GMs needed to clear out the Limsa Marketboard area

Seems like there was already a post about this a year or so ago, but the problem hasn't gotten better.

There are a bunch of multi-window abusing bots named the Weaboo Police/FBI clogging up the marketboard area, just to harass the lalafells. It's gotten to the point where I and my friend have been considering a server transfer. (I'd be losing my FC and private estate if I were to do that, so that's why I've stayed.)

It's annoying, unfunny, and lags my computer when I go to the Limsa Lower Decks. I've also seen some over in Ul'dah.

I'm honestly surprised that the GMs have done nothing about it. They've been here for about a year harassing these players, and yet here they are, WORSE than ever.

https://i.imgur.io/WVv7pwf_d.webp?ma...idelity=medium

More recently than a year ago:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...sa#post6355815
Though that was in reference to the same thing happening on Famfrit.

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Originally Posted by Carin-Eri

More recently than a year ago:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...sa#post6355815
Though that was in reference to the same thing happening on Famfrit.

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Yeah, it seems like they've been actively moving around since DC travel became a thing, and I think Famfrit is where they came from. Although now they've made their main home Sarg, and just now they moved to Cactuar.

I really hope something gets done about it.

Well darnit.

Here I thought they had finally gotten permabanned but instead they are inflicting themselves on other servers.

/comfort

I am perplexed that this STILL has not been addressed.

They are abusing the free trial, so even if they do get banned, they'll still make new accounts with throwaway emails. Best thing to do is ignore them until they get bored and stop.

this is why they need to have a limits on the free trial, we pay for a game that can have its experience ruined by prople with no investment at all

granted a lot of these could be bot accounts that profit off RMT as well, like a unmentionable forum troll that has a new face ever few days..


This is almost as bad as the Firminnant on ather and primal data centers (probably everywhere but unconfirmed by me) that at times you cant get in to for days at a time because bots are mass leveling crafters in there..

they hold the entire instance hostage.

"just to harras lalafell". What's the problem with people these days

While I don't like it either, what do you want done? Multiboxing isn't against the rules.
There are ingame features to allow you to click through a crowd. A player, or group of players, or a group of one player can not interfere with core functions of the game on your end.

If you do have an idea to get them by the law, I'm all ears. I wouldn't shed a tear if they get snapped away, but I can't figure out how it'd be done.

There is something I would like to say here.
I'll make it short since I don't want to bore fellow posters with details that were already known.

These 'players' with the name weeb--- on them started to appear in my in game home town a day or so after a small group of Lalafells
came together and started doing a concert with great music.

Keep in mind, I had NO ISSUES with these Lalfells, in honesty. I wanted to leave them a nice sum of gill as a tip for it. It was just that enjoyable.
But just a day before the servers went down. these weebs guys just appeared and no more concert. It left me to wonder what the context
of all of this was about. It was just so annoying to the point where some of the players in novice chat were complaining about them.

In honesty, I had wondered if blocking them would do the same thing that the creators of a game I left called Phantasy Star Online 2:NGS
did when it came to blocking spammers/RMT/harassers/etc. The moment you block them, they are no longer in your in game client's view.
Think of it more like the blocked individual was phased out from your view or existence.

lastly: I do want to point out that should these so called players start doing anything that is considered breaking TOS. Yes, they should be reported, and
yes. they should be removed or banned. But if these individuals keep coming back and continue to do this. Then I believe this should be escalated to another level,
as things like this shouldn't be tolerated by GMs and their superiors.
These weeb guys are an eye sore in honesty.

Tonight the weeaboo police spam was so bad it actually started to make my ps5 fan roar. Just dozens of them spamming dance emotes blocking everyone who enjoys the space there. Just ridiculous that blatant in your face griefing like this is even tolerated.

Just thought I'd update saying yes this problem is still here, and yes it's only worse.

SE needs to bring back the afk timer or stop the free trial. We pay monthly. These bots don't. Why are they allowed to harm our experience?

It appear they are gone!? Is it over??

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Originally Posted by Junepi93

It appear they are gone!? Is it over??

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They weren't always on Sargatanas, so probably not.

But hey, afking in Limsa was never a crime to begin with.

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Originally Posted by VictorSpoils

They weren't always on Sargatanas, so probably not.

But hey, afking in Limsa was never a crime to begin with.

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As far as I'm concerned botting and afking with the sole purpose to interfere with other players experience there is a "crime".

Regardless glad those eyesores are gone.

I dunno, I don't find them particularly worse than the massive crowds of half naked female characters doing the Bee's Knees dance on a loop.

I too like getting mad about problems that don't exist.

Yesterday there was a big group of Lalafells playing music, people dancing, shooting fireworks, whatever it may be. It was far more enjoyable than a bunch of half naked "police" afk doing nothing for the sole purpose of removing these kinds of moments. It's ffxiv, there are going to be half naked catgirls. That's the game lol.

Should point out, the "spokesman" or leader of the weebo police is blatantly racist, crude, and unpleasant - among other things.
(That one used shout chat so there is at least one subbed character among the rabble.)
The lalafells fled because he's verbally attacking them, and anyone else he doesn't approve of, on top of interfering with gameplay.

Had I known I could report it in game, back when I saw his first vile posts, I would have. As is I only have him blacklisted and dare not undo that simply to catch another tirade.
I have characters I actively play on multiple servers, and NA DCs, and I have run into this issue on all of them.

I blacklisted all of them when the feature came out. I haven't seen them since.

They're standing menacingly again guys. . .