Am I the only one...

Who tends to miss party invites and/or trade requests when there's naught but these small flashing icons on the top of the screen warning me?

Because it hasn't happened once that the person sending me an invite didn't have to actually tell me.

I miss them all the time also.

I wish there was some sort of chime when an actionable event pops up there so that it draws my attention to it. You know, like a little ding sound.

Or at least make it flash.

SOMETHING to pull my attention away from whatever i am doing at the time..

we need a bigger icon , most ppl mute ffxiv sound completely.

if people said they invited you then you wont miss it.

A sound effect, or maybe a small pop up window with the "accept" or "deny" options (heck, why not both?). Pretty much all MMORPGs have those, and I find them pretty handy. Sure, they can get a little bit irritating if people keep sending you invites, but I would rather know when I am being asked for something. :/

This may be from simply playing FFXI too long, but I find inviting someone without them telling you why is improper. Of course even when someone tells me they're going to invite me I still tend to miss it as the icon is indeed small and out of the way.

I would love an optional chime.

I see no reason for them not to impliment some kind of chime or ding. Failing that, why not something in the chat window? "xyz has invited you to a party" in a coloured text would be very helpful and eye catching

Even with people telling me they are going to invite me, I still miss an invite from time to time... A chime would be great! but I disagree with a pop-up window, it would piss me off to have a window pop up when I'm in the middle of fighting lol

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Originally Posted by MystinaValeth

Even with people telling me they are going to invite me, I still miss an invite from time to time... A chime would be great! but I disagree with a pop-up window, it would piss me off to have a window pop up when I'm in the middle of fighting lol

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You can't invite or trade someone in combat/instance.

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Originally Posted by ApplePie

You can't invite or trade someone in combat/instance.

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Ah very true, I didn't think about that lol
even so, it would still annoy me to have something pop up in my face every time I get a party invite, a chime would be very nice however and I'd immediately notice the invite.

To any question that starts "Am I the only one..." the answer is generally "No".

Hmm, am I the only one, or are roegadyn sexy beasts?

you're lucky, i never get random invites T^T

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Originally Posted by MystinaValeth

Hmm, am I the only one, or are roegadyn sexy beasts?

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Nope. :P You aren't the only one.

Lol, I wouldn't mind a small chime or something. I am pretty sure it already says something in your chat log when someone requests a trade or invites you to a party, maybe recolor it. Personally, a window popping up on me as I was leveling a craft or something would be slightly annoying, but nothng I couldn't deal with. I do like the interface to be as minimal as possible, though, in all aspects.

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Originally Posted by MystinaValeth

Hmm, am I the only one, or are roegadyn sexy beasts?

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Definitely not the only one :]

a little chim for party invites would be nice, but you should not be getting blind invites or trade requests anyway.

It should be something similar to when the whole "LIGHT PARTY" comes up on your screen. But instead, it's "YOUVE BEEN INVITED!!!"

I always am aware that I might get a Party Invite, a Raise Offer, a Linkshell Invite or any other !? thing happens.
Though, I'm pro to the fact that when something like these happen, something has to notice the player about that, which could be:

• A Jingle
• A Pop-up Alert

If you ask me, I'd prefer the jingle. Making it different from every offer/invite could be great.

what i miss: (Party do you need it?) and the fact that it tells you you have an invite in the chat log (i dont even know if they do it in this game)

It does tell you in log.

I would like a chime and popup window, cuse really how often do you get invited randomly for it to popup annoyingly? Most of the time you're expecting it such as Seeking or LS Event.

You cant invite someone while they're doing actions so you wont get it when fighting.

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Originally Posted by viion

It does tell you in log.

I would like a chime and popup window, cuse really how often do you get invited randomly for it to popup annoyingly? Most of the time you're expecting it such as Seeking or LS Event.

You cant invite someone while they're doing actions so you wont get it when fighting.

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guess im still spoiled by FFXI's giant log...made the chat the main focus of the game so it was much harder to miss.

Yea, can be a combination of both, chime/jingle and popup.
Pop-up can be something not too obscuring, like text instead of a window. I'm sure it will be ok, not to mention as someone stated, how often do you get invites for it to be an issue?

^ until there is a reasonable seek system, its probably not a big deal. Right now what we have is a joke and anyways most people dont play with strangers as it is.

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Originally Posted by Zanfire

^ until there is a reasonable seek system, its probably not a big deal. Right now what we have is a joke and anyways most people dont play with strangers as it is.

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true that. The time will come when it is needed, after many more important changes.

I'm glad I'm not the only blind player. Maybe the skill to spot the icon improves over time too in XI a pt inv for a BLM was always a godsend so I developed a special skill to spot the text hue even in the fast scrolling battle-moments.

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Originally Posted by Seirra_Lanzce

you're lucky, i never get random invites T^T

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I don't really mean random invites though. Sometimes I'm with a friend, we chat, and if they decide to trade/invite me to party suddenly, even if they tell me before hand, I tend to miss the invite. And then they have to tell me "Hey, accept the invite :0" and it makes me feel a tiny bit stupid. >:

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Originally Posted by Seif

I'm glad I'm not the only blind player. Maybe the skill to spot the icon improves over time too in XI a pt inv for a BLM was always a godsend so I developed a special skill to spot the text hue even in the fast scrolling battle-moments.

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Oh how I agree with you, BLM brother. >:

Shhh..
You don't know what you are asking for..
Soon we'll have
[SIZE="7"]Trade Request[/SIZE]
and
[SIZE="7"]Party Invite[/SIZE]
showing up on our screen every time someone sends you either ;v

i like it
it's perfect, no need to change

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Originally Posted by ApplePie

You can't invite or trade someone in combat/instance.

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lol i like the "You learn Life's Purpose" thing you have there.

Ok here is the only nitpicking thing I will ever say about this game, until I do it again:

Make the raise icon more noticeable or just straight ask if you want to be upped. It doesn't need to be an icon I click and then confirm when I'm fighting one of the really hard NMs like Goblin.

Not only is it easy to miss, but in all the cases where it happens I can think of (party invite, trade request, teleport offer, resurrection) selecting the command pops up a window anyway asking if you want to accept or decline. Seems like the best solution would be to just cut out the menu command and go straight to that dialog box.