Anon's Examining?Follow

I get checked a lot, espically after I do a sneak attack. Sometimes I mind, sometimes I don't - it really depends on my mood. What has been bothering me lately though is when anon's examine me, it just seems really hypocritical to me. So what I'm wondering here is, does anyone agree with me that people who are set to anonymous should not be allowed to "check" others?

it's not the "xxx examines you." message that bothers me lol, its the concept. and i'm not trying to start a check/non-check argument either. just wondering if others agree that anon's not being able to examine people would be a good addition.

Good point, didn't think of that :)

I agree wheatpuff, there should be something in the game that disallows anon players to see equipment and levels when they check others. They should still be allowed to see the bazaar but seems wrong to allow anon to run around picking a choosing who is good enough to party with them. If you are getting alot of tells, respond once to each politely and if they persist, 'blist add'.

I also think there should be more control over what parts of your character are anonymous. For example, I like for someone to see my bazaar but not my equipment and level.

This is to both Halfway and Bluegayle:

Do you both HONESTLY believe that it's the meassage of "Someone examines you." and not the fact that they are being checked that bothers people? We all know how to work the filter ffs.

"If it bothers you that your girlfriend is cheating on you, then just have her stop letting you know when it happens"... very logic advice :p Sure fixes the problem, eh?

(yes I know that the above is an extreme example, but it was just the first thing that came to mind - there are lots of examples for the same point but you don't need me to tell you them)

Anyway, I'm not talking about examining in general here... once again just stating that anon's checking people is very hypocritical and IMO it shouldn't be allowed.

I still don't see your connection between anon and checking. Anon makes it so you can't search for their level and job, and I pointed out the reasons many people use it. When someone says just send them back a short message and blist them if they become annoying....you've apparently never spent a large amount of time in a newbie area as a high level whm. It would be hypocritical if going anon made it so they couldn't be checked, and then they went around checking people.

uh....

no....

if you dont want to be checked or for people to know your level..go anon

if you dont care, stay open...and when people check you..you dont have to check them back...

and if you do..dont be upset that they are themselves anon if they are...

it just doesnt make sense to me why this affects so many people???!

it's not like they're looking up your skirt (if you're female char). in fact, i find that a lot of high lvl armor looks better than the lowbie armor and i like to see what people are wearing, doesnt matter what lvl they are. it's just knowing that this armor is availalble later and for certian classes, that is fun to level up to and get it one day.

Heck, anon isn't enough sometimes.
I would prefer to be able to hide your name.
If you are on the Levi. server, you should know the amount of newbies dying at the Valkrum dunes. Being 25+ whm is HARD when you trying to do you quest and you have 3 tells asking you to powerlevel them, so and so need a raise and if you don't reply to them they spam with profanity until you have to blist them. That's one of the MAIN reason I became anon =.= Heck, I even pretended I am japanese one night cause some of these idiots don't understand the word "NO!" If you are saying I am cruel, try spending an hour running in the same map raising people and all you get a bunch of "**** you" cause you didn't raise them fast enough with your "infinite mana" and their group left them. I used to raise random ppls cause it's good practice, I still do depending on the area. But these freaking lazy ***, ungrateful, sons of... eh.... you get the point, is really pushing it. So in short, whm + no anon = one useless, stuck whm surrounded by morons -.-

On a side note, if you are on Levi. and you are a newbie ^^
Beware of scams in Sandoria, the stuff these idiots are trying to put these days. >.<

As for anon checking others out, what's wrong with that? Are you one of the high lvl class or whm that is being harassed? If not, you don't have much to complain about. Heck, when I have a bunch of people keep checking me out, I just slap them and say "I am NOT a zoo animal", have a few laughs, and that is that. No biggie, don't have to be mean about it, never know when you are being chased by a goblin and you have very little health and you call for help. It will be these same ppls that saves your sorry *** XD

Well this all nice and simple for me. I don't care if ppl check me, so I turned off my check notices months ago, I sure don't miss it. Since it seems to **** ppl off, I only use check for bazaar... tho I might take a quick peek at their armour if it's nifty. Otherwise, I don't check ppl, and I don't really miss the feature. To top it all off, it's beeter to just ask the nice JP what their armour is, if they can speak a bit of english they'll usually tell you anything you want to know, ya just gotta be respectful, cause if they could cast flare on other PCs...imagine the carnage at the auction house...

Someone said "If you don't want to be checked, go anon."
I disagree. I get checked more when anon then when I am open. As for checking.. I wish they'd add a button so you could go directly to someone's bazaar. I feel guilty checking someone unlessI ask. Though sometimes I use it as an excuse to check some peoples equipment. They have a bazaar. Check the items then check the gear. Usually applies to those I know that are high levels.

Me, too. Makes me nuts. I finally turned on the filter for it. Then there was some guy running around Qufim spamming "Tahtnipu examines you" in emotes... okay, *that* was annoying. I don't know when I started to hate being checked, but I did and that's when I put up /anon. And yes, I got checked a lot more often. I think people are starting to know that people with /anon on find it aggravating to be checked and do it just to get on their nerves.

Anyway, I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with someone being /anon and checking other people. If they're /anon they're that way for a reason. If you're not /anon, you must be that way for a reason too. I don't see what there is to complain about.