Request for gold spammer chat filter

[Roragar]

From this thread its clear that the gold spam irritates the hell out of some of you & when it reaches epic degrees of spam I can agree, in aoc case though it seems fairly minimal.

5hrs today & i ignored 2 spammers, that is hardly the floodgates people make it seem.

Im sure many of you have seen it in countless other mmos, some they have none while some....Neverwinter...ArcheAge...etc have it so bad it actually cripples the game & thats why in comparison the odd one or two here are just easy to deal with. At least the ignore button actually works

Archeage had it so bad that you couldnt use chat at all, they sorted it out, then the spammers figured a way to hide their names so you couldnt even block them, then a lvl 15 restriction so you could only chat from that point...then...then...
Same goes for Neverwinter, so rampant with bots/spammers & despite multiple attempts to curb it, it still continues.

Then there are the games which dont seem to have any? I cant recall any game ive played recently where at least 1 doesnt slip by the filters in place.

Im not saying we should just accept it but rather a good comparison with others can help put it into perspective a little....

ArcheAge example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPbXFOghO0

[KephaPT]

I remember back in 2009/10 seeing the Global Chat being clean after the spam. Just last month once and only, happen as well. I am wondering if it was a Spam Bot cleaning back then or actually a Game Master hand.

Shouldn't be too hard or heavy for the chat/community server detect a couple of keywords and mute that player.

I also noticed that a couple of those spammers are Level 1, spamming in the Global. Can be prevented.

[Belch]

Another solution: TWO global chats. One for Tortage, another for all other locations.

[HaremBunny]

Another solution: TWO global chats. One for Tortage, another for all other locations.

Sorry, but NO.
This would mean toons between lvl 5 and 25 on Tortage would not be able to communicate with the rest of the community.
Hell, even a lvl 80 on Tortage for fun (RP?) or just showing of its "amazing" armor could not communicate.

However blocking chat while in the Tortage Beach zone (starting/tutorial zone) could be an option I think.
These first 5 lvls could be done by a chimpanzee! (Damn, who used that word always on global? Can't remember. Left no big impression then)

[Belch]

...This would mean toons between lvl 5 and 25 on Tortage would not be able to communicate with the rest of the community.
...

Yes. Is it a problem ?
It takes 1-3 days to leave Tortage.

[AgisVakarian]

It takes 1-3 days to leave Tortage.

more like 12h ))

[HaremBunny]

Yes. Is it a problem ?
It takes 1-3 days to leave Tortage.

Not if you want new players to leave the game before they leave Tortage because "Global is DEAD!!!"

Also consider things like:
Not if you don't want people to have the option to contact guild officers so their new alt can join.
Not if you don't want new players to join your guild.

[Roddam]

But really, why does anuone on the beach need to have any chat ability? You cant group. The renown you may earn for a guild is peanuts... Shut them off until they get to Tortage proper.

[HaremBunny]

But really, why does anuone on the beach need to have any chat ability? You cant group. The renown you may earn for a guild is peanuts... Shut them off until they get to Tortage proper.

That is what I said here

And restore the old version of Saddur while you are at it.
Make it necesary again to get the gate-key from the monster at the nearby ruins.
Just to make it more timeconsuming to enter Tortage, even if it is only 5 minutes.

[Shax84]

That is what I said here

And restore the old version of Saddur while you are at it.
Make it necesary again to get the gate-key from the monster at the nearby ruins.
Just to make it more timeconsuming to enter Tortage, even if it is only 5 minutes.

Fully agree!