I recently started playing in a Luanti server and I was having a good time, I tend to be more independent but I usually participate in server events. I also tend to help people out if I am able/know what to do.
However there are times I would interact with what seems to be children, and it feels suffocating. Sometimes when they spot me would sort of type my name into the chats until I respond, and ask me to do stuff with them. Normally that’s okay, but it’s very often and the activity tends to take up a lot of time and would sort of leave me frustrated, like with mining because if they spot a valuable ore I’m mining they would sometimes take it for themselves. Another is when I’m exploring/moving around the world and one of them wants to follow me around, but I dislike being followed around and I like my alone time. I would often humor them and point out some good locations and interesting stuff but when I want to chill by somewhere they also want to be in that spot. Sometimes they can be sort of excitable that they want to go somewhere else and want me to go with them, but I would really prefer to be in my spot.
They aren’t malicious but it really scares me away from being spotted by them or talking in chat when they’re online. Some of them can really insist a lot and they may think me talking to other people means I have time to deal with them. But I’m not their parent and I have my own goals.
Almost every game seems to have kid players unless if they’re R-Rated, and even that isn’t enough sometimes. I don’t think shooter games like COD is E-Rated.
It’s Minecraft, man. That’s like being upset there are kids in toblox or fortnight.
If you’ve read more of my post or even the title, you’d know that children being in games aren’t my problem. When I was a child I didn’t act this way to other people in servers, I have always been independent, so I don’t know how to deal with clingy children like those. Also the game is not exactly Minecraft.
I read your post, it’s all good. I’m just saying, you gotta expect some things when you put yourself in situations. I’m sure there’s are very simple things you can do to avoid kids in your server based solo/multiplayer game.