How to stop a stalker?

[Symphony42]

Looking through the thread, I am very appreciative of the helpful suggestions here, so thank you to all contributors. Although my internet fan isn't coming after me for romantic reasons (as far as I know at least), it would appear that the chasing is over, at least for now based on a PSN message I got. Blacklisting and a GM report must have done the trick. It's a real shame that someone who seems to be a friend would turn out so obsessive, but it's done and over with, and hopefully they learn not to be so overbearing to the next person.

This creepy story from FFXI comes to mind.

http://gathzel.livejournal.com/748.html

While similar to my situation, at least I didn't have to go through that nightmare fuel.

[Garlyle]

Really?... Have you tried using your blacklist?...

Read the post. Blacklist was already used. The stalker still follows them around and pesters them with emotes constantly.

[Delorean]

Read the post. Blacklist was already used. The stalker still follows them around and pesters them with emotes constantly.

You know... There was this one time when I played a Female Blood Elf Paladin in World of Warcraft. This Rogue would keep ganking me and trying to flirt with me. I didn't feel like making an Alliance character to tell him to stop being a weirdo. So then Blizzard comes out with their pre-expansion event for Wrath of the Lich King where everyone becomes zombies and etc.

After hours of kiting players around and murdering them because I was a Paladin and that's what Paladins do, dude ganks me and we become zombies. So I tell him that I'm a dude and to please stop bothering me right before i suicide and continue my zombie killing spree.

He doesn't, but one day I just stop caring and eventually he just stops playing the game or something.

Maybe you should read the whole thread.

the last time i was in this thread the entirety of the harassment was exclusively ingame and restricted to a single character

how hard is it to ignore someone? you can even filter out the notification of emotes in your preferred chat channel.

Why is someone emailing/texting you a problem? According to you, the game isn't real. The game is on the internet. Your email is on the internet. Your cellphone is essentially a crappy computer.......

Because, obviously, your phone number and email are much more personal details than your avatar in a videogame.

Are we really having this conversation?

[FritoBandito]

Really?... Have you tried using your blacklist?...

[Parodine]

This brings up a good point for SE to look into: if you blacklist someone, they shouldn't be able to find you on player search if at possible. It would help with harassment tons. Oh, you accidentally run into them somewhere in the open world? Tele somewhere else and you're all set...or at least you should be.

[Mamba]

Strange, I thought this would not be an issue in a game like FFXIV. Most of the time I am logged on I am in an instance where no one can send tells.

[Kaelah]

Strange, I thought this would not be an issue in a game like FFXIV. Most of the time I am logged on I am in an instance where no one can send tells.

Yeah people spend a lot of time in instances, but when you arn't it'd still be creepy and annoying to find someone stalking you. People craft/do leves/FATEs as well as instanced content.

[HeroSamson]

Black list them and ignore them simple as that, you are letting it get to you and that's why they keep doing it.

once you fade it out that it bugs you then it will disappear,either that you can just say you're a dude or get some guy to pretend he is your man and tell him to buzz off.

not sure what you did to provoke and not sure if he is a actual stalker.

[AngelusOfEorzea]

Sorry to hear that. You've got a lot of good advice from the other players here. Keep filing reports with the GM. I cannot stand people like that.