Trolls & Risa

torgaddon101 · June 2015

what is it with you ESD punks..#

it's getting tiresome off you pricks & numpties mouthing off.

sex claves etc..

whats wrong with you lot..

we have younglings playing the game..!

benben500 · June 2015

torgaddon101 wrote: »

what is it with you ESD punks..#

it's getting tiresome off you pricks & numpties mouthing off.

sex claves etc..

whats wrong with you lot..

we have younglings playing the game..!

I think those are the "younglings".
I just don't pay attention to chat unless I'm in a mission with other people, so I keep it closed. Is there anything worth reading in zone chat? Just have a separate thing for fleet or other channels.

captainmal3 · June 2015

You know you can turn zone chat off, right? Seriously what do you people expect...

kiralyn · June 2015

Yeah, between stupid arguments, and the 900th repetition of "how do I build a castle/any way to get more coupons/where are the new pets"? I just turn off Risa chatbox now.

mirrorchaos · June 2015

there is a troll on risa. now giving names is against rules, but that same troll is something of a freaking legend on ESD chat

.

you got only one really good choice, shut off chat. ignore feature wont really help, that gets full and then what?

theanothername · June 2015

kiralyn wrote: »

Yeah, between stupid arguments, and the 900th repetition of "how do I build a castle/any way to get more coupons/where are the new pets"? I just turn off Risa chatbox now.

And not to forget the all time classic "How do I dance?"

Not that I'm bothered much by polite newbie questions; mostly its off because the usual trash talk.

thegrandnagus1 · June 2015

If someone is behaving inappropriately in game, report it. Posting a thread about it on the forums is just drama and flamebait.

seaofsorrows · June 2015

STO has no in game rules. It's completely unmodderated and people will say anything they can to offend, just because they can.

I usually just keep zone chat filtered out, it's all just political talk, stupid Gorn jokes or racist hate speech. STO is a social gutter. Cryptic does a pathetic job enforcing its code of conduct.

You can hit report if it makes you feel better, but it does nothing. Sadly, there is nothing you can do about it.

kiralyn · June 2015

theanothername wrote: »

Not that I'm bothered much by polite newbie questions;

Yeah.... I start out each year trying to be helpful and answer q's. But when you've answered the same one twice in the previous 5 minutes, and it pops up again immediately after your previous reply? Just gets frustrating :P

bendalek · June 2015

torgaddon101 wrote: »

what is it with you ESD punks..#

it's getting tiresome off you pricks & numpties mouthing off.

sex claves etc..

whats wrong with you lot..

we have younglings playing the game..!

Profanities on the Forums, won't endear you to anyone, all you are doing is a) Perpetuating the very behavior you seem to so abhor b) Feeding the Trolls! ... Number 1 Forum Rule is "Don't feed the trolls!". All you've done is made them very happy, so now they'll be even worse and c) Put yourself only in the firing line for a forum suspension or ban ... Good job

We all know that this kind of behavior occurs in chat (it happens in every MMO), so turn it off and ignore them! it's simple really.

seaofsorrows wrote: »

STO has no in game rules. It's completely unmodderated and people will say anything they can to offend, just because they can.

I usually just keep zone chat filtered out, it's all just political talk, stupid Gorn jokes or racist hate speech. STO is a social gutter. Cryptic does a pathetic job enforcing its code of conduct.

You can hit report if it makes you feel better, but it does nothing. Sadly, there is nothing you can do about it.

Stop holding back! Tell us how you really feel!

stofsk · June 2015

seaofsorrows wrote: »

STO has no in game rules. It's completely unmodderated and people will say anything they can to offend, just because they can.

To clarify, there ARE in-game social rules (check under the terms of service you agree to abide by in order to play the game), but the enforcement of said rules is practically non-existent.

Which is nitpicking, I'll grant you, but I agree with everything else you said.

daveyny · June 2015

You do realize that you don't actually HAVE TO READ what others type, right?

After the first couple of words it's pretty east to figure out where they are going with it.

Internal editing of external factors, is how most folks stay sane.

I find keeping the Chat box Closed, works best for me.

Addendum:
Folks that say "think of the children" don't seem to realize that it's usually "the children", that are doing it.

:cool:

coupaholic · June 2015

It's a summer event map with skimpy beachwear set in a location pretty much famous for certain...adult activities.

What did you expect? Nuns in robes taking a moment to explain the values of chastity with the masses?

People say stupid sh*t online, and the more people around the more it happens. It isn't limited to STO or gaming, everyone just loses all inhibitions when typing stuff out and pressing enter.

So do here what you'd do elsewhere on the Internet, or even in the real world. Ignore it.

captainmal3 · June 2015

coupaholic wrote: »

So do here what you'd do elsewhere on the Internet, or even in the real world. Ignore it.

Or make gorn jokes. That's always good for a laugh.

plaztikman64 · June 2015

thegrandnagus1 wrote: »

If someone is behaving inappropriately in game, report it. Posting a thread about it on the forums is just drama and flamebait.

Reading all the other threads of the op, one might come to the conclusion that that's exactly what he had in mind.

feiqa · June 2015

bendalek wrote: »

Profanities on the Forums, won't endear you to anyone, all you are doing is a) Perpetuating the very behavior you seem to so abhor b) Feeding the Trolls! ... Number 1 Forum Rule is "Don't feed the trolls!". All you've done is made them very happy, so now they'll be even worse and c) Put yourself only in the firing line for a forum suspension or ban ... Good job

We all know that this kind of behavior occurs in chat (it happens in every MMO), so turn it off and ignore them! it's simple really.

Stop holding back! Tell us how you really feel!

I don't know why. Maybe it is my age. But every time I hear/read about feeding trolls I think of the Mary Poppins song.

"Feed the trolls tuppence a bag."

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ginobaldelli823 · June 2015

Don't want trolls stop building bridges for them to hide under. But on a serious note who cares if you don't like what people are saying just either turn off zone chat or ignore it. Or go to a shrink and complain how someone who communicates with pixels hurt you so bad.

oldkhemaraa · June 2015

I wouldn't waste my time if I were you filing a GM ticket.

I got a few hundred STO player that I can drag up that will vouch that they have never seen any proof what so ever that cryptic has ever delt with player violating the in game behavior provisions of the terms of service.

The only time I've seen anything done was at the Spock memorial on Risa.. and then, the persons in question didn't get banned for being jerks, they got banned for exploiting a bug at the memorial.

This is an ancient issue around here. Cryptic WILL NOT HELP YOU.

Put the miscreant on ignore, and if needed to, change your location in game to get the hell away from them, and learn how to set yourself invisible to anyone not in your fleet or on your friends list

(Though I have my doubts that works either.. STO has had issues with exploits since the day it launched. Borticus got his job at Cryptic from his part in the old STOked video podcast when he helped expose a shield doubling exploit back in the day that Cryptic claimed wasn't possible, couldn't happen. All Rivera ended up with a serious case of egg on the face by the end of that particular show. Made Cryptic look like a collection of idiots that that could care less about the players, or even the game.)

This is far afield at this point from just simply responding to the OP post, but its to make a point.
Cryptic simply will not do **** to help anyone being harassed IN GAME or constantly trolled by any one person or group of people.

Amazing that with around 4-500 employees total they can't set up some folks to be GM's and actually do something about the social pigsty in game.

Someday they may perhaps do something..

Wish I could tell you something more positive. I happen to care, and a lot of folk do care, but the corporate entity known as PWI/PWE and cryptic couldn't institutionally care less if you paid 'em. And I got years of proof playing STO to back that up. Very sad.

Sorry man. Not the news you wanna hear.

Considering the environment there is some good advice scattered in the replies.. Other then GM ticket. Save yourself the frustration on that one please.

ssbn655 · June 2015

Yawn...
Yet another person who hasn't figured out the profanity filters and how to make chat disappear.
I just love self appointed goody two shoes. Seriously OP people like you really are a blight on this nation allways trying to impose you views and garbage on everyone else. So suck it up butter cup figure out how to turn chat off and set your filters.

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jonsills · June 2015

shazia9191 wrote: »

To be fair, those at the nimoy memorial were only being "jerks" if one looks at the situation through your own narrow mindset. It is perfectly normal to celebrate one's life rather than mourn a death for some of us out there, but if you would like to pigeonhole, then that sounds like a personal issue, not a Cryptic GM issue.

It is, however, polite to see what sort of commemoration is ongoing; I plan on having a full-on old-fashioned wake, but my mother feels such a celebration at her own funeral would be disrespectful.

If you want to throw wild parties with disco balls and such to memorialize the ones lost, you have that right, I suppose - but you don't have the right to force your attitude on those who would like something a bit more solemn.

vulcancourier · June 2015

Where's Sulu?

thegrandnagus1 · June 2015

jonsills wrote: »

It is, however, polite to see what sort of commemoration is ongoing; I plan on having a full-on old-fashioned wake, but my mother feels such a celebration at her own funeral would be disrespectful.

If you want to throw wild parties with disco balls and such to memorialize the ones lost, you have that right, I suppose - but you don't have the right to force your attitude on those who would like something a bit more solemn.

The problem is that both groups wanted to use the same location. So while the one side would say "don't force your party on me", the other side would say "don't force me to *stop* my party". Of course, there are different instances, but neither group can claim the "right" to a specific instance or say that the other group should be the one to leave a specific instance. Add to that the fact that many people want to be in the instance with the most people.

All of that said, we're all pretty damn lucky that these are the kinds of "problems" we have to worry about. There are certainly worse things in life than video game drama :P

millimidget · June 2015

mirrorchaos wrote: »

there is a troll on risa. now giving names is against rules, but that same troll is something of a freaking legend on ESD chat

Did jammers move to Risa?

shazia9191 wrote: »

To be fair, those at the nimoy memorial were only being "jerks" if one looks at the situation through your own narrow mindset.

So in other words, your own narrow mindset is somehow superior to someone else's narrow mindset.

thegrandnagus1 wrote: »

Add to that the fact that many people want to be in the instance with the most people.

You're also ignoring that the Studio 54 crowd felt compelled to seek out otherwise quiet instances in which to start spamming disco balls.

Cryptic already gave them a great tool for ignoring the relative handful of uptight rules demons - the ignore command. Cryptic failed to provide equal protections against the disco ball.

whamhammer1 · June 2015

You know, I have been surprised that since Beta, there have been zero GMs active in the game (because there are none). One of the many things I loved about SWG was that the GMs were active and there to help, in addition to dealing witth in game violations. I think a lot of bugs would be better understood and more of an impression that Cryptic cares with the addition of in game GMs.

whamhammer1 · June 2015

millimidget wrote: »

So in other words, your own narrow mindset is somehow superior to someone else's narrow mindset.

You're also ignoring that the Studio 54 crowd felt compelled to seek out otherwise quiet instances in which to start spamming disco balls.

Cryptic already gave them a great tool for ignoring the relative handful of uptight rules demons - the ignore command. Cryptic failed to provide equal protections against the disco ball.

^ This so much!!!

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millimidget · June 2015

shazia9191 wrote: »

Smirk set aside a zone for people to play solomn, so I don't see the problem?

When? Where? Never heard a word about this. If anything, I think smirk's mishandling of that weekend was a contributing factor to his subsequent termination the following week.

xenification · June 2015

kiralyn wrote: »

Yeah, between stupid arguments, and the 900th repetition of "how do I build a castle/any way to get more coupons/where are the new pets"? I just turn off Risa chatbox now.

lol one of my fleetmates asked me

"how does one build a castle?"

and I simply replied - "with sand I imagine" lol

bloodyriz · June 2015

millimidget wrote: »

...Cryptic already gave them a great tool for ignoring the relative handful of uptight rules demons - the ignore command. Cryptic failed to provide equal protections against the disco ball.

Actually yes they did, it is available at any Latinium vendor.

Viola the Subspace Party Nullifier.
http://sto.gamepedia.com/Subspace_Party_Nullifier

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