Stalking and Harassment, GM/Square Enix Refusal to act

[PredatoryCatgirl]

Given the depth of what's happening here, I'd recommend speaking to a lawyer about your options. This has gone beyond simple harassment and into things that can ruin OP's reputation in their online spaces. It might be a civil violation similar to if you had edited someone's head onto a porn photo without their consent and distributed that.

Bottom line: I don't know the law, and neither does OP. Chances are no one in this thread does. Lawyers do, and many of them give initial consultations for free.

[Troxbark]

Given the depth of what's happening here, I'd recommend speaking to a lawyer about your options. This has gone beyond simple harassment and into things that can ruin OP's reputation in their online spaces. It might be a civil violation similar to if you had edited someone's head onto a porn photo without their consent and distributed that.

Bottom line: I don't know the law, and neither does OP. Chances are no one in this thread does. Lawyers do, and many of them give initial consultations for free.

They'll get a good chuckle when you tell them it's all in a video game and those images are based on their in game character.

[NanaWiloh]

Since SE is so lacking on such things. The OP could and not saying they should, do the old eye for and eye routine..

[Nicola_Kunu]

I seem to recall a mod which would "void" players of your choosing, effectively removing their character model from the game so you wouldn't even be able to see them.
Maybe that's still a thing you could look into, or maybe it's hearsay.

[Sebazy]

As much as this pretty clearly sucks, I'll still stand by my advice of simply stonewalling this stalker and completely ignoring them no matter what. Don't even let them know you've /blisted alt number whatever. Same goes for your friends, make sure they know not to say a word, just walk right through them if need be, no /slaps, no responses, no comments. Nothing.

Each and every time you respond keeps their interest going. If they get absolutely no bites, they will lose interest, granted given how far things have been allowed to go and with this sort of time frame it's not going to be easy.

*edit* if there is a visual /blist mod or something like that, that's perfect too, even simply clicking them will give them the confirmation dopamine hit they are chasing. Preventing that = good times for you, not so much for them.

GL =(

[Kitty_Cat]

I have a feeling that even using a plugin to hide the stalker, a certain friend will feel the need to relay everything to the OP, wouldn't that be a surprise, I think not actually, as I'd bet money it's a close friend in the first place.

It is just my opinion anyway.

My question still stands unanswered, what started this.

Personally, I would ditch the account completely and start fresh, for my own sanity, as, in your case too, your own wellbeing and sanity is of a higher priority than entertaining online friends.

[AnnRam]

Another Balmung episode.


Sadly SE won't do anything besides a slap in their wrist, I mean hacking and modding got out of control, but they don't do anything because means less subscriptions per month. If that person keeps coming with alts that's a jackpot for SE.

[LioJen]

I seem to recall a mod which would "void" players of your choosing, effectively removing their character model from the game so you wouldn't even be able to see them.
Maybe that's still a thing you could look into, or maybe it's hearsay.

You could also just uh... rotate your camera in the other direction. They have no way of knowing if they are on your screen or not (unless you're making that a public announcement)

[Jatoi]

XIV really needs to fix their blacklisting system and allow people to private to lodestone.

I can hear certain people right now being weird about people having privacy with that second option, but if SE allowed you to have your lodestone profile private you can change your character and keep all the progress you've made on it without the stalker knowing. This game has a problem with stalkers and part of their aim is to get you weathered down so much that you either make a completely new character or leave entirely.

The blacklisting system needs to be account wide and make it a two-way thing where the blacklisted can't see what you put in /say for instance and it would be better if you couldn't see them at all. Whatsmore, preventing them from being matched in your roulettes wouldn't be a bad thing either.

[Araxes]

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This has resulted in several PAYING players not wanting to play. Harassment and stalking is emotionally disturbing for all involved. I'm glad you're protecting those FREE, clearly used for only smut level 2 accounts.

Shame, SE, shame.

I also had to deal with stalkers for a while back in Heavensward all the way through Stormblood. I decided then to just give up my medium house and switch Servers wich helped partially.

But then Server visiting came... As of now they either gave up or they play something else since i had my peace for a few years now but reporting never seemed to help me get away from them.

That said, Blacklisting needs a much firmer ruleset, also: removing someone from your Friend list should also remove YOU from THEIRS. As of now you still have to play content with them, be it pvp or pve they still get in your groups.