I am not sure if it has been posted before or not, but shouldn't there be an option to opt out of the location display for Friend list?
It seems to me that it would become quite a problem for some people when playing on GW, and it would be a hassle to go offline or remove select friends just to not share info with where you are or what you are doing
For example, friend A wants you to join his/her pve session to do something, while you want to do something else, and you say you don't want to because you are busy, instead of just saying no which would be impolite or rude. You shouldn't have to log offline or delete the friend to not share the fact that you are not exactly busy and doing something else in game. Its similar to real life situation where you don't exactly want to do something with a friend, and instead say you are busy to avoid being impolite. It doesn't help if your friend knew what you were up to
My example is a bit rudimentary, but you get the point, I hope there would be an option to disable location sharing when logged online on FL soon
Edit: There seems to be a misunderstanding with my suggestion, I am not asking to have the location display for friends to be removed all together for GW Friend list, I am suggesting a simple option to allow users to disable sharing location info with mutual friends. Completely different thing. As for the example I mentioned above, its a simple case example of what I thought could happen, not that it will happen to everyone in game....
Edit 2: Duranin has another take on the problem, and offers a nice solution, Link
Option to disable location display with friends?
Wracks
Zanagi Kazuhiko
I totally agree with you.
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Gabriel of Ravn
Agree and I believe this belongs in sardelac
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AngelWJedi
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its hard to lie to annoying friend about where you are if all they have to do is open FL. xD
its hard to lie to annoying friend about where you are if all they have to do is open FL. xD
Gabriel of Ravn
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its hard to lie to annoying friend about where you are if all they have to do is open FL. xD
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Del
I strongly support this idea.
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Sharkinu
If that's really a friend why cant you just tell him/her that you're not in the mood and you're just "afk-ing" in Kamadan?
Horace Slughorn
or you could take them off your friends list since you obviously dont like them that much? or go offline?
RenegadeSAS
ill just tell them im buying stuff i need
rokocoko
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I don't have to hide from my friends and I don't have the slightest problem to refuse them if I have something else to do or not in the mood to help.
I don't have to hide from my friends and I don't have the slightest problem to refuse them if I have something else to do or not in the mood to help.
awry
sorry urm, i'm actually a cat sitting on the keyboard. I'm not actually here.
SheilaWhiteclaw
First of all, it's all about mutual friends, so that means only close friends shuld be added in this category. I always keep my most closest friends in. So this annyoance with "people will see me what i'm doing" its kinda childlish.
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Diab Soule
Oh yes this is an annoying feature, no reason to have my every move tracked. If they want to know and I want to tell them they can ask.
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Xiner
Even though I like the idea of seeing what my friends are doing I think we should be possible to hide the thing. Just as a matter of 'privacy'. Anyways we can still put our status on offline.
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??iljo
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You have the "away" or "do not disturb" option.
Also, grow a pair and learn to tell ppl no instead of making stupid excuses.
You have the "away" or "do not disturb" option.
Also, grow a pair and learn to tell ppl no instead of making stupid excuses.
Gli
I don't see the point of this feature anyway. It's not as if Friend X is going to be able to catch up and join me in Explorable Area Y.
cantalus
signed, this was a waste of dev time
Shadow Sentinel
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This update inspired me to delete my friends list entirely.
Now if it would just remember my "offline" status setting so that I don't have to select it every time I log in or switch characters.
This update inspired me to delete my friends list entirely.
Now if it would just remember my "offline" status setting so that I don't have to select it every time I log in or switch characters.
Urcscumug
Not sure what to make of this feature. It doesn't fulfill any need, or solve any problem. If you want to do stuff with friends who reciprocate your listing, you talk to them. If that doesn't convince them, it's not like going and dancing in front of them is the next best thing. (Might even be a nuisance, judging by how many people are already asking to opt out.)
Whatever. As long as it's turned off when you mark yourself as offline, it's alright with me.
As for the motivation to do this: we all have our moments when we want to be left alone. Forcing the sharing of personal information in a MMO environment is seldom a smart thing. Just saying.
Whatever. As long as it's turned off when you mark yourself as offline, it's alright with me.
As for the motivation to do this: we all have our moments when we want to be left alone. Forcing the sharing of personal information in a MMO environment is seldom a smart thing. Just saying.
MYSTAKE
this thing was pointless from the start
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Leohan
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This feature was mentioned in the GW2 extended experience articles. I'm guessing this is a preview/ test of the friends list, but where is the option to toggle the feature on and off as stated for GW2. Yes, both people so far have to have each other on the friends list, but not everyone on my "Friends List" is a "Friend". I use the list for, selling on auctions, recruiting on forums/ sites and a alliance roster list.
They gave the toggle option for High Res, so where is it for stalker mode?
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Maybe there should be a new category on the list "acquaintance". Allow you to see if the person is online, but you can't stalk each other. The feature of location tracking is cool, it's just not everyone on the internet is really your friend... shocker I know, but those 300 people on face book are not your friends. Guild Wars is about choice, so where is my choice? Play offline or delete everyone off the list.
This feature was mentioned in the GW2 extended experience articles. I'm guessing this is a preview/ test of the friends list, but where is the option to toggle the feature on and off as stated for GW2. Yes, both people so far have to have each other on the friends list, but not everyone on my "Friends List" is a "Friend". I use the list for, selling on auctions, recruiting on forums/ sites and a alliance roster list.
They gave the toggle option for High Res, so where is it for stalker mode?
Updated:
Maybe there should be a new category on the list "acquaintance". Allow you to see if the person is online, but you can't stalk each other. The feature of location tracking is cool, it's just not everyone on the internet is really your friend... shocker I know, but those 300 people on face book are not your friends. Guild Wars is about choice, so where is my choice? Play offline or delete everyone off the list.
highway
Wow! I cannot believe this. This is such a great feature and we waited so long for it. Why do you want to lie to your friends? If he is worth lying to then he should surely not be worth being your friend? I love this feature, it's so nice to finally know who is lying to you about where they are... muhahahaha. No the real reason I like this is to be able to see that he is in FoW or UW or in a dungeon that is why he is not answering atm... so I leave him alone.
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My New Name
makes sense,its friend list not spy list
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Verene
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Seriously, what's so damn hard about saying "No, sorry, not up to that right now"?
Seriously, what's so damn hard about saying "No, sorry, not up to that right now"?
Ghull Ka
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One of the reasons I liked GW more than WoW was because there was no /who feature (or equivalent) so that anyone can see where I am.
Seeing where I am is tantamount to knowing what I'm doing. I don't like to broadcast what I'm doing all the time. I want to be able to talk to my friends (so offline mode isn't useful) but I am a very private person and don't want to advertise every thing I do, every time I play.
This doesn't address the issue, though.
Putting granular controls on privacy settings is just good business and good customer service. There's no reason a "disable location information" toggle can't be implemented for people who would prefer a higher level of online privacy.
Approaching this suggestion with posts like "well why are u friends with them lol" is not useful. This is about refining the a new feature. Please don't take the opportunity to simply insult other posters for not playing GW more like you do.
One of the reasons I liked GW more than WoW was because there was no /who feature (or equivalent) so that anyone can see where I am.
Seeing where I am is tantamount to knowing what I'm doing. I don't like to broadcast what I'm doing all the time. I want to be able to talk to my friends (so offline mode isn't useful) but I am a very private person and don't want to advertise every thing I do, every time I play.
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or you could take them off your friends list since you obviously dont like them that much? or go offline?
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try being actual friends with the ppl on your flist, in which case you might actualy like the feature.
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Putting granular controls on privacy settings is just good business and good customer service. There's no reason a "disable location information" toggle can't be implemented for people who would prefer a higher level of online privacy.
Approaching this suggestion with posts like "well why are u friends with them lol" is not useful. This is about refining the a new feature. Please don't take the opportunity to simply insult other posters for not playing GW more like you do.
Leohan
It's not hard, just some of us don't like being tracked down, Twitter, Facebook, Cellphones, On Star ect... We deal with being tracked 24/7, always being on call. Now why do I have be Google Mapped in GW. It's not about saying no to people who want to group up, or make a deal. It's about at least having the option to see if people are online and not feel like your being watched.
This feature is going to be far more in depth for GW2. So we/ I'm using this forum to voice my concerns now. Let's get it done correctly and give people a middle ground to stand on.
This feature is going to be far more in depth for GW2. So we/ I'm using this forum to voice my concerns now. Let's get it done correctly and give people a middle ground to stand on.
Lynette Le Sange
/signed.....
Shadar
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try being actual friends with the ppl on your flist, in which case you might actualy like the feature.
try being actual friends with the ppl on your flist, in which case you might actualy like the feature.
cosyfiep
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I dont need to know where everyone is and I sure as heck dont need everyone to know where I am--will be deleting lots of 'friends' really soon (and going off line doesnt make a difference--you can still see where people are )
I dont need to know where everyone is and I sure as heck dont need everyone to know where I am--will be deleting lots of 'friends' really soon (and going off line doesnt make a difference--you can still see where people are )
Sir Cusfreak
/signed 5 or six damn times
Coast
signed, we want to have some privacy at least
K. Kismet
Signed, things involving privacy should come with as granular as possible settings, especially for a feature that some of us used as a generic contacts list for various degrees of acquaintances rather than the "4-ever best friends" list that some people seem to imply it should be.
glac wolf
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People talk about privacy issues? Come on! Seriously? It's a location in GW not your credit card information or your location in real life...
I think it's a cool feature that only mutual friends share, I dont just go around adding people so Its cool to see what they're up to and I dont mind my close friends to see where I am. It would be awesome if they could join whatever I'm doing in explorable, just to mess around... maybe in gw2.
People talk about privacy issues? Come on! Seriously? It's a location in GW not your credit card information or your location in real life...
I think it's a cool feature that only mutual friends share, I dont just go around adding people so Its cool to see what they're up to and I dont mind my close friends to see where I am. It would be awesome if they could join whatever I'm doing in explorable, just to mess around... maybe in gw2.
dagrdagaz
uhm, use Offline status
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Essence Snow
Definately /signed
Already I am having issues with ppl pm'ing me..."How come I'm not on your friends list?"
Since one can only add 50 ppl (and since I use it to keep tabs on "trouble makers") I simply cannot accomodate everyone I should or feel like they need be. As a GL I feel obligated to have all guildies on fl...b/c I dont want anyone to feel left out. Again 50 limit is an issue here. So in turn I am having to take all guildies off fl so I can have room for non guildies and "others"....for a feature that (for all intensive purposes) accomplishes next to nothing.
The only thing I can see benefitting from this feature is if 2 ppl really dislike eachother and have eachother on fl so they can avoid eachother.
Already I am having issues with ppl pm'ing me..."How come I'm not on your friends list?"
Since one can only add 50 ppl (and since I use it to keep tabs on "trouble makers") I simply cannot accomodate everyone I should or feel like they need be. As a GL I feel obligated to have all guildies on fl...b/c I dont want anyone to feel left out. Again 50 limit is an issue here. So in turn I am having to take all guildies off fl so I can have room for non guildies and "others"....for a feature that (for all intensive purposes) accomplishes next to nothing.
The only thing I can see benefitting from this feature is if 2 ppl really dislike eachother and have eachother on fl so they can avoid eachother.
Shadowhaze
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Friends don't need to know where I am all the time. I don't want to be tracked, tyvm. Invasion of privacy!
I shouldn't have to be on offline mode and miss pm's from others just to "turn off" showing where I am.
But yeah, they could have spend that time on something more substantive imo.
Friends don't need to know where I am all the time. I don't want to be tracked, tyvm. Invasion of privacy!
I shouldn't have to be on offline mode and miss pm's from others just to "turn off" showing where I am. But yeah, they could have spend that time on something more substantive imo.
Del
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But yeah, they could have spend that time on something more substantive imo.
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TheGizzy
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I do not like features that do not allow me full control over my privacy.
I already spend nearly all of my online time on GW in offline mode because I'm only allowed to block 10 people at a time. Unfortunately, psychos often have psycho buddies...or in the case of one scumbag who has been hassling me almost since day one, psychos often have multiple accounts.
So my actual friends - my husband, my best friend, and my two main gaming buddies - can't even see if I'm online (other than my husband, obviously) and can only message me through Guild or Alliance chat. I have other players who I casually team up with once in a while on my friendlist who aren't in my Guild/Alliance... my options then are to either always be in offline mode and thus not get to talk to them, or be in online mode and open myself up to psychos AND to people I only know casually being able to monitor where I am/what I'm doing.
I am not happy with any change that gives MORE of my information away while continuing to give me the same poor options for controlling what information about me is released.
I do not like features that do not allow me full control over my privacy.
I already spend nearly all of my online time on GW in offline mode because I'm only allowed to block 10 people at a time. Unfortunately, psychos often have psycho buddies...or in the case of one scumbag who has been hassling me almost since day one, psychos often have multiple accounts.
So my actual friends - my husband, my best friend, and my two main gaming buddies - can't even see if I'm online (other than my husband, obviously) and can only message me through Guild or Alliance chat. I have other players who I casually team up with once in a while on my friendlist who aren't in my Guild/Alliance... my options then are to either always be in offline mode and thus not get to talk to them, or be in online mode and open myself up to psychos AND to people I only know casually being able to monitor where I am/what I'm doing.
I am not happy with any change that gives MORE of my information away while continuing to give me the same poor options for controlling what information about me is released.
Nyta
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Same reasons as the others. Though, I don't have much hope of this changing, considering they never gave us any privacy options regarding the HOM website. :/
Same reasons as the others. Though, I don't have much hope of this changing, considering they never gave us any privacy options regarding the HOM website. :/
Outerworld
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Nothing wrong with a bit of privacy.
Nothing wrong with a bit of privacy.