I hate to be the one to announce this but, yes, the dregs of online games, from kill-stealers to griefers to harassers, are moving in to Florensia, and seem to be hellbent on staying. Sigh.

While playing my Mercenary yesterday, I came across a player who, using his mother tongue, cussed and hurled invectives at other players. Gee, how brave of him, cursing from the comfort of his own home other players who haven’t done anything wrong against him. Unfortunately for the offending player, some people, including yours truly, understood every word he typed, including the phrase “Mga tanga at bakla kayong lahat!” which translates into “You are all idiots and gay!” It’s so sad to witness someone from my little tropical country log in to a game played mostly in North America and Europe and curse other players.

About an hour later, while hunting Devil Walkers and Devil Walker Shooters, two other players kept on stealing my kills. What’s the matter, boys? Can’t tank the mobs? Uhmm, maybe because the mobs’ levels (10) are way beyond your levels (4 and 5). I only remember the in-game name of one of the players. Optimus isn’t really that hard to forget. Anyway, Optimus and friend, I know you’re looking for shortcuts, but kill-stealing isn’t really a good way.

Less than an hour after the duo stole my kills, another player, sasukeee, did the same thing but with a twist. The twist was him sending my female avatar a private message asking if I “wanted to be his girlfriend.” Ewwwww. Listen up, sasukeee, if you think girls (even girl players) will be turned on by your behavior (kill-stealing, harassment, etc.), think again. What a dolt!

I’m not the only one complaining. Florensia Gold  world chat is replete with messages from players who claim that other players have either stolen their kills or harassed them in some way.

Now, I’m beginning to wonder what the administrators of Florensia Gold are doing about this. If the fact that even game moderators or GMs get cursed by players while they’re online is any indication, I’d say that Florensia Gold future looks bleak.