Why does a game with open voice chat have a text chat filter?

  • Mith Bosevem
    Marauder

    Sick of perfectly normal words being turned dirty and getting acronyms that have the letter A or F in them censored. Can we please grow up?
    And I already know the reason "because someone could read the word butt and then go on a killing spree" or something like that. Well I can say anything on voice chat so what are you even thinking? Is it a british thing because you dont have a first ammendment?
    Seriously...

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  • Lil Fokker
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    because the nanny state is in full effect.

    the police state is the other extreme....and then back to the nanny state.

    It's a sad reality when the world is either run by people who are afraid of everything and people who harm because of anything.

    A bit ranty but....that's the reality.

  • Okwui
    Ship Mate

    @mith-bosevem Lol.

    1. There is no First Amendment protection for speech in a video game developed by a private company.
    2. It helps keep the Teen rating. Obviously, they can't address voice chat, so they do what they can.
  • A Double Deagle
    Marauder
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    @mith-bosevem LOL THIS IS HALARIOUS. THE CONSTITUTION DOESNT APPLY ON A VIRTUAL GAME.

  • HisDarkestFear
    Lord
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    I understand having a text filter may help with ratings and whatnot, but it's overzealous. Some perfectly normal names are even censored here and on the forum. Why hinder communication in a game based around communication?

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @mith-bosevem its because the game is rated t : (((((((((((

  • Da German420
    Legend
    Insider
    Founder

    where is the problem? the textchat is working for communication in game,a textchatfilter has absolutely nothing to do with a nanny or police state,.,.

  • Red0Demon0
    Commander
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    I agree with you, the rating system is garbage. I mean the whole filter is so damn strict. Can’t even say the word “c-r-Acker” because of the way it may be used. But voice chat allows for all the range of words, so much for keeping it “PG”

  • Galactic Geek
    Seafarer
    Founder

    Imagine a young child playing SoT for the 1st time. His parents are smart, loving, and responsible parents and have disabled voice chat features as part of his Xbox Live account, so he can't hear anyone and they can't hear him. However, he can still communicate with text chat - the parents enabled this feature because they want him to learn how to read and type (because apparently writing isn't really a thing anymore SIGH). Rare, wanting to promote a family-friendly game, and to stay inside the rating it was given despite being an online-only game, has taken steps to help this family's child from learning certain words that can be used negatively (such as curses and racial slurs) and that would otherwise turn this child from a young, impressionable mold of happiness into, well... A bloody pirate.

  • CotU42
    Lord
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    @mith-bosevem you have to realize that teens are supposed to be playing this game and there regulations to have that classification, which they have to follow.

    Please grow up? Maybe you could do just that. This isn't a big deal and any adult understands what they are trying to accomplish, creating a more enjoyable experience for all their players.

  • Okwui
    Ship Mate

    @galactic-geek Why would these “responsible” parents allow their young child to play a game rated T for teen? You lost me there.

  • Galactic Geek
    Seafarer
    Founder

    @entspeak It was a hypothetical example. Probably best not to delve too deeply into it.

  • Guepard4
    Captain
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    Founder

    Chat filters in international games were people speak a lot of languages are kancer.

    Yeah, kancer well written is forbidden. That's why I choosed that word. Maybe Rare thinks that we shouldn't talk about constelations, astrology or diseases.

  • Okwui
    Ship Mate

    @galactic-geek Hypotheticals are made to be delved into. That’s why people begin them with words like, “Imagine...”

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