I agree with this, right now Union seems to be like a catch all for the leftovers.. And they don’t fit together super well.
UPDATE Chat Channel Updates
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When the mods "humble" brag about all the silences they're giving out..
If I get silenced for posting in the wrong chat because there's now way too many chats, I legit quit.
And constantly telling me "this chat is for blah blah blah go to blah blah instead" isn't helpful when I have a memory worse than Dory's.
Can't ata at least put it permanently in the banner at the top of the chat or something?
If I get silenced for posting in the wrong chat because there's now way too many chats, I legit quit.
And constantly telling me "this chat is for blah blah blah go to blah blah instead" isn't helpful when I have a memory worse than Dory's.
Can't ata at least put it permanently in the banner at the top of the chat or something?
My take on this update:
The devs hearts might have been in the right place, but all of this? It’s killing the community.
There are far less public chatters now, and don’t try to explain it away by its, “split up now.” No. There’s so many people just avoiding chatting in public all together now.
Beyond that, this was far too sudden. Did the devs ever bother to ask their community? Or just a select handful they knew would agree with this update?
Why can we be silenced for asking about trading in campus now? Even with a, “grace period for warnings.” The student exchanges moves like a snail & no one will bother checking it anymore. The devs are effectively pushing trading exchanges even more off PIMD. I shouldn’t need to go anywhere else to ask about trading - but it’s easier than messing with these chats.
All of this just feels far too rushed, and honestly? Our complaints will go upon deaf ears. Ata devs have stopped listening to their community. Just money hungry who could care less about any true fun people have on here.
The devs hearts might have been in the right place, but all of this? It’s killing the community.
There are far less public chatters now, and don’t try to explain it away by its, “split up now.” No. There’s so many people just avoiding chatting in public all together now.
Beyond that, this was far too sudden. Did the devs ever bother to ask their community? Or just a select handful they knew would agree with this update?
Why can we be silenced for asking about trading in campus now? Even with a, “grace period for warnings.” The student exchanges moves like a snail & no one will bother checking it anymore. The devs are effectively pushing trading exchanges even more off PIMD. I shouldn’t need to go anywhere else to ask about trading - but it’s easier than messing with these chats.
All of this just feels far too rushed, and honestly? Our complaints will go upon deaf ears. Ata devs have stopped listening to their community. Just money hungry who could care less about any true fun people have on here.
userdoesnotexist
New Member
Hey folks!
Today we’re sharing some upcoming major updates to our public chat channels and silencing policy. We want Campus Chat, and the chat system in general, to be welcoming, useful, and safe for the wider PiMD community. To support that, we’re making some changes.
Why We’re Making These Changes
tl;dr
PiMD is still social, flirty and expressive; we’re simply narrowing what belongs in public spaces to help the game continue growing.
Public chat should help players connect, trade, find clubs, ask questions, and enjoy the game. Over time however, explicit sexual content in public channels has become more and more of a serious issue. To keep PiMD around, discoverable, and welcoming for the long run, public chat needs to meet a clearer standard.
We want this community to stick around for a very long time, and we know you do too! Because of that, we’re moving public chat away from explicit content and toward channels that better support how people actually want to play PiMD.
Chat Channel Changes
To create a healthier, more functional, and welcoming environment, we are introducing three new dedicated chat spaces and retiring Pub Chat.
NEWExchange
Trading is a huge part of PiMD, but it often takes over Campus Chat. A dedicated trading channel should make trades easier to find without pushing general conversation off-screen.
New
We want our newest players to feel right at home. This channel will give new players a place to ask questions, learn the ropes, and get help from PiMD vets and OGs players.
New
Looking for a new crew, to connect with new friends or trying to get a party started? This channel is your new go-to spot for advertising clubs, promoting parties, request clean RP or other in-game events and recruiting heavy hitters.
Say Goodbye to Pub Chat
While it was originally designed as an 18+ opt-in space, Pub Chat created an expectation that public chat could function as an adult/explicit space. This no longer works for PiMD under current platform expectations, and it has also made moderation less clear across public channels. Private DMs are different, but public channels can no longer be a place for explicit sexual content. As always, consent and respect still apply everywhere.
Chat Conduct Changes
The following changes are being made to how explicit/sexual content is handled in PiMD:
We are also working on updates to support platform age-check requirements and meet changing regulations in different regions. Our goal is to better prevent underage players from accessing social features where required, rather than relying only on account bans after harm has already happened.
- If we can confirm that alts are being used to evade moderation or continue serious violations, action may also be taken on related accounts, as well as main accounts.
Public Chat Guidance Examples
We know there will be tons of questions about what does and does not count as sexually explicit public chat. The examples below are meant to help players understand what is and isn’t appropriate in public chat.
PLEASE NOTE
The list below is not exhaustive, and moderation decisions may depend on the full message, surrounding context, repeated behaviour, and whether a player is using public chat for sexual solicitation or explicit sexual roleplay.
The following types of content are NOT allowed in public channels:
,
,
etc.
ALLOWED IN PUBLIC CHAT
The following types of content are generally allowed, as long as they are not sexual, harassing, or otherwise abusive:
Usually Allowed, Unless the Context Becomes Explicit/Sexual
Some phrases are not automatically violations on their own. Neutral phrases such as the ones below are fine unless they are paired with sexual wording, coded language, emojis, or solicitation.
When in doubt, keep public chat appropriate for the broader community. Public channels are no longer the place for sexual solicitation, explicit sexual roleplay, or attempts to move your fellow players into explicit conversations.
How These Changes Were Decided Upon
These changes were not made lightly. We invested time discussing proposed changes with long-standing players, community leaders, and our mod team - folks who deeply understand how chat is used day to day.
At the same time, we’ll be watching how these updates affect the community. While sexual/explicit chat is no longer allowed in public spaces, we are here to listen to constructive feedback about the channel structures as well as guidance on the new policy and changes, and are open to making adjustments there where needed.
This is a meaningful change, but not a final update that can't be improved. Our goal is to move public chat in a healthier direction, learn from how the community uses these new spaces, and improve from there.
We firmly believe these updates are going to make PiMD a much more stable, welcoming, and active game for both our long-time veterans and brand-new players. Thanks for helping us keep PiMD active, welcoming, and sustainable for the long run.
FAQ
PiMD avatars can be quite sexy, isn’t that a contradiction?
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:
“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.
Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.
Why are you removing Pub?
Pub being 18+ opt-in created the wrong expectation. Too many players treated it as an aggressively sexual space, and that behavior spilled into the wider public chat experience.
Will I get immediately silenced if I accidentally post in the wrong channel?
We know it takes time to build new habits! For the first 14 days following the update, we are implementing a probation period for channel placements. If you post in the wrong channel, our moderators will simply give you a friendly verbal redirection to move your post to the right spot. After this two-week grace period, repeatedly ignoring reminders and posting in the wrong channel will result in an official warning or a short silence for chat disruption.
Note: There is no grace period for explicit NSFW content, which will be silenced immediately across all channels from day one.
Newbies can just block or leave Pub. Why get rid of the whole channel?
Blocking and opt-in channels help in some cases, but they do not solve the core issue. Public sexual content still affects platform review, reports, reviews, advertising, and how the game is perceived. We need public chat spaces to meet a higher standard overall.
Why not just tell people to block / report instead of changing public chat?
Block and Report are still important tools, but they are reactive. They help after someone has already had a bad experience. That does not solve the bigger problem of players entering public chat, immediately seeing sexual content, having a bad experience, and potentially deciding the game is not for them before they’ve gotten into it, or even after they have.
Why not just ban players who break the rules?
We already do, and will continue to do so, but individual moderation has not been enough to solve the issue. Public sexual content affects app store review, advertising, new player experience, and the long-term health of PiMD, so we need to make broader changes to public chat.
Will I get silenced if my current username or profile text has a word that violates the new guidelines?
We have a clear, multi-phase enforcement plan to help players transition to the new username standards:
Phase 1 (The 2-Week Probation Period): If a mod spots an explicit name, the player will not be immediately silenced unless they are actively posting explicit content in chat. Instead, the mod issues an official warning informing the player that their name violates the new policy and they must send in a ticket to get it changed.
Phase 2 (Post-Probation): If a player has been warned, given a reasonable window (e.g., 48 hours), and still refuses to change an explicit name, they are silenced until their name is changed by the ATA Staff.
Why punish main accounts for alt behavior?
Because moderation does not work if players can use throwaway accounts to break the rules with no real consequences. If someone uses a sacrificial alt to bypass these rules, harass players, solicit sexual chat, or test how far they can push moderation, we will treat that as the same player trying to avoid accountability. In those cases, their main account can also receive permanent action.
Is RP still allowed?
Yes. Looking for RP or RP partners is not automatically a violation. Explicit sexual roleplay, kink solicitation, or using public chat to move players into sexual RP is not allowed. Players can make clean rp requests in the Student Union chat.
Are (sexy) DMs being banned?
No. Private, consensual adult DMs are not the focus of these changes. However, harassment, non-consensual sexual messages, underage involvement, scams, threats, and other abuse remain bannable.
Will players be silenced for saying things like “DM me,” “looking for RP,” or “rate my avi”?:
Not automatically. Context matters. These phrases may be fine in normal social or gameplay conversation, but they may become actionable when combined with sexual wording, coded sexual language, repeated sexual context, targeted harassment, off-platform solicitation, or attempts to move players into sexual private chat.
What if I think a silence or ban was wrong?
Please contact support so the team can review it. We know consistency matters, and we’ll continue updating our guidance as these changes roll out.
This game has always been adult-oriented/sexy/flirty. Why change now?
PiMD can still have flirting, dating-adjacent chat, RP, and social fun. What’s changing is that explicit sexual solicitation and sexual roleplay can no longer happen in public channels. Platform expectations, regional regulations, and review standards have changed, and we need PiMD to adapt so the game can continue.
Why are you trying to protect underage players if PiMD has always been 17+?
Keeping under 18’s out of PiMD has always been an ongoing challenge, and now we must account for updated platform requirements and regional regulations for if underage people do make it in, including age-check requirements for social features. As before, if we discover that someone who claimed to be 17+ is underage, their account will be banned.
Players can still bypass these new restrictions. What about that?
Attempts to bypass moderation with misspellings, emojis, spacing, acronyms, coded phrases, or alternate languages may still be actioned when the intent is clear. The goal is not to chase specific words; it’s to address sexual solicitation and explicit sexual content in public spaces.
ATA’s being too strict; everyone will be scared to chat.
Rest assured that regular social chat is still allowed. Flirting, compliments, jokes, RP requests, dating-adjacent conversation, trading, club recruitment, and general chat are fine as long as they are not explicit, harassing, or used to solicit sexual conversations.
If we've missed anything, please leave it in the comment section below and our team will do their best to get back to any questions with clarity
Hey folks!
Today we’re sharing some upcoming major updates to our public chat channels and silencing policy. We want Campus Chat, and the chat system in general, to be welcoming, useful, and safe for the wider PiMD community. To support that, we’re making some changes.
Why We’re Making These Changes
tl;dr
PiMD is still social, flirty and expressive; we’re simply narrowing what belongs in public spaces to help the game continue growing.
Public chat should help players connect, trade, find clubs, ask questions, and enjoy the game. Over time however, explicit sexual content in public channels has become more and more of a serious issue. To keep PiMD around, discoverable, and welcoming for the long run, public chat needs to meet a clearer standard.
We want this community to stick around for a very long time, and we know you do too! Because of that, we’re moving public chat away from explicit content and toward channels that better support how people actually want to play PiMD.
Chat Channel Changes
To create a healthier, more functional, and welcoming environment, we are introducing three new dedicated chat spaces and retiring Pub Chat.
NEW
Trading is a huge part of PiMD, but it often takes over Campus Chat. A dedicated trading channel should make trades easier to find without pushing general conversation off-screen.
New
We want our newest players to feel right at home. This channel will give new players a place to ask questions, learn the ropes, and get help from PiMD vets and OGs players.
New
Looking for a new crew, to connect with new friends or trying to get a party started? This channel is your new go-to spot for advertising clubs, promoting parties, request clean RP or other in-game events and recruiting heavy hitters.
While it was originally designed as an 18+ opt-in space, Pub Chat created an expectation that public chat could function as an adult/explicit space. This no longer works for PiMD under current platform expectations, and it has also made moderation less clear across public channels. Private DMs are different, but public channels can no longer be a place for explicit sexual content. As always, consent and respect still apply everywhere.
Chat Conduct Changes
The following changes are being made to how explicit/sexual content is handled in PiMD:
We are also working on updates to support platform age-check requirements and meet changing regulations in different regions. Our goal is to better prevent underage players from accessing social features where required, rather than relying only on account bans after harm has already happened.
- If we can confirm that alts are being used to evade moderation or continue serious violations, action may also be taken on related accounts, as well as main accounts.
Public Chat Guidance Examples
We know there will be tons of questions about what does and does not count as sexually explicit public chat. The examples below are meant to help players understand what is and isn’t appropriate in public chat.
PLEASE NOTE
The list below is not exhaustive, and moderation decisions may depend on the full message, surrounding context, repeated behaviour, and whether a player is using public chat for sexual solicitation or explicit sexual roleplay.
The following types of content are NOT allowed in public channels:
The following types of content are generally allowed, as long as they are not sexual, harassing, or otherwise abusive:
Some phrases are not automatically violations on their own. Neutral phrases such as the ones below are fine unless they are paired with sexual wording, coded language, emojis, or solicitation.
When in doubt, keep public chat appropriate for the broader community. Public channels are no longer the place for sexual solicitation, explicit sexual roleplay, or attempts to move your fellow players into explicit conversations.
How These Changes Were Decided Upon
These changes were not made lightly. We invested time discussing proposed changes with long-standing players, community leaders, and our mod team - folks who deeply understand how chat is used day to day.
At the same time, we’ll be watching how these updates affect the community. While sexual/explicit chat is no longer allowed in public spaces, we are here to listen to constructive feedback about the channel structures as well as guidance on the new policy and changes, and are open to making adjustments there where needed.
This is a meaningful change, but not a final update that can't be improved. Our goal is to move public chat in a healthier direction, learn from how the community uses these new spaces, and improve from there.
We firmly believe these updates are going to make PiMD a much more stable, welcoming, and active game for both our long-time veterans and brand-new players. Thanks for helping us keep PiMD active, welcoming, and sustainable for the long run.
FAQ
PiMD avatars can be quite sexy, isn’t that a contradiction?
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:
“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.
Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.
Why are you removing Pub?
Pub being 18+ opt-in created the wrong expectation. Too many players treated it as an aggressively sexual space, and that behavior spilled into the wider public chat experience.
Will I get immediately silenced if I accidentally post in the wrong channel?
We know it takes time to build new habits! For the first 14 days following the update, we are implementing a probation period for channel placements. If you post in the wrong channel, our moderators will simply give you a friendly verbal redirection to move your post to the right spot. After this two-week grace period, repeatedly ignoring reminders and posting in the wrong channel will result in an official warning or a short silence for chat disruption.
Note: There is no grace period for explicit NSFW content, which will be silenced immediately across all channels from day one.
Newbies can just block or leave Pub. Why get rid of the whole channel?
Blocking and opt-in channels help in some cases, but they do not solve the core issue. Public sexual content still affects platform review, reports, reviews, advertising, and how the game is perceived. We need public chat spaces to meet a higher standard overall.
Why not just tell people to block / report instead of changing public chat?
Block and Report are still important tools, but they are reactive. They help after someone has already had a bad experience. That does not solve the bigger problem of players entering public chat, immediately seeing sexual content, having a bad experience, and potentially deciding the game is not for them before they’ve gotten into it, or even after they have.
Why not just ban players who break the rules?
We already do, and will continue to do so, but individual moderation has not been enough to solve the issue. Public sexual content affects app store review, advertising, new player experience, and the long-term health of PiMD, so we need to make broader changes to public chat.
Will I get silenced if my current username or profile text has a word that violates the new guidelines?
We have a clear, multi-phase enforcement plan to help players transition to the new username standards:
Phase 1 (The 2-Week Probation Period): If a mod spots an explicit name, the player will not be immediately silenced unless they are actively posting explicit content in chat. Instead, the mod issues an official warning informing the player that their name violates the new policy and they must send in a ticket to get it changed.
Phase 2 (Post-Probation): If a player has been warned, given a reasonable window (e.g., 48 hours), and still refuses to change an explicit name, they are silenced until their name is changed by the ATA Staff.
Why punish main accounts for alt behavior?
Because moderation does not work if players can use throwaway accounts to break the rules with no real consequences. If someone uses a sacrificial alt to bypass these rules, harass players, solicit sexual chat, or test how far they can push moderation, we will treat that as the same player trying to avoid accountability. In those cases, their main account can also receive permanent action.
Is RP still allowed?
Yes. Looking for RP or RP partners is not automatically a violation. Explicit sexual roleplay, kink solicitation, or using public chat to move players into sexual RP is not allowed. Players can make clean rp requests in the Student Union chat.
Are (sexy) DMs being banned?
No. Private, consensual adult DMs are not the focus of these changes. However, harassment, non-consensual sexual messages, underage involvement, scams, threats, and other abuse remain bannable.
Will players be silenced for saying things like “DM me,” “looking for RP,” or “rate my avi”?:
Not automatically. Context matters. These phrases may be fine in normal social or gameplay conversation, but they may become actionable when combined with sexual wording, coded sexual language, repeated sexual context, targeted harassment, off-platform solicitation, or attempts to move players into sexual private chat.
What if I think a silence or ban was wrong?
Please contact support so the team can review it. We know consistency matters, and we’ll continue updating our guidance as these changes roll out.
This game has always been adult-oriented/sexy/flirty. Why change now?
PiMD can still have flirting, dating-adjacent chat, RP, and social fun. What’s changing is that explicit sexual solicitation and sexual roleplay can no longer happen in public channels. Platform expectations, regional regulations, and review standards have changed, and we need PiMD to adapt so the game can continue.
Why are you trying to protect underage players if PiMD has always been 17+?
Keeping under 18’s out of PiMD has always been an ongoing challenge, and now we must account for updated platform requirements and regional regulations for if underage people do make it in, including age-check requirements for social features. As before, if we discover that someone who claimed to be 17+ is underage, their account will be banned.
Players can still bypass these new restrictions. What about that?
Attempts to bypass moderation with misspellings, emojis, spacing, acronyms, coded phrases, or alternate languages may still be actioned when the intent is clear. The goal is not to chase specific words; it’s to address sexual solicitation and explicit sexual content in public spaces.
ATA’s being too strict; everyone will be scared to chat.
Rest assured that regular social chat is still allowed. Flirting, compliments, jokes, RP requests, dating-adjacent conversation, trading, club recruitment, and general chat are fine as long as they are not explicit, harassing, or used to solicit sexual conversations.
If we've missed anything, please leave it in the comment section below and our team will do their best to get back to any questions with clarity
I don’t really have an issue with the update itself, and I can understand why the change has been made. For me, the bigger issue is the communication around it, or the lack of it.
I appreciate this may have been discussed with long-standing players and that a decision was made, but given the scale of the change, it probably would have helped to have some sort of notice period pre update. Even just a couple of weeks or a month of “this is what we’re planning to do and why” would have made a big difference.
If it was just a simple name change with the chats staying the same, I don’t think many people would have minded. But changing the whole chat system while the app was live meant people were in the pub one minute and orientation the next, which understandably felt a bit messy.
I think that’s why it has come across poorly. It makes things look less professional than they probably are, and from what I’ve seen, it has only led to more frustration towards ATA and more pressure on the mods, who now seem to be dealing with a lot of the backlash.
So, tldr, I don’t think the update is bad. It actually seems like a good change overall. I just think the way it was rolled out could have been handled a lot better.
GoddessHailey
Well-Known Member
I agree . I just think they attempt to do this but did not give “a specific date on when it will roll out/ be released in batch or whatsoever and that may also come across as “poorly handled”. If they were to give prior notice like the changes on the old party drops and which they added a specific date than maybe it comes across better
PiMD avatars can be quite sexy, isn’t that a contradiction?
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:
“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.
Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.
... a lot of the avis are far beyond just sexy. They move into being completely naked except for a strategically placed towel or object or even tiny skimpy transparent "clothes" that wouldn't even function as underwear... yes, cosplay is not consent. But in keeping with the new look of pimd, the approach to the avis should be revised as well. Avis can be gorgeous without being almost naked.
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:
“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.
Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.
... a lot of the avis are far beyond just sexy. They move into being completely naked except for a strategically placed towel or object or even tiny skimpy transparent "clothes" that wouldn't even function as underwear... yes, cosplay is not consent. But in keeping with the new look of pimd, the approach to the avis should be revised as well. Avis can be gorgeous without being almost naked.
Heliopolis
Well-Known Member
Honestly student union shouldnt allow any kind of chat unless its the purple club post for parties which currently seems to be broken.
After a few days of seeing how this goes, I agree with everyone saying rp and looking for friends should go in campus. Student Union makes more sense to keep things strictly club/gameplay related....like lbh post, club recruitment, flash banners.
Would also really like for the purple club ads to be fixed soon.
Would also really like for the purple club ads to be fixed soon.
I totally agree union should be only club related. But I kinda really like the idea of them just having their own arpee corner that everyone else can just unfollow rather than throwing them back into campus cus tbh
Totally agree union should be only club related. But I kinda really like the idea of them just having their own arpee corner that everyone else can just unfollow rather than throwing them back into campus cus tbh I don't really wanna see them there either. And I feel like we should all have the option to opt out of rp clutter altogether lol
Legendaries_Wifey
New Member
My Friend was silenced but never got a Message from Pimd as to say why. Aren't they supposes to give you a reason in PM's?
Yes, they should. If this didn't occur, have your friend send a help ticket for clarification.
NayNayCupcake
Active Member
Tbh, I feel like it's a blessing. It was soooo crowded before and every other message in those chats was about explicit content. Not everyone wants to see that kind of thing the moment they open conversations
Sweet-Kitty
Well-Known Member
literally doing everything besides letting us pick a damn gender i don’t care about pub it was off anyways losing interest in this game everyday
While I never used pub and am okay with it being gone, I have a few qualms with this update:
Tl;dr: Explicit jokes and slightly dirty humor being silenceable feels so silly when most of your community is 17+. Student union being for parties/clubs AND rs/rp/add rq’s makes the channel feel kind of messy and makes advertising for party and/or LBH a little difficult. With changes like this, I am hoping the entire community gets consulted or at least warned about stuff like this in future bc this entire thing was sudden and unprofessional imo.
Full version:
•I think not being able to even make explicit jokes is a little silly. People having to change IGNs and club names for even slightly risqué or dirty humor is sad to see, even if it is free through a help ticket. It seems even jokes get you silenced so that’s why I’m saying this. If I’m wrong, politely correct me.
•While I appreciate the chats being separated since campus was so crowded, I have an issue with student union being where both club/party related stuff goes AND where rp/rs/add rq’s go. It’s kind of difficult to get LBH/see party or club announcements when they’re buried under the rs/rp/add rq’s. Especially with club announcements being broken (yes I know it’s being fixed, just simply pointing it out). I feel like these ppl need their own channel.
•I don’t like how this was all handled. It feels very unprofessional to not tell the majority of your community that you’re going to be making this kind of change and then to make it in the middle of the day without warning, before changeover no less. In the future, I do hope we will get more warning than this for changes like this, cuz pub was where a lot of ppl did their chatting.
Tl;dr: Explicit jokes and slightly dirty humor being silenceable feels so silly when most of your community is 17+. Student union being for parties/clubs AND rs/rp/add rq’s makes the channel feel kind of messy and makes advertising for party and/or LBH a little difficult. With changes like this, I am hoping the entire community gets consulted or at least warned about stuff like this in future bc this entire thing was sudden and unprofessional imo.
Full version:
•I think not being able to even make explicit jokes is a little silly. People having to change IGNs and club names for even slightly risqué or dirty humor is sad to see, even if it is free through a help ticket. It seems even jokes get you silenced so that’s why I’m saying this. If I’m wrong, politely correct me.
•While I appreciate the chats being separated since campus was so crowded, I have an issue with student union being where both club/party related stuff goes AND where rp/rs/add rq’s go. It’s kind of difficult to get LBH/see party or club announcements when they’re buried under the rs/rp/add rq’s. Especially with club announcements being broken (yes I know it’s being fixed, just simply pointing it out). I feel like these ppl need their own channel.
•I don’t like how this was all handled. It feels very unprofessional to not tell the majority of your community that you’re going to be making this kind of change and then to make it in the middle of the day without warning, before changeover no less. In the future, I do hope we will get more warning than this for changes like this, cuz pub was where a lot of ppl did their chatting.
-Ahli-HauntsMike
Well-Known Member
Adding the Connections chat is greatly appreciated! Makes much more sense to have those requests separate to club posts! Thanks, guys! 
GoddessHailey
Well-Known Member
The OG post was update around 21 minutes ish. So you will need to reread it.Hey folks!
Today we’re sharing some upcoming major updates to our public chat channels and silencing policy. We want Campus Chat, and the chat system in general, to be welcoming, useful, and safe for the wider PiMD community. To support that, we’re making some changes.
UPDATES - 6/17/26
This a dedicated space for players who want to meet new people, make friends, and request clean RP. Connections is designed to support casual social chat and community-building, but it is still a public channel! It is not a space for explicit sexual content, sexual solicitation, or attempts to move players into explicit conversations.
Goodbye for Now: Orientation
Upon review and feedback, we've learned that the Orientation channel needs a bit more work so that it achieves our goal of better supporting new players and the wider community.
Clarity on Channel Use & Descriptions
Campus
General yapping.
Exchange
Looking to trade, buy, sell or gift? Use this channel for those requests.
Student Union
Find and post all Club-related matters here!
NEW
This is where you can post clean RP/RS, hire, friend requests. Meet new people and make new friends!
Bug Fixes & Updates
We've fixed the chat channel bug wherein they weren't updating at all until the game is reloaded. On iOS, we've launched an update to fix missing notifications and other elements for players.
We’ll continue working on additional improvements to the chat experience and will share more when those updates are ready! Thanks for all of your feedback so far.
Why We’re Making These Changes
tl;dr
PiMD is still social, flirty and expressive; we’re simply narrowing what belongs in public spaces to help the game continue growing.
Public chat should help players connect, trade, find clubs, ask questions, and enjoy the game. Over time however, explicit sexual content in public channels has become more and more of a serious issue. To keep PiMD around, discoverable, and welcoming for the long run, public chat needs to meet a clearer standard.
We want this community to stick around for a very long time, and we know you do too! Because of that, we’re moving public chat away from explicit content and toward channels that better support how people actually want to play PiMD.
Chat Channel Changes
To create a healthier, more functional, and welcoming environment, we are introducing three new dedicated chat spaces and retiring Pub Chat.
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Trading is a huge part of PiMD, but it often takes over Campus Chat. A dedicated trading channel should make trades easier to find without pushing general conversation off-screen.
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Looking for a new crew, to connect with new friends or trying to get a party started? This channel is your new go-to spot for advertising clubs, promoting parties, request clean RP or other in-game events and recruiting heavy hitters.
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Wanting to make new friends, find a new RS, hire a pupil or request clean RP? This is where you can find people who are also looking!
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We want our newest players to feel right at home. This channel will give new players a place to ask questions, learn the ropes, and get help from PiMD vets and OGs players.
While it was originally designed as an 18+ opt-in space, Pub Chat created an expectation that public chat could function as an adult/explicit space. This no longer works for PiMD under current platform expectations, and it has also made moderation less clear across public channels. Private DMs are different, but public channels can no longer be a place for explicit sexual content. As always, consent and respect still apply everywhere.
Chat Conduct Changes
The following changes are being made to how explicit/sexual content is handled in PiMD:
We are also working on updates to support platform age-check requirements and meet changing regulations in different regions. Our goal is to better prevent underage players from accessing social features where required, rather than relying only on account bans after harm has already happened.
- If we can confirm that alts are being used to evade moderation or continue serious violations, action may also be taken on related accounts, as well as main accounts.
Public Chat Guidance Examples
We know there will be tons of questions about what does and does not count as sexually explicit public chat. The examples below are meant to help players understand what is and isn’t appropriate in public chat.
PLEASE NOTE
The list below is not exhaustive, and moderation decisions may depend on the full message, surrounding context, repeated behaviour, and whether a player is using public chat for sexual solicitation or explicit sexual roleplay.
The following types of content are NOT allowed in public channels:
The following types of content are generally allowed, as long as they are not sexual, harassing, or otherwise abusive:
Some phrases are not automatically violations on their own. Neutral phrases such as the ones below are fine unless they are paired with sexual wording, coded language, emojis, or solicitation.
When in doubt, keep public chat appropriate for the broader community. Public channels are no longer the place for sexual solicitation, explicit sexual roleplay, or attempts to move your fellow players into explicit conversations.
How These Changes Were Decided Upon
These changes were not made lightly. We invested time discussing proposed changes with long-standing players, community leaders, and our mod team - folks who deeply understand how chat is used day to day.
At the same time, we’ll be watching how these updates affect the community. While sexual/explicit chat is no longer allowed in public spaces, we are here to listen to constructive feedback about the channel structures as well as guidance on the new policy and changes, and are open to making adjustments there where needed.
This is a meaningful change, but not a final update that can't be improved. Our goal is to move public chat in a healthier direction, learn from how the community uses these new spaces, and improve from there.
We firmly believe these updates are going to make PiMD a much more stable, welcoming, and active game for both our long-time veterans and brand-new players. Thanks for helping us keep PiMD active, welcoming, and sustainable for the long run.
FAQ
PiMD avatars can be quite sexy, isn’t that a contradiction?
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:
“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.
Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.
Why are you removing Pub?
Pub being 18+ opt-in created the wrong expectation. Too many players treated it as an aggressively sexual space, and that behavior spilled into the wider public chat experience.
Will I get immediately silenced if I accidentally post in the wrong channel?
We know it takes time to build new habits! For the first 14 days following the update, we are implementing a probation period for channel placements. If you post in the wrong channel, our moderators will simply give you a friendly verbal redirection to move your post to the right spot. After this two-week grace period, repeatedly ignoring reminders and posting in the wrong channel will result in an official warning or a short silence for chat disruption.
Note: There is no grace period for explicit NSFW content, which will be silenced immediately across all channels from day one.
Newbies can just block or leave Pub. Why get rid of the whole channel?
Blocking and opt-in channels help in some cases, but they do not solve the core issue. Public sexual content still affects platform review, reports, reviews, advertising, and how the game is perceived. We need public chat spaces to meet a higher standard overall.
Why not just tell people to block / report instead of changing public chat?
Block and Report are still important tools, but they are reactive. They help after someone has already had a bad experience. That does not solve the bigger problem of players entering public chat, immediately seeing sexual content, having a bad experience, and potentially deciding the game is not for them before they’ve gotten into it, or even after they have.
Why not just ban players who break the rules?
We already do, and will continue to do so, but individual moderation has not been enough to solve the issue. Public sexual content affects app store review, advertising, new player experience, and the long-term health of PiMD, so we need to make broader changes to public chat.
Will I get silenced if my current username or profile text has a word that violates the new guidelines?
We have a clear, multi-phase enforcement plan to help players transition to the new username standards:
Phase 1 (The 2-Week Probation Period Following These Updates): If a mod spots an explicit name, the player will not be immediately silenced unless they are actively posting explicit content in chat. Instead, the mod issues an official warning informing the player that their name violates the new policy and they must send in a ticket to get it changed.
Phase 2 (Post-Probation): Offending players will be silenced until their name is changed by ATA staff.
Why punish main accounts for alt behavior?
Because moderation does not work if players can use throwaway accounts to break the rules with no real consequences. If someone uses a sacrificial alt to bypass these rules, harass players, solicit sexual chat, or test how far they can push moderation, we will treat that as the same player trying to avoid accountability. In those cases, their main account can also receive permanent action.
Is RP still allowed?
Yes. Looking for RP or RP partners is not automatically a violation. Explicit sexual roleplay, kink solicitation, or using public chat to move players into sexual RP is not allowed. Players can make clean rp requests in the Student Union chat.
Are (sexy) DMs being banned?
No. Private, consensual adult DMs are not the focus of these changes. However, harassment, non-consensual sexual messages, underage involvement, scams, threats, and other abuse remain bannable.
Will players be silenced for saying things like “DM me,” “looking for RP,” or “rate my avi”?:
Not automatically. Context matters. These phrases may be fine in normal social or gameplay conversation, but they may become actionable when combined with sexual wording, coded sexual language, repeated sexual context, targeted harassment, off-platform solicitation, or attempts to move players into sexual private chat.
What if I think a silence or ban was wrong?
Please contact support so the team can review it. We know consistency matters, and we’ll continue updating our guidance as these changes roll out.
This game has always been adult-oriented/sexy/flirty. Why change now?
PiMD can still have flirting, dating-adjacent chat, RP, and social fun. What’s changing is that explicit sexual solicitation and sexual roleplay can no longer happen in public channels. Platform expectations, regional regulations, and review standards have changed, and we need PiMD to adapt so the game can continue.
Why are you trying to protect underage players if PiMD has always been 17+?
Keeping under 18’s out of PiMD has always been an ongoing challenge, and now we must account for updated platform requirements and regional regulations for if underage people do make it in, including age-check requirements for social features. As before, if we discover that someone who claimed to be 17+ is underage, their account will be banned.
Players can still bypass these new restrictions. What about that?
Attempts to bypass moderation with misspellings, emojis, spacing, acronyms, coded phrases, or alternate languages may still be actioned when the intent is clear. The goal is not to chase specific words; it’s to address sexual solicitation and explicit sexual content in public spaces.
ATA’s being too strict; everyone will be scared to chat.
Rest assured that regular social chat is still allowed. Flirting, compliments, jokes, RP requests, dating-adjacent conversation, trading, club recruitment, and general chat are fine as long as they are not explicit, harassing, or used to solicit sexual conversations.
If we've missed anything, please leave it in the comment section below and our team will do their best to get back to any questions with clarity
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GoddessHailey
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Update comment June 17 unsure if the changes of channels will show up if we haven’t update the game ? Either on Android and iOS users as some haven’t yet done the change (version 5.04 on iOS for example )
GoddessHailey
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Credit to@jenny
Question to ATA as the time of 4:13 pM EDT June 17.
RP is still mention as the description of student union
Question to ATA as the time of 4:13 pM EDT June 17.
RP is still mention as the description of student union
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Looking for a new crew, to connect with new friends or trying to get a party started? This channel is your new go-to spot for advertising clubs, promoting parties, request clean RP or other in-game events and recruiting heavy hitters.
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Wanting to make new friends, find a new RS, hire a pupil or request clean RP? This is where you can find people who are also looking!
GoddessHailey
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It wasn’t cross off like the orientation but I just saw the section
UPDATES - 6/17/26
This a dedicated space for players who want to meet new people, make friends, and request clean RP. Connections is designed to support casual social chat and community-building, but it is still a public channel! It is not a space for explicit sexual content, sexual solicitation, or attempts to move players into explicit conversations.
Goodbye for Now: Orientation
Upon review and feedback, we've learned that the Orientation channel needs a bit more work so that it achieves our goal of better supporting new players and the wider community.
Clarity on Channel Use & Descriptions
Campus
General yapping.
Exchange
Looking to trade, buy, sell or gift? Use this channel for those requests.
Student Union
Find and post all Club-related matters here!
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This is where you can post clean RP/RS, hire, friend requests. Meet new people and make new friends!
Bug Fixes & Updates
We've fixed the chat channel bug wherein they weren't updating at all until the game is reloaded. On iOS, we've launched an update to fix missing notifications and other elements for players.
We’ll continue working on additional improvements to the chat experience and will share more when those updates are ready! Thanks for all of your feedback so far.