[Definition] Accept Friend Request?

[BreathlessTao]

Well...
Friend request: decline, open friend list, click, decline, click.
Blacklist: click, click.
Report: open window, click (if the thing loads, if not, switch between tabs, ie. CLICK a few more times), write, click. If it's something the "STF" should see - exit game, go to generic SE games website, find obscure link, etc.
Clear new message notification: open window, open message (if it loads, if not, switch between tabs), close, click, click. Then open it again, click reply, click return, close, click, click, close window via X, close main window too.

Think instead:
Decline+report+blacklist: open notification, report & blacklist, OK.
Blacklist+report: right click, report & blacklist, OK.
New message: open notification, mark as read, OK.

What is and what should be. And why isn't it so is anyone's guess, really... :/

Also, the way this utterly pointless character limit punishes all meaningful posts (extra window, highlight, cut, post, edit, paste, save) with a cumbersome extra steps just to get things done... same principle, really. And I suppose there is a few more such in this game. Mindless and incomprehensible with the tiniest amount of common sense.

[Zorvan]

You know, I'm willing to bet if the majority of the NA/EU playerbase were to suddenly CANCEL all at once with "RMT" as the reason for leaving, S-E would suddenly friggin' notice ( and remember, canceling still allows you to play until your times up and you can always renew ).

If the internet can have an international "black out day", then I'm sure FFXIV players can organize an international "NO MORE RMT!" day for one game.

[MercedesAnnMaria]

Do I really care about the people that send me friend requests? Sometimes yes, but most of the time no. I believe FFXIV should look at their policy of friend requests and revise it. By that I mean players should have to ask if they can send a friend request before they send it to another player. I have noticed that players harass other players simply by sending a friend request when the recipient has indicated in their Search Info window that they are not receptive to friend requests. This principle can also be applied to the requests to join a Free Company (FC). I have received numerous requests to join a FC when I have expressly stated in my Search Info window that I did not want to join a FC. Again, I feel it's a form of harassment because other MMOs have a setting whereby you can automatically refuse to join a FC (guild in other games). Of course getting SE to change that to a setting to automatically refuse FC requests is impossible. As one post said above, SE doesn't care about their North American (NA) players. It's SE's way or the highway. SE has put together a fun game; but it certainly has things that I would change because they are detrimental to the playing experience.

[Rongway]

players should have to ask if they can send a friend request before they send it to another player.

You want to require people to request authorization to send a friend request before sending the friend request?

[GeminiReed]

I believe FFXIV should look at their policy of friend requests and revise it. By that I mean players should have to ask if they can send a friend request before they send it to another player. I have noticed that players harass other players simply by sending a friend request when the recipient has indicated in their Search Info window that they are not receptive to friend requests. This principle can also be applied to the requests to join a Free Company (FC). I have received numerous requests to join a FC when I have expressly stated in my Search Info window that I did not want to join a FC.

I agree that their Friendlist/Blacklist policies are a bit whack. If you remove them from your friendslist you're still on theirs apparently so they don't get insulted you no longer consider them a friend. This is a particularly dangerous policy that enables stalking.

Blacklisting somebody does not prevent them from being matched in a DF duty. If you're earned a place on my BL I do. not. want. to play with that person until I remove them from the BL. However it does prevent you from receiving whispers and invites from that character.

I agree that we should have much better control over who can send invites. At the very least a way to auto reject them without having to turn on Busy status which prevents everybody from sending whispers including friends.

There is a workaround for FC spam. Start the process for starting an FC. It does leave a notification in your list that you're gathering signatures but if that doesn't bother you you will no longer get FC invites. Another option is to find somebody with another account and have them make 3 alts to sign the FC charter.

[codge]

This game has friend request!?