What small things would you like to see added to the game?

[Dreadnought]

Fully support this, I was so pumped when i heard FFXIV would have voice over cut scenes. First cut scene was epic. It was a huge let down for me to find out that there are only 5-6 voiced cut scenes in the whole game. Excluding the first cut scene, they all last 20-30 seconds, with maybe one or two words being said. Come on really?

I dont expect every scene to be voiced. *cough*Star Wars.. But it would be nice to have the Main Story scenes and Grand Company scenes be voiced.

when initially asked if every cut scene would be voiced tanaka (i think it was him) literally laughed and said "youll have to play and see"
much to everyones dismay they werent.

[Searious]

I want to be able to check my retainers' inventories no matter where I am. The way I could see what I had in my mog house in ffxi without actually being there.

[AshToreth]

I'd like to see a thousand or so additional regular players per server :P

[normalforce]

I want to be able to check my retainers' inventories no matter where I am. The way I could see what I had in my mog house in ffxi without actually being there.

Yes this! View remotely but access only at the bells. It's a small thing but an important one. Call it your character's photogenic memory, I don't care, as long as it gets done.

[Kallera]

Ablity to change fighting pose, or have jobs adopt a different fighting pose when switched to them.

I:e: the monk takes on a martial arts stance, different from the Pug's "boxing" stance.

Or the ability to use different poses for combat.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

I love this thread! It makes me feel fluffy *hugs an Eemeefu*.

While I would love the retainers from camp, I can see it being "too good".

The voice chat could be a nice feature. It could also be taxing to implement and may have undesired social reprecussions on an international server.

For the stuff that I'm seeing here, gonna see if dev tags can get slapped on, mwee hee hee~~~

I imagine the more attention some of these items get, the better chance they have to appear on a survey/poll and/or get escalated.

[grandm]

in game voice chat would be nice

the ability to close all menus by closing the main menu, instead of having to lose each one individually.

some places are to bight i.e the desert at mid day. some places are to dark, deep caves/mines. could be my comp/monitor i guess. i would love to be able to adjust brightness in options. but i would go one step further and let me set it as a macro so i can change brightness quickly depending on circumstance

[normalforce]

I love this thread! It makes me feel fluffy *hugs an Eemeefu*.

While I would love the retainers from camp, I can see it being "too good".

The voice chat could be a nice feature. It could also be taxing to implement and may have undesired social reprecussions on an international server.

For the stuff that I'm seeing here, gonna see if dev tags can get slapped on, mwee hee hee~~~

I imagine the more attention some of these items get, the better chance they have to appear on a survey/poll and/or get escalated.

I'd be perfectly fine with retainers at the Hamlets, maybe one of the outposts even.

Voice chat would be nice but I think it does requires a lot of work. The ability to mute everyone or just the annoying people. Should it only be for parties and linkshells or be based on proximity. Would there be global channels to talk/listen or would we be able to create our own channels.

I'd be interested to know how other MMOs handle voice chat, if they do at all.

Lots of other good ideas in this thread already:
LS Administration
Level Sync
Company Airships/Boats
More lively and dynamic NPCs, environment

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Associating ideas presented in this thread with the closest devtag that I can find. Other ideas may not yet have devtags yet.

dev1009 ~ changes to notification windows
* The ability to set Away messages that other players receive when sending a Tell or Whisper to an Away player.
* Notification for equipment sold or purchased by a retainer.

dev1010 ~ improvements to guildleve-related information
* Mouse over display (tooltip) over a guildleve will provide guildleve information. The option to turn mouse over display on guildleves off.

dev1019 ~ examination of auction house system
* Market wards (auction house) of all cities are shared.

dev1035 ~ improvement of targeting modes
dev1062 ~ improvement to targeting mechanics
dev1083 ~ adjustments to targeting (direct targeting)
dev1176 ~ addition of battle targeting commands
dev1180 ~ adjustment of text commands for targeting

* Additional targeting options such as radial targeting cycling through targets based on proximity (nearest to furthest) with filtering for All, Enemy, Party, etc.

dev1063 ~ introduction of pop-up help
* Pop-ups for party invites, linkshell invites, return/wait for raise, raise requests, trade requests, and teleport invitations. The option to turn toggle any of these prompts off.

dev1079 ~ Instanced PvE Content (Dungeons/Raids)
* Request to extend or remove the time limit on instances/dungeons.

dev1082 ~ transportation: airships, rental and personal chocobos
* Fast travel options to get to Hamlets.

dev1106 ~ improvements to party and linkshell management
* The ability to speak a linkshell without equipping the linkpearl. /L1 /L2 ... /L8.
* Linkshell positioning is maintained when a linkpearl is discarded or a new linkpearl is received.
* The ability to invite a player to a linkshell from a distance.
* The ability to remove a linkshell member from distance.
* The ability to remove a linkshell member when the member is offline.

dev1110 ~ Adjustments to Retainer Interface
* The ability to review a retainer's inventory anywhere in the world. This option would not allow the player to take an item or give an item.

dev1135 ~ UI adjustments
* Modification of linkshell icons to include highlight and/or shadow effects.
* Option to adjust the brightness (gamma) in-game.
* "/follow Player Name" command

dev1140 ~ supply and provisioning missions
dev1224 ~ supply and provisioning reward review
* On a supply and provisioning mission, to be able to do multiple deliveries in one conversation.

dev1159 ~ comparison of gear in UI
* Mouse over display (tooltip) of gear when browsing market wards (auction house) to compare the gear against your equipped gear. The option to turn this feature off.

dev1187 ~ assessment of sound effects (such as PC or enemy KO'd)
* Additional grunts or battle cries when performing weapon skills or casting spells.

dev1193 ~ adjustments to recipe UI
* Display the recommended level to craft a recipe.

dev1207 ~ changes to gear dyeing
* Consideration for pink dye and an additional selection of dyes.

dev1242 ~ food effect reforms
dev1245 ~ culinary recipes
* Food recipes to increase attributes such as STR, DEX, INT, PIE (mmmm.... pie)

dev1243 ~ medicine effect reforms
dev1246 ~ alchemy recipes
* Alchemy recipes to allow potions that simulate stealth, haste, HP regen, quick, or other effects.

Gah... that might be harder to read... lemme know I guess?

[darkstarpoet1]

i see alot of nice suggestions, but i see 2 that i've really been wanting.

1. when crafting the ability to chat in l1 l2 while in crafting actions that way you don't have to delay responding to someone in another ls for an extended period of time.

2. a pop up like being invited to party that pops up each time something sells from your retainer from the last time you checked them. it would be nice to be in another city and then the retainers report in to say "hey, i sold this and that so i know what i need to replace"