LS Message /LSmes set from FF11 that shows when logging in. (translated w/answer)

[Jynx]

It's extremly odd that it would be hard to implement. It's just too bad not everyone wants to be scaning forums when they log-in to see if the LS is having any events going on.

[Reinheart]

It's extremly odd that it would be hard to implement. It's just too bad not everyone wants to be scaning forums when they log-in to see if the LS is having any events going on.

That works too but you know some people can't multi-task...w
And with that comment you probably gonna get a comment I saw on JP forum - What about people playing the game in full screen mode! You want us to logout just to check the linkshell website/forum/lodestone LOL

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Ok first off you can read LS chats from 8+ LS's at once. How would you have the /lsmes work in that system? Before each LS had its own chat room and had to switch LS's to see each chat. Which made it possible to have a notice when you "entered" that chat room.

Also people do rely more on sites then on the lsms in ffxi.

Again you gotta factor in the whole server. Its gotta hold everyones Lsms and presemt all of them on log in. I'm thinking they would need to revert to the old LS meaning you have to switch LS's to talk in them.

Think before you insult someone assuming they are clueless.

[Xeno]

Ok first off you can read LS chats from 8+ LS's at once. How would you have the /lsmes work in that system? Before each LS had its own chat room and had to switch LS's to see each chat. Which made it possible to have a notice when you "entered" that chat room.

Also people do rely more on sites then on the lsms in ffxi.

Again you gotta factor in the whole server. Its gotta hold everyones Lsms and presemt all of them on log in. I'm thinking they would need to revert to the old LS meaning you have to switch LS's to talk in them.

Think before you insult someone assuming they are clueless.

First of all, look at what I bolded. Second, your like level 3. Third, you have to switch LS to talk in them. Fourth, whatever active ls would be the one with the lsmes and whenever you switch that ls' lsmes would pop up. Fifth, your the idiot.

[Rau]

Ok first off you can read LS chats from 8+ LS's at once. How would you have the /lsmes work in that system? Before each LS had its own chat room and had to switch LS's to see each chat. Which made it possible to have a notice when you "entered" that chat room.

Also people do rely more on sites then on the lsms in ffxi.

Again you gotta factor in the whole server. Its gotta hold everyones Lsms and presemt all of them on log in. I'm thinking they would need to revert to the old LS meaning you have to switch LS's to talk in them.

Think before you insult someone assuming they are clueless.

You can only have up to eight linkshells. Not more. The message would only trigger if you enter the linkshell.


Saying people rely on sites more is a sweeping generalization. I can link you to several active shells with inactive sites.

Messages at their largest are only a few kilobytes. 15 servers? 100 linkshells each? Not even close to anything significant.


You have done an excellent job of proving you're clueless.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

You can only have up to eight linkshells. Not more. The message would only trigger if you enter the linkshell.


Saying people rely on sites more is a sweeping generalization. I can link you to several active shells with inactive sites.

Messages at their largest are only a few kilobytes. 15 servers? 100 linkshells each? Not even close to anything significant.


You have done an excellent job of proving you're clueless.

here is the thing though... they still have sites active or not. I was just sharing my experience not trying to make a generalized statement. But fact is i've been in a decent amount of LS's/guilds/clans etc. everyone does infact seem to have a site. I'm actually trying to find one w/o one. I just want a LS to conversate, not really wanting a "high end" LS atm.

[Rau]

here is the thing though... they still have sites active or not. I was just sharing my experience not trying to make a generalized statement. But fact is i've been in a decent amount of LS's/guilds/clans etc. everyone does infact seem to have a site. I'm actually trying to find one w/o one. I just want a LS to conversate, not really wanting a "high end" LS atm.

Now you're just addressing an entirely different issue, barely related to the original discussion of why a /lsmessage wouldn't work in this game.

Here is the thing though you guys insulted me first and infact are also not funny thinking about whar I just said or reading it 1/2 way if at all. You can have all 8 LS chats open to you unlike in ffxi where you can only have 1 active. Though you need to switch to talk all chat rooms are vied at the same time. The message appears when you enter the room, in ffxi your already there. So if your already in the chat room, how would a message work? You simply can not expect or even consider the amount of programing that would entail. Also I meant to say ACTING LIKE

In XI,when you logged on, or as soon as you equipped a linkshell, the /lsmess popped up.

What the other poster was saying was that if you had 8 linkshells in XIV, as soon as you logged on, only the /lsmess for the active one would pop up. If you equipped one of your other 7 linkshells, the /lsmess for that shell would show up, essentially being the same thing as XI, aside from the fact you can read all chats at once.

[Nilheim]

Blah blah blah I'm a white knight

How long are you going to defend SE for things like this? Seriously it is unacceptable that introducing something as basic as LSMES is a big deal for their programmers. This is a corporation for christ's sake, not a 17 year old student who has to get it done for his exam. And besides, whether LSMES is important or not isn't even the freaking point, there are many other things that are in jeopardy because of this coding/programming/server problem (Mail box, ingame messaging, LS management, ... need I say more?).

You just defend them blindly and if they listened to people like you they would never take a single step forward. "Hey SE, screw having levels, they're so useless in MMOs anyway, keep up the great work!" Really? Come on, open your eyes.

Personally I'm getting tired of seeing the same "implementing this will take a lot of time" when it really shouldn't. At least keep us informed on how the server issues are being handled so we're not in the dark so much.

[Rowyne]

WoW you guys are idiots.

I love how you throw out insults like these, then you get upset when people have issues with you. You start mass reporting their posts and calling the community bad, when you bring it on yourself.

[Adol]

That works too but you know some people can't multi-task...w
And with that comment you probably gonna get a comment I saw on JP forum - What about people playing the game in full screen mode! You want us to logout just to check the linkshell website/forum/lodestone LOL

This is not directed at you Reinheart but I thought I would quote this because it affects all players who currently play fullscreen or want to play fullscreen.

Although I've seen people adamant about not using workarounds to get around the failings of the game, I would like to recommend to anyone who wants to play fullscreen to play the game through Steam. The reasons for this is that it works with Steam overlay, meaning you can do things such as browse the internet, chat with friends over steam and even take screenshots using the new screenshot feature on Steam.

Since you can browse the internet using Steam overlay whilst ingame, you would then be able to check the lodestone.

If you play FFXIV fullscreen or are looking to play it fullscreen, there is almost no excuse to not get Steam. It takes only a couple of minutes to install, then another couple of minutes to register. After that it takes like 30 seconds to add the game's .exe file and then play the game.

I only wish that someone from SE would recommend to players that Steam is great for when you want to play fullscreen so that word about it would spread better but sadly I can't see this happening any time soon.