Chat System Anomalies - Disecting the flaws.

[Isaiah Ropeswine]

Nice job on this mate, this is very helpful to all of us pirates that chat in game. Must have taken you a while.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Added "your black" but baffled that "you're black" isn't filtered. What are they even trying to filter? Anyhow, forgot to verify "for some" when I was double pirating, so I'll add that when I double up again.

Originally Posted by Isaiah Ropey

Nice job on this mate, this is very helpful to all of us pirates that chat in game. Must have taken you a while.

Preparing for a scavenger hunt last winter, we had to verify every line of text the weeks before. On the day of the event, some lines of text still didn't get through, as the filter seems to change from day to day. It also filters differently when a speed chat plus person is in hearing range.

Yes, figuring it all out has taken a enormous amount of time. Ironically, with a smoother design, they wouldn't waste anyone's time, nor endanger anyone, nor frustrate the broad majority of their customers. (Most, who don't even realize they are being undermined by the server side filter, instead left to assume this community is just rude.)

[MacIronhawk]

Unfortunately, I think they have more things to worry about than bad behavior from players.

They're taking WAY too long on a second story quest, and in only a few months, it's the third year of POTCO. That's it, and we still haven't seen a second story quest.

There's no excuse. There's just too many more things to worry about than some chat problems.

While it's a big thing they should worry about, they just can't. POTCO is almost down the drain, and if they can save it with another story quest or two, they will, and if that means letting the chat system stay unfixed, oh well.

Extremely good observations here. It's amazing what they let through and don't let through.