Some suggestions, mostly quality of life, obvious things

Give this person a job.

How about a crafting bank/seperate inventory slots for crafting materials?

Walking to the summoning bell back and forth is killing me.

Option to automatically turn off the UI when Print Screen is pressed, have 1 frame saved and then the UI enabled again all in the blink of an eye. I'd love to be able to have screenies without the UI, but in a hassle-free fashion!

Make a separate item bag that just holds materia like the fishing tackle box and since we can't get a third retainer increase the item slots to 10 instead of just 7, also give retainers a separate item slots for materia holding.

Still waiting for /readycheck to be added to this list

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Originally Posted by Sanne

On windows version you can just type h and then push tab and you get everything with a h, if you type he and then tab, you get everything with he.
I use auto translate often, to type fast.

Spaces don't work in this.

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I had no idea this feature existed! While maybe not quite as powerful as what I suggested, this should still make Auto-translate a lot more convenient to use.
Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Camate

Greetings,

While it will be after patch 2.2, we will be making it easier to see where you are teleporting to by displaying a map next to the teleport window.

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Lol, more toys for noobs. I just hope this thing is 'off' by default. 75% of ARR features just take up space/ resource and (I for one) can do w/o them.

If you seriously don't know where your being teleported to(and you need a map??), continue exploring because probably you haven't been there yet.

PS: Why not segregate players by type and give them their own servers. Suppose the legacy players are veterans but want the game as is, not "sprinkled" with glitter. More of reason why I still play FFXI because its "harder" but I fear its days are numbered.

Fixing the imposed 300ms positioning check should be the very first QoL fix!

Allow use of a different mount while chocobo is summoned for battle, or allow mounting that doesn't require resummoning after dismount again. Allow use of the duty finder while chocobo is summoned

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Originally Posted by Reversho

Allow use of a different mount while chocobo is summoned for battle, or allow mounting that doesn't require resummoning after dismount again. Allow use of the duty finder while chocobo is summoned

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This!!!! We should be able to use Chocobo companion while waiting for DF and be able to mount....I have no idea why it wouldnt already be available.

Please add a tackle box for fishing... around lv 40 you have 2 tab full of tackle/baits, and every bait works better for a specific fish.

Please for the love of all thats fantasy Square Enix when you start to add more classes/jobs please add a necromancer class with the job of a lich.

Dear SE,

Can you please make dying armor requestable like melding? I get asked from so many low level friends to dye their armor when they're still not able to unlock the dye quest, the trading process is pretty annoying (especially when the armor they want dyed is already partially bound to them).

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Originally Posted by Tivonna

I would love the teleport menu to just say the guild name it goes to...(some cities have this)
The gates to say: Yellow Serpent Gate (North Shroud)
Camps to say: Fallgourd Float (North Shroud)

This would be very helpful and take way less time then the map which could come 2.2 This could be put in easy. I thought they were going to fix Limsa with its messed up telenames.

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Good idea, this would be actually better for me, then a map.

This game has a dire lack of benches to sit on in camps.

Now this guy has a clue... how many hours do you wait on duty finder trying to quest and not being able to use your chocobo sidekick?! It sucks I tell ya... And traveling in the game while having your chocobo already summoned should be a lot easier, if you have other mounts why can't you use them?!

Quote Originally Posted by Tivonna View Post
I would love the teleport menu to just say the guild name it goes to...(some cities have this)
The gates to say: Yellow Serpent Gate (North Shroud)
Camps to say: Fallgourd Float (North Shroud)

This would be very helpful and take way less time then the map which could come 2.2 This could be put in easy. I thought they were going to fix Limsa with its messed up telenames.



I second and third this! Way easier fix than a map!!

I know it's been mentioned before, but it would be great if you could also teleport to a location by clicking the aetheryte on your map (like in GW2 and some other games).

*** add seperate inventory for "baits and lures" .

Hello,

I have yet another helping of UI comments from lead Hiroshi Minagawa to share with you all.

• Macros
  
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  Originally Posted by Hiroshi_Minagawa

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  Please make it so we can indicate up to the second decimal place for macro /wait times.

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  From a technological standpoint, this is possible to implement. Actually, up until midway through the Beta Test, it was possible to indicate up to the first decimal place. However, for the initial phases of FFXIV: ARR's operation, we decided to lower the degree of accuracy on this.
  
  The reason being that there was a concern that the convenience would exceed the purpose of the macro feature.
  
  Here is the macro feature policy for FFXIV:

  1. Do not make it so macros must be used.
  2. Minimizing and optimizing actions without error beyond that of human control is not allowed.
  3. Make it a support feature that can be used by people that are a bit shaky at controlling the game to ensure control, while not making it 100% optimized.
  4. The player makes the execution decision. We will not be implementing a feature where the macros makes its own decisions. For example: We will not be implementing a feature that executes things based on certain criteria (player status, enemy HP, certain actions, etc.)

  Due to the above reasoning, we limited the degree of accuracy for the wait times.
  
  Of course, there are games where the policies outlined above differ*, but we felt that this policy is the best for the current XIV.
  
  Naturally this doesn't mean that we keep it the way it is forever. We'll continue to make adjustments as we keep an eye on the situations happening in PvP and large-scale instanced raids, so please just keep the above policy in mind when offering feedback and making requests.
  
  *For example, we won't be having a gambit system like what was in FINAL FANTASY XII. The aims between the automated strategy system for XII and the control support macro feature of XIV are totally different.

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• Submenu commands
  
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  The order of the submenu options for inventory and the armory chest are different when the items can and cannot have materia melded to them, and it's easy to make mistakes. Could you make them all the same?

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  We plan to make adjustments to the display order of subcommands sequentially and this will not only be limited to the materia aspect you pointed out.
  
  In regards to the grayed out display of commands, for MMOs, the below are mixed for the determination as to whether a command can be executed or not:

  • Commands that can only be decided on the client-side.
  • Commands that cannot be properly decided unless it's on the server-side.

  Thus, there are both commands that can be grayed out and those that cannot.
  
  We need the program to process all of the commands individually, and since it would be difficult to address every existing subcommand by patch 2.1 (there are more subcommands that will be implemented as well), we will be handling this sequentially. We understand the issue, but please give us a bit of time until we can address this.

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• Cross hotbar and PS3 controls
  
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  Originally Posted by Hiroshi_Minagawa

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  When I'm quickly using actions I set on the cross hotbar's direction pad, there are often times where when the action succeeds I target myself at the same time. The reason for this seems to be that depending on the timing, one press of the direction keys will sometimes be input as 2. Could you please make it so this does not happen?

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  The reason for this is that there is a directional key repeat set when normally controlling in 3D, so this inevitably occurs due to the fact that it was programmed simply. Because of this, the phenomenon you have pointed out only occurs with the directional buttons and not the circle, square, triangle, and X buttons.
  
  In order to eliminate this issue, we need to add another button interpretation layer to the determination process. The XHB controls have a toggle mode and mixed mode, and the determination conditions are extremely complex, so there is concern about bugs if this is not adjusted extremely carefully. Once the work load for patch 2.1 has calmed down for the input lead, we will begin looking into ways to address this.
  
  *There is of course the method of placing a "stop directional key repeating" setting in the configuration, but we'd like to avoid this.

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  Can you please make it so we can turn off actions for the L3 and R3 buttons for the PS3 controller?

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  This has already been implemented on the development version of the game, so please hang in there until patch 2.1.

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• Equipment comparison
  
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  Originally Posted by Hiroshi_Minagawa

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  It's really hard to compare the stats of equipment I'm wearing and other equipment. Can you please make it so we can see the stats of both?

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  Yes, we will be adding this feature.
  We'd like to implement this in patch 2.1, but there is a possibility that it will be pushed to patch 2.2.
  
  With the item sort feature that will be implemented in patch 2.1, it will be much easier than now to compare the item details, so there is a possibility that we prioritize other features first.

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  Originally Posted by Hiroshi_Minagawa

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  Could you make it possible to change the color of the name plates for friends, LS members, and FC members?

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  Amongst the information that is transmitted from the server to each character, there is no information included that determines members of the same FC or LS, so currently we cannot make the information for characters that should have their name plate colors changed client-side based only.
  
  *As there would be a fluctuation of areas where what each player is doing is not related to FC or LS members, we would need to have the game determine the information transmitted from the server. While it would be possible for the client to recognize those on your friends list and black list through indirect name matching, there is a concern for lag while in towns.
  
  While we could address this by adding this information to the information that is transmitted for characters displayed on your map, this would increase the amount of information transmitted from the zone servers and is tied to the overall performance of the game. As we are placing a heavy emphasis currently on program speed and stability, we cannot look into this and other transmitted information expansion just yet.
  
  We will be analyzing the stress trends of operational data a bit more and once we proceed with counter measures for this we can start looking at these requests.

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Not sure if this has been covered or requested...

The ability to see our Gil total when looking/purchasing off the market boards & vendors

I just feel this would be nice to have,instead of having to back out and check our gil total.At least i have not seen my total displayed when while im buying things.

Very detailed answers. Thank you for posting this Camate!

you can see it on your lower screen where icon but yeah is a good idea to show it when we buy something

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Originally Posted by spellsnare

you can see it on your lower screen where icon but yeah is a good idea to show it when we buy something

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is it displayed on lower right in large white #'s ?...if so i have seen that but never put 2 and 2 together.....

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Originally Posted by Pendragon72

Not sure if this has been covered or requested...

The ability to see our Gil total when looking/purchasing off the market boards & vendors

I just feel this would be nice to have,instead of having to back out and check our gil total.At least i have not seen my total displayed when while im buying things.

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I don't remember exactly where this was posted, but I'm 99% sure that they said this would be implemented, and I think they said 2.1.

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Originally Posted by Camate

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When I'm quickly using actions I set on the cross hotbar's direction pad, there are often times where when the action succeeds I target myself at the same time. The reason for this seems to be that depending on the timing, one press of the direction keys will sometimes be input as 2. Could you please make it so this does not happen?

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Good to know I'm not the only person that this happens to. It always happens at the worst times, like when I'm off-tanking Garuda and trying to quickly target and pull her red line add.

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Originally Posted by Pendragon72

Not sure if this has been covered or requested...

The ability to see our Gil total when looking/purchasing off the market boards & vendors

I just feel this would be nice to have,instead of having to back out and check our gil total.At least i have not seen my total displayed when while im buying things.

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Uh, gil is always displayed on screen (by default in the lower right corner). This is on the PC, is this not the case on the PS3?

No PS3 users have to go to the menu screen to see their gil as well as how many free slots of inventory they have.

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Originally Posted by Lithera

No PS3 users have to go to the menu screen to see their gil as well as how many free slots of inventory they have.

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Hm...I thought the XMB (controller) interface on the PC was identical to the PS3 interface. Interesting.

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Originally Posted by Eekiki

Hm...I thought the XMB (controller) interface on the PC was identical to the PS3 interface. Interesting.

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Nah, it's a bit different due to the PS3 having much less memory than the average PC.

Regarding item compare:

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Originally Posted by Hiroshi_Minagawa

With the item sort feature that will be implemented in patch 2.1, it will be much easier than now to compare the item details, so there is a possibility that we prioritize other features first.

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To Mr. Minagawa:

Are you even serious? So many players asking for this since beta. Probably since alpha even. And you still think we don't know what we want. It's no priority?

How does item sort ever help with comparing what I'm wearing to an item in my bag? I still have to move my mouse between the two places, or I still have to remember 6 stats at a glance and then find the one item I want to compare to, and add/subtract the 6 stats.

Please reconsider your priority on this. Unless you have tried leveling 3 combat classes at the same time with 2 other classes at different levels and GREEDed gear for different levels.

Or even better: tell me how item sort even helps at all when I try to compare the gear I'm currently wearing to the gear that an NPC in front of me is selling.

Please put parallel item examination/comparison in 2.1. Or at least incorporate all stats (instead of just basic armor values) in all gear item tooltips.

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Originally Posted by Keres

I'm curious what changed; this feature was originally advertised for beta phase 4. Complete radio silence from the devs until now.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it's coming, but the total change in plans on this one without any acknowledgement has been pretty weird.

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If I recall correctly....It was brought up and there was a response saying that the devs would first like to make sure the system is stable the way it is...and then look into the possibility afterward. I also remember them saying that having a map would be difficult for users without a mouse. But it sounds like they're putting the map next to the list which works just fine. And with the PS4 controller function....and how we may or may not be able to use the trackpad on the controller like a mouse...or maybe point and click like with the PS4 UI...

Another small "Quality of life" suggestion-

When a buff / debuff is close to timing out, have the icon of the buff / debuff flash in order to draw attention to it before it just disappears. Could start this as high as 5 seconds, or as low as 3 seconds.

1. Would it be possible to reposition our legacy tattoos to some place that's more visible? Every piece of gear covers up the lower back. Only time we can see our tattoos is when we're nekid.

/legacymark left shoulder
/legacymark right wrist

2. Would it be possible for our tattoos to "glow" when we do a certain action like limit break? If our tattoos are on our upper back, could there be a glow in the shape of the tattoo on top of our armor?

Not sure if this had been mentioned there are too many posts to sift through.

Any plans to adjust the pop up display for the items you may be interested in purchasing from vendors? Seems the pop ups always block my view.

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Originally Posted by Altena

Another small "Quality of life" suggestion-

When a buff / debuff is close to timing out, have the icon of the buff / debuff flash in order to draw attention to it before it just disappears. Could start this as high as 5 seconds, or as low as 3 seconds.

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They already flashed in 1.0 so I fail to understand why this was removed in the first place.

Memory limitations? :3

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Originally Posted by Toothedmeat

Not sure if this had been mentioned there are too many posts to sift through.

Any plans to adjust the pop up display for the items you may be interested in purchasing from vendors? Seems the pop ups always block my view.

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There's an option to have the pop-up in a fixed position on the screen. It's in your menu settings, under Character Config somewhere.

Three maintenances in the space of ten days is a bit much. Especially since one was a balance fix and could have been combined with something else.

Please make a new set of accessories that give very high INT and MIND that can be for everyone but mainly for the few or so people who split the attributes 15/15 in both int and mind for the jobs SMN/SCH.

Can you please add pictures of the clothing/weapon/items and more detail on the quests.In this current stat there is no real point in getting this application as there are so many site on the internet that are better and more detail