Is this Acceptable Behavior?

[Sky_Of_Smiles]

Got unlucky and was partied with one of the more "linguistically creative" individuals who play this game when I used the DF for a CM run. I started writing the report for harassment before the start of the 2nd phase of the last boss fight and opted not to stop when the individual mentioned above (Road Warrior) decided to start it before even asking if the party was ready. Should I have stopped writing the report to assist the rest of the party members I was put together with to avoid the possibility of a wipe (which was very unlikely) or should I have continued as a did while it was fresh on my mind?

I don't consider myself to be a very emotional person when playing this game and I never let anything get personal. Only times I ever report a player in any game is when I consider them to have committed a serious offense, taking into consideration the possibility of children playing this game.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

If you are worried about breaking pt to write report just screen cap it and report it later. Jot the notes down on paper at your desk. We all have a different interpretation of "acceptable behavior" and also there is the TOS/game rules re: conduct as the bottom line no matter our interpretation.

It is a matter of how you deal with confrontation when determining whether or not you should have stopped to report or waited but I can say it probably escalates the situation if you don't explain that you are leaving due to being offended. Sometimes telling ppl that you are offended by them can draw more of it towards you.

Another thing, it depends on whether you want to resolve it by telling them that you are offended in hopes it will stop so you can continue play with them, or if you don't want to bother resolving things at all and just want them to realize their behavior through a GM telling them so. If being civil, we each have a responsibility in our roles and informing the party of our plans if the plans will make things bad for them but again, further confrontation of any kind, once you feel harassed, might not be a good idea.

At any rate, it is against forum rules to name and shame, just a heads up.
Good luck to you.

[Sky_Of_Smiles]

At any rate, it is against forum rules to name and shame, just a heads up.
Good luck to you.

My apologize. I just wanted to leave it to the system to handle it, but I am not that familiar with the system for example I was once told that afk tome farming was acceptable and there was no point in reporting the individual who conducts it while in another instance I was told that whoever conducts it should be reported.

TY for your informative post.

[BlossomRose]

In this particular instance you're potentially as likely to receive punishment as he is, and as that other fella with you is.

The simple reasoning is:

1- Don't threaten to report people and then rub it in their faces-- that's a form of trolling, and it's antagonizing. Just report them, and stay silent. Give them no ammo to use back against you.
2- Fighting trolling by trolling, or insults with insults, is just as bad. That man there who decided to fight the jerk by being a jerk right back, is in as much potential trouble as the jerk himself.

And yes, you should definitely remove that screenshot from your thread now that it's served its purpose. I will tell you that yes, this is fully reportable, and I've gotten a few people slammed for it before, much to my amusement.

[Godlafell]

Seems pretty norm.

[Lunavi]

If you have to hang out a guy because he said baddie stuff about you I consider you to be an emotional person. Report it and leave it to the GMs to decide his fate.

[MXMoondoggie]

Is there really a point to this thread? It's the internet you will never meet these people in real life. If you feel they crossed a line report them but posting pictures and names on here making a witch hunt is really childish.

[Ameroth]

so you were upset by someone else making decisions that didn't benefit the party, so you stopped helping them entirely because of ..?

[PotatoSalad]

This'll make you feel better! Always take the crap people say and make it funny!

[Grailer]

I had an off tank complain because my last name is healer and I was playing a tank .

I decided it was better just to leave than to carry on getting abused.