Guild Wars 2

It is annoying when someone blocks you and keep sending whispers. That happens a lot in spvp and dungeons. The player first blocks you and then start trash talking because you can’t whisper back. So your only option is to block him too.

When someone blocks you they shouldn’t be able to send whispers you back. Blocking should have 2 effects. Block sending and recieving whispers from blocked player.

Block them. They blocked you which means the whispers are literally the only form of contact that can be engaged in. If they block you, just block them and move on.

Seamus.9645:

Block them. They blocked you which means the whispers are literally the only form of contact that can be engaged in. If they block you, just block them and move on.

I said that in my post.

xDudisx.5914:

The player first blocks you and then start trash talking because you can’t whisper back.So your only option is to block him too.

The point is that they could automate it. Saving the player time and avoinding receiving the first annoying messages that you can’t repply. Right now the one blocking you always will have the last word. Unless you log another account or tell a friend to whisper what you want.

I tend to agree with the OP. If you block someone, you shouldn’t be able to wsper them just like they can’t wsper you.

I doubt keeping people who block from whispering will do that much. If they are that determined to do so, they could type message, remove block, send message, reblock. A bit more effort for them but gets around a block limitation.

In fact I could see it as a type of game for some. Sit snug behind your block wall. Get a message ready, drop shield and take a potshot. Put up walls before the other person can respond.

There’s an option against trash talking: report and the block. You’ll have the last word….

Could probably agree with this…. kind of dumb that you can do this.

But at the same time. I always do take pleasure in the hilarity that I made a person mad enough to engage in this type of immaturity. Seems to happen alot in pvp when I beat someone x times in a row.

sure its a block and not that he is invisible so game says the person is offline?

I agree with the OP. If you have someone blocked then you should not be able to whisper them. They’ll continue to see what you say in /say, /map, etkittenil they block you but whispers should be automatic.

I just want to add to it because there is a small work around. It would be possible to whisper first then block. My suggestion is if you whisper someone and then block, the block doesn’t take affect until 30sec after the whisper.

Why?

Well, the whole point of the problem is people with whisper knowing full well that you can’t say anything back to them. They feel empowered by it. You remove this protection and they will think twice about doing it in the first place.

Deamhan.9538:

I agree with the OP. If you have someone blocked then you should not be able to whisper them. They’ll continue to see what you say in /say, /map, etkittenil they block you but whispers should be automatic.

I just want to add to it because there is a small work around. It would be possible to whisper first then block. My suggestion is if you whisper someone and then block, the block doesn’t take affect until 30sec after the whisper.

Why?

Well, the whole point of the problem is people with whisper knowing full well that you can’t say anything back to them. They feel empowered by it. You remove this protection and they will think twice about doing it in the first place.

Possibly, but there is also the likelihood of people getting caught up in responding to each other to the point they report each other and both get a suspension. The immediate block stops this escalation before it can start so that only one can be reported.

That saying, I think also if you block you shouldn’t be able to whisper. If you then drop the block to whisper and reblock then any suspension should be longer.

Had a situation a few weeks ago, where a guy whispered me that he was going to report me for botting…. because I had taken him down…. he threatened another one of my team for the same thing, for the same reason… he blocked both of us… I block him, so I answered back in map chat…. one of his team members admonished me for doing so… I calmly explained the situation… the team member simply said he was hot headed… sorry but that is not an excuse for tossing threats around… I get a shmuck that whispers me… instant blockage…