Options for the NPC Text Box!?

I dunno if this bothers anyone else, or how you setup your UI, but this has been annoying me since beta. Its that dern NPC dialog box that appears whenever you talk with an NPC. I don't hate it, per say, but I'd love it if we had an option to turn it off, or in the very least, be able to move and resize it!

I really like the way the UI looks in FFXI, played it for 5+ years and its grown on me, so I tried to recreate its look as closely as possible here in XIV. However that NPC dialog box overlaps my main chat box, causing the words to overlap and become difficult to read, and I'd much rather read what they say directly from my box instead.

And while we're on a similar subject, can we please get more color options for various texts. I want to make the NPC text yellow, and make items acquired stand out from the normal text...etc

They should just make all NPCs voiced! xD

Yes to voiced dialog!

Khalus, if I remember correctly, I believe that there was a mention about more text colors and changes to the UI. I don't remember if they were "coming soon" or coming in 1.18/1.19.

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Originally Posted by Coldfire

They should just make all NPCs voiced! xD

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If only they can 'Just' make all NPC's voiced...

I wouldn't mind more voiced dialog too, but its not necessary at this point.

I play ffxi for 6years and i really like the layout of it so this is how i have ffxiv look like close to ffxi layout.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/ffxiui.png/

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Originally Posted by Zenaku

I play ffxi for 6years and i really like the layout of it so this is how i have ffxiv look like close to ffxi layout.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/ffxiui.png/

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that wouldn't be a bad layout IF some of the windows had click-through ability and/or could be locked. I would accidentally move around most of that stuff during combat. Might be good for a gamepad player tho, but not a kbd/mouse player.

Yea, bugs me that the npc dialogue window is the only ui element that cant be moved.

The bland dialogue box does bother me, but I think in a much different way than it does you. I agree though I'd very much like to be able to move and re-size it!

On top of that though, I'd love if they put in some classic JRPG flair and threw a little facial representation next to the box to show who is talking. Seems kinda silly, and I am sure there is little demand for such a feature lol, but I would actually be much more excited to read all the NPC dialogues this way :D

I like the NPC text box just cause it gives me a nice spot to read what they say without having to worry about it getting pushed out of the chat log by other people talking. That said, I agree that we should have the option to move it. I like to arrange my UI juuuuuust right and this is one of the few elements that I can't manipulate.

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Originally Posted by Estellios

without having to worry about it getting pushed out of the chat log by other people talking.

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They could just redesign it to how it works in XI. If you're engaged in NPC dialog and it gets to the point of being pushed out of the box by other chat from your LS or the random say, etc ~ it'd pop out along the top of the chat window for 2-3 lines so you don't miss it. And another feature that would be great is being able to expand your chat window to full screen instantly as you could in XI, and then cycle through the various chat tabs.

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Originally Posted by Reika

that wouldn't be a bad layout IF some of the windows had click-through ability and/or could be locked. I would accidentally move around most of that stuff during combat. Might be good for a gamepad player tho, but not a kbd/mouse player.

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Oh no i agree am on gamepad so i guess that why it work good for me. I do wish that i could move the NPC chat log -.- it always overlaying my chat and hard to read.

I honestly would prefer it in a popup window that can be resized and moved.

Furthermore, I'd also prefer not to be "locked on" the NPC that I am speaking to. I'd like to move around the NPC and if I get out of range the dialogue box just goes away. I find that more frustrating than the current box itself. Then of course when you are done with the conversation, there is this 1-2 second period where you cant move or open any menus/etc. That to me is much more pressing than designing a new box.

Also for cutscene's They should choose already, Box pop up or chatbox not both at same time. Makes cutscene's feel less cinematic, they feel too cluttered atm! Best option is Kahlus' imo, worked great for normal npc interaction, cutscenes, and or talking at same time.