New BETA Lodestone Character Search Feature and Privacy

[Zenaku]

Not sure why people care about there FFXIV profile. If people going to follow you they can make a mule to w/e world you in and follow you around like that. There really no way of stop someone from doing so but you can change the setting so it does not allow people to see your friend list and such if that helps.

[radhaz]

When the internet was created, the last thing that was thought about was security. Look where we are now. Don't treat your personal information as throw-away. You really need to pay attention to securing it.

[Nix]

I liked the new beta lodestone, and if I had the choice of being 'unsearchable' I'd jump at the chance. I'm a very private person e_e, but if we can't become unsearchable then it wouldn't make or break the game for me.

The thing that does get me though is that the Lodestone goes one further and tells people when we logged into the game and at what time etc, that to me is a bit creepy in itself.
I'd love to be able to lock non-friends out of my blogs and such. While I like it that SE is making players very available to eachother in a sense, I think maybe there is something called 'too available'. I don't like the idea at all of our log in times being recorded, but again, if we can't opt out of this or make some of the features private then it's not a game breaker.

I just hope I don't bump into teh ingame stalker again XD trying to keep your character name on the down-low is bloody impossible here ~_~.

@Radhaz - Sadly, some people don't need personal info to stalk you, and there's only so many alts you can keep blacklisting><

[Vilhem]

/stalks Nixxeh

I NO WHERE U LIVE

[Nix]

/stalks Nixxeh

I NO WHERE U LIVE

NUHHHH. /dives into yer sock drawer

[Vilhem]

NUHHHH. /dives into yer sock drawer

RIGHT INTO MY TRAP kekekekekekekeke

[Xeonerable]

In regards to harassment I don't think hiding lodestone information will prevent much. Since these things tend to start in-game, the culprit can easily find out the same information in-game anyway. If they are really determined its not that hard to find out the others you know either. SE is smart enough to not have account/personal information displayed on the lodestone. They can always give GMs more freedom to address it, but as always if someone is determined they can just make another new profile anyway. The best that can be done is just keep ignoring the person until they get bored of it and move on.

[Aldora]

NUHHHH. /dives into yer sock drawer

Don't worry Nix! I'll protect you from the nasty stalker!

/glares at Vilhem.

[Vilhem]

Don't worry Nix! I'll protect you from the nasty stalker!

/glares at Vilhem.

/stalk Caitlyn too

[Connor]

Seems like everyone has a stalker except me
What am I doing wrong?! /sulk

On topic, I think the Lodestone should definitely have a "private" option for people who don't want their blogs / character information to be made public. Even if they just added a "only visible to friends thing". I mean, I can't think of any kind of internet media that doesn't have such an option so I'm sure they will implement something of the sort if they haven't already.