Abusing the Trade feature to interrupt, etc

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I agree, but that doesn't mean it's fair. My point is: why even elevate this issue to such a degree, when you can manage it yourself? Is that not preferable? Should players be so quick to cry for GMs?[/B]

The same could be said for resetting hunts. Look what happened.

In the end, harassment IS harassment. I don't mind playful harassment amongst friends (I've been guilty of that, by playing the game of "how low can the tank go". Sometimes I lose.) However, there's a level at which GM intervention will be brought into the issue if it escalates beyond just a pure annoyance.

I don't want to be playing a game where people maliciously harass and disrupt other people's gameplay. I don't want to have to put myself at an unwanted condition (/busy) just so I can have peace. We should be able to expect to play as the game dictates, not by the whims of human nature.

Of course, this is not by any means saying this is OFTEN. I've only seen a few cases of these, the most severe being the one I outlined before. I rarely see this issue, but unlike other forms of spammable harassment, this one escalates far up the annoyance meter.

In short, I will contact a GM in two scenarios:

1. The trade interruption causes a DEFINITIVE disruption of gameplay, noticeable via the loss of progression or harmful impact. This extends to causing a death of another player, or causing a player's duty to end or render the player unable to act according to their wishes amongst others.
2. The trade interruption persists beyond acceptable human patience levels. This involves tracking/following a player with the intent of repeatedly trading to disrupt their current activity for a certain time amongst other forms of harassment.

I would say the above two scenarios are fair reasons to contact a GM for disruptful harassment.