"She Now Views The Palia Community As Toxic": Cozy MMO Palia Fan Asks Players To Be More Considerate Of Newbies Breaking The 3 AM Rule

"She Now Views The Palia Community As Toxic": Cozy MMO Palia Fan Asks Players To Be More Considerate Of Newbies Breaking The 3 AM Rule

From Screen Rant (Written by Yuliya Geikhman) on | OpenCritic

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One Palia player has turned to the community to request an end to toxic behavior after their friend encounters overwhelming negativity due to a rookie mistake. Cozy indie MMO Palia is all about collaboration and positivity, but one player was disappointed to learn of their friend's bad experience with other players. The issue relates to an unwritten rule that new players don't necessarily know, with veteran players apparently unfairly expecting new players to be aware of it.

Reddit user and Palia player Individual-Phase8181 has written a heartfelt request to the community on Reddit to be kinder to newcomers to newcomers. They share that their friend tried Palia after they recommended it, but quit after just a week because other players were harassing her for not following the unwritten 3 AM rule. Instead of informing her of her mistake, players on her server were "extremely unforgiving and they told everyone to block/report her after they had already berated her."

The negative experience has discouraged the friend from playing the game, as she "now views the Palia community as toxic." The Redditor ends their post with an appeal to fellow players: "If we want Palia to continue to grow as...

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