Say Chat (Text Bubble)

[Zenaku]

... Why not?

No, seriously. This hurts no one and it's a much requested feature. So why the heck not?

I'll put it in my way but they did say it in a nice way. It just look ugly and wont fit with the world of final fantasy it's too cartoon for them. I very happy they put there foot down once again. Even if it's a high requested feature i'm happy they would say no to it.

[Buckles]

Things like this in other game comes with a toggle option. The people who scream I DO NOT WANT THIS simply do not have to click the toggle. People complain they want this Vs people complain they don't want this: answer = OPTION BASED TOGGLE

The people who scream MAKE CONTENT OVER QUALITY OF LIFE simply do not realize that the developers who will work on a toggle (more than likely) are nowhere near the developers who work on content.

At the end of the day, more quality of life = happier community and friendship circles of blossom friendship stuff...

[Velhart]

... Why not?

No, seriously. This hurts no one and it's a much requested feature. So why the heck not?

If I remember correctly from beta, it was because the memory required for it could cause stress, especially on the PS3.

[Tupsi]

... Why not?

No current plans means no plans - It's as simple as that, you don't need a reasoning and as stated, it's not PS3 limitations, they simply don't want to and that's perfectly ok. Is the chat system in current form unusable in any shape or form? As in, can the game cease to function if you don't have speech bubbles? I applaud that they'll focus on more important adjustments, this really isn't that important in the long run.

I mean, you say it hurts no one - Then it shouldn't be a problem that they said no, right?

[KariArisu]

... Why not?

No, seriously. This hurts no one and it's a much requested feature. So why the heck not?

It makes the game look ugly, adds a huge amount of memory usage in populated areas, requires a lot of effort to implement...need I go on?

[Naunet]

We got what we paid for.

I don't know about you, but I'm still paying and that $15 per month is not just me being generous. I'm paying for a service I expect to see continuously improved upon, not a one-time product purchase.

It makes the game look ugly, adds a huge amount of memory usage in populated areas, requires a lot of effort to implement...need I go on?

The first is your opinion, the second and third... well, I'd like to see proof. Even Dalaran and Orgrimmar at their busiest on a high pop server with chat bubbles turned on was never overrun by them. Any lag I experienced there was more because there were literally hundreds of people loading on my screen; the chat bubbles had absolute minimum impact. If a near ten-year-old game can do it, then one re-released in 2013 can as well.

unless you're in a location where transparency settings would help.

This describes pretty much the whole game world. I can't go an hour in game without developing horrible headaches from reading chat.

[Lecreuset]

adds a huge amount of memory usage in populated areas, requires a lot of effort to implement...

here's my obligatory "PS3 limitation and devs are lazy comment"

[Tiggy]

here's my obligatory "PS3 limitation and devs are lazy comment"

Devs can't do anything about a 512mb memory limit. Lazy or not there is no way to change that. You also don't have a single foot to stand on when calling them lazy. It's entirely subjective, and quite honestly, based off nothing at all. You have absolutely no idea how they work, how hard they work, how often they work, or what their work structure is like.

[Rannie]

here's my obligatory "PS3 limitation and devs are lazy comment"

If the Devs were lazy then we wouldn't have any more content period and not be getting constant updates, fixes and other stuff.. nor would they have destroyed the entire 1.0 version of the game and rebuild it back up from almost scratch with a completely new engine... I'd rethink that "Devs are lazy" comment