Blacklist Feature Request

[Kranel_San]

That's how ignore list works in wow. They can't see your premade group listing and you won't get partied with them in dungeon finder.

Not sure how it works with pvp because well, pvp sucks. There's also tens of thousands of people who pvp, you can't ignore them all

Was WoW any better for it? Sure some players benefitted from it in a good way, but it can also be one of the countless factors that made WoW toxic. No?
Also yes you can't blacklist all the people, but I'm pretty sure I can fit my DC finest PvP players into my 200. Maybe the Top 100 first of all?

I would rather have some sort of solution so that people can actually avoid those who harass them or try to stalk them in real life. Square literally does nothing in these situations because they expect the victim and the abuser to come to some sort of civility. That's literally why we can't unfriend someone and be unfriended on their end. Like, just that on its own would solve a lot of problems.

I think some are forgetting that soon Data Center visitation will be a thing. I know of several people (including myself) that left their original data center to avoid stalkers. When the floodgates open, there's really nothing stopping those who are still obsessed with their victims from finding them again. So yeah, I don't really care if a minority uses the system to blacklist people they don't like or want to run content with because there are THOUSANDS of people playing FF. It's worth implementing something to protect the majority.

I don't disagree with unfriending players from both ends. However, stalking in real life is your responsibility to take. Personal information should never be shared online unless you very much trust others with it. There is no way i can know where X player is from or where do they live unless they tell me so.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure the devs know what the Majority is and what's best for the game so I trust their judgment.

[LianaThorne]

I don't disagree with unfriending players from both ends. However, stalking in real life is your responsibility to take. Personal information should never be shared online unless you very much trust others with it. There is no way i can know where X player is from or where do they live unless they tell me so.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure the devs know what the Majority is and what's best for the game so I trust their judgment.

Yeah, apologies that I was dating someone for 5 months and they chose to heavily stalk me in game afterwards and verbally harass anyone who I tried to become friends with who was male. I had to leave the DC, change my phone number and he's still, to this day, trying to contact me through friends/random people.

Apologies that my ex was also dating this girl and had a similar experience to me, except she showed up in person to take it one step further.

We didn't just give out our information to random people. These were people we had real relationships with. What? Do people even do that anymore?

Side note: I did also try to take it up with law enforcement on my end but getting justice for harassment/threats across state lines is not something that's easily done.

[Awha]

Yeah, apologies that I was dating someone for 5 months and they chose to heavily stalk me in game afterwards and verbally harass anyone who I tried to become friends with who was male. I had to leave the DC, change my phone number and he's still, to this day, trying to contact me through friends/random people.

Apologies that my ex was also dating this girl and had a similar experience to me, except she showed up in person to take it one step further.

We didn't just give out our information to random people. These were people we had real relationships with. What? Do people even do that anymore?

Side note: I did also try to take it up with law enforcement on my end but getting justice for harassment/threats across state lines is not something that's easily done.

That is a shame and it is unfortunate you had to experience such a thing. What they are saying is true the reality is we all make choices and sure sometimes a relationship goes sour and given the way our laws work not much can be done unless one is willing to bleed their bank account dry seeking justice.

All you can do is learn and be more careful and mindful moving forward. It largely is a personal responsibility to prevent or deal with stalkers if they are non violent. Do not get me wrong it is unfortunate but that is how things work within our legal system. Many aspects are just band-aid fixes that will do nothing to prevent a stalker from causing real harm. Though that is also part of the risk of dating and opening up you never really know who you are opening up to it is a leap of faith that has consequences.