Game Masters?

Madallaw

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

I was playing the other day and there was a ton of less than wholesome language on the general chat, as well as some pretty offensive names running around. Are they anygame masters in-game that look for this, or moderate this? Or is there a way someone can leave a message for them? Some of the stuff said is far from acceptable, same with the names.

BrklynDodgers

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

There is a setting you can change which alters the filter for chat. I messed around with it and it did a pretty good job. Not sure about char names though...

Breathe Death

Breathe Death

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Silent Demons

A/W

I know ppl can get banned or susspended for names, but i have never hear of this happening to people because of language probably because of the chat filter, it is there for ppl who do not want to have to read this foul language.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Actually Breath Death, you can get banned temporaryily for language.

There are no GMs in the game. However, there is the /report feature.

Just type /report followed by the persons name (or highlight the person in the targeting interface and type /report). A menu will come up that allows you to report people for foul language.

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

There may be anet employees watching but I think most of the reports come from other players. So do your part, report a potty mouth!

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

You could report them but personally I think people that are so easily offended by language should probably avoid the internet entirely. There is a chat filter in place which does a fine job or filtering through the language you find offensive. It is much easier to use this option to make the Guild Wars world conform to your ideas of decency than it is to report everyone that uses a word you don't approve of.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Offensive language every once in a while is one thing Str0b0 that I can forgive. The guy spamming obscene, racist hate messages for 30+ miniutes however should get reported.

Vinraith

Vinraith

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

If we're talking about "bad language" in the "I don't like naughty words" sense then there's a chat filter, kindly use it. If we're talking about the actual content being bad (rather than the words used) that's another matter. Still, why would you have local chat viewable to begin with?

enlightened

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

The League Of Friends

W/Mo

I hate to say this but my experience of reporting people (and I've only done it once) is not a good one. You have no idea whether your report is being acted upon and in my case I know that the guy never got a ban. Don't waste your time!

ghostlyfenix

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

W/

swearing isnt that bad but if you take offense from that then uninstall, this happens alot in online games apparently.

but
racism is not acceptable in my view

milan

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

BONE

N/

I wouldn't hold out much hope for sanctions against people using swear words, however I've seen action taken against people who intentionally attempt to bypass the chat filter.

Holly Herro

Holly Herro

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Kangaroo-land.

Blades of the Dingo [AUST]

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
Offensive language every once in a while is one thing Str0b0 that I can forgive. The guy spamming obscene, racist hate messages for 30+ miniutes however should get reported.
I agree. I ONLY ever see that in LA and Kamadan for some reason.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

/report won't help too much. Its designed for PvP issues and not general game play.


Best bet is to screen cap the event and send a email to support.

Becareful but, if its just swear words, or people being foolish Anet won't do anything. It need to be a insult direct to a person attacking that person for some reason. Other then call them a Noob or an Idiot, and often in general it won't recieve a response. You can turn the filters on and switch general off. As well you can alway leave the district.

If it was a PM/whisper to you then its different. But racial slurs are the ones most people are banned for. General insults directed towards someone are rarely followed up.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

OP date 05-02-2005!

Anyway the /report does work, personally I think it's great.

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Breathe Death
I know ppl can get banned or susspended for names, but i have never hear of this happening to people because of language probably because of the chat filter, it is there for ppl who do not want to have to read this foul language.
Can one get banned for necroing a thread?

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Antheus
Can one get banned for necroing a thread?
Only when we start banning for using the search function, and also making smart ass remarks in threads.... Hmm Guru would have 3 members

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

This thread is going no where fast and there has been numerous threads on this subject.

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