Low level chat filters are retardedly strict

[Xaanka]

How is a new player even supposed to figure this game out anymore? I know why the chat filters are in place, but they are overly strong and make the game unplayable for a new player.

Since the filter was implemented, I've tried to get 3 different rl friends to try p99 and each time it's the same. You're over at their house, so you can't log in without an IP exemption that takes weeks to get, so they roll a fresh level 1 on their own. "See that guy in the druid guild? That's another player. You should send him a message and ask if he has some money you can get spells with"

But they can't, because of the chat filter. They get frustrated and log out. Then I have to explain the greengrocer thing. Then they question if a GM ever even made a level 1 to play test this new "feature" to see how it affected gameplay. Hint: nobody ever did.

TL;DR Chat filter is retarded and discourages new players from trying the game. It should not affect the /tell channel, nor should it be as strict as it is. Strong filters make sense for red /ooc and only in the EC zone on blue, there's no reason to have such strict filters on local or private channels.

Posting because somebody has to be a voice for new players, this is fucked.