Chat Bubbles...

I want to throw myself off of Cloud Top and experience the full consequences of my actions
I want to be able to cast a skill from my mount and get dismounted immediately for combat
I want a pinup of Mother Miounne for my apartment
I want mogstation purchases to be account-wide...

But I would gladly sacrifice all of these for one thng, and that's Chat bubbles. It's rare that I see people interact in this game in public, and when I do, it's typically in large crowds. In previous MMORPGs, I was usually able to use chat bubbles to pinpoint someone in a crowd and engage them directly.

Is there a reason behind this? Maybe to force the player to get more invested in finding the person that's talking via text BOX only?

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...Speech-Bubbles

Might be interested in this thread, which is the same as* yours.

No.... I refuse.

I want them all! No sacrificies!

Chat bubbles is honestly one of my least concerns.
I just find them annoying especially in fights, I even forgot they were a thing in other MMO's until it was brought up.

inb4 mob bait

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Originally Posted by Kolsykol

Chat bubbles is honestly one of my least concerns.
I just find them annoying especially in fights, I even forgot they were a thing in other MMO's until it was brought up.

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I feel like if they are implemented they should be highly customizable, be able to set them off for duty/battle. For me it is entirely an accessibility feature because the current chat log is awful to keep up with conversations.

If, and that is a major if, they get implemented, it better be an opt-in option, and not an opt-out.

If they are forced, for any reason, there will probably a larger outcry than there has been for housing issues.

There are ways to get chat bubbles that some might call...unnatural.

It is not a program the Mentors would tell you about.

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Originally Posted by ballprince

I feel like if they are implemented they should be highly customizable, be able to set them off for duty/battle. For me it is entirely an accessibility feature because the current chat log is awful to keep up with conversations.

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I think that would be necessary yeah, I'd hate to have shitposting in party chat during fights cover up mechanics.
Mechanics in FFXIV are way more visual than in other MMO's, so having stuff randomly popping up on my screen isn't something I'd want to have happen.

I'd rather they focus on other content before this.

- Housing (or the lack thereof, really)
- Job balance (*cough* healers *cough*)
- Game stability (server ticks - getting hit by mechanics you were never in)
- Other priority issues (character issues 'Viera/Hrothgar' items, etc.)

People rarely interact in public because they end up getting suspended/banned for what they say. Another reason why there's no interaction in parties/raids - we are all so afraid of being banned because we offended one single person that has no idea how to communicate in the first place, let alone be able to identify a joke, sarcasm, or even communicate without blowing a fuse.

Simple reason is because it's not something that was thought of whenever they made the MMO. It's not something that they thought was necessary.

I came from EQ2 (at....some point) and loved chat bubbles, that was the thing that I had to get the most "used to."

I'm sure that this is one of the first things that they will implement in the game though, so just sit down and hold on.

There is a mod for that...that's all I can say because it's a DIRTY, FILTHY 3RD PARTY TOOL THAT HELPS YOU CLEAR SAVAGE CONTENT!

oh wait...no it doesnt.

Chat bubbles are a bannable 3rd party offense to all that are decent and god-fearing. How dare you want to bring this unfair advantage into their virgin view.
Go into the corner and think about what you did, while I watch another healer hard-carry an entire party through leveling hell, just like FFXIV's nature intended.

Every other MMO I've played has them.

I hate them. They're the first thing I turn off. I can't see anything around them.

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Originally Posted by Greyhawk

I'd rather they focus on other content before this.

- Housing (or the lack thereof, really)
- Job balance (*cough* healers *cough*)
- Game stability (server ticks - getting hit by mechanics you were never in)
- Other priority issues (character issues 'Viera/Hrothgar' items, etc.)

People rarely interact in public because they end up getting suspended/banned for what they say. Another reason why there's no interaction in parties/raids - we are all so afraid of being banned because we offended one single person that has no idea how to communicate in the first place, let alone be able to identify a joke, sarcasm, or even communicate without blowing a fuse.

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The last paragraph, I'm not sure where you are hanging out but on Aether at least people are very social in public places and within parties and raids. This feature, while small, could still be highly helpful to people.

Mind you, I think it's necessary to be able to adjust these/not use them. I don't think they should be default.....

bbuuuut I also feel like one small fix to QOL would not get in the way of fixing other, bigger issues, the way I see it.

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Originally Posted by Greyhawk

I'd rather they focus on other content before this.

- Housing (or the lack thereof, really)
- Job balance (*cough* healers *cough*)
- Game stability (server ticks - getting hit by mechanics you were never in)
- Other priority issues (character issues 'Viera/Hrothgar' items, etc.)

People rarely interact in public because they end up getting suspended/banned for what they say. Another reason why there's no interaction in parties/raids - we are all so afraid of being banned because we offended one single person that has no idea how to communicate in the first place, let alone be able to identify a joke, sarcasm, or even communicate without blowing a fuse.

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one of my things that I do to get people laughing when I enter a raid or a party for duty finder is "I skipped Porn Hub for THIS place!?" A lot of people get some good laughs out of it, and sometimes even chime in if we're fighting Shiva or Garuda and the like. But I really didn't know that I was walking on eggshells with the TOS in that regard.