Feature Requests

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Tackle the misleading world thumbnails issue
Issue With the raise of AI there's a growing issue that's hard to go unnoticed - many worlds that use AI image generation (but not just them) for their thumbnails, often mislead their users about their actual content (with the focus on quality) of the world. As a world explorer the problem is impossible to ignore at this point and increasingly annoying. I'm not talking about having to perfectly represent or show the exact photo of the content of the world in the thumbnail - a stylized or somewhat responsibly reimagined representation is ok - but the thumbnails should not mislead you into believing that this is what you will get that would leave you disappointed. I'm talking thumbnails that make you believe that it's an actual in-world photo e.g. showing you a breathtaking high detailed beach but upon enter it's a sand and water planes with low poly palms. Platform moderation The obvious issue is defining where the line is and the pure subjectivity of it. With moderation it'd be easy to go overboard and severely limit the freedom of world thumbnails and it would also greatly increase the work for the T&S team. There's a certain creativity with the relationship between the world page and the actual world. The obvious cases where someone is consciously and maliciously misleading you about the world's content or outright trolling you should be moderated tho. Community judgement Best idea would be to offload this judgement to the users e.g. in the form of already suggested world voting. A world that gives you high hopes but leaves you disappointed would be represented by the community vote. Worlds tab & algorithms Right now I feel like these "trap" worlds especially gain traction because once they pass a certain threshold they will end up in the "New & Noteworthy" tab and will pretty much get stuck there and have their "baitness" amplified even more. The Worlds tab algorithms are just something to consider too in the process of tackling this issue somehow. Better representation Another idea would be to allow multiple photos of the world and e.g. have the game automatically take an extra photo of the world or allow the author to replace with one that MUST be originating from within the world. Final though This is not exactly a specific feature request, nor duplication of the already existing "Add world voting" tickets, but casting limelight to the - I believe - increasingly visible problem that affects the quality of the platform and the joy of world exploration.
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Separate Voice-Volume Sliders for Friends and Non-Friends
Background: Public worlds have become an audio roulette: one stranger joins with a boosted microphone, another drops a full-volume music bot, and suddenly every conversation is drowned out. Users with tinnitus, hyperacusis, or simply low-cost headphones are forced to crank the master volume just to hear their friends—then get hit with ear-splitting peaks. My friend left a recent session in pain for exactly this reason. Current Limitations: Master “Voice Volume” slider is global; turning it down punishes friends when strangers shout. Per-user volume is reactive; you can’t adjust a screamer until after the damage. Block/Mute removes all voice, not just excessive gain. Nothing offers a proactive, persistent baseline difference between friends and everyone else. Proposed Solution: Add one extra control under Settings → Audio: Friends Voice Volume (existing control, default 100 %) Non-Friends Voice Volume (new control, default 100 %) Users set the non-friends baseline once—say 40 %—and it persists across sessions. How It Works: VRChat already tags each player as friend or non-friend. The new slider multiplies incoming voice gain for non-friends only. Manual per-user adjustments still stack on top of the baseline, so power users keep granular control. When someone becomes (or stops being) a friend, their voice automatically follows the correct baseline. If both sliders are equal, behaviour is identical to today: zero regression. Edge Cases: Baseline range remains 0–100 % to avoid clipping or negative gain. Works the same in private, friends+, and public instances. Streamer mode could expose the non-friend slider to a hotkey for quick on-air balancing. Impact: Accessibility: immediate protection for users with hearing difficulties or sensitive ears. Quality-of-Life: no more master-volume yo-yo when DJs join public lobbies. Content Creation: streamers keep friends audible while background chaos stays civil. Community Health: encourages better mic etiquette without forcing harsh mutes and blocks. Conclusion One additional slider leverages existing friend logic to deliver major accessibility and comfort gains with minimal development effort. Let us keep our friends loud and the random karaoke soft—before the next 110 dB jump-scare hits.
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Proposal for Expanding Moderation Features to Ensure Safe Spaces in VRChat
Background and Current Issues (Risks to be Resolved) Under the current specifications of VRChat (such as the Group Public instance system), there is a critical blind spot that prevents world creators and administrators from stopping organized and malicious harassment by bad actors (trolls). No matter how strictly a world administration enforces moderation (such as bans) within their own instances, trolls can deliberately create a lawless environment out of the administrators' reach simply by "launching their own separate Group Public instances for that same world." The following severe damages are actually occurring as a result: Indiscriminate full-screen projection of sexually explicit videos (forced visual harassment). The use of avatars and gimmicks that generate disruptive noise or cause the application to crash Placement and drawing of hate speech, discriminatory language, and symbols. Defamation and dissemination of false information targeting specific individuals or organizations. Organized swarming and verbal abuse directed at world creators and administrators. Two Major Risks to Platform Operations Contradiction with the "Zero-Tolerance Policy" When the aforementioned acts are committed in spaces accessible to an unspecified number of general users, such as Public or Group Public instances, unrelated third parties become victims. If minors are exposed to this, it directly contradicts VRChat’s own core policy of "zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation and abuse." Negative Impact on BtoB Strategy and Corporate Participation An environment where such harassment and violations of public order are easily left unchecked significantly hinders the participation of corporations, governments, and educational institutions (the expansion of the metaverse business). This leads to a degradation of the entire platform's brand image and creates a breeding ground for economic loss. Proposed Solutions: Devolution of Authority to World Creators (Three New Features) To address the current reality where official moderation cannot keep up, we propose granting world creators a "graduated authority to restrict instance creation," enabling rapid and flexible responses. (1) "Default Instance Configuration" Specification for Worlds A feature that allows world creators (or their official groups) to specify and restrict the baseline instance settings allowed for their world. By implementing this across multiple worlds, creators can share a common ban list (moderation data from trusted groups) to stop trolls at the threshold. (2) "Allowed Groups (Whitelist)" Setting for Worlds A mechanism that grants the authority to create and use instances only to groups whose safety has been verified and who comply with the world's regulations and guidelines. (3) "Banned Groups (Blacklist / BAN Group)" Setting for Worlds A feature that allows world creators to designate specific malicious groups that act as breeding grounds for harassment, completely prohibiting them from creating any instances for that specific world. Benefits and Expected Effects of This Proposal Reduction of the Burden on Official Operations (Decentralized Autonomous Moderation) Communities will be able to respond swiftly without waiting for official moderation intervention. Furthermore, this reduces the need for VRChat moderation to intervene in or arbitrate interpersonal disputes, leading to a direct reduction in operational costs. Advanced Balancing of "Diversity" and "Safety" This proposal does not restrict user freedom. Even with these restrictions in place, private and semi-private instances such as Invite(+), Friend(+), and Group(+) can still be created freely. It does not block access to the world itself; it merely controls access privileges to spaces where an unspecified number of unrelated players could be dragged into harmful situations. Conclusion This proposal represents the most realistic and optimal solution to maximize the balance between "the freedom of the platform" and "the safety and dignity of general users." To realize a metaverse environment where creators can provide content with peace of mind and general players can spend their time safely with their dignity protected, we sincerely urge you to consider implementing these features. https://note.com/byebye_hojorin/n/n9849495e1d44
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