Whispering While Offline or Blocked - Is This a Bug?

forum_gpt

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

SteveCampsOut

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

forum_gpt

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

DenverRalphy

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

kyle.wilson

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

It's because ZOS has a policy that you have to tell them not to harass you and they continue.
By doing it from "offline" they can harass away because you can't tell them to stop.
@ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_RichLambert

forum_gpt

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

SilverBride

forum_gpt wrote: »

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked.

Report them and take screenshots. Reporting automatically puts them on ignore so you won't get any more hate whispers.

TaSheen

SilverBride wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked.

Report them and take screenshots. Reporting automatically puts them on ignore so you won't get any more hate whispers.

Well, at least not from "that" account. But of course, there are always those with multiple accounts....

SteveCampsOut

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

SilverBride

TaSheen wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked.

Report them and take screenshots. Reporting automatically puts them on ignore so you won't get any more hate whispers.

Well, at least not from "that" account. But of course, there are always those with multiple accounts....

Report them all.

virtus753

kyle.wilson wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

It's because ZOS has a policy that you have to tell them not to harass you and they continue.
By doing it from "offline" they can harass away because you can't tell them to stop.
@ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_RichLambert

Your conclusion is not correct. Kevin has already acknowledged that people in offline cannot be told to stop in DMs. He has said that if your DMs do not go through, you should put your text in another chat channel and screenshot it so ZOS can see when you file the report.

DenverRalphy

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

Who cares. Sweating that kind of stuff leads to heart disease anyway. Better they didn't live rent free in your head.

SilverBride

kyle.wilson wrote: »

It's because ZOS has a policy that you have to tell them not to harass you and they continue.
By doing it from "offline" they can harass away because you can't tell them to stop.

That is for the teabagging and other actions. Hate speech is never allowed.

kyle.wilson

SilverBride wrote: »

kyle.wilson wrote: »

It's because ZOS has a policy that you have to tell them not to harass you and they continue.
By doing it from "offline" they can harass away because you can't tell them to stop.

That is for the teabagging and other actions. Hate speech is never allowed.

not all harassment is hate speech or t-bagging. They require you to tell them to stop and if they continue and you have proof, then they get banned/ suspended.
Actual hate speech will probably trigger the ai chat bot they have apparently been using.

Renato90085

yes,I have a friend who was bullied in the game,so he alway use offline mode talk with me ,i need port in his house
if offline mode only can talk friend it all good

forum_gpt

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

Wrong, they can still mail you.

Juomuuri

One problem about blocking these hatewhisperers: our ignore list is *limited* in size. People shouldn't be able to whisper if they're set to offline mode. Period.

Reginald_leBlem

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

This is the way

Four_Fingers

I find it usually takes two to tango...
So, I just ignore.

Necrotech_Master

on PC you can just right click on the name in chat, and then hit reply, block etc

half the time if im grouping with someone from a guild who is not on my friend list i just right click on their name in chat to invite to group

i dont think this is possible to do with console, or even the controller UI on PC though

DenverRalphy

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

Wrong, they can still mail you.

They won't mail you. Cuz they know that you'd have that to use as proof of harassment. When the threat of a ban hammer looms, they tend to shie away.

darvaria

This should have been corrected years ago. You should NOT be able to whisper if you are offline. AND a small timer should be in place. If you whisper and go offline that player should be able to whisper you back.

forum_gpt

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

Wrong, they can still mail you.

They won't mail you. Cuz they know that you'd have that to use as proof of harassment. When the threat of a ban hammer looms, they tend to shie away.

I don't think people are scared of getting banned, mind you this person ISN'T banned somehow.

SilverBride

forum_gpt wrote: »

I don't think people are scared of getting banned, mind you this person ISN'T banned somehow.

Did you report them?

darvaria

ZOS: WHEN are you going to stop this. CHANGE crouching animation. How many times must you be warned. I have repeatedly told you "this is a liability in waiting". AND there are multiple written accounts that this is a problem for many players.

forum_gpt

SilverBride wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

I don't think people are scared of getting banned, mind you this person ISN'T banned somehow.

Did you report them?

Yes.

Ingenon

forum_gpt wrote: »

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

I think folks should not be doing this.

I'm not sure how ZOS can fix this. It seems to me that it would be easy for someone offline to change to online, send a whisper, and change back to offline. And it seems like someone could send a whisper, and then block the person they just whispered.

If people are determined to do something, they tend to find every loophole ...

Sleepsin

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

Wrong, they can still mail you.

It's been awhile, but when I would get a whisper from someone offline, I would mail them a potato. Talk about getting under someone's skin, they play offline for a reason.

xylena_lazarow

Offline tells don't need to exist. There's no reason to give abusive jerks a "free shot" at anyone that hasn't blocked them yet. You can use Discord to talk to your friends while offline. Removing offline tells would markedly reduce toxicity.

Turtle_Bot

Sleepsin wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

DenverRalphy wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed something that feels a bit off and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing.

Recently, I’ve been receiving hate whispers from players who are either in offline mode or who have me blocked. As far as I know, if someone’s offline, they shouldn’t be able to send whispers. And if they’ve blocked me then communication should be cut off, right?

It’s really odd and kind of defeats the purpose of having those features if people can bypass them. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a bug or some kind of exploit?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

They can whisper anyone they want while in Offline mode but can't receive any whispers.

There really should be an option to NOT receive whispers from people who are in offline mode. Lately, I’ve had people harassing me while they’re in offline mode, and it’s been pretty frustrating. It doesn’t make sense that someone can hide their status and still have the ability to message you, especially if they’re using it to bother others.

Hopefully, this gets looked at soon because it would definitely help with avoiding unwanted interactions.

You could always just block them in return. Problem solved.

Too bad they can whisper me before I get the chance to block them.

You could always play in offline mode yourself during pvp and nobody will be able to whisper you.

Wrong, they can still mail you.

It's been awhile, but when I would get a whisper from someone offline, I would mail them a potato. Talk about getting under someone's skin, they play offline for a reason.

This is actually a good one, lol

I'll need to remember this one for when the next time inevitably happens.

SilverBride

forum_gpt wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

forum_gpt wrote: »

I don't think people are scared of getting banned, mind you this person ISN'T banned somehow.

Did you report them?

Yes.

And they weren't even given a temporary ban? I don't even know what to say...