Logical additions to make next patch

1. Appearance Slot: This game has some incredible item design and this isn't counting event gear. this concept has existed in other MMO's since 2005. Why didn't the game LAUNCH with such an option?
2. Activatable Guild Tax: This idea was unceremoniously taken from Rift. It's an option that Guild leadership can enable that takes a small percentage of money from each player's kill loot and deposited into the guild bank to be used for guild functions.
3. Option to Perma-disable cutscenes: self-explanatory.
4. Access Tradeskill materials from storage: SWTOR has a feature that allows players to craft their items without having to have them on their person. If the materials are stored in their vault, they can craft what they want without having to go get it. There could even be a option that guild leadership allows players to use guild materials as well. Crafters would love you to the end of days if this were available.

From what I understand, they are putting in an appearance slot in the next patch

Let me darken my chat box please. >_>;

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Originally Posted by TychoCelchu

From what I understand, they are putting in an appearance slot in the next patch

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this was also allegedly supposed to happen on the "pvp patch". Seriously, does anyone actually do anything with pvp more than try it once? ... if that? I realize SE wants to pander to the numb-wit wow-fugees who believe that arena pvp is cool (it's not... open world or GTFO!). But pvp does nothing for this game. such a waste of time, energy, money and resources creating and maintaining the pvp concept in this game.

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic

Let me darken my chat box please. >_>;

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Nonsense! Half-transparent, unreadeable when on bright areas chat boxes are a tradition of Final Fantasy! To place a transparency slider would be to DESTROY what Final Fantasy stands for!

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Originally Posted by Ildur

Nonsense! Half-transparent, unreadeable when on bright areas chat boxes are a tradition of Final Fantasy! To place a transparency slider would be to DESTROY what Final Fantasy stands for!

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Couple other additions which only make sense to implement:

1. Able to use your Chocobo even though you are in Duty Finder. Seriously... why would popping him dump you from DF (or being in DF keep you come popping him)? Yes, he's a "party member" but he's also a temporary entity... basically a Pet. Pets do not keep people from entering DF... so... yea... There's no genuine reason to not allow this except lazy coding.

2. Bard speed song disengaging in combat or crossing a zone. There's no reason to having it completely disengage to the point where they have to recast the song. Just disable to speed but leave the buff active (unless they play another song of course or purposefully choose to disengage it). Speed song is no different than riding a mount. we dont have to re-engage mounts when we cross a zone... Yes, it's a nominal thing but still...

Yet another entry:

FIX THE QUEST JOURNAL SO THAT WE CAN DECIDE WHAT WE WANT SHOWING! OMG!!!! this is beyond ridiculous as to why this wasn't a DAY ONE feature. seriously... is there even a modicum of logic as to why WE cannot control what we see for out on screen quest list? No... there isn't. Lazy coding. nothing more.

Can we please get a controller option to set R1 and L1 to only scroll through PC/party/alliance members, and not enemies while the crossbar is toggled on? It's really annoying that we can't set filters to already do this. I want to be able to keep my crossbar open, and see my skills on my healer just like when on a dps job. If I could do this one thing, it would make the game sooooo much more enjoyable as a healer job. Toggling back and fourth just to scroll through the party list feels so archaic compared to dpsing while using a controller.

Edit: Another thought came to me in sleep. If we had a <st> (select target) or <stpc> (select target player character) macro option that would allow temp use of the dpad while the crossbar was still open, this could be a problem solver also. There just needs to be a way for healers to have the same target swapping speed as dps while using a controller.

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Originally Posted by kushpin

Edit: Another thought came to me in sleep. If we had a <st> (select target) or <stpc> (select target player character) macro option that would allow temp use of the dpad while the crossbar was still open, this could be a problem solver also. There just needs to be a way for healers to have the same target swapping speed as dps while using a controller.

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When you don't have the hotbar active and use the D-Pad you are already using the "select target" or "soft target" arrow to move between party members left-to-right visually, or up-and-down along your party list. All without losing your main target when you finally do cast a spell. What's the difference?

The speed at which you can switch targets that need healing is the big difference. It's also just a clumsy feeling way to target, compared to how switching enemy targets with the crossbar active feels. I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to have a filter setting for R1 and L1, allowing them to cycle through PC targets instead of enemy targets. Imagine if selecting enemy targets required you to drop the crossbar when dpsing. It would be a nightmare. Feels like an additional step to me, just to select a party member.

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Originally Posted by kushpin

The speed at which you can switch targets that need healing is the big difference. It's also just a clumsy feeling way to target, compared to how switching enemy targets with the crossbar active feels. I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to have a filter setting for R1 and L1, allowing them to cycle through PC targets instead of enemy targets. Imagine if selecting enemy targets required you to drop the crossbar when dpsing. It would be a nightmare. Feels like an additional step to me, just to select a party member.

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playing an mmo on a console is clumsy regardless. mmos on consoles would be tantamount to taking a sister to prom. sure you've gone to prom... sure you're playing an mmo... but, meh... so much better to do it right. :p

For UI changes moving forward?

a) Do not blur our ability icons when we scale up/down our toolbars.
aa) Do not blur buffs / debuff icons when we scale up / down.
b) Allow us to better customize toolbars -- reduce number of slots, turn into 2 rows of 6, 3 rows of 4 etc.
c) Allow us to disable buff icons from party members. Don't care that our party MNK is in Raptor form to be perfectly honest.
d) Allow us to disable the floating text from everyone else. Seriously, I don't care that that MNK over there is now in Raptor form. Really, I don't.
e) Disable the number 1 from the first toolbar. I can toggle the other toolbar numbers off, so why not this one?
f) Allow us to hide the "lock" icon on the first toolbar, and add a lock/unload toolbars keybind option.
g)3D party frames? In my dreams...
h) Allow us to stretch the HP / MP / TP bar. I remember in 1.0 I could, not figured out if I can do it here.
i) Create a toggle to remove the "Are you sure you're sure you're sure" boxes all the time.

100 other things...

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Originally Posted by kushpin

The speed at which you can switch targets that need healing is the big difference. It's also just a clumsy feeling way to target, compared to how switching enemy targets with the crossbar active feels. I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to have a filter setting for R1 and L1, allowing them to cycle through PC targets instead of enemy targets. Imagine if selecting enemy targets required you to drop the crossbar when dpsing. It would be a nightmare. Feels like an additional step to me, just to select a party member.

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Please understand, I'm not trying to be confrontational! I just want to understand you. There is custom target filtering via R1+Buttons. Doesn't that do what you describe?

I have no trouble switching targets tanking in raids and it doesn't affect my ability to make timely pick-ups. My healing in dungeons hasn't been affected by this, and I have enough time to switch targets and DPS here and there all without anyone dying.

Please add the guild tax system to collect gils for the chest!

Can't forget to add "Fun"

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Originally Posted by Khazar

Please add the guild tax system to collect gils for the chest!

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Wtf?

Find better members :P

Unless you mean the other thing... in which case

no...no free gil for you!

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Originally Posted by Bubba_Drunk

Wtf?

Find better members :P

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ahh the voice of the self-righteous...

anyway... with regard to the last patch, i must say i cannot at any point in time ever remember anyone either in game or on these forums ANY WHERE ever requesting the feature of "random mounts" or "random minions" but every thing in this thread that's been requested has been touched on multiple times. So... why is it we are getting nonsense and stupidity as features but not stuff that would actually make a difference. Now, i will say KUDOS to fixing the quest tracker. Bravo! that was indeed a GREAT FIX. But given the choice of appearance gear or random... anything... EVERY PLAYER IN THE GAME would have chosen appearance gear. And please... spare me the "it's supposed to come in the next patch! They said so!"... because that's been the case since launch.