Duty Finder tip: How to get groups FASTER via Duty Finder:

[O_Villania]

Wait so 9 replies and 68 likes out of the entire JP forum base is a large number to you? You really don't have much of a grasp of scale do you?

Well, here comes 63 replies one.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...言語選択機能がどうかと思う件

ofcourse, as the previous person said, not EVERYONE is against it, but worth looking at for those who do understand SOME Japanese.
(I posted it partially because someone in the thread suggested this to be talked about in English forums)

[Caraway]

some people using PS3 talking would be actually difficult I would imagine .

I really hate to be that person but the whole "I'm on a PS3" thing only goes so far... You're playing a MMORPG where communication is the key point (at least it's supposed to be, you get in some groups and you'd never realize it was nothing beyond poorly played AI). For the first little bit I can understand not realizing what a PS3 player is getting into with this sort of game but after playing it for a while I would suspect investing in a keyboard for the PS3 would be on top priority.

But its sad Ive levelled 2 jobs doing nothing but dungeons and I rarely have seen the same players more than once .

Suffice to say with DF there is no community .

I've actually had some really good experiences in the Duty Finder. While I've never run into those awesome people before the time spent together was great. And being able to communicate was what made it so much fun.

Sure, beating the dungeon is important, but the most fun I had was my first run through Stone Vigil with two folks from other servers. We all joked, talked and babbled away as we went through. It took us a few tries on some of the bosses but we finally beat the place (with 15 seconds to spare!) and it is something I will never forget.

[Zfz]

Well, here comes 63 replies one.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...言語選択機能がどうかと思う件

Key points from that thread:

1. Some want some kind of server-side enforcement, and objections are mostly regarding practicality in implementation.
2. Many call for an official announcement to the effect of: "non Japanese speaking people, please stop trolling by ticking the J option if you can't speak Japanese", and they call for this to be listed officially as a form of harassment that is punishable.
3. Some still think "JP Group" is for Japanese only, although many also speak out and correct these people.
4. There is a bug that may result in parties with no common language. Some of them just want this bug fixed. (Which invariably mean that J-only people will never get matched with non-J people.)

In general, however, they mostly agree that ticking the J option just because one wants a faster queue is bad manners, arguably a fraudulent behaviour.

And I agree with them. Joining JEDF while you can't speak EDF is just selfish and gives no consideration to what other people may wish.

For me? When I'm on my DD classes, I gather, I craft, but I will not join JEDF.

[Nanga]

It's really simple: If SE didn't intend for different languages to intermingle, there would be no built-in Auto-Translator, especially with phrases designated just for telling everyone you only speak a certain language, and dictating assignments/instructions in duties. If that bothers such an extremely small minority of people, they have the option of leaving if they feel they are being harassed or "bad mannered" simply because someone doesn't speak their language natively. One could make the argument that because someone doesn't KNOW what to do in the duty finder, yet joins a duty without knowing the duty, this too is fraudulent behavior - again, using the same logic being used for languages.