(09-25-2013, 04:47 AM)Chrisaux Wrote: It's very easy to say this, but... ignore 'em~
It's something that comes with time and practice. Â You accept that people are willing to give up hours of their lives to try and get a reaction on a game they're paying to play, and they no longer phase you~
And with selective use of blacklist, you can filter them out of your chatbox, too. Â That requires less time and practice
I believe someone else mentioned in a thread about griefing that, while people that don't like RP are free to blacklist RPers so they don't see their RP in their chat logs, we can't exactly block the graphics of their whole bodies sitting on top of us, or tossing nauseating spell effects at us.
Ignoring them rarely works as well as you like. You need to be upfront. You don't need to be as much of an asshole as they are in return, but you need to be stern.
"Excuse me, sir, but you're going out of your way to bother us while we have no intent of bothering you. If you're offended by our role playing you are free to blacklist us so they you do not have to abide it. Please and thank you."
And if they feel the need to be a snark back, kindly remind them that Square has a zero tolerance policy on harassment and ask them kindly again to cease and desist. If they start swearing or using vulgar language, that alone is cause for suspension. Write a ticket and blacklist them. Go somewhere else if it bothers you, because even though they 'win' by driving you away, you know you have the moral high ground, and that should be enough. It's just a space in a game, as good as any other.
Shockingly enough, politely asking them to leave works most often, in my experience. They're either shocked or shamed into silence and shuffle off because what they want from you is anger. Ignoring them encourages them to continue until they get a response, and usually their persistence will last longer than your average RPers temper. Don't call them names or say rude things to them, it just puts you on their level.
