\o\ Finding your Sweet Lover (Or Nightmare) /o/

[Cleftobismal]

A) Something like the marriage thread exists

It's because that thread exists shows a huge interest in a match making system. They didn't have to make a world Party finder, after all the forums exist.

The point of it all, the match making, the party finder, the raid finder etc, is for convenience for a service that has a pretty high demand.

B) More time could be invested by SE into other projects

I could say the same thing about Lord of Vermilion and some of the holiday events. Yet. I understand not everything implemented in the game is solely just for me alone. I would agree with your point if I was the only one interested in such a system. However. . . . As the reason stated above, there is interest.

C) With something like this and other dating finders(?), it'd be easier to be catphished/catphish

Can you explain to me what you mean by this? Sorry I'm not following. I need further clarification.

D) If you really wanted to, you can just advertise yourself over Party Finder, even more with cross-server (although there are limitations to this since its only people from the same data center)

Instead of organizing players who are interested in this, you'd rather have us continue to use the Party Finder, cluttering it up with even more ads you prolly aren't interested in or even want to see. To me it sounds like you don't mind players doing anything in regards to match making or finding an eternal bond. It's just you're not comfortable with SE dedicating the time to make a system to better the many voices who may like this.

That being said, it's not always true. At the end of the day, I think finding your lover/someone special is something that takes time and happens out of the blue. Just think of it as a pleasant surprise so you don't set yourself up for disappointment!

But match making does take time. You don't just "Oh lets get married because the system paired us". Of course not. This is a way to bring together two people with the same interests. If they don't like each other, tough. They can move on and find another. If they like each other but they aren't interested in doing an EB. Fine. They just received a new friend.

Not everybody does the approach you would like others to do. Even with the marriage partner thread, I bet you there are A LOT of players who aren't comfortable posting on it. This gives them a way to step outside of their comfort levels.

Disagree with me if you want, but these are just my personal opinions.

I mean you're free to disagree with me. It doesn't mean I'm gonna bite your head off. Just prepare yourself for a debate. Bwahahahahahahaha

[Alynn]

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We could debate about this all day, but I would like to clarify that I am not uncomfortable with your idea, and I say this as someone who has found their partner with the marriage thread. I am just stating that if someone really wanted a partner, what is stopping them from posting? There's no shame in posting because it's service that is in high demand, and it isn't like anyone is going to go after them with a pitchfork unless they're up to some suspicious things. You don't even have to post on the thread. You can lurk and if someone catches your eye, send them Moogle Mail or /tell. If anything, I've seen more support than negative things from the thread.

I just think there's a lot of unnecessary time and resources spent from SE's point of view for something players can basically do themselves. If this gets brought up to SE and they have manpower to create something like this, then go for it.

That being said, I'd also like to point out that players can filter out what they want on party finder, especially now with a lot more "clutter" from cross center.

TL;DR: if someone wants a partner that much, you may either A) leave it to time or B) just lurk/post on the thread.

Good luck with finding your partner o7