<call#> do we want it?

I actually wouldn't mind having the <call> feature back. Not really for afk players, but more because it was a nice way to get people's attention while you were out trying to snag something for the party. The good ol':
{Pulling <target>}
{Warning: <Target> Incoming. <call#>}

The thing is, calls should only be used in a Party environment and not anywhere else. They also should add back in the rumble function for those who have controllers, because I think those were called <scall#>, where they would also rumble the controller along with make the sound.

Not to many used the feature, because PC was the majority over game system, and if you were on PC - you were on the keyboard, but since ARR offers PC controller support, the idea of the rumbling feature may indeed work better for this game.

We NEED it! Make it happen SE!

No, just no. I'm sorry if you don't pay attention to the game enough that you need a pager to get back to it. I use headphones and I'm sure that if someone did a call. I'm not going to hear it with them off.

How about they put something unique in instead? Like the ability to adjust in game music with your own sound files >.>?

If they make it so only your party members hear the <call> its all good.

Definetly would like a <call>. I'm not sure why the Dev's think it doesn't fit with ARR.. unless they are already including another version of a <call> type system. That's almost like saying.. "No, thers no possible reason that you'd ever need to alert party members of something imminent.." Not everyone uses voice chat, and depending on ur chat filters, it can be pretty easy to miss basic txt chat during an encounter. So my guess would be that they are already adding some other form/way of producing a sound effect that could be used in a similar way that calls were used in XI. Maybe something as simple as a /whistle emote?

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Originally Posted by Exn

Definetly would like a <call>. I'm not sure why the Dev's think it doesn't fit with ARR.. unless they are already including another version of a <call> type system. That's almost like saying.. "No, thers no possible reason that you'd ever need to alert party members of something imminent.." Not everyone uses voice chat, and depending on ur chat filters, it can be pretty easy to miss basic txt chat during an encounter. So my guess would be that they are already adding some other form/way of producing a sound effect that could be used in a similar way that calls were used in XI. Maybe something as simple as a /whistle emote?

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perhaps something less complex like a ready check feature.

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Originally Posted by Andrien

perhaps something less complex like a ready check feature.

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Yeah maybe, but I don't know if you'd want a ready check feature going off during the encouter. I can understand right before engaging, but once the battle starts, your going to need something that can alert your party, without forcing them to physically take action to confirm (because they're prolly preoccupied doing whatever there sposed to be doing).

No because it was more annoying than it was useful.

In all honesty if someone needs to be paged back to the game just find somebody else in the meantime, and if they are your supergoodfriend then you'll probably be able to text them, but even thats annoying.

Be patient or move on, but don't be annoying.

<call> (Yes Please)

well make it only possible when is in PARTY! like WoW's RAIDCALL