southernm Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 DS 7 was playing minecraft on the iPad and a demo on the Xbox so we bought him the full game for the computer. He wants to play on multiplayer. I googled for a list of kid friendly severs and came across one so I put him on it. After he got in he would be immediately teleported by the same kid and then killed. Is this normal for the game? He was really upset and asked me to find a different server for him. He's used to playing on roblox where everyone just plays the game together? What's going on with this game?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Info compiled from my kids: Most teleport requests have to be accepted by the player. If he is being teleported spontaneously, then it might be a server administrator messing with him. If that kind of stuff is going on by an admin, he should quit that server. The thing with mine craft servers is that they are controlled (and hosted) by individual players or groups of players. There are no system wide playing rules. Also, we have not found any kind of language filters. My kids play on a couple of different servers but they all have some kind of problem. They keep on talkIng about hosting their own server but they haven't done it yet. They do a lot single player development now. Maybe someone who hosts a family friendly server will post here will let your son join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 That is called 'griefing' and it is common on public servers. Some people find it fun to cause other people trouble online. My youngest had issues with that sort of thing happening so we set up our own server, where I can monitor for bad behavior and remove people who cause trouble. My older son is the one who usually watches out for trouble and lets me know. Your best bet is going to be to find someone with a server and a policy about griefing that you like and ask to be there. I am sorry your son had a bad experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernm Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ok thanks. I watched it happen and judging by the spelling errors of the other two players, I'd guess they were kids. I thought the server would be ok since it had its own web page. I think it was something like futuritycloud. Is there a way to tell if they are in charge? The way the chat read, it was just two kids who were being mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yes, my son usually finds servers through the forums, but its really hard to find servers that dont have some serious trouble-makers on them. there are homeschool servers . . .i think i've seen 2 or 3 different moms post on different places . .. but even there, i heard of a kid who came on and caused trouble when the owner wasnt there. My teen has a server for a while, and it was always a friend of a friend who would come in and destroy peoples stuff. its very strange to me how many kids come to those games and are just so mean! anyways, keep looking for more servers - every so often my kids find a really nice one where people help out newbies and follow the rules pretty carefully. ds says (well, my wording lol): best bet looking for servers which have fewer jerks, find one that has a 'white list' - that means you cant get in unless the owner puts your name on a list. SO you have to apply, but its probably better moderated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 If he has a friend with a laptop, they can also play multiplayer in the same world through a LAN when they're together. They have to be on the same wireless network to do so. This is the only way we've allowed our child to play multiplayer at all. We've decided that we may set up a server so that he and a couple of his good friends can play multiplayer when not in the same house, but I don't foresee us allowing him to use one of the open servers for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernm Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 So does playing multiplayer enhance the game at all? I don't think he'd mind playing alone. I think he was hoping for a more roblox experience where he could see other people playing the game. Why do kids have to be so mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 On multiplayer kids can see and interact with other people's creations. They can also group up with other players on projects. For example, on one server DS and an IRL friend built a casino. Other kids could play in the casino. That server was discontinued though so their creations ended up list to them. DS says a lot of multiplayer servers end up being pvp (player versus player where players try to kill each other) and it is harder to find cooperative building servers. Your son could try a server like chillcraft (you have to request membership on their minecraft forum but it is very easy). This server is considered non-pvp, but there are still some instances of people causing problems. For example, someone could request you teleport to them and then you end up being teleported over lava where you die. DS says on this sever others players cannot physically attack each other and if you die from monsters or falls, you can teleport to where you died and retrieve your stuff (unless it was destroyed somehow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernm Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 He is happy to play single player for now. I looked at the server rules and it is *supposed* to not be pvp. Oh well. This is a complicated game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I asked ds about this. He said there used to a glitch where you could get teleported when getting on a server and it was fixed. That's doesn't sound like what happened. We did have some discussions about player etiquette when he first started playing online. Something that might seem funny alone, like messing with other players, doesn't feel good on the other end. Ds always plays single player. He prefers to build his own thing. It can still be a worthwhile game done alone. At 7 I would want to know where and have an idea of with whom he is playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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