Thread: Linkshell Management in 2.0

I guess no one really cares because so few people are actually linkshell leaders :P

Food for thought: people that actually would respond (positively/politely) don't pay attention to the forums at all, or aren't paying attention because it's after Final Save.

Personally, I'd like LS Messages and to be able to basically deactivate(not break) a member's LS if they've been inactive and set it with a "Tell/Message one of the following: [Master/Leaders]" message. Hit 34 on my LS before Final Save, and I know 5-10 of them haven't been seen since they got invited in.

I would also like to see all of this. I'd also like to see the /sea command implemented as well.

When FFXIV first launched I started an LS that quickly filled up to the maximum 128 slots. As there was no way to actually boot inactive people, we ended up creating a new LS and moving all active members over, and did this about 3 times in total. I can see this particularly annoying scenario happening again when ARR launches due to the influx of new players/server transfers.

This sort of interface/functionality change isn't something that everyone will be able to experience directly, but it is something that will impact most players indirectly. I hope that the DEVs will actually devote some attention to this.

Originally Posted by Polive

When FFXIV first launched I started an LS that quickly filled up to the maximum 128 slots. As there was no way to actually boot inactive people, we ended up creating a new LS and moving all active members over, and did this about 3 times in total. I can see this particularly annoying scenario happening again when ARR launches due to the influx of new players/server transfers.

This sort of interface/functionality change isn't something that everyone will be able to experience directly, but it is something that will impact most players indirectly. I hope that the DEVs will actually devote some attention to this.

The linkshell I'm in has also done this. We've changed shells at least 5 times since I joined them around January 2011.

You already mentioned the major functions that I would like to see making an appearance again. LS messages were great for organisation, and forgetful members. The one thing I will press that you havn't already mentioned -

Please make the member list have some form of order and not as random as they currently are. Alphabetical, or everyone online at the top of the list, or hell~ something! At the moment the order in which members are displayed in the list are random, or if they aren't then however they are ordered makes no sense to any of us.

I do have confidence that we will see more control over linkshells in 2.0, but without the confirmation - it is an issue that should be raised.

Well for starters LS will remain but just as chat channels, the guilds will be Free Companies, and I think Yoshi said they would have the usual management present in most MMOs nowdays, so expect major changes, from having a guild hall built from a house to different ranks inside the FC and way more stuff, or so I hope.