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TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

02 Jul 2008 at 21:57 - 1

First of all, I searched "friend" and I didn't see this suggested yet. Or maybe I wasn't reading carefully enough.

So my idea is that you can click on someone on your friend list and it tells you where your friend is. That way, you can see your friends list and see what everyone is up to.

It will not display the district that you are in and from here I have 2 ideas to stop "stalking":
1. People that add you to their friends list will have to wait 24 or 48 hours before they can see your location.
2. Option to choose to display your location or not.
3. Mutual agreement.

L|S >+>+G+<+<

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

02 Jul 2008 at 22:01 - 2

/signed

also a good idea if they are in an elite area so you know not to disturb them

jiggles

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

N/

02 Jul 2008 at 22:32 - 3

/notsigned

i dont want people to know where i am sometimes, i like my own space. Plus the last line really REALLY puts me off, this isnt WoW.

X Tigercat X

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2008

Rt/

02 Jul 2008 at 22:35 - 4

/notsigned
if u wanna know where someone is jut ask them don't waste the devs precious time in gw1 on this

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

02 Jul 2008 at 22:43 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggles

/notsigned

i dont want people to know where i am sometimes, i like my own space. Plus the last line really REALLY puts me off, this isnt WoW.

I guess you can have an option to not display where you are when people see you on their friends list. Who cares if this isn't WoW?

Quote:

Originally Posted by X Tigercat X

/notsigned
if u wanna know where someone is jut ask them don't waste the devs precious time in gw1 on this

Devs already don't spend much time on GW1 (I heard only 2 devs work on GW1, and they most likely will ignore most of the ideas in this forum). Also, with my suggestion, you don't need to whisper them to know.

Lawrence Chang

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

United States

[SOHE]

W/

02 Jul 2008 at 22:44 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggles

/notsigned

i dont want people to know where i am sometimes, i like my own space. Plus the last line really REALLY puts me off, this isnt WoW.

please just stfu about the "omfg this isn't wow" crap

X Tigercat X

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2008

Rt/

03 Jul 2008 at 00:19 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGuildWarsPenguin

Devs already don't spend much time on GW1 (I heard only 2 devs work on GW1, and they most likely will ignore most of the ideas in this forum). Also, with my suggestion, you don't need to whisper them to know.

i no the devs dont spend much time on gw so the time they do spend should be on something that matters not something thats kind of kool but completely unnessary

Squawkers

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

03 Jul 2008 at 05:29 - 8

/notsigned

Is it that hard to just ask them? I know a lot of annoying people in the game that would love to find me and pester me or know if I am faking my afkness or not. I'd rather be left alone by some people at times.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

03 Jul 2008 at 05:32 - 9

The problem with this is that even if you're ignoring someone, they can still add you to their friends list and find you, then run around doing stupid emotes. Not a good idea.

/unsigned

cellardweller

Likes naked dance offs

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Older Gamers [TOG]

03 Jul 2008 at 06:12 - 10

No thanks. I have a hard enough time dodging my hordes of adoring fans without them being able to see where I am at all times.

ilipol

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

W/

03 Jul 2008 at 07:43 - 11

/notsigned

If you want to know what your "friends" are up to ask them.
Otherwise you are just asking for a stalking mechanism (ie add a random person in your list and follow him around).

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 14:36 - 12

Ok, I added 2 anti-stalk mechanisms in the main post.
Thank you for your criticism.

Shadowhaze

Nothing, tra la la?

Join Date: Oct 2007

03 Jul 2008 at 14:47 - 13

/Not signed
While a nice idea, I don't see the need. If my friends are online, I can just ask them what they're up to. If they say they're in doing something like an elite area or something, I won't bother them for a while. If we want to get together and do something, we just pm. And I like my space as well.

But the option to show it or not that you put there would be good if something like this was actually done.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 15:03 - 14

If they add a way to allow that for example, only if both agree, sure. But that's just to add someone and track him like that.

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 16:00 - 15

/not signed, i r dislike players stalking me :P thank you very much.

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 18:15 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

/not signed, i r dislike players stalking me :P thank you very much.

You can turn off your location tracking.

Molock

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Qu??bec

Legacy of Angels [Halo]

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 18:25 - 17

Cool function. Unnecessary function.
/not signed

Bruce Leeroy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

03 Jul 2008 at 18:31 - 18

/notsigned

I wouldnt want to know people are trying to stalk me in the first place so I would deny all stalking requests. The majority will /notsign this and the minority who want it /signed could just send a pm to the person they want to stalk.

romeus petrus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Urgoz Warren

Legion of Doom [LOD] Home of PWNZILLA http://PWNZILLA.guildlaunch.com

03 Jul 2008 at 18:34 - 19

/notsigned

Where I am in game and what Im doing is nobody's business.

Chris616263

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Me/

03 Jul 2008 at 19:56 - 20

/signed

It'd be pretty cool to have a feature like that. Contrary to "popular" belief, I know a lot of people who wouldn't mind being surprised by people. I'm going to assume all the nay-sayers didn't bother to read the part about location-tracking being consensual. In truth, most people that "not signed" are just trolling for attention by pretending to have "adoring fans".

I can't help but notice that some people left their character names (AND A WEBSITE!) up for all to see. How desperate you all must be for attention. I think I'll pester you all incessantly in-game.

BTW, that was sarcasm. I have no desire to socialize with basement moles.

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

04 Jul 2008 at 03:27 - 21

/signed

I love people stalking me...it makes me feel so wanted lol..dot dot dot...dot lol.jkjk

He listed that u have the option to display your location. So you can't rly get stalked unless its ur own fault.

rynosenses

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

R/

04 Jul 2008 at 04:15 - 22

/signed
not long enough

Squawkers

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

04 Jul 2008 at 07:08 - 23

Regardless if you can toggle it on and off, it's an completely useless. If you want to know where someone is, they will tell you if they don't mind. And the same goes for when a friend askes you. I don't understand why a function like this has to be added just because you want to save 15 seconds or so of dialogue between two people.

This is one of those things that we shouldn't waste time with.

Mordiego

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2007

Pozna??, UTC+1

We Are From Poland [Pol]

N/A

04 Jul 2008 at 09:39 - 24

/not signed
WTB privacy
WTS higher ping

balordoman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

Italy Berghem

Amici della Gnocca [GnoC]

04 Jul 2008 at 13:19 - 25

/notsigned

i need my privacy

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

04 Jul 2008 at 14:24 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawkers

Regardless if you can toggle it on and off, it's an completely useless. If you want to know where someone is, they will tell you if they don't mind. And the same goes for when a friend askes you. I don't understand why a function like this has to be added just because you want to save 15 seconds or so of dialogue between two people.

This is one of those things that we shouldn't waste time with.

A lot of things were made to save 15 seconds and for convenience. For example, speed dial.

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

04 Jul 2008 at 14:31 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordiego

/not signed
WTB privacy
WTS higher ping

So make so that you can turn it off at any time, it's already mutually consenual as per the OP's editing, unless you missed it.

I personally don't care. My friends hardly play and I hardly socialize with people. However I can see this being useful for the Ventari and Auction traders with prior agreement from the buyer/seller. After the trade, turn it off. Bingo.