Feedback to improve the Hunts S ranks

[geekgirl101]

Let's see how can SE improve on something they don't give 2 hoots about...

How many times has a certain player been reported for:

1) disrupting hunts other people have worked hard on spawning on scouting
2) changing his name and adding a spiteful comment in his player info that's deliberately aimed towards hunters
3) using external information including 3rd party software that mine data on hunt targets to rush to them first

ok let's look at 1). What this certain player does is clearly undermining other players and disrupting the game experience for others. I am still trying to get the achievement for a mount plus upgrades for my gear to raid with, but with his continued behaviour it's slowing me down a lot and is disrupting my gaming experience. Wait...isn't there a rule against this?

FINAL FANTASY® XIV
User Agreement
Last Updated: 12/24/2019

3. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

3.2 Disruption. You may not in any way disrupt or interfere with the Game experience of other players, including the disruption of Square Enix's computers and servers.

Oh you may say that this doesn't actually count as a prohibited activity and that it means something else, but let's point out this bit of the text:

You may not in any way disrupt or interfere with the Game experience of other players.

I'd say that definitely justifies as disrupting my gaming experience as well as the gaming experience of hundreds if not thousands of other players across the entire data center who have angrily responded at him using all manner of media over the course of 2 years.

Now let's point out at 3). Apparently he's not being banned because he "isn't breaking any rules", but last I read using 3rd party software to mine data is against the rules:

FINAL FANTASY® XIV
User Agreement
Last Updated: 12/24/2019

2. LICENSE LIMITATIONS
Square Enix may update the list of License Limitations at https://sqex.to/ffxivnasupport at any time. The current License Limitations are as follows:

2.5 Data Mining. You may not intercept, mine or otherwise collect information from the Game using unauthorized third party software.

Violating these License Limitations may result in the suspension or permanent banning of your account.

He is clearly using 3rd party software or how else would he know exactly where to go long before anyone else does and even on other worlds that are not his own? This has even been included in reports yet he is still permitted to play because "engaging a hunt mark early is not against the game rules" yet somehow his usage of 3rd party software to gain an advantage is overlooked.

*sniffs in the hypocrisy*

Say what you want guys but until SE stops giving excuses to cheaters whilst banning everyone else who so much as admits to using a DPS parser then this argument will just keep on being repeated by more and more frustrated players and nothing will ever change. What I've learned over the past 2 years is that SE will not deal with trolls but they are threatened by you knowing your own DPS.

Now before this gets replied to by a wave of entitled people who want everything for themselves, lemme tell you a bit more about myself and before this particular person ruined hunts for me and so many others. I'm an introvert not by choice but because of my autism and almost 20 years of bullying and abuse. I crave for friendships but I have very few irl I trust enough to be friends and almost all of them I've now moved so far away from I no longer see in person. Of the friends I had in this game it helped me open up more, I became involved in active communities for fun and friendship and it helped me to destress any many ailments I had that preceeded me joining these communities had almost completely disappeared without me needing to micro manage my lifestyle and using medication to keep them under control. Participating in hunts got me actively involved in such a way as we would communicate our efforts together and be excited when a hunt target spawned and spread news around that it was there and waited patiently for others to arrive knowing we'd all get rewarded for it and left me feeling in a positive mood.

But since this guy has involved himself in a way to cause nothing but disruption, uncooperation, and has made cold remarks and taunted so many others ingame for his behaviour it's ruined most of that for me. I'm no longer in the active community that would spawn hunts together and thus a huge portion of the game has been lost to me. I've felt naught but stress not only at this guy's rude and selfish behaviour but also from the people who support him even though they are a minority who aren't even on our data center to know the type of character he is and why he is hated and disassociated by most and also by the lack of actions being taken against him. Just seeing his name makes me sick to my stomach and that has triggered many old stress-related illnesses that prior to his involvement were finally under control for the first time in nearly 30 years. I'm back to needing medication again so I don't suffering agonizing pain, sleepless nights and anxiety attacks every single day and I'm not exaggerating this at all. This 1 guy has undone within 2 years what has taken me almost 35 years to control.

[ACE135]

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Well, cross world traveling and the hunt train community have disrupted the game experience for me. Who should I blame for this now?