The future of FFXIV forums

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09-08-2012, 09:00 AM
Okipuit

The future of FFXIV forums

Happy Friday everyone!

Just a tiny bit of information for you all~

Regarding Advanced Level Forums:
We received some feedback requesting to have some sections of the FFXIV forums restricted to only allow players over a specific level. We just wanted to let you know that we do not have any plans to place any limitations such as this because we want new players to be able to ask questions, and provide feedback, which can be useful for new subscribers as well.

As for the forums after A Realm Reborn is released:
We will continue to operate the forums after launch; however, we are still working out the details on what we should do with all of the posts when we switch over. We'll keep you in the loop as soon as we have any updates.

Ogre and out!
09-08-2012, 09:11 AM
Laughlyn

Clean it out, make a really fresh start.
09-08-2012, 09:46 AM
Antanias

Overhaul the way the forums look, that would be a very pleasant surprise :D
09-08-2012, 09:53 AM
Zaireeka2025

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Originally Posted by Antanias

Overhaul the way the forums look, that would be a very pleasant surprise :D

It'd be nice if it matched the new UI theme.
09-08-2012, 11:47 AM
Estellios

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Originally Posted by Okipuit

Ogre and out!

Oh Okipuit, please stay with us forever :o
09-08-2012, 02:27 PM
Rau

Can we get a Dark Theme for mobile phones and latenight viewers?
09-08-2012, 03:20 PM
BotenAnna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okipuit

Happy Friday everyone!

Just a tiny bit of information for you all~

Regarding Advanced Level Forums:
We received some feedback requesting to have some sections of the FFXIV forums restricted to only allow players over a specific level. We just wanted to let you know that we do not have any plans to place any limitations such as this because we want new players to be able to ask questions, and provide feedback, which can be useful for new subscribers as well.

Ogre and out!

I don't understand how one forum restricted to people who have one (or more) max level job(s) precludes being able to help new people.
09-08-2012, 06:05 PM
Fear

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Originally Posted by BotenAnna

I don't understand how one forum restricted to people who have one (or more) max level job(s) precludes being able to help new people.

Because most high levels will most likely only view & post in that forum and not in the ones newer players will view.
09-08-2012, 06:32 PM
rina_inverse

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okipuit

Regarding Advanced Level Forums:
We received some feedback requesting to have some sections of the FFXIV forums restricted to only allow players over a specific level. We just wanted to let you know that we do not have any plans to place any limitations such as this because we want new players to be able to ask questions, and provide feedback, which can be useful for new subscribers as well.

Please oh please dont let those people come into your head
Keep it like this!
Resist the temptation!
09-09-2012, 01:13 AM
Elexia

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Originally Posted by rina_inverse

Please oh please dont let those people come into your head
Keep it like this!
Resist the temptation!

Some people like that though.
09-09-2012, 01:20 AM
BotenAnna

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Originally Posted by Fear

Because most high levels will most likely only view & post in that forum and not in the ones newer players will view.

And they're not the kinds of people who post in newbie threads anyway so I don't see the problem.
09-09-2012, 02:08 AM
ThaliNeko

it would be nice if we could change our nicknames
09-09-2012, 12:32 PM
Resheph

I say let Dalamud do it's work to these forums! A fresh start wouldn't hurt!
09-09-2012, 02:45 PM
Duelle

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okipuit

Regarding Advanced Level Forums:
We received some feedback requesting to have some sections of the FFXIV forums restricted to only allow players over a specific level. We just wanted to let you know that we do not have any plans to place any limitations such as this because we want new players to be able to ask questions, and provide feedback, which can be useful for new subscribers as well.

This is a fairly pointless restriction, so I'm glad you have no plans to implement this. I kind of get why they would ask for this: to prevent people with lv1 alts from trolling threads and so on. Of course, that can't really work here due to our using aliases rather than our character names to post on the forums.

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Originally Posted by Laughlyn

Clean it out, make a really fresh start.

This.

Though I would appreciate advance notice so that I can store/cache/whatever the important stuff like the RDM Design thread as well as the vanity slots thread.

PS: I'd like PM's and the ability to put links in our signatures to become available to us once 2.0 hits. That way I don't have to rely on tiny url or shamelessly linking stuff like this to get a point across.
09-09-2012, 07:09 PM
Seif

Maybe old posts should just be branded somehow to see that it's an old discussion.

I would think deleting everything might be not that wise since there still probably will be plenty of relevant feedback and critique that applies to 2.0 as well.

Just change the hue of these comment box backgrounds to grey maybe?

Old posts will be buried in the system anyway when 2.0 launches and sparks new threads so I don't think this should be too confusing to anyone anyway.
09-10-2012, 01:47 AM
SilverCaliber

Not being able to see the date and time of the last to post is annoying. Date and Time of last post; Can I have it?
09-10-2012, 11:33 AM
Galliano

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okipuit

As for the forums after A Realm Reborn is released:
We will continue to operate the forums after launch; however, we are still working out the details on what we should do with all of the posts when we switch over. We'll keep you in the loop as soon as we have any updates.

Ogre and out!

Purge this cesspool and start afresh.
09-10-2012, 01:43 PM
Lollerblades

Why do we need a "restricted" forum just because we have jobs at 50? They would need a pretty good valid reason to do it , not just because it makes you feel all big and powerful ...
09-10-2012, 04:14 PM
Kraggy

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Originally Posted by Laughlyn

Clean it out, make a really fresh start.

Depends on whether SE keep the V1 servers running after V2's release, as they're currently considering doing.

If V1 closes down then these forums really aren't useful any more except for nostalgia (which I'm not knocking, it's fine to look back) so some form of freezing/archiving would be best if it can be done I think.

However, if V1 still lives post-V2 then these forums would provide somewhere for players to chat on: of course, with no expected SE involvement beyond moderation of content.
09-10-2012, 08:17 PM
mizukage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okipuit

Happy Friday everyone!

Just a tiny bit of information for you all~

Regarding Advanced Level Forums:
We received some feedback requesting to have some sections of the FFXIV forums restricted to only allow players over a specific level. We just wanted to let you know that we do not have any plans to place any limitations such as this because we want new players to be able to ask questions, and provide feedback, which can be useful for new subscribers as well.

As for the forums after A Realm Reborn is released:
We will continue to operate the forums after launch; however, we are still working out the details on what we should do with all of the posts when we switch over. We'll keep you in the loop as soon as we have any updates.

Ogre and out!

Best thread ever