While it may be fun to design rude creatures, EA doesn’t want them on their servers.

The Spore Creature Creator came out on June 14, give or take a day, and the first thing people did was start designing genital monsters of their very own. Ambulatory penises are the most common, but more creative beasties ranging from Goatse-saurus to creatures that look like copulating people, animals, or a bizarre combination of the two (and probably plants as well) have been popping up all over. Spore Creature Creator is completely freeform, an unrestricted toy to design just about anything your twisted, pervy mind can come up with. It was only a matter of time before the wonderful anything-goes anarchy began to be reigned in.

The first hint of EA putting on the brakes has hit already, with a creature called “Boobalicious” netting its creator, PC Gamer’s Kristen Salvatore, a letter stating that she’s violating EA’s Terms of Service. Why this innocuous critter, amidst the hundreds of ruder and more explicit creations cavorting on EA’s servers, got the crackdown is as yet unexplained. Maybe the name was a bit too obvious? Outside of the original letter, details on the specific causes of what made this particular creature offensive haven’t been forthcoming. The letter does hold a few clues as to what the problem is, though-

Hello,
Your Electronic Arts account has been flagged for violating the Electronic Arts Inc Terms of Service. We believe that the violation or behavior is serious enough to bring to your attention as it may impact your future access to the service.

Violation:
<Violation: Inappropriate Content –Creature <violation type:Nudity> < Asset Name:Boobalicious>

Understanding the EA Terms of Service is extremely important, should you have any general questions or concerns please review the Terms of Service. Should you then need additional assistance, or wish to appeal a violation, you can contact us.

Sincerely,
Customer Support
Electronic Arts, Inc.
EA.com Customer Relations

The most likely issue comes from these lines in the EA Terms of Service, found in Section II, item 2-

Strong vulgar language, crude or explicit sexual references, discussions of illegal drugs, and hate speech are always inappropriate Content for EA Online. Content standards may vary depending on where you are on EA Online, the type of game you are playing and the expectations of the community.

Also-

We reserve the right to remove Content that is objectionable to us for any reason. This determination is in our sole discretion, and is final. EA does not assume any liability for any failure to remove, or any delay in removing, Content.

If we removed Content that you created, we may send you a warning. If it’s a serious offense or you’ve violated our rules before, we may ban you from participating on EA Online and terminate your Account.

There’s no way on earth EA is going to filter out all creations that could be termed objectionable. There are over 500,000 creatures on the Sporeapedia as I type this, and I can’t be more specific because the number jumps by a couple dozen every minute. Most are pretty harmless, with the sheer volume of content guaranteeing that only their creators will see them, but the rude stuff is going to stick out just because it’s fun. Some days you want to create a serious attempt at an alien species, and others you want to explore the most twisted depths of your imagination. Unfortunately it may be best to keep the latter to yourself, or risk getting barred from the EA servers and the eventual millions of creatures available there.