Feedback from a new player

[Renathras]

Thank you, Carin-Eri!

Same. Every time I see it, it makes me smile.

[Ivtrix]

Add-ons:
I've seen the youtube video about the world first kill and the controvesy around add-ons, since the game does not support it. I also saw a yt creator mention that devs called for input on which features they can rather add to the base game to eliminate the need for addons.
My take on this has always been that any MMO should support add-ons. It allows for the customization that you can never achieve by trying to add a feature or features that will satisfy everyone. I play with a client that is strictly speaking very much against the TOS, and I'm definitely not ashamed of it, nor am I worried about getting my account suspended or banned. There are a lot of other MMOs and games out there that will gladly accept my money.
I run a reshade firstly, to make the game more vibrant. So I run a couple of plugins that increase vibrancy and over-saturates the colours a bit, along with some plugins that remove the white haze, and adds clarity and definition.
Then, I run the 4k texture pack. That alone currently stands at 372Gb worth of modification.
Then, just about every nsfw add-on I can find. It's how I prefer to play. Over the top boob sliders, the npc dancers in uldah are topless, my own character is anatomically correct when naked. Bust multipliers beyond the body replacements. Breast physics jigglers to the extreme etc etc.
I prefer a square minimap over the round one.
ACT for emnity or aggro management.
Hunty, because on one of the mobs the ingame description of where to find it is wrong.
Death Recap so I can figure out why I got 1 shotted
GatherBuddy
Globetrotter
Item Vendor Location
Market board
Party Icons
Male Paladin idle pose for female Paladin
and Simple Tweaks

(4/5)

god himself has descended from the heavens

[Nizzi]

Add-ons:
I've seen the youtube video about the world first kill and the controvesy around add-ons, since the game does not support it. I also saw a yt creator mention that devs called for input on which features they can rather add to the base game to eliminate the need for addons.
My take on this has always been that any MMO should support add-ons. It allows for the customization that you can never achieve by trying to add a feature or features that will satisfy everyone. I play with a client that is strictly speaking very much against the TOS, and I'm definitely not ashamed of it, nor am I worried about getting my account suspended or banned. There are a lot of other MMOs and games out there that will gladly accept my money.
I run a reshade firstly, to make the game more vibrant. So I run a couple of plugins that increase vibrancy and over-saturates the colours a bit, along with some plugins that remove the white haze, and adds clarity and definition.
Then, I run the 4k texture pack. That alone currently stands at 372Gb worth of modification.
Then, just about every nsfw add-on I can find. It's how I prefer to play. Over the top boob sliders, the npc dancers in uldah are topless, my own character is anatomically correct when naked. Bust multipliers beyond the body replacements. Breast physics jigglers to the extreme etc etc.
I prefer a square minimap over the round one.
ACT for emnity or aggro management.
Hunty, because on one of the mobs the ingame description of where to find it is wrong.
Death Recap so I can figure out why I got 1 shotted
GatherBuddy
Globetrotter
Item Vendor Location
Market board
Party Icons
Male Paladin idle pose for female Paladin
and Simple Tweaks

(4/5)

P*rn addiction has rotted your brain dude

[VelKallor]

GatherBuddy

Everything I have seen says this is automated. Is this a botting tool?

[Ivtrix]

Everything I have seen says this is automated. Is this a botting tool?

my understanding is its an ingame version of the garlondtools bell

but i dont 100% know

http://www.garlandtools.org/bell/

edit: this reddit comment seems to explain it in depth

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxivdiscus...eb2x&context=3

[VelKallor]

Ivtrix?

For gatherers, Gather Buddy is great for an ingame overlay that lists out the times for every legendary/ephemeral node, as well as a one-click solution for going to them (it marks the node's location on the map, changes your gearset to the relevant gatherer, and teleports you to the nearest aetheryte to the node).

If that isnt automation I dont know what is,. Id call that botting.

[Ivtrix]

Ivtrix?



If that isnt automation I dont know what is,. Id call that botting.

never used it so idk lol

but im inclined to agree with your assessment

[Snorky]

I will never understand the paradox of people wanting harder content and third party prgs to then make it easier to clear said content. Seriously am I crazy or are there people on this forum screaming for harder content only to then cry because it's against Squares policy to allow mods. Maybe it's just me

I'm so glad I don't use mods. I hated them in WoW

[Post]

I'm happily content doing all the content in the game without mods. It's pretty easy and fun to do, and I feel like it's against the spirit of the game to make things easier just because you can. What's the point, anyways? Is your self worth tied into completing Ultimates or ranking 1 in CC? Are you selling your account or making money some other way by playing the game? One of the reasons I'll always refuse to purchase video game money. I guess if you've no other way to make ends meet, but damn if I'm gonna give money to a botter or mod designer that at best neutrally affect the environment I spend valuable time of my life in.

But, I'm fortunate that most of the stuff I want is already there.

Some of it isn't; I'd like a keybind to 'run backwards' for instance, or 'backpedal' if I'm playing I'm legacy. Not just 'hold strafe +back'. Or, an option to use legacy controls but not have my movement directed by where my camera is facing.

The camera lock on function has always been awesome, but it's limited by not allowing you to enter an enemy's hitbox and run straight away from an enemy when in character based movement, so I'm usually hampering my play when I use it.

Speech bubbles would be nice, they make me look at the world more than the chatbox, and they're useful in getting folks attention mid combat in a way that's harder to tune out than sound effects can be.

A minimap ping is something that WoW always had and FFXIV has lacked; I see some crazy bastards linking flags mid combat to achieve the same but hell if I'm going to click that and navigate my map mid combat.

So yeah, they could be improving things. I doubt idle cam or goose was on anyone's addon list of they were coming from WoW at least, so they have good and fun ideas, but there's a lot of stuff that they still could improve upon.

[TaleraRistain]

First off, welcome to the game!

Second, I do have to wonder if you're getting the full XIV experience because of all those mods. For instance, the situation you mention where you couldn't find a hunting log mob is something you could ask the community. I played WoW. I know the tendency there was people would get angry at you if you asked about things in zone talk. But it's very different here. People will be happy to help you find what you're looking for. We have a much different outlook toward our sprouts. And I think you're losing some of the positives for things like gathering where it's not complicated to find those special nodes yourself and you get that dopamine hint when you track things down. You might have to stick around in a zone a bit for the right time for them to pop up. Or you can utilize community resources in form of the websites or trackers if you get stuck on one. While PC players might use some mods, there's a console community that doesn't have access. I get the feeling you're kind of dependent on mods and I wonder what in your experience might possibly improve if you tried to go without them.