Square Enix is looking into improving Final Fantasy XIV's social features following calls from players for better protection against stalking and harassment. However, it seems we may have to wait a while to see any such changes implemented.
While issues of player misbehaviour have been raised on the FFXIV subreddit numerous times over the years, one post in late September brought the conversation back to the fore. Some of the ideas the community proposes to tackle the problem include the abilities to remove yourself from someone else's friend list and to make your Lodestone profile private. It's also been suggested that you should be able to block someone's account, not just their character. We recently got the chance to attend a preview event for FFXIV's next expansion Endwalker, so we took the opportunity to ask director Naoki Yoshida if the team has any plans for the update or beyond to implement changes like these.
"We're aware that this is a big discussion in the community, but at the same time, there are various reasons why our specifications are designed as they are," he explains. "It's a very serious topic, so I would like to take a lot of care in how I answer this, so please allow me to explain."
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