The Daily Grind: Would you pay extra for a filtered community?

@Ehra
I agree. Been acclimatized to the fact that there will be griefers and unpleasant people

@Ehra
I disagree with you, specifically on the term isolate.
Isolate implies cut off and alone. Now lets say that they get a filtering mechanism in place (which would require a lot of work and might not be technical feasible) and lets say you use this. Technically you'd only be isolated if every single person in the game is filtered out or at least such a substantial amount that the game becomes unplayable (which is subjective but lets assume unplayable according to the gameplay mechanics). In such a case you have a fundamental problem, which really can't be solved by biting your lip and marshalling through it, and that is that the MM part of your particular MMO is not appealing to you.

Of course even conventional MMO have guilds, friend lists and the like and technically all of these are already forms of filtering i.e. I am in a guild because I want to play or interact with these people more than say a bunch of random other people or people I don't like.

@smartstep

I agree with smart, I'd pay extra but not too much extra and there would have to be harsh rules against chuck norris jokes and such. I remember hating the chat in WoW. Yeah I could of ignored it but at the same time I like chating with like-minded individuals that are just out to have fun. But the haters and trolls eventually took over every zone chat to the point if you asked for a group you would get flamed. Its probably the leading reason why I left WoW.

Such a huge part of a mmo is the community and I really think something needs to get done to match people up with people that are alike in personality.

But on another note I really don't know why we should get charged for this. Let all the trolls have their servers but reserve one for educated young people and older people that don't care to listen to all the junk. I don't see where any extra cost would come for them. Maybe a couple of more mods. But heck just take a couple from the trolls servers they don't warrant much moderation anyway.

@laelgon

The problem with a model like that, aka the walled garden, is it becomes nearly impossible to find new people. How would you find people you like? Would MMO's become even MORE like a job in that players would have to apply to a given guild, go through a vetting process, and be invited into their "private club?"

Sorry, it sounds like a recipe for even more segregation and obnoxious behavior to me. I do think that the communities, by and large, are terrible but I think that putting better tools in the hands of players is preferable to more segregation.

I do think that moderated chat and expedited support would be worth paying for. A "premium" server for an extra $5 a month with a dedicated staff of GM's would be worth every dime so that in large games you didn't have to wait days and days for a response. If griefers knew that they could be reported and penalized on the same day, I can virtually guarantee they'd behave.

@MMOaddict
Sorry your situation in life is so bad that the thought of a few bucks out of your pockets puts you in such a state. I don't know if you got the point of the question.

I for one would gladly pay extra money to be on an rp server that would actively keep non rp-er out. Not a whole lot of money. I wouldn't double my sub or anything like that. But if it was 20 as opposed to 15 bucks to not have xXpewpewbbqXx and his friends clogging up my server, I'll do it. Let them have fun where ever else they are. Ignore does not work here because now I'm going to wind up ignoring half the server because ppl don't think they should have to rp on an rp server for some reason.

@Borz

Exactly. If they actually were to enforce some RP rules and would get rid of griefers that get a kick out of annoying other people and making fun of others' play-styles, then yes, i would pay extra. (well, it depends how much extra)