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Post by *Shannon on Jul 7, 2014 17:27:49 GMT
This topic was broached many times over on 2Peas, but thought with all the new folk around that I'd ask here...
Can anyone recommend a kid safe Minecraft server? My son (10yo) frequents a couple of servers but I am am hesitant to let him use the chat feature required for some games due to inappropriate language.
Thank you for any help!
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 7, 2014 17:32:55 GMT
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 7, 2014 18:17:31 GMT
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Post by Ellie on Jul 7, 2014 18:21:48 GMT
We haven't had any problems with our 11 year old and Intercraften.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 18:36:13 GMT
Have you considered your own server? My dd runs one through Mcprohosting. They have one that is just a couple of dollars a month for 5 players. The more memory the more players it can handle and the more expensive it is. But it is an easy account to set up and administer. Then your son can choose who he wants to play with. and you will know for sure he isn't playing with wierdos. We have an 18 player account and just allow family. I've loved getting to play with my grandkids this way.
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Post by Ellie on Jul 7, 2014 18:51:39 GMT
Oooh, thanks Voltagain for posting that. The hosting services we'd looked at were a bit more. Think we'll check it out.  |
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Post by melanell on Jul 7, 2014 19:22:54 GMT
We run our own server as well.
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 7, 2014 19:39:34 GMT
Thank you, ladies and thanks for the info RE servers. I will look into that. For now, I have put in white list applications for both The Sandlot and Intercraften. Already have access to The Sand Lot. Ds will be home from a camping trip in a little bit, I'll let him try it out and see what he thinks.
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 7, 2014 19:41:02 GMT
Volt and melanell... how many players do y'all have active on your servers? I need to so some research, I'm not really sure what's even important in running your own server... number of players? Available games?? Off to edumacate myself.  |
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Post by rune2484 on Jul 7, 2014 19:57:30 GMT
The Nerdcrafteria ServerThis is the one my husband spends his time on. It is popular but well moderated and the other users are very helpful. It was started by Hank Green from the Vlogbrothers, Crash Course, SciShow, etc. and the vast majority of their content is quite family friendly - including this particular server. HTH
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Post by raindancer on Jul 7, 2014 20:01:04 GMT
My son runs his own server, but he also goes on other servers, he is not permitted to chat on them, other than something directly related to game play. But I don't worry about him reading bad words, etc.
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 7, 2014 20:11:20 GMT
Thank you rune2484... can you tell me if they have in-game language filters? I'm poking around their site and see that their chatrooms have filters, I'm assuming in-game does as well, just looking for confirmation. Thanks! |
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Post by rune2484 on Jul 7, 2014 20:13:47 GMT
Thank you rune2484... can you tell me if they have in-game language filters? I'm poking around their site and see that their chatrooms have filters, I'm assuming in-game does as well, just looking for confirmation. Thanks! I'm not sure as I don't play myself. As soon as my husband gets home I'll ask him |
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Post by rune2484 on Jul 7, 2014 23:40:27 GMT
There are indeed filters on the actual server to filter any language. In addition, there is ALWAYS a moderator on the server, and language is one of several things they are very vigilant for because they know a significant proportion of users on the server are minors. (About 10-12%) I can honestly say it's one of the most wholesome and responsive online communities I have encountered.
- Rune's Husband
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Post by melanell on Jul 8, 2014 1:20:47 GMT
I think the most we've ever had on our server was 4 or 5, but it had room for more, i just don't recall how many more. We haven't used it recently, as DS loves to just making more and more of his own creative worlds.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 1:32:06 GMT
Volt and melanell... how many players do y'all have active on your servers? I need to so some research, I'm not really sure what's even important in running your own server... number of players? Available games?? Off to edumacate myself. I thought I answered this earlier but I guess not. We currently have six players but room for 18. What is most important is your priorities. For my daughter it was control over who her kids were playing with. Six to eighteen is plenty to have a good time. Everyone is personally known so there isn't a concern about weirdos playing with the kids. |
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Post by *Shannon on Jul 8, 2014 4:02:33 GMT
Thank you, rune, melanell, and volt! I feel well armed now. Ds wants to try Nerdcrafteria and is also interested in starting his own server. Thanks for your help! |
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