This might be overly polite, but putting it this way helped me frame what I wanted to say without being a jerk about it.
I'd like to offer some thoughts on the FFXIV blacklist, not as a complaint, but as constructive feedback on a feature that feels a bit incomplete. My hope is that this perspective might resonate with others who have felt a similar frustration with the system.
While most players are aware of the initial issues that stemmed from the account-wide blacklist, the current version still seems to fall short of its intended purpose. The system's ability to hide a blacklisted player's character model and filter their chat is a welcome change. This is a good baseline, and it feels like the mute list is sufficient for minor annoyances. For me, the blacklist is a tool for addressing far more serious issues, such as extreme antisocial behavior such as being openly hostile to others, repeated verbal abuse, and griefing .
My primary concern is being matched with blacklisted players in duties. While I appreciate that the system offers the option to temporarily view their chat (you can right-click on blocked chat messages on PC), this feels counterintuitive to the entire purpose of the blacklist. From a player's perspective, the goal of this tool is to completely remove someone from my gaming experience. Being matched with them, and having our in-game progress tied together, feels like a violation of that core principle.
I understand the issues and challenges of the duty finder. The system wasn't designed to police a player's personal relationships, and checking for blacklisted players would add a layer of complexity to the matching process. Consider the 16 possible player-to-player interactions, then cross referencing each persons blacklist, just for a single party of 4. But for those of us who use the blacklist as a last resort, the current system undermines the peace of mind we're looking for and defeats the very reason we used the tool in the first place.
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I'd like to offer some thoughts on the FFXIV blacklist, not as a complaint, but as constructive feedback on a feature that feels a bit incomplete. My hope is that this perspective might resonate with others who have felt a similar frustration with the system.
While most players are aware of the initial issues that stemmed from the account-wide blacklist, the current version still seems to fall short of its intended purpose. The system's ability to hide a blacklisted player's character model and filter their chat is a welcome change. This is a good baseline, and it feels like the mute list is sufficient for minor annoyances. For me, the blacklist is a tool for addressing far more serious issues, such as extreme antisocial behavior such as being openly hostile to others, repeated verbal abuse, and griefing .
My primary concern is being matched with blacklisted players in duties. While I appreciate that the system offers the option to temporarily view their chat (you can right-click on blocked chat messages on PC), this feels counterintuitive to the entire purpose of the blacklist. From a player's perspective, the goal of this tool is to completely remove someone from my gaming experience. Being matched with them, and having our in-game progress tied together, feels like a violation of that core principle.
I understand the issues and challenges of the duty finder. The system wasn't designed to police a player's personal relationships, and checking for blacklisted players would add a layer of complexity to the matching process. Consider the 16 possible player-to-player interactions, then cross referencing each persons blacklist, just for a single party of 4. But for those of us who use the blacklist as a last resort, the current system undermines the peace of mind we're looking for and defeats the very reason we used the tool in the first place.
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