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Does ESO listen in on the servers?

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Rokiisun
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I was just wondering because I play ESO on the PS4 platform and someone was telling me the other night they mailed him for swearing. It may just be my luck, but sometimes I hear kids with high pitched voices shouting at other players on the servers (obviously far too young to play) and it's got me wondering if ESO ever pick up on this and send mail to the users about allowing children onto the microphones? I agree it may look like a bit of harmless fun, but it does get frustrating when questing.
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  • slipHAZARD
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    So your friend get an email about swearing over the voice chat. And you're wondering if ESO has sent emails to users about allowing children to use the microphone....?
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  • Zazaaji
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    Legally you need to be 13 to play any MMO in the USA, every single ToS reflects that. The Mature rating is not enforced.

    As for this topic itself..... does ZoS actually listen to voice chats? I remember them saying voice chats have NO logs.
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  • Rokiisun
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    I just wasn't sure. This was the first of me hearing about it the other day that the servers get monitored. I was just wondering, that's all. If they do monitor the servers then that's really good.
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  • Rokiisun
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    Here in the UK it has an 18 rating.
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  • Sithisvoid
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    Someone reported your friend. It would take an army of agents to sit in and listen to each and every person's voice chat for profanity and they would have to work around the clock like elves.
  • Arkadius
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    Rokiisun wrote: »
    Here in the UK it has an 18 rating.

    As far as I know, a PEGI rating is just a recommendation, but not a legal requirement
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  • OzJohnD
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    was it really a message for "spamming"? that's an in game error because of server data flow problems and a known issue

    not likely voice channels are policed ... not by the profanity, verbal violence and racism I heard at the AD vampire shrine a couple of days ago.

    I've got into the habit of turning off voice chat every time I log in now
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  • Sithisvoid
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    OzJohnD wrote: »
    was it really a message for "spamming"? that's an in game error because of server data flow problems and a known issue

    not likely voice channels are policed ... not by the profanity, verbal violence and racism I heard at the AD vampire shrine a couple of days ago.

    I've got into the habit of turning off voice chat every time I log in now

    Lol bro AD vamp and WW shrines are no joke. Definitely a cultural center of higher learning. as one guy said "dis trap house yo"

    EDIT- The vamp shrine in the rift is very peaceful in comparison
    Edited by Sithisvoid on July 7, 2015 1:03AM
  • Rokiisun
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    Your right, PEGI ratings are just recommendations as far as I am aware. I forgot the game had a PEGI rating, my bad.

    Yeah the user I was speaking to must have been reported and then mistakenly thought that moderators are listening to chat logs live 24/7. It would be good if they did do this (reducing cyberbullying, scams etc) but I can imagine it would be a very tiring job and from my experience so far all the players I have met (save maybe one) have been mature.
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  • Elsonso
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    Zazaaji wrote: »
    Legally you need to be 13 to play any MMO in the USA, every single ToS reflects that. The Mature rating is not enforced.

    As for this topic itself..... does ZoS actually listen to voice chats? I remember them saying voice chats have NO logs.

    They do play the game and mingle amongst us common folk. If one of them hears something in one of the chat channels, it is possible that some action could come of it.

    I doubt they listen outside of what they happen to hear while in the game.
    Edited by Elsonso on July 7, 2015 1:12AM
  • dlepi24
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    An employee could've been playing the game and heard him. Contrary to common belief, they do play their own game.
  • newtinmpls
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    dlepi24 wrote: »
    An employee could've been playing the game and heard him. Contrary to common belief, they do play their own game.

    From some of the choices the company makes, I could wish more higher ups played it. And were RPers. But that's just me
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  • Amiculi
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    dlepi24 wrote: »
    An employee could've been playing the game and heard him. Contrary to common belief, they do play their own game.

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  • Rokiisun
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    If I made a game as awesome as ESO I'd be playing my own game too.
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  • Tre_775
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    The NSA monitors and logs game chat.
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  • leighdelo
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    Spectral_Lord wrote: »
    It's not ESO eavesdropping that you should be worried about. There is a far more dangerous organization listening to us,

    I got a letter from them the other day.
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    shoot. they followed us here?

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  • Cherryblossom
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    Sithisvoid wrote: »
    OzJohnD wrote: »
    was it really a message for "spamming"? that's an in game error because of server data flow problems and a known issue

    not likely voice channels are policed ... not by the profanity, verbal violence and racism I heard at the AD vampire shrine a couple of days ago.

    I've got into the habit of turning off voice chat every time I log in now

    Lol bro AD vamp and WW shrines are no joke. Definitely a cultural center of higher learning. as one guy said "dis trap house yo"

    EDIT- The vamp shrine in the rift is very peaceful in comparison

    can someone translate?
  • Sithisvoid
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    Cherryblossom wrote: »
    Sithisvoid wrote: »
    OzJohnD wrote: »
    was it really a message for "spamming"? that's an in game error because of server data flow problems and a known issue

    not likely voice channels are policed ... not by the profanity, verbal violence and racism I heard at the AD vampire shrine a couple of days ago.

    I've got into the habit of turning off voice chat every time I log in now

    Lol bro AD vamp and WW shrines are no joke. Definitely a cultural center of higher learning. as one guy said "dis trap house yo"

    EDIT- The vamp shrine in the rift is very peaceful in comparison

    can someone translate?

    "This is a Dwelling in which we scam people, Kind Sir. "
    Edited by Sithisvoid on July 7, 2015 2:20PM
  • Armitas
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    The agreement you sign includes that you consent to the monitoring and recording (text at least) of what you say.
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  • nastuug
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    Amiculi wrote: »
    dlepi24 wrote: »
    An employee could've been playing the game and heard him. Contrary to common belief, they do play their own game.

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  • Forestd16b14_ESO
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    And the age old question repeats it self. Why in oblivion are parents letting there 10 or 13 year old playing a M rated game to begin with.
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