Where is the social part

[cearka]

Answer is: VoIP
Also this isn't FFXI, were everything is slow enough for you to type as things are happening.
Also take into consideration that it is harder for those that use controllers to text chat.

So if you aren't willing to compromise and find a way to communicate with other players than you are just as much in fault.

yar. typing sucks. our chat channels are usually dead as well cause we're all gabbin' away in the TS.

[Luxx]

yar. typing sucks. our chat channels are usually dead as well cause we're all gabbin' away in the TS.

how hard is it to get a keyboard lol.
[this is to gormogon i cant find his post for some reason]

[Darwyn_Ulondarr]

I noticed you're on Balmung, Ryuki. Give USH a look. Very large, social, and active.

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[duvvvv]

@OP I'm sorry but you remind me of someone from the FC last night complaining how we were ignoring him/her.
you see, I do my best to pay attention to people in chat but when you're questing and all, then passing by zones where the channels are busy (esp with gold sellers) you do tend to miss stuff.
and I think it's inconsiderate to demand the FC to pay attention to everyone all the time, when there's always something to do in-game all the time, given that FFXIV is not like those old Korean MMOs *coughROcough* which are glamorized chat programs, because nobody plays it and people just go online to chat!
I think the social aspect of FFXIV:ARR as an MMO is not completely gone, it's just different. having played MMOs for 11 years I dare say the community I've encountered here is definitely unlike the gaming communities of the days of yore.
basically, in this game almost everyone has had an MMO/multiplayer background and/or is pretty much experienced with RPGs, and chose to play this game because of a) the franchise or b) the genre it belongs in. I don't think gamers play MMOs to look for friends anymore (or expect to make friends, but rather enemies) as there are now social media sites to cater to that need.
so what I'm trying to say is, just don't take it personally. as others have advised, go look for an FC that suits you (maybe when they say friendly, hopefully it's because most of them are online just to chat), and always consider that people on the other line have different personalities, interests, and use of their time so it might take more effort on your part.

[Welsper59]

@OP I'm sorry but you remind me of someone from the FC last night complaining how we were ignoring him/her.
you see, I do my best to pay attention to people in chat but when you're questing and all, then passing by zones where the channels are busy (esp with gold sellers) you do tend to miss stuff.
and I think it's inconsiderate to demand the FC to pay attention to everyone all the time, when there's always something to do in-game all the time, given that FFXIV is not like those old Korean MMOs *coughROcough* which are glamorized chat programs, because nobody plays it and people just go online to chat!
I think the social aspect of FFXIV:ARR as an MMO is not completely gone, it's just different. having played MMOs for 11 years I dare say the community I've encountered here is definitely unlike the gaming communities of the days of yore.
basically, in this game almost everyone has had an MMO/multiplayer background and/or is pretty much experienced with RPGs, and chose to play this game because of a) the franchise or b) the genre it belongs in. I don't think gamers play MMOs to look for friends anymore (or expect to make friends, but rather enemies) as there are now social media sites to cater to that need.
so what I'm trying to say is, just don't take it personally. as others have advised, go look for an FC that suits you (maybe when they say friendly, hopefully it's because most of them are online just to chat), and always consider that people on the other line have different personalities, interests, and use of their time so it might take more effort on your part.

^^^ Very accurate. True open socializing online is a thing of the past. The days when AIM/AOL chatrooms were still well-known or participated in. These days, with online play being as widely available as it is, people often play online games with the same mentality as one would to play an offline one. It's such a common thing that we don't need to experience it as though it were new. The majority of long term or frequent socializing occurs between cliques or existing close-knit relationships. There are many people online who do still want to randomly socialize, but they're just among the sea of players just mentioned.

[SarcasmMisser]

It is never anyone's responsibility to make friends but your own.

[Moriix]

as ps3 user its so hard to talk by my controller in a dungeon to give direction or tips leave aline starting a conversation or follow one kinda more tiring , even if I tried I find my self taking way much time typing where people in fc/ls moved to another subject so I have to delet that long stuf that I wrote, even after I bought a keyboard it didnt change much b/c I have to get up of my chair to the keyboard to type then back again .

So ya that maybe b/c pc and ps3 players play togther or maybe its only me .

[Enkidoh]

@OP I'm sorry but you remind me of someone from the FC last night complaining how we were ignoring him/her.
you see, I do my best to pay attention to people in chat but when you're questing and all, then passing by zones where the channels are busy (esp with gold sellers) you do tend to miss stuff.
and I think it's inconsiderate to demand the FC to pay attention to everyone all the time, when there's always something to do in-game all the time, given that FFXIV is not like those old Korean MMOs *coughROcough* which are glamorized chat programs, because nobody plays it and people just go online to chat!
I think the social aspect of FFXIV:ARR as an MMO is not completely gone, it's just different. having played MMOs for 11 years I dare say the community I've encountered here is definitely unlike the gaming communities of the days of yore.
basically, in this game almost everyone has had an MMO/multiplayer background and/or is pretty much experienced with RPGs, and chose to play this game because of a) the franchise or b) the genre it belongs in. I don't think gamers play MMOs to look for friends anymore (or expect to make friends, but rather enemies) as there are now social media sites to cater to that need.
so what I'm trying to say is, just don't take it personally. as others have advised, go look for an FC that suits you (maybe when they say friendly, hopefully it's because most of them are online just to chat), and always consider that people on the other line have different personalities, interests, and use of their time so it might take more effort on your part.

^Pretty much this. MMOs in earlier times still kept well within their MUD predecessor traditions of just being glorified online chat rooms with some fighting in it - times have changed though and there are far more ways to meet people online than through an online game. The emphasis now is on the 'game' side rather than simply the 'online multiplayer' aspect.

Because when the social aspect overbalances the equation, gameplay suffers as a result (FFXI is an example of this - it's well known how FFXI was virtually designed to require multiple players as a party to accomplish anything in that game, even to level grind, which although players hated the actual grind aspect, enjoyed it simply because it was a form of socializing, they got to meet other players and chat with them - helped by FFXI's abysmally slow battle system. It was virtually a gaming equivalent of chatting with schoolmates or coworkers in a school or workplace setting - if given the chance most people would be elsewhere but being there was helped by the social aspect.).

The fact is though, using a game purely to socialize isn't everyone's ideal way of playing the game as there are now better means of talking to people online (Facebook, Twitter, Skype etc). But you can still definitely socialize within the game via FCs and lses, as Duvvv said, you just have to not expect random people who come together in a DF party now to resemble a 'dooms' party from FFXI and start chatting about random stuff while you fight Titan EX - players now are focused on the task ahead to care about socializing.

[Mirili]

maybe its only me .

It is. You just need to invest in a wireless keyboard, or change your setup so you can reach it more readily. The problems you listed are only experienced by people with no keyboards, or people who didn't account for how far away their PS3 is from their chair.