FC Notifications

[Jojoya]

Not having a log in notification won't prevent others from seeing you're online and trying to speak with you.

Most people I know who have occasional days they aren't feeling social will make alt characters they can play that aren't part of a FC. They're still able to relax and enjoy the game without having to worry about the social chat, and can easily switch back to their character in a FC when they're feeling social again.

[UltimaCJ]

Not having a log in notification won't prevent others from seeing you're online and trying to speak with you.

Most people I know who have occasional days they aren't feeling social will make alt characters they can play that aren't part of a FC. They're still able to relax and enjoy the game without having to worry about the social chat, and can easily switch back to their character in a FC when they're feeling social again.

Yes BUT the difference is the person/people in question would have to *actively* open up the FC menu (or friends list etc) then actually LOOK. into see who is online.
As for the busy function while that works in question, it still doesn't prevent the notification going through, and you also have to set that every time. Thus defeating the point.

I do find it odd that only FC's will be notified and not anyone else: i.e. Friends List, Crossworld LS, or LS's in general. Just the FC.

Stealth brag topic. Look at this guy, logging into an FC with active players that say hello. Well la-dee-dah Mr Rockefeller, save some good fortune for the rest of us.

And what am I "bragging" about? It was a simple question that I was looking for an answer for. No need to attack it dude and be counter-productive

Some people here pretend like they never have had contact with human beings before. The request isn't that outlandish. Sometimes you just want to chill. Just saying hi and then stay mute totally isn't going to rub people the wrong way. lol

You'd be surprised. Either way, it would just be nice to login and "chill" rather than be hit with a Hello or have the person(s) track you down thinking something was wrong.

[Jojoya]

Yes BUT the difference is the person/people in question would have to *actively* open up the FC menu (or friends list etc) then actually LOOK. into see who is online.
As for the busy function while that works in question, it still doesn't prevent the notification going through, and you also have to set that every time. Thus defeating the point.

I do find it odd that only FC's will be notified and not anyone else: i.e. Friends List, Crossworld LS, or LS's in general. Just the FC.

Probably because FCs are centered around the idea that people join because they want to be doing things with players in that FC where linkshells are more about sharing information.

I have my share of days when I really don't want to be bothered by others but a friendly Hello still doesn't bother me. If you're having a hard time dealing with a simple "Hello" from others, you probably shouldn't be in a FC. If all you're trying to get out of the FC is the action benefit, create your own as SecretIsland suggested.

The other thing to do is set up the 4th chat log window so only game messages are displayed and disable all sound notifications for chat. That way you can switch to the 4th window and you won't even see the Hellos or any other message sent your way.

[Iscah]

The other thing to do is set up the 4th chat log window so only game messages are displayed and disable all sound notifications for chat. That way you can switch to the 4th window and you won't even see the Hellos or any other message sent your way.

That's counterproductive for the base reason to want an invisible mode, which is to go in without people seeing you enter (so they don't say hi, requiring you to either respond or seem rude by ignoring them).

Setting up your chat filter to ignore them by default is not the solution here.

[Jojoya]

That's counterproductive for the base reason to want an invisible mode, which is to go in without people seeing you enter (so they don't say hi, requiring you to either respond or seem rude by ignoring them).

Setting up your chat filter to ignore them by default is not the solution here.

Neither is being invisible if you're still online playing and someone who knows you runs into you standing in Limsa or wherever. It's only going to work if you do nothing but sit in your house or apartment with the door locked.

Have chat hidden plus setting status to Busy does solve the problem. Most people get there are times we don't want to be bothered and they'll respect the Busy status.

But if someone really wants to be avoiding others completely, logging into a MMO is not the way to accomplish it. Better to log into a single player game where there is no one else at all.