Important Information In Regards To Server Policy Changes

[Kaiser 2347]

Shut up.

Maybe we do need these maturity labels...

[Aryon 679]

As it seems that people are getting a bit aggressive, I have one thing to say.

[leave me alone 995]

Well. This isn't much of a big deal, as there isn't many changes. However, I still do not see why there can not be Prostitution or Brothels, there was a lot of those in the time period this was set. Of course this is the Admin team's choice, I am just voicing my opinion.

[Blundermore 2741]

Oh my god are all of you bonkers? None of you know what true violence is, extreme and true.

Extreme is where you watch someone get pulled apart slowly in the most gruesome manner, dipped into boiling acid before ripping them to shreds piece by piece, all the while people watching can hear the screams of the person going.

True violence is the one that leaves someone truly scared for life as they watch their friends get obliterated in an instance in a cloud of blood and gore.

True violence is the kind where only those depraved enough to think of stuff from the darkest pits of human imagination would come up with.

No, none of you know what true violence is... What you all do, even the worst of you with your tortures and your beasts, your cruelty, none of you truly know what it is.

If you did, you wouldn't be sitting there, behind your safe computer screens...

Extreme violence leaves you hollow inside, emotionally scarred for life and afraid to even leave your own home. Every sound, every quake, you scream at. All the while your nights are filled with the horrors you've witnessed.

None of you have even begun to imagine true cruelty. So don't complain when you hear of extreme violence not being allowed, because what you all do, doesn't even touch it.

[JtPv 140]

Danny, you have to understand that this is a chat based server. Words that say things about blood and gore are nothing like in the movies. I mean, if were trying to appeal to a younger audience group, I don't understand. The FROGGER game has the frog's intestines and blood scattered across the screen. I'm pretty sure a younger player base can handle blood and gore. If they were trolls, they would be banned. As for sex, that was needed. MANY players resort to cybering when this happens. EDIT: Blundermore...you're scaring me...

[Zebanamana 410]

I have been one for toning down the rp descriptions of violence. I always felt they were unneeded, and I completely disagree that more detail in necessarily better rp. Roleplaying is fitting a role well, just because you can describe bouncing a ball in the most vivid of detail doesn't mean it isn't spam. I understand that some of you guys write violent rp or rp in general well, but as a general rule of thumb "less is more".

If you can write something in less detail and still get a point across usually that is the best way. There is a reason why some authors, even super gritty realistic authors do not go into hyper detail about some things, it slows the pace of a book down, it is unneeded extra detail, and it can just drag on and on. Tolkien is loved even if he is not gritty with his writing, Martin is loved and his violence and sex are actually usually rather toned down and most is described through word of mouth. If you can describe your violence tastefully do it that way.

As for the innuendo rule, that is unneeded for several reasons.

Point 1.

Innuendo in children's cartoons. That is a reference to watching porn. Spongebob has one about dropping the soap. Animaniacs had one about Fingering Prince.

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2011/04/25/top-six-adult-jokes-hidden-in-childrens-cartoons/

[Silent™ 552]

I have to agree that that is what true violence and gore really is like. As stated by Danny, the violence and gore level is not so much in danger of going over board, it is the sexual themes and whatnot that are.

[ARCHITECUS 4788]

-snippity snappity-

But the violence here is text based. Real violence is an awful thing to experience, and there is no harm in simply reading it as part of an experience here.

[The Media Wizard 2958]

I love Lord of the Craft with all my heart and soul, but this is just downright ridiculous. As many others have said, there were alternatives. With the problems with LotC for - I don't know, months? - have put everyone on edge, and I feel this post just shoved a few over it.

I understand the problem with the violence, yet the prostitution and such? Really? It's the exact same as Fading to Black (Or Geo, if your into that) but with a quick payment transaction at the end. Therefore, I could do all the things I do already and not expect payment (Which I have never done).

All I'm saying is that this was a very quick and idiotic thing done but the Staff that has proven problematic in the past. This just caused Lord of the Craft's drama to shift from Role-Play to Out of Character, which is the most annoyingly rude thing I have ever seen done. I mean no offense to anyone, as I feel I should say.

[Aiden 173]

Alright so with violence we an basically continue doing exactly what were doing? Sounds good... But Samoblivion makes a good point regarding prostitution. Although I never even rp that sort of thing I really don't see the harm in FTBing for money. Describing anything isn't allowed in the first place so it seems like more of an uneasiness with the whole concept that would bar it.

This.

In the time period that LoTC seems to be set in, some women did things such as this. As you said, I don't see the problem with women using FTB as a way to make men do favors for them/give them a bit of coin. In the time period LoTC seems to be set in, women didn't have much power. Hindering one bit of power they have, in my opinion, can ruin some characters RP, as some characters were based on this type of roleplay.

While I agree with players under 13 needing parental approval and a disclaimer, I don't see the point in removing prostitution.

[Song Druid 1486]

For those calling me out on my maturity, if you go about and "demand a GM press conference" I will tell you to "shut up". Nothing immature, but at that point you just need to stop talking.

[Kaiser 2347]

I have been one for toning down the rp descriptions of violence. I always felt they were unneeded, and I completely disagree that more detail in necessarily better rp. Roleplaying is fitting a role well, just because you can describe bouncing a ball in the most vivid of detail doesn't mean it isn't spam. I understand that some of you guys write violent rp or rp in general well, but as a general rule of thumb "less is more".

If you can write something in less detail and still get a point across usually that is the best way. There is a reason why some authors, even super gritty realistic authors do not go into hyper detail about some things, it slows the pace of a book down, it is unneeded extra detail, and it can just drag on and on. Tolkien is loved even if he is not gritty with his writing, Martin is loved and his violence and sex are actually usually rather toned down and most is described through word of mouth. If you can describe your violence tastefully do it that way.

As for the innuendo rule, that is unneeded for several reasons.

Point 1.

Innuendo in children's cartoons.

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2011/04/25/top-six-adult-jokes-hidden-in-childrens-cartoons/

My childhood...

RUINED

[Eleatic 1033]

Everyone needs to clam down, come together, guise. :[ No one should be concerned, it's better for LoTC. And no one is changed. T.T

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb2sHpGwHQ

[Cyndikate 2303]

For those calling me out on my maturity, if you go about and "demand a GM press conference" I will tell you to "shut up". Nothing immature, but at that point you just need to stop talking.

I'm a guide and if I said the same things you did, I'd get instantly called out on it. :3

[Zarsies 6795]

ZarZar nudges Sprat, shaking his head whislt he wags his finger at him, "No more naughty for you~..."

But, in a more serious point, what exactly is the point of extreme graphical violence to just graphical violence... I have never seen nor heard of the "Saw and Final Destination" thingies you're talking about, but I feel quite a bit of RP of my character for the future is being servered with how intensely I perform gorey scenes. >__>

Edit:

I didn't say that I had. I am aware however, and most people who have encountered them in the past would agree - Geoboy and Knox are the two goriest roleplayers we currently have - and they don't breach the point that we're capping it at.

I haven't been RPing my main character due to having not yet redone my purge VA, but I believe I may be in the crosshairs of where the line reaches to. <_>