Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby azrid » Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:17 pm

You are suggesting a cost to ban which doesnt work because of how easy it is to create new characters.
You are also suggesting this after theres already a plan to make a area/continent unmoderated chat.
I don't see much point to this thread other than ranting about how you don't agree with the reason for your chat ban.

You do have more options available for you other than just not chatting or going for a siege on enemy kingdom.
Have you thought about moving to a kingdom that doesn't censor people? Its the most powerful move at your disposal.
You will be depriving them of xp while also bringing more life to the chat of a good kingdom.

You could even start a propaganda war and tell people to leave the oppressive kingdom for a better one.
Active and chatty players are always welcomed by any other group other than snails.

Stop running your head into a wall and move somewhere where your presence is appreciated.
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby serVar161 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:38 pm

Fostik wrote:If you annoy 10 people in chat, why should it be required for each of them to take action to mute you personally, if you clearly undesired by the norms of the society of the kingdom?
And again, what you said works both ways: if you don't like to be banned - use private messaging, village chat, local chat, party chat or other kingdom. In spite of other kingdoms, you can even "help" good kingdom to take lands you live on, so that you have "proper" kingdom chat on your base.
There seems to be a narrow corridor by which your logic works: when convenient it refers to MMO, where you can actually be banned in global chats by moderators if violate certain rules, but at the same time banning is bad, and mute should be used. Like "the air is free", chat window space on my screen should belong to you, unless I don't like that and should take an action to mute you.
The hypocrisy of lunatic level.

The main thing is "for breaking certain rules." A system where punishments are issued based on numerous complaints also exists. But it's not the same as if a random player has this opportunity and there are no rules.

If you've read, I wrote about this too—people still play like that. They continue to communicate via private messages, through other characters, and on Discord. But activity in the game chat and communication decreases, especially among new players. This is bad for the game. People don't communicate in the "general" chat, and it feels like there are very few people in the game. New connections aren't made that could develop into a cooperative game, a new village, or even a kingdom. People get bored with the game faster—it's one thing to chat about this and that or read what's written in the chat while chopping down trees, but quite another to have silence and a monotonous routine.

A newbie comes in, asks questions, and gets banned. He doesn't have any friends like me or anyone to chat with in private messages, and he doesn't know the game's Discord channels—he just popped in to see what the game was like. And then he gets banned or silenced—he goes to another game.

I didn't understand the last paragraph. If someone annoys you, just type "mute" followed by their name and that's it. No problem. It only takes a few seconds. And everyone decides for themselves whether to read and respond or mute. It's not some random person deciding based on their own preferences that this person won't communicate with anyone—get banned.
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby Regulus2424 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:50 pm

serVar161 wrote: But it's not the same as if a random player has this opportunity and there are no rules.

what's random about it?
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby serVar161 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:01 pm

azrid wrote:You are suggesting a cost to ban which doesnt work because of how easy it is to create new characters.
You are also suggesting this after theres already a plan to make a area/continent unmoderated chat.
I don't see much point to this thread other than ranting about how you don't agree with the reason for your chat ban.

You do have more options available for you other than just not chatting or going for a siege on enemy kingdom.
Have you thought about moving to a kingdom that doesn't censor people? Its the most powerful move at your disposal.
You will be depriving them of xp while also bringing more life to the chat of a good kingdom.

You could even start a propaganda war and tell people to leave the oppressive kingdom for a better one.
Active and chatty players are always welcomed by any other group other than snails.

Stop running your head into a wall and move somewhere where your presence is appreciated.

1) Yes, this has already been pointed out. And I suggested that this feature apply not to a specific character, but to all characters on that account in that kingdom.

2) The question is, when will the new chat be released? If not soon, then it would be advisable to disable this feature until then.

I don't know what will be in it, what changes. And I wouldn't want this feature to migrate to the new chat.

3) This topic has nothing to do with my ban. Other than the fact that it made me aware of this possibility.

4) It's a possible option, but where would you move if every kingdom had people like that?

5) It's not about me. I'm happy with the kingdom I live in. Being banned from the royal chat doesn't harm me in any way – I have my own game. But this feature does harm the game.
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby serVar161 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:08 pm

Regulus2424 wrote:
serVar161 wrote: But it's not the same as if a random player has this opportunity and there are no rules.

what's random about it?

because this function can be transferred to any player.
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby Regulus2424 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:18 pm

serVar161 wrote:
Regulus2424 wrote:
serVar161 wrote: But it's not the same as if a random player has this opportunity and there are no rules.

what's random about it?

because this function can be transferred to any player.

do you think that it was possible for it to be transferred to you? another random player in the realm? someone who has never used the chat, or never made themselves known to the kingdom at all?
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby serVar161 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 8:54 pm

Regulus2424 wrote:do you think that it was possible for it to be transferred to you? another random player in the realm? someone who has never used the chat, or never made themselves known to the kingdom at all?

As with personal claim rights, village rights, and kingdom rights, the player must be on the list. But this can be any player. There are no rules or restrictions, only the desire of the owner of such rights.
If a player hasn't posted in chat, met with anyone, or interacted with anyone, then by definition, rights cannot be transferred to them, as this requires contact.
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby Regulus2424 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 9:01 pm

serVar161 wrote:As with personal claim rights, village rights, and kingdom rights, the player must be on the list. But this can be any player. There are no rules or restrictions, only the desire of the owner of such rights.
If a player hasn't posted in chat, met with anyone, or interacted with anyone, then by definition, rights cannot be transferred to them, as this requires contact.

So its not actually random, but by desire of the owner?
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby serVar161 » Wed Apr 15, 2026 11:14 pm

At the owner's discretion, this can be any random player.
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Re: Disable the ban option in the Kingdom chat

Postby Thistle23 » Thu Apr 16, 2026 12:51 am

If you don't like the chat ban, just like treat this as a complaint form. list your banned character's name and your alts names and they'll just put them on a do not mute-crybaby list. easy.
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