i can think of a few reasons why a comm might want to lock the game. one being smut. two being general 18+ content (which does include violence/drugs/things other than smut). three would be privacy (locked posts aren't allowed to be linked on wg and you can't c/p them). four would be just generally keeping content in for members.
like, hey, good on you if you want to join, but games don't have to have open comms for prospective players. they can have a tdm, which are generally unlocked, and that gives you a test drive if you feel you need one. otherwise, there's no real reason to check out the game other than because you want to. i'm not on medietas and have no intent to join, but i also never actually read the log or network comms before joining. because i'm joining for the game and if i dislike the taken list, that's going to keep me from joining, not the content of the game itself. i'll find that out on my own.
but that's my way of doing things, which doesn't suit everyone. so, for people that need a game open to look at, this isn't the game for them and other than curiosity, there's no legitimate reason for any game to have the comms open.
Re: MEDIETAS
like, hey, good on you if you want to join, but games don't have to have open comms for prospective players. they can have a tdm, which are generally unlocked, and that gives you a test drive if you feel you need one. otherwise, there's no real reason to check out the game other than because you want to. i'm not on medietas and have no intent to join, but i also never actually read the log or network comms before joining. because i'm joining for the game and if i dislike the taken list, that's going to keep me from joining, not the content of the game itself. i'll find that out on my own.
but that's my way of doing things, which doesn't suit everyone. so, for people that need a game open to look at, this isn't the game for them and other than curiosity, there's no legitimate reason for any game to have the comms open.