Solution to "blinking"

[Miera]

I agree to some people here on this situation, <stpt> and <stal> doe have some pros and cons. I use stpt a lot but it still has a big disadvantage like when targeting them and the game telling you he's too far away moving closer and doing it again, it nothing because for some reason he is too far away by that time that person is already dead. Just because a mage complains about someone blinking and the tank, Mele or whoever dies doesn't automatically make it the Mage's fault. people need to lighten up.

[Windblade]

We brought this matter up with the development team and we were informed that unfortunately it’s not possible to change. As many of you have stated previously (in other threads as well) it is possible to prevent targeting problems through the use of certain macros ( stpc, etc.). We encourage and recommend that you utilize these as a way to avoid targeting issues with frequent blinkers.

I tried using <stpt> when I was engaged fighting the monster and the annoyance there is that I have to grab my mouse and click the name in the party list, which slows me down considerably. I never touch the mouse for anything when playing FFXI. <stpt> would be great if I could still use F1-F6 to target people in my own party while also fighting the monster, instead of having to use the mouse.

[Windblade]

Elemental stave's beg to differ. Why would you want to punish players who utilize the benefits of multiple pieces of gear.

It's not punishing them. It's fixing something that never should have been there. Why not replace blinking with an animation of that character changing clothes? That's what they're doing: changing clothes right in the middle of a battle. And if one MUST carry five body armors, sixteen rings, five pairs of boots, etc... just to have success in a fight, then the monster is overpowered. Selecting armor and weapons should be about finding a good balance. Get more attack or less defense. Get less defense or more attack...but taking a bunch of gear so you can change it all out for every move you command....well, I understand that's what some people want to do. I actually do it, myself, sometimes with rings, belts, and neck pieces. But it wouldn't bother me to sacrifice it if it means characters stop blinking. And again, I also wouldn't mind if gear swapping remained as long as the player's character actually has to be animated physically changing his gear, during which time he would NOT be hitting the mob....but changing clothes.

[RAIST]

I tried using <stpt> when I was engaged fighting the monster and the annoyance there is that I have to grab my mouse and click the name in the party list, which slows me down considerably. I never touch the mouse for anything when playing FFXI. <stpt> would be great if I could still use F1-F6 to target people in my own party while also fighting the monster, instead of having to use the mouse.

I don't use keyboard mouse (hooked up PS2 controller via cheap $5 USB adaptor), but I would think you could use your arrow/Enter keys just like you can with other menus....just a thought.

[Yugl]

I like how some of the mages refusing to upgrade their macros to <stpt> and <stal> are the same people complaining about PS2 players not upgrading.

[Urteil]

This only highlights their incompetence.


Get some real programmers.

[Ihnako]

Name one other MMO where swapping gear causes your character to blink and shed everyone's targeting of them.

Name a game besides FFXI that allowes exzessive gearchanging while fighting?
Most MMOs I know force you to have one gearset for each situation that occur and you have to change it before you fight.

But back to topic
The option to "bind" the appearence of yourself and/or other players wouldn't hurt while there's still one problem to solve - what about weapons? It would be confusing to see someone hack'n'slash a NM with a slow swinging weapon like on drugs cause he's actually using daggers/katanas.

This only highlights their incompetence.


Get some real programmers.

Before you state that SE doesn't have the men(tal)power for a solution, write an application so SE could hire you.

[Catsby]

Before you state that SE doesn't have the men(tal)power for a solution, write an application so SE could hire you.

Wouldn't matter. FFXI is JP onry. Go look at their credits.

[Mirage]

But back to topic
The option to "bind" the appearence of yourself and/or other players wouldn't hurt while there's still one problem to solve - what about weapons? It would be confusing to see someone hack'n'slash a NM with a slow swinging weapon like on drugs cause he's actually using daggers/katanas.

Easy, don't allow locking of weapons.

[Hyaki]

I can't believe some people still think stpt/stal can solve the problem entirely.
I use stpt/stal since the first day they came, I just tell you: that's not as easy as somebody ever thought, there are still problems.
I can't trust someone who claim to be playing support role jobs but don't understand how stpt/stal won't work with F# keys, how many times you need to hit your arrow keys and how hard to *guess* the distance between you and your target without using third party application if you can't see the arrow mark on your target.

Do not ever try to teach me how to play with macro, even since I can feel these problem, I cure MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE than some WHMs who may not think blinking is a problem.
And I do write my own code parser in my work, if you really have question on my "macro" skill.

Blinking is a problem unless you use BlinkMeNot. If you don't admit it, you are not really playing support role jobs.
Can handle the cure job doesn't mean we should ignore the problem.