by kaylin

I found that you can't say the word lemon. Also, tomorrow (can't ever say to my friends "see you tomorrow") or the worde "more" (how many more ships do you need?) I always break up everything I type now, nothing is more frustrating than typing everything out just to find that because of ONE word nothing you have typed will go through!

If 'mo' is in the word you can't say it.