trolling | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:42:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png trolling | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Developers aren’t going to stop trolling in Rust https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/developers-arent-going-to-stop-trolling-in-rust/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/developers-arent-going-to-stop-trolling-in-rust/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:42:54 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=171246 Rust, the open world, survival sim by Gary Newman – the man behind the supremely popular Gary's Mod – is doing very well considering its in the early stages of development. Available now on Steam Early Access, it's sold over 150,000 copies already – a major achievement – but it's got problems. Mostly, new players …

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Rust, the open world, survival sim by Gary Newman – the man behind the supremely popular Gary's Mod – is doing very well considering its in the early stages of development. Available now on Steam Early Access, it's sold over 150,000 copies already – a major achievement – but it's got problems. Mostly, new players are finding they start up the game and are instantly killed by those who have been playing a lot longer and have assault rifles while they're still swinging a rock. Others have found themselves imprisoned or besieged within their tiny huts by those that “just want to watch the world burn.”

If you were hoping that the developers planned to implement a system to curb this, to encourage players to be nice or mark those that kill others as ‘bandits' you're in for some disappointment, as Mr Newman has no plans to do that.

When asked in an interview with PC Gamer whether he would implement a system to counter the current ruthless nature of the game, Newman said: “One thing that was suggested was making ‘bandits'. Making people turn evil, get a negative score if they attack other players. We hate that. People should be nice to each other because they get a nice feeling from being nice. There shouldn't be a system hanging around forcing people to be good. It removes a lot of gameplay fun.”

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In all fairness, history has shown it's hard to trust someone who runs around brandishing a hatchet

He did say however, that he felt adding a local voice chat function to the game made it much easier for players to cooperate, since it meant they didn't kill each other out of fear the other guy would shoot first. Other “tweaks” like this were also planned in the future, to help make it easier for players to cooperate, but he doesn't want to influence it too much one way or the other, trusting the player base to craft their own experience within the game.

KitGuru Says: Mr Newman's goals are admirable here. Instead of holding everyone's hand, he's letting the player base know that it's up to them to make this game work. Like Gary's mod before it, in Rust Newman is giving the players the tools and letting them do what they want with it. 

Here's hoping his trust is well placed and that Rust can become the game it wants to be, instead of a hacking, spawn camping, troll-fest. 

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Online trolling – ‘we do it cause its funny’ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/colin-beatty/online-trolling-we-do-it-cause-its-funny/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/colin-beatty/online-trolling-we-do-it-cause-its-funny/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:52:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=126175 Online trolling has been going on for as long as we can remember. A new survey shows that one in three young people aged between 14 to 18 have been a victim of online abuse, and one in ten have carried it out. Trolling now is at its most popular, one in three young people …

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Online trolling has been going on for as long as we can remember. A new survey shows that one in three young people aged between 14 to 18 have been a victim of online abuse, and one in ten have carried it out.

Trolling now is at its most popular, one in three young people have fallen foul of a troll in the last six months and one in four are regularly attacked.

A survey of 2,000 teenagers found that the majority of attacks were based around the victim's appearance (40%) or about their race or religion (16%). Facebook is the most common place for victims to be attacked.

The interesting statistic is that 49% of people asked say it is ok to say things online that you would not do in person, face to face.

Trolls say that hurling insults online at people is ‘funny'. When victims were asked who insulted them, they said 67 percent of the insults came from people they knew. On the other side of the coin, almost a third of the people involved said that after an insult they lost confidence in themselves.

vinspired, a youth volunteering charity handled the survey of 14 to 18 year old and has launched a ‘lolz not troll's' campaign, asking young people to make a pledge not to troll others.

Earlier reports show that kids in America who are bullied are at a higher risk of anxiety disorders, suicidal thoughts and depression. The result is that damaged kids can have problems in later life.

Professor Mark Griffiths, a social media expert who is working with vinspired said “The ability to remain anonymous online can lead to people saying what they may not in person over social networking channels.

Young people need to understand the consequences that these comments can have, and it's important to teach them how to use social media correctly, to make the internet a safer and happier place.”

Terry Ryall, the chief executive of vinspired said “We have all heard of cases where youngsters have harmed themselves due to troll attacks – so writing a trolling message isn't harmless fun, it's potentially deadly.

“Our aim isn't to attack the trolls, but instead to get young people to do something positive and pledge not to be a troll themselves, abiding by the ‘netiquette' guide we have created.

Kitguru says: The moral of the story? if you are a troll, then perhaps a new hobby might be a good career move. Stamp collecting perhaps?

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Trolls to be punished with fines and jail time in Arizona https://www.kitguru.net/channel/blair-mcclelland/trolls-to-be-punished-with-fines-and-jail-time-in-arizona/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/blair-mcclelland/trolls-to-be-punished-with-fines-and-jail-time-in-arizona/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:32:14 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=85698 Currently sitting upon the desk belonging to Arizona's governor is a revised house bill that is waiting to be signed into law. Changes made to the house bill, H.B 2549s, aim to minimise yet also potentially criminalise cyberbullying. However, it could also make every online game, every comment section and every chat room a  place …

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Currently sitting upon the desk belonging to Arizona's governor is a revised house bill that is waiting to be signed into law. Changes made to the house bill, H.B 2549s, aim to minimise yet also potentially criminalise cyberbullying. However, it could also make every online game, every comment section and every chat room a  place of illegal behaviour –  if you are unfortunate enough to be in the state of Arizona.

Coming soon to an Arizonan court near you?

The changes made to the house bill would mean just about every sensitive, annoying or offensive online comment illegal in Arizona. For those who haven't quite caught on yet: if you live in Arizona and consider yourself an internet troll you could be found guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor; punishable by up to a $250,000 fine and 6 months in jail.

Realising the real word risks of such a bill the Media Coalition has sent a formal request the way of Jan Brewer, Arizona's governor. This request asks Brewer to veto the bill and is summed up nicely by

“There is no requirement that the recipient or subject of the speech actually feel offended, annoyed or scared.  Nor does the legislation make clear that the communication must be intended to offend or annoy the reader, the subject or even any specific person.”

Kitguru says: If this legislation does get passed I feel sorry for anyone living in Arizona.

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