Would like to see more visibility options for character nameplates.

I have names turned off in the game. I don't have names floating above the heads of everyone I look at in real life, and so I don't like all that text cluttering my screen in a game. It just makes everything more enjoyable to look at (for me). I have it set to show me their name if I target them, however, so I can still easily see the names of a few nearby individuals easily enough. But in larger crowds this is impractical.

Using the filter options, I do keep nameplates turned on for players on my friends list. Unlike real life, there is not enough variety and details in this game to allow me to recognize a friend's avatar at a glance.

The problem is with Free Company members. For some strange reason there is no option to display the nameplates of characters who are in your Free Company. There's an option for friends, for party members, for alliance members, other characters, pets, companions, NPCs, enemies, etc.. but nothing for Free Company members. That seems like an odd oversight.

I would very much appreciate having that option added to the existing ones. I hate passing by Free Company members and not acknowledging their presence because I didn't realize I was in the presence of someone from my FC. I don't want to have to clutter my screen with the nameplates of every player just to see the names of a few key people I care about.

In the meantime, friend your entire FC? :/

I would just like to have display icons, not necessarily names. When I was running coil I turned off party names, made it easier to see icons above head, and I prefer to keep it off, as well, I just like not seeing players names in my party. At the same time though, and I mean on more than one occasion, I'll be in a dungeon and pull something, not knowing the healer DCed, because I can't see the icon that would originally be next to their name. I know it's something as simple as just turning their names back on, but as a personal preference I don't.

My only real gripe is that you cannot completely remove either first or surname, they have to be at minimum an initial. Why must I have to see "Gyson K." for example instead of just "Gyson"?

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Originally Posted by Itseotle

My only real gripe is that you cannot completely remove either first or surname, they have to be at minimum an initial. Why must I have to see "Gyson K." for example instead of just "Gyson"?

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Because there can be a lot of "Gyson", so it's probably to recognize him with his lastname.

I approve OP request :)

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Originally Posted by Sadana

In the meantime, friend your entire FC? :/

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I had tried that, but it's ~150 people and not really a practical solution at that point. :/

It would be nice to have a key that when pressed showed all nameplates on the screen until released. Maybe something like this is already in the game and I couldn't find it?