The mod’s response referenced bold text in the game’s chat rules, which reads “When using Global Chat, there is an expectation that discussion will be family friendly and centered around Tabletop Simulator, tabletop games and chatting with other players.” When she asked if this meant the game’s moderators deemed gay identity as “not family friendly,” Allred was kicked from the chat room and temporarily banned from using the feature.Īfter an email about the situation went without a response, Allred reached out to Berserk Games through the official Tabletop Simulator Discord server. The entire situation began last week, and was extensively documented in a Google Docs file by Tabletop Simulator user Xoe Allred, using the screename Xoesheher in the game, who also discussed her experience on her Twitter account After being banned after discussing gay and trans identities, she inquired with a moderator as to why these topics were resulting in a temporary ban. Berserk Games, the developer behind Tabletop Simulator, has come under fire after a user discovered the game’s global chat system would ban players for using terms related to queer identities.
