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zayphr · Jun 04, 2008, 09:08 AM // 09:08

sorry if something like this has been suggested before, but i couldn't find it in a search.

ok, what i'm suggesting is an official person (or persons) maybe an employee of anet, whose job is to moderate "in game", in real time. there could be an added feature of reporting where you have the option "summon/call game moderator (GM)" when there is a SERIOUS offense taking place. we all know there's alot of random arguments and verbal garbage that goes on in towns and i am NOT saying this is what i'm suggesting this feature for. this would be for extreme circumstances where immediate action would be necessary and appreciated by other players.

i'm basing this suggestion from a situation i ran into at shing jea (yeah, shing jea, what else do you expect lol) a person was running around town shouting the most extreme, vile, graphic language you can think of, verbally abusing other players, the list goes on. no this guy wasn't just saying "bad words" i'm not offended by most things but this guy was seriously disturbed. i mean going into detail about molesting babies is a little much for me. some of you might say, just ignore it, turn off your local channel, etc. i know that guy will get his punishment when anet receives all the reports and has a chance to review the chat logs but situations like that would benefit from *immediate* action, in my opinion at least.

i think the threat of immediate action and the idea that *someone is watching you* might make SOME of these people think twice before going out of their way to disturb the gameplay of others.

to *hopefully* cutback on abuse of this feature, a message could be added warning the reporter of the consequences. such as, type /report, select "summon GM", then a message pops up stating something like...

"you are about to summon a GM to evaluate a possible illegal action. if this report is found to be unsubstantiated, you (the reporter) could be punished for abuse of this feature. are you sure you wish to proceed?"

something fun that could be done instead of summoning the GM to your location, would be where the reporter and the person being reported would both be summoned to an isolated location.....like GM island or "the isle of judgment" lol where both persons could be questioned, if necessary, and the GM would review the chat logs or whatever to confirm the illegal activity. the reason for the reporter being sent to the island would be to reduce the risk of abuse of the feature, being that the reporter must stand behind what they have just reported and take time out of their gameplay to defend it. of course with that the person could just log out, but if they do they could be placed right back at the island when they log back in, or face some sort of punishment. but the original reported action would still be evaluated if that happened and the GM was unable to resolve it. the GM would just forward it as "unresolved" or something and then it would be treated like a regular "report".

i based this idea off the GMs in the original Neverwinter Nights (haven't played in years so i dunno if they still use them). way back when i used to play, my friends and i were friends with a GM of a particular server. occasionally he would bring us to random locations or pop up where we were just to mess with us, lol we were friends so it was cool, but this is also why i say a GW moderator would definitely need to be an official, unbiased person preferably an ANET employee.

i doubt this is a feature that will ever happen, but i still like the idea.

**Marty Silverblade** · Jun 04, 2008, 09:20 AM // 09:20

One person isn't probably won't make much difference, I doubt it'd be worth it.

Darkobra · Jun 04, 2008, 09:30 AM // 09:30

It's not a bad idea, but it'd be heavily abused. That, and I doubt ArenaNet would fund something like this.

Tosha · Jun 04, 2008, 09:32 AM // 09:32

only if I get moderator powers. Rawr.

jiggles · Jun 04, 2008, 09:47 AM // 09:47

/notsigned, tis a waste of that persons time, could you imagine the amount of 'serious' incidents he would be getting requested to on a daily basis, plus a person could just run into a town scream something YOU dont like, and then leave before the GM gets there, then what?

mazey vorstagg · Jun 04, 2008, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Wow has GMs, and they work very well. However Blizzard is rich and can afford to pay hordes of GMs to moderate they're game. GMs could also be useful for providing direct ingame support (not hints but help) fixing bugs on the fly (such as enemies not spawning or doors not working) or just sitting in town gathering data on community views.

In game moderators are a valuable asset to any game, however they are expensive and need to be en mass to have a real effect.

zayphr · Jun 04, 2008, 10:09 AM // 10:09

i think everyone would agree that graphic details related to molesting babies is offensive, not just some dork running around saying "i molest babies". it's not just something "I" don't like......at least i hope not.

but yes, even though i like the idea i still think it's something that would be abused.

yeah the bugs issue would be helpful also. i can remember having to go through the vizunah square mission several times on one toon because of that darn other group not protecting mhenlo only to have togo get stuck behind a chest right at the end. >_<

Spirit Of Flurry · Jun 04, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45

SWG had the option to ask a GM to come when you have a mayor problem, you could even kill him hahaha, but... guild wars tend to have a lot of crap and garbage talking going on... you will need lik 5 % of the total population as GM's to have a impact. And remember this game is a pay for content game, not a fee game.

Stormlord Alex · Jun 04, 2008, 11:19 AM // 11:19

If you want a GM, play a pay-to-play MMO.

GW doesn't have the money, resources or general willingness to waste on in-game mods.

PlasticBlue · Jun 04, 2008, 12:01 PM // 12:01

/report and anet support ftw, no need for GM's. Support answers your questions within the hour too. Thumbs up!

pumpkin pie · Jun 04, 2008, 12:43 PM // 12:43

/not signed.

it will create lots of chaos.

Rusina Kasa · Jun 04, 2008, 12:46 PM // 12:46

/notsigned , but if Anet would have the money i'd say try out the WoW way with being able to ask a GM a question and help with stuff... eg. bugs without having to restart FoW -.- or UW :/ or DoA O.O

Sparks Dawnbringer · Jun 04, 2008, 02:45 PM // 14:45

/not signed Although, I too have met people who feel the need to be less than human in the game, I think the correct thing is to use the report system that is already in effect. One 24 hour officer would be swamped with stupid requests and not have time for the real ones. Then the cost would be amazing as you would actually need a minimum of 3 people on 8 hour shifts, so you would actually need to create 3 full time pay checks and 3 more for the weekend part time. And since there is no income built into the game to support something like this and I do not want to pay a MONTHLY FEE. We should just use the system in existance. Because it is a bit of hastle and hard to do, only the really determined are going to use it hopefully for the really extreme bad behavior.

Nessar · Jun 04, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex

If you want a GM, play a pay-to-play MMO.

GW doesn't have the money, resources or general willingness to waste on in-game mods.

QFT

It could work if Anet had the funds, but we'd have to pay monthly :/

Div · Jun 05, 2008, 12:35 AM // 00:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex

If you want a GM, play a pay-to-play MMO.

GW doesn't have the money, resources or general willingness to waste on in-game mods.

They barely have enough money to fund servers

zayphr · Jun 05, 2008, 12:39 AM // 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by holymasamune

They barely have enough money to fund servers

aww........i love you guild wars

gw appreciation FTW! XD

Red Sand · Jun 05, 2008, 01:05 AM // 01:05

There is absolutley no behavior in Guild Wars that requires action from a GM instantaneously. All problems can be solved through the report system, or in the case of some jerk off making inappropriate comments in chat, a screen shot emailed to ANet.

24 hour GM's get paychecks, and like the fire department, get paid not to put out fires every day, but to deal with false alarms too. Why waste ANets money?

Konig Des Todes · Jun 05, 2008, 02:23 AM // 02:23

/signed for originality and how handy this could be.

/notsigned for how abused it will get, how little it will be used, how chaotic things will get, the cost of it, and the very high chance that such a thing won't happen.

overall, /notsigned *sorry*

pamelf · Jun 05, 2008, 01:30 PM // 13:30

/signed partially. I see how this could get abused, but it would be good to see perhaps some volunteer GM's rather than paid ones.

Stockholm · Jun 05, 2008, 01:54 PM // 13:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by pamelf

/signed partially. I see how this could get abused, but it would be good to see perhaps some volunteer GM's rather than paid ones.

And who will guarantee they will not abuse their GM powers?
This is not some free forum site we are talking about, we are talking about something people have paid money for and in no form should we have the same crap of moderation that volunteer GM's practise, GWGuru is a prime example of that.