Option to privatize or opt-out of lodestone displaying character. Show your support!

[VerdeLuck]

And how is tracking the perp on the lodestone an upgrade compared to using the blacklist feature?

It's not, but there needs to be an overhaul on both features since both are entirely awful for dealing with abuse. Both the Blacklist and the Lodestone do basically nothing to stop someone from finding you, and spamming level 1 alts at you until you either delete your character or they get bored.
Both need heavy overhauls and the privacy options are completely insufficient for a modern game this size.

[Reinha]

It's not, but there needs to be an overhaul on both features since both are entirely awful for dealing with abuse. Both the Blacklist and the Lodestone do basically nothing to stop someone from finding you, and spamming level 1 alts at you until you either delete your character or they get bored.
Both need heavy overhauls and the privacy options are completely insufficient for a modern game this size.

I agree. Blacklisting someone should blacklist all characters on the entire account, and only show a snapshot of the name+server of the blacklisted character from the time it was added to the blacklist (this would prevent blacklist from being used as a tracking tool).

I'm not sure what other things can be done about harassment done with lvl 1 trial characters but being able to hide yourself on the lodestone before changing your name would be a sure way to prevent that.