How About An "Incognito" Player Status?

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

This has nothing to do with the thread and while I appreciate that this is a problem, this is clear bait (either intentionally or unintentionally) to change the topic to PvP chat.

You're right that it's off topic, and I do apologize for that. Wasn't an attempt to bait and switch, no, but as the topic does involve player communication to a degree, it was worth saying so that it's seen and noted.

On topic, I rather think it's a good idea. While for different reasons, I would love to be incognito at times when I maybe don't have much time to play and would like to just log on, get things done, then log out. Nothing against my friends at all of course, but being a very sociable person has its own complications at times.

[Niwashi]

I rather think it's a good idea. While for different reasons, I would love to be incognito at times when I maybe don't have much time to play and would like to just log on, get things done, then log out. Nothing against my friends at all of course, but being a very sociable person has its own complications at times.

So ideally, it should be a status you can set just prior to logging in, so that it could both keep you out of Player Search, and prevent FC member login notification.

[Magic-Mal]

So ideally, it should be a status you can set just prior to logging in, so that it could both keep you out of Player Search, and prevent FC member login notification.

That would probably have to be in the FC section of options rather than a player status I think.

[Cylla]

So ideally, it should be a status you can set just prior to logging in, so that it could both keep you out of Player Search, and prevent FC member login notification.

Not to speak of old times but, XI had this within POL (Playonline). We could set our status to online, busy, or invisible. Since FFXIV doesn't have a system setup like XI did, logging in without being noticed may be hard. Only place I could see them doing this is maybe somewhere in the character login screen but, it may take some work on their part and since it not something that "needed", it won't be on the top of the to-do list.

[Dumbledoremd]

Or give us filters for who we get group invites and tells from

[Magic-Mal]

Or give us filters for who we get group invites and tells from

Filters wouldn't be the same as incognito and it seems like it would take alot more work to create filters for it.

-Party invites from PCs
-Party invites from Friend PCs
-Free Company invites from PCs
-Free Company invites from Friend PCs
-Friend Requests from PCs
-Linkshell invites from PCs
-Linkshell invites from Friend PCs
-Trade requests from PCs
-Trade requests from Friend PCs
-/Tells from PCs
-/Tells from Friend PCs

When all you would need is just to be hidden from search and it would be all gone.

[Evangela]

There's no RMT ads on Balmung.

[Dumbledoremd]

There's no RMT ads on Balmung.

High pop servers dont good for you but some of us play on med / low population servers so rmt is a problem

[TiaHariberux3]

You're right that it's off topic, and I do apologize for that. Wasn't an attempt to bait and switch, no, but as the topic does involve player communication to a degree, it was worth saying so that it's seen and noted.

On topic, I rather think it's a good idea. While for different reasons, I would love to be incognito at times when I maybe don't have much time to play and would like to just log on, get things done, then log out. Nothing against my friends at all of course, but being a very sociable person has its own complications at times.

What prevents you from logging in > doing stuff then just log out? Right nothing you can just do that. Dunno where the problem is tbh. Also I wouldnt really like to not know who is on in my own fc. If your friends cant accept that u just wanted to log in and get some stuff done then perhaps your friends are the problem.

[TiaHariberux3]

I think you misread the OP. The idea is actually quite nice for filtering out RMT without otherwise interfering with the ability to communicate with other players, and also hides you from stalkers (which is a thing, this is the internet and anonymity brings out the worst in some people).

What the OP said about blocking tells and invites, if you re-read, is:


All the newbie who /tell you will be doing it in proximity when they see you running by. No negative impression left at all.

Ehm this is false people can ask me stuff in that time Im already somewhere else. Also it doesnt really filter RMT since bots can be everywhere.

When all you would need is just to be hidden from search and it would be all gone.

Yea they should also give a option to make us invisible just incase.