[dev1213] Player Search - Could we get text commands on 1.20 too?

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/31718

I was wondering if it'd be too much to ask for text commands such as

/sea all 25-40 region smn

(like on FFXI) would be possible to implement right off the bat?

I don't think I ever touched the search through the menu on XI and it really turned me off on XIV. I loathe dealing with menus and sub menus.

text command please!! its so much faster to /sea [restriction] [class] [level range] [area] !!

Agree 100%. Please implement as text search function, rather than a menu only search function. Thanks.

/sea all 25-30 inv

{Yes, please.}

Make it happen, Square!

While I agree text commands would definitely be an awesome addition, it won't happen in 1.20. Maybe 1.20b at the earliest, but I sincerely doubt it.

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Originally Posted by Sol_Aureus

While I agree text commands would definitely be an awesome addition, it won't happen in 1.20. Maybe 1.20b at the earliest, but I sincerely doubt it.

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I'd have to agree, but hope it will get implemented at some point.

I'd love a fast text command shortcut. The system looks pretty good though.

This system looks very similar to what is already in the game, just augmented, and people have complained the current system is convoluted and don't use it...

Yea I thought the whole reason people don't like party search feature to begin with was because you had to go through all these menus to use it.

This just seems like even more menus to me. Text command is definitely the way to go.

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Originally Posted by Zetsumei_Tsunarashi

Yea I thought the whole reason people don't like party search feature to begin with was because you had to go through all these menus to use it.

This just seems like even more menus to me. Text command is definitely the way to go.

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I guess the big improvement here is that there's no "reason to party" option anymore, that now all classes are listed and that the sub menus come with default all settings and a 5 level range; so you can just forgo the menus. At least that's how I understood it.

Gotta agree, the UI is great, but in the middle of a party I dont want to have to stop and go through menus. I want to type in out in 3 sec and keep on fightin.

texts commands yes, please.

Square Enix fails again. They should have implemented text commands before they even considered a UI.

Do they even learn from the previous game at all?

Why for the love of the 12 did they show DoL and DoH job levels in the player search. Where is my /anon command? I bet they never even considered that.

I really hope they show where linkshell members are and what level job they are on in the linkshell list.

I don't see much of a need for the anon command. I mean, its not like on XI where you actually waited up for a raise. Worst case scenario since its easy mode here you just return, warp, chocobo, nothing lost.

I think some of you are missing the point...

It might look like a lot of convoluted menus again at first, but the difference is, like a previous poster already noted, the defaults are set to "All", so you really don't even have to change those, it's just like doing a "/sea all" search in XI.

In addition, players will be able to set their status as Seeking Party, so really, all you have to search for is players who are seeking, and the level range, which is exactly what we did in XI. So really, stop complaining that it's too complicated, because it's not.

Now, the next step would be text commands, but really, this is a very good starting point.

It's not complaining, it's constructive criticism.

They should have done the command lines first because, logically one would think that it would have been easier to implement than developing a UI.

The UI is insufficient to use for /sea all because it will not give you a count of how many people are online.

The "Seeking Party" also fails because it only allows you to seek on one job. They indicate that there will be a /seacom. I guess that will remain to be seen how they implement that.

The /anon would be very useful to players who have crafting jobs levelled and do not want to be inundated with requests to craft or materia gear for people. Maybe they don't want to be asked to use their 50 CNJ in a party. It would be nice to be able to hide that information. Just MHO.

I still think implementing the text lines on 1.20 should be doable. I mean, the interface is done, which is a lot more complex. The filters are all are already coded. They just need to assign them to text lines...

Whats that like a day's work?

Excellent suggestion! I used the text commands all the time in ffxi.

Can other players not have the ability to see my jobs, please?

When class reform is implemented, and jobs are available, I never want to be a healer again. Red Wizard only.

If someone sees that I have 50 conjurer, you know they will ask me to heal... I can tell them no, but you know how that works. /boot

I noticed that the function shows your language.

If a person speaks multiple languages, can this be set to display those, or is it just locked to the client's language setting?

We are looking into implementing a text command to search for players in a future patch. Sadly, it won't be in patch 1.20, but hopefully you can still look forward to it regardless. :D

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

We are looking into implementing a text command to search for players in a future patch. Sadly, it won't be in patch 1.20, but hopefully you can still look forward to it regardless. :D

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Will said commands be just like those from final fantasy 11, or will we see additional commands for ff14?