Server-wide /shouts

[JiltedValkyrie]

SE is stupid, eh? And yet you pay...

[Annahya]

Any number of reasons up to and including slander of your name without you even knowing it.

They could still do this in /party or /linkshell if they wanted to - it is not giving them any "license" they didn't already have.

I'd like to see it reach inside my mog house. That way, when I'm trying to dig stuff out, I can sit in my house and listen.

Agreed.

[Zumi]

This long over due because everyone hanging out in PJ just makes the zone very laggy to be in. Now people can make groups no matter what part of jeuno they are in.

If you don't like it so much you can simply turn on the filter.

[Rhianu]

This feature sucks and I'm glad the game is being changed for wow-kiddies so we can hear people shout racist crap all over town or brag about their unimpressive achievments and put down anyone asking for help. Oh, and let's not forget the "I'm soooo high right now" garbage that I go to ru'lude to avoid in the first place.

I thought the FFXI community was supposed to be more mature than the WoW community? I mean, that's what all the FFXI players always claim, at least...

[Juilan]

Howdy!

As mentioned previously, the development team has been hard at work creating a new mode of chat that will allow players to be heard across all the areas within your current nation! I bring with me today a sample of what they're currently testing and planning to implement in the upcoming version update! I give you…the “Yell” feature!

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*For the initial settings the text color is the same as shout
*We will update these with EN images very soon! Apologies for the Japanese!

The yell feature will start with support in Jeuno so that we can monitor the effects it has on server lag. After examining the situation for a bit (and assuming no problems arise), we'll expand the yell feature to cover area-wide communications within San d'Oria, Bastok and Windurst.

Now you'll be able to yell for parties while keeping your chocobo fed, expanding your Gobbiebag, or just listing up your bone chips on the Auction House!

Some times the japanese makes more sense to me than the english but "The yellw feature will start... we'll expand the yell feature to cover area-wide communication within san d'oria, bastok and windurst" i dont know what server these guys play on but on mine no one yells in the nations... if you want people out of jeuno you'd have to expand the jeuno yells to the nations, eve if you cant yell back

[Runespider]

This will have a filter, there is nothing to complain about with this at all.

The only thing I don't like about this is it appears way too limited currently, unless it's extended to cover jeuno & all 3 starter nations combined it's still only a small fix for the congestion/communication problems. Anyway I like it a lot and I'm happy to see it's going to be added, long long overdue.

*also awesome sig king^^

[Zirael]

Howdy!

As mentioned previously, the development team has been hard at work creating a new mode of chat that will allow players to be heard across all the areas within your current nation! I bring with me today a sample of what they're currently testing and planning to implement in the upcoming version update! I give you…the “Yell” feature!

Attachment 237

Attachment 238
*For the initial settings the text color is the same as shout
*We will update these with EN images very soon! Apologies for the Japanese!

The yell feature will start with support in Jeuno so that we can monitor the effects it has on server lag. After examining the situation for a bit (and assuming no problems arise), we'll expand the yell feature to cover area-wide communications within San d'Oria, Bastok and Windurst.

Now you'll be able to yell for parties while keeping your chocobo fed, expanding your Gobbiebag, or just listing up your bone chips on the Auction House!

Thank you for taking the time to improve player means of communication. I hope this feature having a dedicated filter will help those who don't wish to use it.
Also, by reading replies in this thread I hope you've realised there is a demand for enhancing means of player communication (especially not having to idle in cities in order to find PUG group) and you'll consider expanding on the idea in the future.
Considering all the voices against, I'd stress out that /yell and /shout are totally optional and can be turned off any time one does not wish to interact with other people. Same goes for /tell, /say, /linkshell etc. If you don't want to talk to anyone in game, the features to allow you that are already in there.

[katz]

Can we also get the yell to include the Beseiged messages, Im tired of waiting hours for the trolls to get here when I know they have started to attack.

[Kiroko]

All we need is "Scream" So we can hear shouts in all areas.

[Gropitou]

So now I have to leave Jeuno to get away from people shouting dumb crap in port. Awesome.

Ever hear of filters ?