Server-wide /shouts

[Godofgods]

Though we need to do some more testing, and we are not sure whether it would be possible yet, we are looking into the possibility of making/displaying shouts throughout multiple areas.

To be a bit more specific, we will be looking into grouping certain areas server side so that a shout from one of the areas in that group will be heard from each of the other areas.

For example:
If Ru’Lude Gardens/Upper Jeuno/Lower Jeuno/Port Jeuno were to be grouped together, making a shout in Ru’Lude would be heard in the other areas (Upper Jeuno/Lower Jeuno/Port Jeuno). However, this would ultimately quadruple the server load, so we will definitely need to pay close attention to this.

Good plan if possible. Grouping all the jeuno areas together wouldnt matter much. Its not a long run to shout in each zone. What you do want to do tho, is group the area in each town where the abyssea npcs are with port jeuno. That will truly help releive the port jeuno conjestion. That way you can be in any nation and have teleport access and shout acess. With that theirs no need to be in PJ itself. So grouping them areas together would be best.

[Godofgods]

Good plan if possible. Grouping all the jeuno areas together wouldnt matter much. Its not a long run to shout in each zone. What you do want to do tho, is group the area in each town where the abyssea npcs are with port jeuno. That will truly help releive the port jeuno conjestion. That way you can be in any nation and have teleport access and shout acess. With that theirs no need to be in PJ itself. So grouping them areas together would be best.

As i said, theirs no need to group every zone in the game together. But with abyssea being the current thing in ffxi, the 4 zones that have aby tele npcs should be grouped together for shouts.

Tele Npcs were added to help releave the massive conjestion in port jeuno. Also with the AH merged, its one less thing you need to go to jeuno for. However, at least on my server, the conjecstion is at an all time high dispite those additions. The reason is, to hear shouts for seals or nms. I may be able to tele to aby from sandy, but if i stay their, ill never be able to find a seal/nm party.

If one zone in each city (the zone aby tele guys are in) were /shout merged, then their truly wouldnt be a reason to have 600+ people hanging around in port jeuno. Youd be able to hang out in any city and still have full benefits and full acess. That would give the players what they need, and releive PJ conjestion all at the same time.

So i think that would be the best idea, assuming they are capable of implamenting it.