Online Bullying - A Dev request for a response and discussion

[Stebs]

You can't stop people from being assholes online. This is the internet. If you get upset you can get offline or ignore them

[BlackRoach]

There's nothing too bad about whst I read. Simply blacklist and your done.

[mkopec1]

I agree and sign this petition if it is one. Im a 40 yr old with 2 kids (11 and 9) that play games as well and I would hate to see one of them be harassed or exposed to something like this. This is inexcusable no matter how terrible people play. I think its that persons responsibility to suck it up play through it and not be a jerk about it. And if it means a wipe and not clearing the dungeon or whatever, so be it. Its a game and there will be winners and losers.

Also im betting that this is no kid. This is an adult which is acting like a kid. Im sure of it 100%. And dammed straight we should be doing something about this. Its each and everyones duty as a human being to call thee people out, report them, whatever, so they are the ones that are shunned by the community, not the ones on the receiving end of this barrage of obscenities.

[Danathos]

Here is a saying from my childhood(I'm sure some have heard it before)^_^

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!!!" <--- the cure for all these ills. Most ppl make jibes at others for personal satisfaction or to hide there own inadequacy.. The answer is, don't let it get to you. Bullies are everywhere in RL and on here... Nothing to do but deal with em sadly as RL has no magic "Report this dick" button, lol. So next time someones giving you a hard time in an instance just think back to my post and throw up a middle finger to the screen and say outloud "Screw you turd, cause I don't care!" Then have yourself a nice laugh because said turd has no knowledge of how infinitely and wonderfully superior you are to them.

[mkopec1]

Here is a saying from my childhood(I'm sure some have heard it before)^_^

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!!!" <--- the cure for all these ills. Most ppl make jibes at others for personal satisfaction or to hide there own inadequacy.. The answer is, don't let it get to you. Bullies are everywhere in RL and on here... Nothing to do but deal with em sadly as RL has no magic "Report this dick" button, lol. So next time someones giving you a hard time in an instance just think back to my post and throw up a middle finger to the screen and say outloud "Screw you turd, cause I don't care!"

Yeah, some people can shrug things like this off, but some cant.

[Ariyn]

Dam how did I miss this group?! I would have loved to be there just to troll him.

"Wut? I missed it? No way! I'll get the next one better ..." "Derp missed that one too my bad" "Lawl maybe you should just be good enough for both of us and get them yourself" and finally at the end when hes really pissed and raging "Nah dude u sit back here on this pull and lemme show u how to tank and interrupt, I just missed em on purpose cuz your an asshat. Get better and rely on yourself to tank and interrupt"

I agree and sign this petition if it is one. Im a 40 yr old with 2 kids (11 and 9) that play games as well and I would hate to see one of them be harassed or exposed to something like this. This is inexcusable no matter how terrible people play. I think its that persons responsibility to suck it up play through it and not be a jerk about it. And if it means a wipe and not clearing the dungeon or whatever, so be it. Its a game and there will be winners and losers.

Also im betting that this is no kid. This is an adult which is acting like a kid. Im sure of it 100%. And dammed straight we should be doing something about this. Its each and everyones duty as a human being to call thee people out, report them, whatever, so they are the ones that are shunned by the community, not the ones on the receiving end of this barrage of obscenities.

More then likely you are correct. most of the time I see this it's an adult that has no life and has nothing better to do but try to make themselves feel better by taking out their misery on other people via the internet. You can report them and hope something happens but more times then not nothing will. Sad to say this is the state of our world now a days

[Hexy]

Reading that screenshot: that seems like a case of cyberbullying, which can actually be charged as a criminal offense depending on where you live. It should be reported, and SE should start enforcing this kind of behavior as it is unacceptable. And to all the "it's just words, deal with it" people, cyberbullying has lasting psychological effects on victims, including suicide. Not everyone can just shrug off words.

[KaMuiSouZou]

It simply baffles me that people do this. Whether it's real life, in a game, or on the internet, THIS IS NEVER OK. If you wouldn't do/say this in real life, what makes you possibly think it's ok in games or on the internet? It's still a real person on the receiving end of your hateful, nasty words. Anyone who says "I'm not like that in real life" is a liar. The words you say in a game is still you talking, it's still you typing it out in real life, which makes you an asshole and a bully. The person in this example even said it was his first time. Everyone has a first time at everything. Instead of taking the opportunity to mentor and guide, the person chose to become a horrible human being. He/she chose to put getting a primal win over their own conscience of how to treat other people and tarnishing their own moral character in the process. Can you imagine this in real life? Say a kid missed a bucket or dropped the ball in a 4 on 4 pick up basketball game. "Your ONE job was to catch the ball you f***ing *** **** ***!&@$*@&#" Is that ok? Of course not.

For anyone who says "just grow up and deal with it" or "just move on and ignore them"
I know your trying to avoid drama and trying to be realistic that assholes exist and not much can be done about them. But if you saw someone get verbally torn apart in front of you in real life, would you be ok with that? If you're able to take the heat and move on unscathed, great! But there are kids playing as well - not everyone is a "mature adult," not everyone is an expert, and not everyone is as thick skinned as you. People become more prone to lashing out their anger online because of anonymity, but it can help the "bystanders" have the courage to speak up against these things as well.

At ALL times, your actions and interactions, whether it's in a game or real life, is a reflection of who you are. Act accordingly.

[avaughnimous]

I don't condone the language I saw there, but being an adult seems to be the best course of action. Classifying them as bullies is a bit much considering I can literally choose how long I want to put up with immature nonsense like that. Kick them from the party, or leave yourself and requeue. Asking the devs to go over stuff like this is a waste of time and resources.

[Mishakai]

Why block out their names, publicly shame them, we can look them up on lodestone and go out of our way to avoid them.