Feedback: Remove Sexual References and Lower Profanity of NPCs
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Project: Gorgon is a 3D fantasy MMORPG (massively-multiplayer online role-playing game) that features an immersive experience that allows the player to forge their own path through exploration and discovery. We won't be guiding you through a world on rails, and as a result there are many hidden secrets awaiting discovery. Project: Gorgon also features an ambitious skill based leveling system that bucks the current trend of pre-determined classes, thus allowing the player to combine skills in order to create a truly unique playing experience.
The Project: Gorgon development team is led by industry veteran Eric Heimburg. Eric has over a decade of experience working as a Senior and Lead Engineer, Developer, Designer and Producer on successful games such as Asheron’s Call 1 and 2, Star Trek Online and other successful Massively Multiplayer Online Games.
While there are quite a few aspects of PG that I am enjoying, one area that I'm not a fan of is the high amount of sexual references and profanity of NPCs. I have two main problems with this text being so prevalent...
1) I sometimes have my younger kids are nearby and possibly reading over my shoulder, so having these types of things going across chat and quests is a drawback.
2) If you want a more mature audience, then I don't think this is the way to go. I actually think you could end up with a less mature audience by feeding sex and profanity (for generalities, think Darktide for an AC reference). I would propose going with deeper questions/lore/riddles than talking about having sex with a tornado.
I realize I'm a bit more conservative in my viewpoints and that there are ways to avoid/remove some of these interactions, but for general feedback of the game and where I could see it actually leading to, I just thought I'd mention it here.
Thanks for a fun (and currently free!) game!
=Yertle
I agree completely with the OP. I played Ascheron's Call for years, and my brother invited me to try out this game as it has some of the same....flavor as AC did. I've played for a couple of days, and am really enjoying the game mechanics and everything, but unfortunately I'm not going to continue playing the game due to the vulgarity in the NPC language. Simply put, I have quite a few small children, and the oldest (8 years old) is becoming very proficient at reading and enjoys watching me play games. Due to the language in the game, I will not play it with him around. NPCs that drop the f bomb is simply something I can't put up with. I know this game is being made for adults, but even some adults have issues with this kind of language being so prevalent. You are inherently going to be limiting your audience due to the vulgarity of the game. And I know that 'it's in society and it can't be avoided' and unfortunately that's correct. But I can limit it as much as I can, and not playing this game is one of those ways. I wish it was otherwise as I think a fantastic game is being produced here, and I'd have loved to have supported it both with my time and my money.