Can u hide that your character is online?

[Mtal]

Hi all,

Ok, I have a few alts. Stupid me, you know how it goes, your talking to people, u talk about your alts, u give your names, etc.... thing is I kinda like to just play and not be interupted at times. Someone in my mains guild knows my alts name and keeps asking me to do this and that. Well is there anyway to hide that your character is online. I was thinking maybe there is some option like with online chats where u can hide lol. Should I change my guys name? Thing is I am thinking that the new name will show up on the guys friends list. Maybe he wont realize it, but I guess I would be taking a chance.

Thanks.

[semiiramiis]

Hi all,

Ok, I have a few alts. Stupid me, you know how it goes, your talking to people, u talk about your alts, u give your names, etc.... thing is I kinda like to just play and not be interupted at times. Someone in my mains guild knows my alts name and keeps asking me to do this and that. Well is there anyway to hide that your character is online. I was thinking maybe there is some option like with online chats where u can hide lol. Should I change my guys name? Thing is I am thinking that the new name will show up on the guys friends list. Maybe he wont realize it, but I guess I would be taking a chance.

Thanks.

No, unfortunately you cannot hide. you can try /dnd but if this guy is a pest, he'll ignore it. I'd honestly just ignore HIM on all my alts if I were you. Don't pay to change the names of your alts..it'd be expensive, a pain, and really, ignoring the pita is easier. The alt I truly run to if I want to be left completely alone is on the other faction. Other than my hubby sending me the occasional "Xxxooooxxx" I'm left alone.

[Kodonn]

I do believe that ignore lists are alt specific, so just put the pest(s) on your hide-out alts list. He will get a "hide-out is ignoring you" message when he tries to send you anything. That should get the point across.

[prion]

you really want to hide, go to another server :o

[Twoflower]

Mtal gets asked by one of his guild mates while he is on a alt, and you suggest that he puts his guild friend on ignore ? Not realy tactful.

What relation do you have to that guild, what position are you in ? Why dont you just tell him that you dont want to be disturbed when you play that char ?

[Mazhulsage]

Thank you, I thought the same thing...

If I were a guild member in the same guild, and I saw you ignored me on your alts... I'd most likely assume you 1. Don't want to talk to people on that alt because you're selfish. 2. Don't want to help others in the guild. 3. Only want others to help you when the situation is right.

The way to avoid it all? "No thanks, just wanna level this char right now." if they insist "Dude, come on, I just want to level, maybe some other time."

[Lothaer]

sometime i wish i could hide my online status either cause im only gonna be on to check my auctions or im gonna go farm and dont want to be contacted :D

[Wiglet]

Does a paid rename remove you from someones friends list? or does it stay on there with the new name?

When my brother was forced to rename his DK (Blizz didn't like Turdburglar for some reason :azn:) i'm sure he disappeared from my friends list.

[Wintrow]

As I understand it the entry in other ppl's friends list gets renamed as well. So that wouldn't help Mtal at all.

[semiiramiis]

I did suggest /dnd as well, and I assume the op has already told this person that he's playing his alt at that moment because that is the toon he *wants* to play then. If not, certainly start by saying the obvious.

And as for ignoring members of guild...I've done it more times than I care to count. We all survived the experience, and none of them hold it against me.

[Kodonn]

Mtal gets asked by one of his guild mates while he is on a alt, and you suggest that he puts his guild friend on ignore ? Not realy tactful.

He didn't just "get asked". It sounded more like he was getting repeatedly asked. He's also (the way it sounds) on a non-guild alt. At that point, I think any pretext of tact got left by the roadside. :rolleyes: In any case, he can always explain from his guilded alt that the reason for the ignore on his other alt is to provide some solo time.

[snowieken]

As Maz and 2flower pointed out, being honest is indeed the best course of action. If that doesn't help, use ignore, but try to explain to the guy in question why you're putting him on ignore. I know the feeling all too well, I'm an officer in a guild, but there's a reason my alt is not in the same guild - if I'm on that alt, I mostly just want to be left alone by the guild.

EDIT: Actually just repeating a bit of what has been said already, but hey. Might get the point across! :)

[semiiramiis]

Lol. I had one of my guildies on ignore for about six weeks... kinda bad considering he is a raid leader. I had him on ignore for so long I forgot I had him on ignore, and I didn't realize it until he told me, on vent, that I still had him on ignore.

All I can say is oops. Or...I guess, given that he speaks french..oups?

[Froggelet]

As Maz and 2flower pointed out, being honest is indeed the best course of action. If that doesn't help, use ignore, but try to explain to the guy in question why you're putting him on ignore. I know the feeling all too well, I'm an officer in a guild, but there's a reason my alt is not in the same guild - if I'm on that alt, I mostly just want to be left alone by the guild.

EDIT: Actually just repeating a bit of what has been said already, but hey. Might get the point across! :)

I put a guildie on ignore. First time ever I did it, but this kid is a total pain and really spoils guild chat with his stupid and inappropriate remarks. He's caused guild members to leave and has been complained about by many. The guild master feels sorry for him (he is a kid of 14 from what sounds like a truly bad home situation) and feels kindness and acceptance is what he needs. Perhaps...... but I'm not in that guild to do social work, not when it's a persistent all-the-time thing. So one evening when I simply got tired of his rude and inappropriate babbling, I said 'OK XXX, I'm putting you on ignore, I simply don't want to put up with any more of this objectionable chat'. It's made life a lot more peaceful when playing. Does it interrupt or spoil guild chat to have one guildie ignored? No - no one responds to his chatter. anyhow. Which probably means that the guild master's efforts are not being rewarded. :sad:

[Renata]

I don't think allowing the kid to continue to behave inappropriately is actually doing the kid any favors, especially in the long run. A bad home situation is no excuse to behave badly, and people in his life are not going to cut him slack for the rest of his existence. Personally I think you did more of a favor for him by calling him on his behavior, in a way that was direct, to the point, but not loaded with unnecessary spite or anger. It would be uncomfortable, but a greater kindness for the kid's long term social future for your guild leader to sit down and have a talk with him about his behavior and why it pisses off people in the guild, and what he can do to make himself more acceptable to others.

I usually find that being direct is also the best way. Usually just something along the lines of, "I understand you want to chat right now, but I'd really just like some quiet solo time," works fine, but then again, almost all of my guild is made up of adults. I don't have any problems in my current guild of people becoming too chatty that often. I do get occasions where people contact me who aren't in my guild and just want to chat; most of them are listeners to my podcast and I usually will chat with them for a few moments before they tell me they won't bug me any more. Occasionally one will become overly chatty, and I'll have to say something.

...Ren

[Froggelet]

I don't think allowing the kid to continue to behave inappropriately is actually doing the kid any favors, especially in the long run. A bad home situation is no excuse to behave badly, and people in his life are not going to cut him slack for the rest of his existence. Personally I think you did more of a favor for him by calling him on his behavior, in a way that was direct, to the point, but not loaded with unnecessary spite or anger. It would be uncomfortable, but a greater kindness for the kid's long term social future for your guild leader to sit down and have a talk with him about his behavior and why it pisses off people in the guild, and what he can do to make himself more acceptable to others.

I usually find that being direct is also the best way. Usually just something along the lines of, "I understand you want to chat right now, but I'd really just like some quiet solo time," works fine, but then again, almost all of my guild is made up of adults. I don't have any problems in my current guild of people becoming too chatty that often. I do get occasions where people contact me who aren't in my guild and just want to chat; most of them are listeners to my podcast and I usually will chat with them for a few moments before they tell me they won't bug me any more. Occasionally one will become overly chatty, and I'll have to say something.

...Ren

Yep, too true. I think he needs firm guidance and sensible treatment. But as for annoying chat and the like, I generally say to the chatter 'Sorry, I'm busy in an instance right now and just haven't time to chat'. If that person persists, I simply don't respond. I did install SpamMeNot, which gets rid of a lot of gold spammers and I also installed NoDuel, which automatically turns down duel requests anywhere. They make things a bit easier. And generally I turn off Trade Channel when in cities unless I'm looking to buy or sell goods or services.

[Tater]

Does a paid rename remove you from someones friends list? or does it stay on there with the new name?

When my brother was forced to rename his DK (Blizz didn't like Turdburglar for some reason :azn:) i'm sure he disappeared from my friends list.

No, when a char changes their name, they stay on friends list with the new name. I had someone on my friends list change their name, and since my list is short, I whispered him a hello and he was surprised. If you have a short list like me, it's not hard to tell who changed their name.

[Wiglet]

Ah ok. i stand corrected.
I just couldn't remember. :grin: