Sexual harassment

[Lucinda]

I’m utterly disappointed at many of the responses here. People from the outside praise FF’s community, but looking at this thread... need I say more?

If someone makes sexual comments about my character, that isn’t harassment. However, it’s plain weird and a simple block + report can do the trick. However, in a lot of cases, especially if you know the person and have trusted them, that simply is not enough. On a previous game I played, although it wasn’t sexual harassment, I’ve felt first hand what it’s like to be on the receiving end of hate and jeering. The thing is, these people know how to turn others against you, and it then turns into the plague. People who don’t even know you can jump on the bandwagon, creating an unpleasant experience.

In this case, sure. Especially so early on into a relationship, it’s probably not the best of ideas to go on Skype sending nudes for example. Nevertheless that doesn’t mean it warrants creepy behaviour. These people are manipulative, and use people as pawns. It most certainly is an issue that the community ought to be aware of.

Block and report does NOT work all the time. If a person has the means to make your life a misery, they can and they will.

Lastly may I just add that online relationships in a game are perfectly valid. I met my bf of one year and a bit on the previous game I played. We’ve met multiple times.