Stop In-Game Harassment

**serprus** · 11-02-2011, 12:17 AM

I have made notice that a lot of people in game are harassing others for lots of different reasons. I believe this is extremely immature and childish of people to do. We want this game to remain enjoyable for everyone and everyone needs to do there part in keeping that way. I am not going to point fingers or name names but you know who you are, and some things that are said to people can be taken the wrong way and hurt them. I have not been a victim of this but and just making this known for others to help prevent!

Lets continue to make this game enjoyable for everyone who plays

**Skeletonlord** · 11-02-2011, 12:19 AM

I agree with you!

**JaytB** · 11-02-2011, 12:22 AM

The easiest way to deal with it is called the 'mute button'

**CanonicalKoi** · 11-02-2011, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by JaytB

The easiest way to deal with it is called the 'mute button'

Or even the "Ignore" button.

But yes, it is the easiest way to deal with it and it prevents you from answering in kind. Of course, you can also report anything out of line, but the Ignore button is a great first line of defense.

**JazzBlue** · 11-02-2011, 12:31 AM

screenshot & report if it is repeated.

If it's a constant issue from someone, the STS devs have ALL the chat logs to review and will clean out any undesirables.

**wizardstarr** · 11-02-2011, 12:33 AM

Thank you for being a friend and helping me with the bad guy

and my sister also says thanks

**JaytB** · 11-02-2011, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by CanonicalKoi

Or even the "Ignore" button.

But yes, it is the easiest way to deal with it and it prevents you from answering in kind. Of course, you can also report anything out of line, but the Ignore button is a great first line of defense.

Naa, I'm pretty sure I meant the 'mute' button

**Liathea** · 11-02-2011, 10:52 AM

Yeah, they changed the name in the last update. The functionality is the same, so who cares what it's called?

**JaytB** · 11-02-2011, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Liathea

Yeah, they changed the name in the last update. The functionality is the same, so who cares what it's called?

Maybe the one who's searching for an 'ignore button' but can't find one?

**The Royal Gaurd** · 11-02-2011, 10:59 AM

All i can say is, it's just a game, if you don't wanna play nice, don't play it at all!

**Samhayne** · 11-02-2011, 11:01 AM

We take reports of harassment, or any activity that violates the game's Terms of Service: http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...rms-of-Service, very seriously.

We recommend that you make use of the "Report" button and notify us about the offending user's behavior first and then use the "Mute" button so you don't have to be bothered by them any further. Then, get back to having fun!

**The Royal Gaurd** · 11-02-2011, 11:03 AM

hmmm just say a guy with a vugarity as his name, how is this possible samhayne?

**JaytB** · 11-02-2011, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by The Royal Gaurd

hmmm just say a guy with a vugarity as his name, how is this possible samhayne?

Same goes for vulgar names. Report them, devs can't catch all these names by themselves

**Samhayne** · 11-02-2011, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by The Royal Gaurd

hmmm just say a guy with a vugarity as his name, how is this possible samhayne?

Our filters only catch so much. If we made them catch everything that could possible be offensive, it would be very hard to make a name

If you see someone with a bad name, please report them using the Report button when you tap on their avatar. Thanks!

**Yvonnel** · 11-02-2011, 11:07 AM

ignore button and /report

Use them.

Tapatalk'd from my PowerWashed Fascinate

**The Royal Gaurd** · 11-02-2011, 11:07 AM

reported this guy a few days back but he's still running around blackstar today?!

**Skeletonlord** · 11-02-2011, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by The Royal Gaurd

reported this guy a few days back but he's still running around blackstar today?!

It takes a few days for the devs to notice. You could pm samhayne, the community guy and tell him about your problem.

**Valkax** · 11-02-2011, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Samhayne

Our filters only catch so much. If we made them catch everything that could possible be offensive, it would be very hard to make a name

If you see someone with a bad name, please report them using the Report button when you tap on their avatar. Thanks!

Speaking of chat filters, are there any plans to relax them a bit? I have to be careful how I phrase things or I can get muted/warned for completely normal conversations.

Example:

I need a good L35 weapon = I nee* * **od L35 weapon.
<response>
God that's expensive = God that* **expensive
<automatic 5 minute mute>

If people are being offensive that's why the mute/report buttons are there, and there's nothing stopping you from silently flagging conversation logs and checking for yourselves.

Typing on a touchscreen is hard enough without getting censored for no reason. If people really want to swear in game it's completely trivial to misspell words and pass the filters.

**CanonicalKoi** · 11-02-2011, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by JaytB

Naa, I'm pretty sure I meant the 'mute' button

Hey! Who stole my Ignore button???!?? (looks for sneaky Op). Lol, Jay. I never even noticed the change.

**roufus** · 11-02-2011, 12:11 PM

Yes I agree with the chat filter plus I keep getting muted for like the craziest things but I can see how people would take ot out of context but it is annoying like the other day I was doing runs and saw a raccoon on my porch and decided to share and got muted