(Yeah I ripped the name from the PlayOnline feature "Friend List Plus")
Before I delve into the details, I'll tell you off the bat that many of these features come from "Real ID", developed by that "other game company" (Blizzard).
http://us.battle.net/en/realid/
I was thinking today about something I thought I heard that would be making it into FFXIV. Maybe I am crazy, but I thought they said there would be a way to communicate cross game between FFXIV and FFXI, or at least carry over your friend list. Thinking about this more and more lead to this idea.
I basically want a complete overhaul to the friends list, and to some aspects of FFXIV, FFXI, and all other online games SE produces. This is asking a lot, and I do not expect all of it, if any to be implemented. Especially with the game in the state it is, maybe later down the road.
Here is what I have in mind:
-Fix the issues people had and still have with the original system off the bat Instead of sharing your real name, let people assign an alias to their account.
-Final Fantasy XI / Final Fantasy XIV (And possibly all other SE MMO) cross game chat Allow me to chat with my friends playing FFXI while I am playing FFXIV.
-Cross Server Chat Friends transfer server, or pick a different one all together? Allow me to communicate with them cross-server through this feature.
-Cross Server Dungeon Finder Integration I know that cross server dungeons are still being considered. It would be cool if I could form a group with people from my friends list that are on other servers and do dungeons with them, even prioritize friends over random people.
-Forum Integration Ever meet someone on the forums that you would really like to chat with in game? Allow people to add others to their friends list from the forums.
-Expand the Black List/Ignore system Hey, you might want to put me on ignore just for suggesting something like this. If I ignore someone in game or on the forums, allow me the option to ignore them completely. Allow me to ignore their in game chat, forum posts, and don't assign me to their group in the random dungeon finder, all in one.
-Invisible Status If I don't want people bothering me, allow me to go invisible and not show me online on other people's friend lists.
-Mobile Friendly Website to Access my Friend List Plus Or even an app for iPhone/Android! If I want to chat with my friends at work or let them know I can't make it to an event, it would be cool to be able to communicate with my in-game friends from outside FFXIV/FFXI.
-Chat Window with multiple friends Allow me to be able to open a chat window and invite friends into a sort of in game chat room.
This is a lot, I know! I still think it would be really cool if we could have these things sometime.
Oh...
"How would this work?" - Square-Enix already has SE accounts in place where your FFXIV and FFXI accounts are linked to, opt into "Friend List Plus" through your SE account and assign an alias. Tada!
"Arghhh Final Fantasy Facebook, {No thanks.}" - Allow the option to opt in/out of it so you don't have to participate in this.
"Get your Blizzard out of my Square-Enix!" - This is how MMOs evolve over the years, by learning from other publishers and listening to the players opinions. (Yeah, I may be overwhelmed with {No thanks.} and you are all entitled to your own opinions, my opinion is this is a great idea.)
Thoughts?![]()