Do you really use the player search function on a regular basis?

Getting 1-3 tells each day I would not call "mass" ^^

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Originally Posted by Felis

Getting 1-3 tells each day I would not call "mass" ^^

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i receive WAY more than that each hour. so yes, mass

OP, I'm pretty sure the RMT bots don't use player search for their /tell program. The player names are publicly available on the lodestone for web bots to crawl through. From there they can build a local list of players to message. Using player search would be a lot more hassle-some since there's a cap of 200 players brought to the list.

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Originally Posted by Adoxx

I actually use it quite a bit, usually for "stalking" purposes so to speak. There are certain players that undercut me a lot that I know who they are so I like to keep track of whether or not they are online so I know how often I need to check my MB listings. I have also used it for finding new players I speak with on the forums about doing things. Outside of that though, I don't use it for much and most people I know probably do not use it at all.

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Great minds think alike. I use it for exactly this purpose.

I use it a lot, for invites to LS/FC, and to just send them a message if I need to ask them something and I don't have them in my friends list.

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Originally Posted by Felis

Getting 1-3 tells each day I would not call "mass" ^^

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Originally Posted by Markas

i receive WAY more than that each hour. so yes, mass

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I can confirm that Coeurl is absolutely shocking for RMT tells. Guarentteed to get one within 10 seconds of logging in, and every time you switch areas.

I use the feature only when I move to different fc. If someone I play with is not on any of my link shell or friends list m..I will try to find them via the search. Only works if they're online though.

I use it find recommended players for my groups. So like if I ask people in my Levi EX party "does anyone know a good tank?" and they say "oh yeah invite <playername> he's good" I use player search to find and invite them. I'm not sure how else I'm supposed to do that.

I wish FC leaders would use Player Search to directly send tells to players that show to not be enlisted in any Free Company, instead of shouting. That would be a good chunk of less people to blacklist.

I use it all the time to find crafters online to do melds or make something for me, its a great tool if you know how to use it properly.