Cross-Server Linkshells to complement Cross-Server Party Finder
With Yoshida's comment of the possibility of Cross-Server Party Finder arriving in 3.5 (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3680153):
Quote:
Hino: I really want a cross world party finder. Can you make this happen? I want to challenge Savage with people I know from other Worlds.
Yoshida: I would really like to make this happen.
Hino: Well, you're the producer...you can't just say you want to do it!
Yoshida: Alright, we'll find a way to make it happen! It will be tricky since you'd want to chat beforehand and discuss strategies, drops, and such. I think we can make it happen for Patch 3.5 based on the work that would need to be done for it.
If technically-possible, please also consider the implementation of Cross-Server Linkshells.
This way, if a group of players frequently finds themselves joining together through Cross-Server Party Finder, they can form a Linkshell instead to make their experience more consistent, rather than always hoping their friends might see the PF ad, or being forced to rely on out-of-world communication like VOIP and chat programs.
Examples of good uses could include- Improving PvP communities (uniting interested players spread across multiple servers in the same datacenter)
- Forming cross-server Statics
- Coordinating multiple chapters of a multi-server Free Company