It's a no brainer that PIMD is the laughing joke of the ATA portfolio. I guess that Perfect Drift might be worse, but due to the apparent type of people PIMD attracts, it is the butt end of all forums and global chat put-downs. It's not entirely ATA's fault for this. However, ATA did relax the silencing rules for PIMD after Apple rated the game 17 . The problem with the game community is the acceptance of this image from the players of PIMD, and how the leaderboards and clubs accept such behavior. Moderators on PIMD are a joke. Even when 3 were in campus chat yesterday, they let a person asking for underage girls go unsilenced/reported for ban. Yes, I said "Reported For Ban". The TOU of ATA's games specifically note punishment for violations are up to ban from the game. I feel that instead of silencing, users need to be submitted for banishment when asking for underage/illegal lewd acts. Furthermore, the relaxed silencing rules need to be removed and returned to an acceptable state, such as Kingdoms At War's age 13 and up TOU. Many adults play KaW, and have no problem with the respectable silencing rules. Lastly, the PIMD community needs to take action. The devs allow you to send screen prints of violations to support@athinkingape.com. Perm farming lewd RPers is a great way for the community to fight back. Hit their news feed and beat them to a pulp so they leave. Withholding your cash for doc notes and cat cafe's also will tell the devs you want change. Money talks, peeps. You can make a difference if you take action. In before TL;DR In before "Statless Alt" It's actually a 3 year old Statless main In before flames to lock In before "no BB codes" In before "OP Go back to KaW" in before "No Support" No1curr Signed, The Evil League of Evil Bad Horse
I agree generally. I'd also add that the game attracts those types of players bc I think one of the descriptions for the game is to find your soulmate, or something creepy to that effect. And that in itself also probably attracted a lot more pervs. It's something like a feedback loop maybe. Anyway, mucho support on the ban parts of this. Whether we like it or not, kids do play this game, and the things people look for on here at times are sickening. Silences don't teach those people anything.
I've said it before that I don't understand how someone saying they're 13 or something is given a 24 hour ban. Do they suddenly become 17 after 24 hours? They should be banned, not "warned" against admitting their real age with a 24 hour slap on the wrist.
Actually I have a problem with harsher silencing. What if you publicly humiliate a mod? I did it in WC on kaw. BAM silence. Said 'go to hell' on kaw WC. Perm silence. If ya can't handle a few sickening things in world chat, don't look. Can't handle the rpers? Ignore them. Either start adapting to the new pimd or uninstall. Simple as that.
He didn't say for anyone to be stricter on silencing *in general* by handing out bans. He said a ban for asking for underage people/ lewd acts. Totally different
I agree with him, more punishment on those under the age of 17 aka a ban would be worth more then just a silence. I'll admit some of my friends from this game have been under 17 when I met them but honestly they never have looked for sexual acts on pimd. They've just looked for companionship. I think there's an issue in saying we condone those 17 and up but instituting this new filter which by all means makes us seem like children that don't understand anything, But condoning children fraternizing with adults sexually, By not banning those under 17 that is what they are doing in a way. But that's just my opinion.
Interesting topic... I agree with a lot and a lot of good points are being made. Maybe each different kind of offense is to have different consequences, idk
Rpers dont care about their stats or their money. Hitting them wont drive them away. They will still stick to their twisted group rp clubs and ignore their newsfeed.