Roleplay/Partyfinder Discrepancies & Policy Enforcement by GM's

[GothicGirlGwyn]

Hopefully those with false strikes on their record get scrubbed clean.

Since they say quote "will be taking the necessary actions to correct and resolve any mistakes that were made on their behalf" that they will be probably be removing the black marks.

[DubiousDisk]

While I personally do not care about what people do in their spare time when it comes to E/RP, infact I am of the opinion of as long as it's not downright illegal or hurting anyone, then you do you.

But...not gonna...it is a bit annoying when I open up a PF to find a farming party or hunt for an FC and all I see is the same 3 brothels advertising on 5+ separate parties/characters, and someone selling feet pics(and yes, I always see the same person..selling pics...nearly every night).

And this was an issue when I was on Aether too.

I feel the easiest fix for this would be if they made a PF system specifically for RP, and create proper rules for it. Probably not a good solution, just spitballing.

[Arielen]

Just got an email reply to the ticket I submitted using the letter provided by ShukiSakura on page 1 with the same response as the others:

Hello and thank you for your GM call.

We sincerely appreciate your desire to share your concerns regarding a Game Master's conduct, and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. Based on the provided information, we will be reviewing the behavior of the Game Master in question, and we will be taking the necessary actions to correct and resolve any mistakes that were made on their behalf, in addition to taking the necessary steps to prevent any future mistakes from happening.

In regards to your inquiry about the Party Finder function policy, comments are allowed to be posted as long as they do not contain or promote any material that is in violation of the FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement. For further details regarding the FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement, as well as a list of Prohibited Activities, we recommend consulting the SQUARE ENIX Support Site at:

(removed the link because my email program made it look funny but it's a TOS link)

We take these concerns very seriously, so we appreciate you contacting us about this matter. Should you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be glad to assist.

Thank you for your patience, and best wishes to you.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Game Master Team

Hope this means that the black marks will be removed from peoples accounts.

[Katie_Kitty]

But...not gonna...it is a bit annoying when I open up a PF to find a farming party or hunt for an FC and all I see is the same 3 brothels advertising on 5+ separate parties/characters, and someone selling feet pics(and yes, I always see the same person..selling pics...nearly every night).

This is what I don't get. How are you seeing this stuff if you go on PF for farming parties and hunts? Those RP venue ads are all in the other section, which is not a place that hosts the kind of content you were looking for. Also, I find it pretty sketchy that you complain about seeing RP venue posts in PF but make no mention of the 20 RMT clear selling ads that get forced in your face the second you open the PF?

[GothicGirlGwyn]

But...not gonna...it is a bit annoying when I open up a PF to find a farming party or hunt for an FC and all I see is the same 3 brothels advertising on 5+ separate parties/characters, and someone selling feet pics(and yes, I always see the same person..selling pics...nearly every night).

Ya this doesn't make sense. Anything a part of the Other tab is thrown to the bottom of the All section (as it goes in order of the tabs above being Roulette, Dungeon, etc) so you shouldn't really be able to see it unless you go all the way to the bottom or go over to the Other section.

[Losara]

GM's gone rogue. Its happened before in other games. Usually they just need to brush the GM up with what can be allowed and what shouldn't be allowed.

If the GM is doing this to a lot of people then he/she is likely to be pulled up on it quickly if everyone reports his behavior to be investigated.

[DubiousDisk]

This is what I don't get. How are you seeing this stuff if you go on PF for farming parties and hunts? Those RP venue ads are all in the other section, which is not a place that hosts the kind of content you were looking for. Also, I find it pretty sketchy that you complain about seeing RP venue posts in PF but make no mention of the 20 RMT clear selling ads that get forced in your face the second you open the PF?

I find it pretty funny that you think I am pretending that the RMT issue isn't a problem, it is, just because I never mentioned it, doesn't mean I dont think it's a problem, you're just grasping at straws cause you are seemingly offending I find the advertisment thing a mild issue.

Well guess what, dont be, cause RMT needs to go to, the only reason I didn't mention it, was because I am at this moment, talking specifically, about brothel advertisments.

[IkaraGreydancer]

I find it pretty funny that you think I am pretending that the RMT issue isn't a problem, it is, just because I never mentioned it, doesn't mean I dont think it's a problem, you're just grasping at straws cause you are seemingly offending I find the advertisment thing a mild issue.

Well guess what, dont be, cause RMT needs to go to, the only reason I didn't mention it, was because I am at this moment, talking specifically, about brothel advertisments.

Brothels are in the games story. So them being advertised is a non issue

[DubiousDisk]

Brothels are in the games story. So them being advertised is a non issue

Again, not complaining about the advertisements specifically, now it really seems like you're all picking out what you want to see.

My problem is, the same ones, filling PFs on random days on multiple characters. As someone who used to actively RP, I genuinely think its a problem when the same ones are hosting multiple characters/hiring multiple people to flood the boards instead of sharing with other advertisements. If I wasnt clear before you with you lot then thats on me, but that's where I stand

[Jijifli]

Again, not complaining about the advertisements specifically, now it really seems like you're all picking out what you want to see.

My problem is, the same ones, filling PFs on random days on multiple characters.

Which isn't the reason these are getting smacked. Reminder one of them was a fishing party. I doubt that had multiple people.