Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE LX (UI Designer Kei Odagiri)

[Kewitt]

I play on an ultra wide monitor, 3440x1440. I have lot of screen space. Could we get more then 10 hotbars?

I dislike digging though menus to get to things.

https://ibb.co/y0PvR6B

This would likely apply to anyone using 4k or 8k!!!

[Bongaboi]

Can we have the glamour dresser expanded to 1000 slots and 30 plates minimum?

[StriderShinryu]

A few questions:
1.) While not completely in the realm of UI alone, would it be possible to implement toggles to show or not show persistent visual effects on our characters? Things like some stances or "permanent" effects like the tracking effects on gatherers can be very distracting and hurt the visual appearance of the game. It's important to have the information that they are active but it would be nice if we could see that without the large constantly animated visual effect.

2.) With the recent expansions of gpose, and the trend for players to want to share their in game experiences, would it be possible to out some sort of show form video output to gpose so that players could record 5 or 10 seconds of video without needing external hardware or software?

3.) With players able to go back through older zones to revisit content on jobs at various points in their levelling range it can be hard to keep track of exactly what level range of contact is available in each zone. Would it be possible to update the in game map to include this information? It would be nice to see this on the general map of an area (for example Ahm Araeng - Fields of Amber Level 70, Amh Araeng - Central Fields of Amber Level 76) and would also be helpful for specific icons that don't currently function as "mouse over" targets such as Levemetes. If it can't be added to the map, could it possible be added to the mouse over for an Aetheryte along with the teleport cost?

[linayar]

Hi, could you please add the option to move solo duty actions on the cross hotbar to the left instead of the right? This might also apply to special mount actions or any other hotbars where the actions cannot be moved in the cross hotbar and are instead kept on the right side.

[Tyo256]

Would it be possible to split the HP/MP UI so that each can be placed individually. Also could we get the same option to split the primary Crosshotbar to allow each side to be placed seperately.

[Livilda]

1. I've noticed there's no way to /macroicon any actions in the General or Extra tabs of the Abilities and Spells window, like for the Challenge Log, Companion shortcuts, or for Group Pose. Could you please add those as a /macroicon category?
2. I'm levelling my ranged physical DPS right now, and I've noticed it's a hassle to keep track of the DoTs I've applied as a Bard, particularly in AOE situations. Can you add an indicator to the Bard's Job Gauge which tracks how many / which debuffs I have active on enemies?
3. Will we ever get the ability to reskin the UI without breaking the Terms of Service? I'm not talking about changing the way any of the information is displayed, I'm talking about the appearance of existing UI elements, similar to the recent addition of a "Light" theme. For example, I'd love for all my UI windows to have the same background as the Glamour Plate window, or add custom textures to HP/MP gauges.

[Kimiko_Matsuki]

Extracting materia's looks the same as removing them .

can we at least get the notification in extracting materia's removed , cuz all the time i think i am removing materia's rather than extracting them

[SchwarzwaelderTorte]

Regarding the blacklist, the friend list, and Player Search features

Some of us have had very distressing experiences with other players, and reporting them for harassment several times and blacklisting them has proven inefficient.

At the moment:
- If you delete someone from your friend list, you still appear in theirs until they have removed you from theirs.
- The same applies to people you have blacklisted.
- Anyone can find where you are through Player Search.
- The same applies to people you have blacklisted.
- Blacklist only applies to a character and not an account, so a person you blacklisted can create a new character in a few minutes, use Player Search to find you, and harass you again.
- Blacklisted people can't join a party you created in Party Finder, but they can join someone else's, or join your instance in roulettes.
- While you can't see blacklisted people's messages in chat, you can still see emotes being made towards them. ("X gently pats [Blacklisted Person].")

Which means that people who have caused harm and distress to other players still have a lot of ways to cause more harm and distress if they wish to do so.

Sometimes seeing someone's name on your screen is enough to cause worry and anxiety.

Therefore: would it be possible to improve all 3 of these features such that:
- Blacklisted people can't join ANY party you're part of.
- Blacklisted people's name and/or character are not visible on your screen.
- Blacklist applies to accounts and not characters.
- When you remove someone from your friend list, you also get removed from theirs.
- Blacklisted people can't find you through Player Search.
- You can opt out of Player Search if you want to.

I do understand that this could create a lot of technical problems (if you blacklist people in PvP to not be paired with them for instance), but I'd really appreciate it if these 3 features could be improved to prevent such unpleasant interactions, especially when reporting to GMs seems to have close to no effect.

[SchwarzwaelderTorte]

On a lighter note: can we have a cake sticker in gpose please ♥
There's even one in Wondrous Tails already... the Apple Tart sticker is not enough lol

[Seackei]

Is it possible to add an indicator to show that our gear is in low health and in need to repair, (perhaps a debuff icon that shows up when its below 30% health) instead of telling the player to fix it only when we start queueing for a duty and sometimes we cant repair in time because the queue pops too fast.