Linkshell Management Recognition

[Amrita]

@ Poppa - You certainly have a point. I read that and thought, okay it's a plausible excuse for the sad shape linkshells are in at the moment. Maybe they're not saying anything because they want it to be a knock-your-socks-off surprise? Maybe? ...I hope ; ;

It is really weird that we keep bringing up the linkshell issue and nothing is being done about it, but we got that show/hide head gear toggle. :/ (Don't get me wrong, I like it, but I would trade it for better linkshell management any day :3)
I'm glad they're being honorable and letting us play for free until things are "fixed" (whatever that may be).^_^

[Keftenk]

The SE reps probably tired of everyone's QQing (although its a completely valid issue), they probably don't even read these threads anymore D:

[Shika]

If Public Companies are to be the "new LS" then they had better not make the same mistake in totally disregarding the need for administration options.... I can just imagine the whole thing repeating and Companies having to re-make a "pearl" due to the same issues

I find the fact that this is being totally ignored because the team are busy with battle improvements etc extremely frustrating...

If you want people to socialize and work together in this game where they will want to battle and do Company events and "endgame" as a team, then don't make it such hard work (especially for something that can be easily rectified).
I don't want to have to run around every few months handing out new LS pearls, I want to be able to play in the spare time I have in the evenings and enjoy it

*stamps foot like a petulant child* .....

[JakeRoon]

Linkshell tools with: MODERN, INTUITIVE, interfaces are a must in today's highly organized mmo communities. The fact this issue has not been addressed, is sheer grotesque oversight.

[Keith_Dragoon]

Possibly but sad it is that it is now June and still no concrete response from SE to an Obviously BIG issue, then again i guess adding in new races or jump or making the mobs bigger is more important.

Yea I have been bringing this issue up ever since beta forums, back then all I got from ppl was "Dude its beta quit ur bitchin and deal with it!". Now look at us, coming up on a year since launch and i am still marching around waving my flag trying to get attention to this matter.

[Tsuga]

The least that could be done would be to implement /commands for LS leaders.

There would be no need to rework the UI right away. There could just be a list of /commands that LS leaders could use to /recruit, /expel, /promote, and /lsmes. This would eliminate the need to run around to hand out pearls, and the need to reform the shell once the shell population gets close to cap.

My shell just reformed last month. It went fairly smoothly, but the process could have been completely avoided if the current LS system just followed the standards set by every MMO, ever. Even Ragnarok Online has had a better system than this since launch. I don't understand how LS's were implemented in the state that they're in when SE could have looked at FFXI, and dozens of other MMOs for example of basic features that this system needs.

[Rhomagus]

Day #12 June 3, 2011

Super tired. Submitting this just prior to deadline. I agree on the need of a highly intuitive interface, but functionality come before aesthetics and we have neither. It's surprising that the two concepts weren't developed from the ground up together. Often times the UI aesthetics are hindered by the rigid quick implementation like /commands. Soon after awhile, the player base gets used to it, at least those that didn't quit in frustration, and then /commands become the de facto standard in the game.

It's unfortunate that they didn't have it planned from the ground up to have a good looking and responsive interface. I think more often then not they put form over function which can become and incredibly daunting task for creating a decently playable game.

A lot of this is off track as I'm increditired, not that I don't aimlessly rant anyways. As I've said before, the kind demeanor has devolved into a mob demand, and further devolved into a mere plea for one feature, into a faint whimper of recognition of the issue. It never should've devolved into that and it's what contributes to the sting and begs the question that no player should have to ask themselves.

What exactly am I doing here again?

[Rowyne]

As of the time I'm typing this reply, the original post has 34 likes. I know there are many more people who believe that this is a priority issue.

If you agree, please 'Like' the OP and get it some attention!

[Amrita]

I guess folks are distracted by the mention of materia etc...

I know most linkshells have forums outside the game, but my LS has a couple of really cool people who are also casual players in the sense that they have zero desire to check any outside forum for LS happenings.

So I'm raising my /LSMES flag again...

Dire need for "Linkshell Message"!

...getting tired of re-asking for stuff that was already in ffxi... it's okay to copy the good stuff, dev's. :3

[Wooba]

Topic salvaged from the Second Page. Hopefully we get some feedback on this sooner rather than later.