Online turned Real Life Harassment

[Vrankyl]

Anyone claiming that this is only a Balmung problem clearly hasn't been paying attention to well... anything. On of the biggest and most proliferate cases of this was the whole situation with the TMP. In retrospect it is best to be as careful as possible on the net, wait to share your discord info until you know the person better. As for IRL info... that one is trickier as some of these people can keep the con going for a really long time, so there really is no good time for that. Pretty much sharing that info will always put you at risk no matter what, because you will never know until after the fact whether it was a mistake or not.

[Lunalepsy]

Be careful!

[Warghoul570]

My biggest issue with what goes on is it seems the biggest mouths have the smallest backbone. I’ve seen cases where a person would harass someone the whole dungeon yet the mom the person defends them self by giving it back they cry to the GM. Back in the early days of social gaming someone talks trash to you l, you gave it back to them. Nothing got reported unless it got out of hand

[Fhaerron]

Why does this game always needs special treatment. Happens everywhere, it even was on runescape back in the 90's.

You have blacklist and you can blacklist on Discord and on other social media chizzle too.
If they stalk you in real life go to the police.
Problem solved.

I've been blackmailed & stalked myself (wasn't due online games though), set your pride to zero for once and go to the police. They where always kind enough to solve it for me.

[DamianFatale]

Fixed that for you :^)

Remember this forum has a bias against Balmung. We always did it. We always are the problem. Every time.

[Claviusnex]

Remember this forum has a bias against Balmung. We always did it. We always are the problem. Every time.

Recognizing you have a server problem is the first step to recovery.

[DamianFatale]

Why does this game always needs special treatment. Happens everywhere, it even was on runescape back in the 90's.

You have blacklist and you can blacklist on Discord and on other social media chizzle too.
If they stalk you in real life go to the police.
Problem solved.

I've been blackmailed & stalked myself (wasn't due online games though), set your pride to zero for once and go to the police. They where always kind enough to solve it for me.

It’s not always that easy. Often the police can be hard to work with. It’s not just “problem solved.”

[Fhaerron]

It’s not always that easy. Often the police can be hard to work with. It’s not just “problem solved.”

I'm not sure what isn't easy. All the people I have blacklisted in the game and ignored on Discord and other media stuff hasn't been able to contact me anymore.

As for the real life stalking and blackmail, I had callback logs and recordings, police also did their own investigations and observing.
I'm 27 and I've had to go to the police several times and they have always been helpfull. Of course I just don't go there and tell them to put person X in jail because I don't like him/her, I actually gather my own evidence so I have proof.

I've helped a friend in the past with this. Especially with sexual harassment or if they have pictures of you and blackmail you have to put your pride to zero, without proof there isn't much they can do.

Whatever happens online you report, ignore. Whatever happens in real life you gather evidence and report to the authorities.

They have campaigns over here about online bullying and harassment and all that stuff and what to do, they probably have such things in your countries too and might be worth checking it out. I've been to an info session about this once but it what stuff I already knew or was already doing.

[JackHatchet]

Balmung people should take pride in being the butt of every joke. That's not going to change.

[DamianFatale]

Recognizing you have a server problem is the first step to recovery.

We don’t though?

Balmung people should take pride in being the butt of every joke. That's not going to change.

Do people that have dwarfism take pride in being called “Midget?” Do Black people take pride in being called the n word? Do LGBT+ take pride in being called gay slurs? No one should have to take pride in being the butt of an uncomfortable a joke. Ever.