I agree that the filter has outlived any usefulness. People who want to say "bad" words find a way around it, while those of us who just wish to have normal conversation are beleaguered with yaddas. If you wanted to keep a filter for some reason, do it in the public areas, but allow us to be unfiltered at home, please.
I remember when this "improved chat feature" was introduced in June '10, I believe. It was the beginning of weeks of no buddy list for everyone, and then upon restoration of the buddy list there was awful lag from then on, and was not an improvement at all.
Perhaps if you remove it entirely, the game might run more smoothly.
hugs n love,
Lori
