The interface is sucking my soul

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Originally Posted by Verecund

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...This doesn't make sense...

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Originally Posted by Dreamer

The interface overall isn't as bad as people say. The real issue is that it's so obnoxiously slow. If I have to wait nearly four seconds for an item to be removed/shuffled/sold/transferred in my inventory, the system is broken.

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It's not broken as everything functions as it should, it's serverside with faulty servers, so the interface itself isn't broken, just horrible servers are hindering it.

If a client side interface had these delays then yeah there is something broken then.

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

It's not broken as everything functions as it should, it's serverside with faulty servers, so the interface itself isn't broken, just horrible servers are hindering it.

If a client side interface had these delays then yeah there is something broken then.

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The client side interface doesn't allow for multiple transactions which would make the transaction delay of the servers bearable (as the video I previously posted demonstrates). You can blame the client for not being designed in a way that would alleviate the problem.

:DA+ for your the title, made me laugh

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Originally Posted by AmyRae

The client side interface doesn't allow for multiple transactions which would make the transaction delay of the servers bearable (as the video I previously posted demonstrates). You can blame the client for not being designed in a way that would alleviate the problem.

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Doesnt matter right now we have to hit down, wait for the server to see the cursor should have moved, then we have to wait for the server to tell the client to move the cursor, or even where the mouse is, then it enter/click which takes a round trip to the server, then select the amount of items, guess what another round trip to the server, which is why its taking so long, if the servers requirement wasnt there it would be almost instant because the only time the server has to be contacted is to put the gil in your inv and take the item out, rather than having to contact the server for every key press.

All we need is a client side UI and it will work.

Also nice OP, no sugestions or anything just "This sucks fix it!!!" a constructive thread offers sugestions in the OP.

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Originally Posted by Answa

he's not really even saying anything.

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Of course he is. He's saying, "the interface is garbage".

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Originally Posted by Delsus

Also nice OP, no sugestions or anything just "This sucks fix it!!!" a constructive thread offers sugestions in the OP.

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It's better than posts asking for more underwear. This thread turned into a constructive discussion.

"This sucks fix it." Is a valid form of feedback, which is one of the reasons these forums exist.

OP here..

How many of you when looking at the menu to sell items to an NPC just wish you could hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and highlight all the items you want to sell at once, then click Sell.

That basic function (that exists natively in windows, but some how not in this game that uses pop up windows) would make the existing interface at least more tolerable. At least then you could do a many to one transaction.

DO YOU HEAR ME DEVS?

its the small things.....

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Originally Posted by captainpicard

I think the game has generally improved.

I am aware that they are working towards a entirely new interface in 2.0.

I just wonder how much time I have spent trading items between retainer's, and npc's, that i could have spent doing something more interesting.

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With a name like that, all of your posts should be made in character!

But yeah, I just cannot fathom how an interface like this made it past the drawing board phase. Whoever thought it up should be smacked upside the head with a Dragon Quest 1 cartridge, because that games UI is about as functional as this one.

Although, things have at least gotten better. We should never forget the launch days, before the wards even had names, and there was no search function. Nothing like spending a couple hours looking for some shoes, eh?

Here's hoping 2.0 has a user side UI instead of server side. That'd actually solve most of the problems right off the bat.