Goonhub
10-03-2024, 09:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2024, 09:46 PM by OutbackCatgirl. Edited 3 times in total.
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Zamu has a solid point. I've noticed the whole atmosphere of goon servers has changed for the worse lately. More toxicity, less roleplay, less character development, less friendliness. People are afraid to be themselves because of things like this that are aimed to help prevent abuse of minors that *shouldn't even be allowed to play.*
This is a game about space people cohabitating and having a big space soap opera or spaghetti western complete with all the things that make roleplaying games the cultural touchstone they are.
It is full of violence, drugs, gore, and things that are at best PG and at worst M to R.
It is a game. People play to have fun and escape reality a little. The focus on "this is a workplace, do your jobs" is admirable for keeping it from devolving into anarchy but often adhering too strictly to this is the opposite of fun. It feels wrong.
The sentiment and motive is honourable in wanting to protect kids but methods exist to police age and none of them are in place here. Yes, byond makes it public, yes, minors will lie to get in occasionally, but the demographic actually playing is mostly 20s to 40s.
Infantilising an entire established community without at least trying to police the underage minority is just going to alienate all the folk that helped make this server as popular and beloved as it was. Please take this as honest to god criticism, and an opinion.
This is a game about space people cohabitating and having a big space soap opera or spaghetti western complete with all the things that make roleplaying games the cultural touchstone they are.
It is full of violence, drugs, gore, and things that are at best PG and at worst M to R.
It is a game. People play to have fun and escape reality a little. The focus on "this is a workplace, do your jobs" is admirable for keeping it from devolving into anarchy but often adhering too strictly to this is the opposite of fun. It feels wrong.
The sentiment and motive is honourable in wanting to protect kids but methods exist to police age and none of them are in place here. Yes, byond makes it public, yes, minors will lie to get in occasionally, but the demographic actually playing is mostly 20s to 40s.
Infantilising an entire established community without at least trying to police the underage minority is just going to alienate all the folk that helped make this server as popular and beloved as it was. Please take this as honest to god criticism, and an opinion.