Need to rely on 3rd-party programs/notebooks to gather

[Alisi]

My problem is that I don't think it makes sense to have to go on programs outside of the game or keeping a notebook IRL to be able to gather unspoiled nodes.

You don't need to rely on a third party program or even a notebook. Just have this website open: http://ffxivclock.com/#/.

Half the page shows the time, the other have has a list of all unspoiled nodes stuff. You click on the ones you want to track and it'll sound an alarm when it's that time. You can have this in the background so it's not really like separate program or anything. Plus you can have the alarm go off 1, 2, or 3 ET hours before so you have enough time to get there.

Well, i suppose this wouldn't be useful for those who aren't on a comp. =/

[Silverbane]

You don't need to rely on a third party program or even a notebook. Just have this website open: http://ffxivclock.com/#/.

If you run with two or more monitors*, that's not a bad option. Also available is Garland Bell, part of Garland Tools. Garland Tools is my go-to information resource for crafting and gathering. Once you learn how to use it, it is incredibly liberating.

*my wife runs 3, I run 5.

[Alisi]

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Why would you have to run more than one monitor? It sounds a beep, a clear alarm, and it can be set to go off once or continuously (as well as having three options for the sound.) As long as I have the sound on, I hear it. When it goes off and I'm not in the game, the page automatically switches over to that so I can't miss it. I think you can set it to switch you out of the game and onto the page. Either way, there's really no need for more than one monitor. I'm on a laptop. It doesn't mess with my game at all.

[Silverbane]

Why would you have to run more than one monitor?

It's been so long since I used a system with only one monitor (i.e. my Surface Pro 3) for anything but note-taking , I've probably forgotten how.

The advantage you get from a second monitor is pretty high, and most recent PCs, including most laptops, support running two displays at once.

[Lyzern]

You don't need to rely on a third party program or even a notebook. Just have this website open: http://ffxivclock.com/#/.

Half the page shows the time, the other have has a list of all unspoiled nodes stuff. You click on the ones you want to track and it'll sound an alarm when it's that time. You can have this in the background so it's not really like separate program or anything. Plus you can have the alarm go off 1, 2, or 3 ET hours before so you have enough time to get there.

Well, i suppose this wouldn't be useful for those who aren't on a comp. =/

I didn't specify third-party *websites* but it was implied. For those who prefer to play in Fullscreen, on console or like me, who just don't like to break immersion, this whole thing makes gathering crappy.

[Alisi]

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Websites aren't programs so I'm sorry I didn't catch the implied. xP I do play on a fullscreen too. ^^' I just don't turn the background sound off. A beep of the timer doesn't bother me though.

There's going to be give and take for all options. You're going to have to track it somehow. You can set the game time clock to ET, you know, and just watch that. What other option do you want? Some random system that's first come, first served like the hunts? That would be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more time consuming than a beep in the background.

Giving everyone an option to get an item if they're at the right time instead of the die-hard campers who'll reap 95% of the gains seems like a decent balance to strike.

[Silverbane]

I didn't specify third-party *websites* but it was implied. For those who prefer to play in Fullscreen, on console or like me, who just don't like to break immersion, this whole thing makes gathering crappy.

There's sort of a limited "notebook" capability built in to the game: Macros. Write a macro with info on the nodes you like to gather from, using lines like this:

/e Adamantite: Azys Lla <24,6> 11AM/PM slot 6
/e Darksteel:  CCH <24,19> 1AM slot 3

Then put the macro on a quickslot for easy access, and it will echo your notes to the log when activated.

Because macros are limited to 15 lines, you might make one macro for Miner, one for Botanist, one for Fisher, and put them on the hotbars for each class.

[Rath]

There's sort of a limited "notebook" capability built in to the game: Macros. Write a macro with info on the nodes you like to gather from, using lines like this:

/e Adamantite: Azys Lla <24,6> 11AM/PM slot 6
/e Darksteel:  CCH <24,19> 1AM slot 3

Then put the macro on a quickslot for easy access, and it will echo your notes to the log when activated.

Because macros are limited to 15 lines, you might make one macro for Miner, one for Botanist, one for Fisher, and put them on the hotbars for each class.

This is a really good idea.

[Lyzern]

There's sort of a limited "notebook" capability built in to the game: Macros. Write a macro with info on the nodes you like to gather from, using lines like this:

/e Adamantite: Azys Lla <24,6> 11AM/PM slot 6
/e Darksteel:  CCH <24,19> 1AM slot 3

Then put the macro on a quickslot for easy access, and it will echo your notes to the log when activated.

Because macros are limited to 15 lines, you might make one macro for Miner, one for Botanist, one for Fisher, and put them on the hotbars for each class.

Yep, I've had this idea before, I just think these things should have easier access. But yeah, this does solve the problem temporarily