[Dev 1024] Linkshell Administration Options

[Elexia]

Its funny how one month, we get a letter assuring us there are different teams working on all aspects of the game. And another month later, the "team" is only focused on battle system, nothing else can be worked on "atm"...

really SE?

It's a programming issue as much as it is an UI design issue, which both goes hand in hand. Just because there's separate teams doesn't mean they don't intertwine.

[Kam]

It's a programming issue as much as it is an UI design issue, which both goes hand in hand. Just because there's separate teams doesn't mean they don't intertwine.

People are asking for a *** simple command to kick people with. I didnt hear anyone ask for target mode C and what-ever-the-***/dtar is.

Priorities... There are way few people working on this game, if they ever want a profit.

[Elexia]

People are asking for a *** simple command to kick people with. I didnt hear anyone ask for target mode C and what-ever-the-*** /dtar is.

Priorities... There are way few people working on this game, if they ever want a profit.

Targeting has been broken for the longest of time, ever since Alpha, so obviously it's something they're constantly tweaking. Linkshell system is built around the serverside interface, so it would take more work to do (i.e distract the team) compared to targetting tweaks. Notice how sometimes there's a significant delay in updating the linkshell list? They have to optimize the servers then work on the system itself, which is why when the battle system is all said and done (which also requires server optimization) they're going to go with the linkshell system.

Which they already confirmed will be implementing commands...so what's the bitching for again? o.O

[Rentahamster]

People are asking for a f***ing simple command to kick people with. I didnt hear anyone ask for target mode C and what-ever-the-f**k /dtar is.

This is actually a good point. The time and effort it took to implement the targeting changes in patch 1.17b would probably have been the same as the time required to implement text-only linkshell commands such as

/ls1, /ls2, /ls3, etc

/lcmd kick Player Name

/lcmd add Player Name

/lcmd promote Player Name

/lcmd demote Player Name

/lstatus "insert message here"


I'd bet a large amount of money that such linkshell administration commands would have been better received by the community, too. Everyone has wanted them badly ever since beta.

[Kam]

This is actually a good point. The time and effort it took to implement the targeting changes in patch 1.17b would probably have been the same as the time required to implement text-only linkshell commands such as

/ls1, /ls2, /ls3, etc

/lcmd kick Player Name

/lcmd add Player Name

/lcmd promote Player Name

/lcmd demote Player Name

/lstatus "insert message here"


I'd bet a large amount of money that such linkshell administration commands would have been better received by the community, too. Everyone has wanted them badly ever since beta.

Thank you, simple and obvious logic has many many virtues <3

[Heaven]

Having a " /lcmd remove [name] " Should be #1 priority for text commands.

This is a Basic and must have feature for any mmo. I don't understand how it was not mentioned at all in letter X. They plan to wait another 5 months? put the big projects on hold and get the simple stuff out 1st.

[Colino]

Having a " /lcmd remove [name] " Should be #1 priority for text commands.

This is a Basic and must have feature for any mmo. I don't understand how it was not mentioned at all in letter X. They plan to wait another 5 months? put the big projects on hold and get the simple stuff out 1st.

You can already remove people from a linkshell, the problem being it has RIDICOLOUS limiatations.

I can't imagine just taking these limitations out would take so long. I understand this isn't a top priority, but it's such a simple and basic fix it's just insane they haven't done anything about it by now.

[Elexia]

You can already remove people from a linkshell, the problem being it has RIDICOLOUS limiatations.

I can't imagine just taking these limitations out would take so long. I understand this isn't a top priority, but it's such a simple and basic fix it's just insane they haven't done anything about it by now.

If it was a client side interface it would be a simple fix. It's a serverside interface which means they have to do a bit more and why there's such limitations to begin with. It's why most MMOs settle on client side interfaces.

[Arcell]

You can already remove people from a linkshell, the problem being it has RIDICOLOUS limiatations.

I can't imagine just taking these limitations out would take so long. I understand this isn't a top priority, but it's such a simple and basic fix it's just insane they haven't done anything about it by now.

Right and that's the problem, having such a system means there might as well not be an option to remove. When I took a break from the game for a few months I had the common courtesy of dropping my pearl and keeping in touch with my LS in other ways. The problem is almost all the people who quit the game or take a break don't observe this common courtesy and linkshells get stuck with them in their list. Unfortunately the only way to remove them is to entirely disband and remake the linkshell. That's ridiculous. If they just gave us the kick command I don't think many people would care about waiting for other things.

[Kam]

Its obvious they don't have enough people working on the game. Sometimes I wish they'd throw one or two of the "recycling every FF ever made - for a quick profit" teams, onto the FFXIV staff. Simply because this game **in theory** should make them way more money in the long run.

Stop recycling things Square did well 10years ago, Enix - you leeching bastards.

Put effort into your goddamn main franchise...