Can I get a clock?

[Gath]

It isn't about in game content, its about being aware of the real world time for things like sleep, food, or spending time with family. Granted I could set up alarms on my phone, or keep a digital clock right in front of my screen, or any number of other solutions, but an on screen real world time clock (maybe even just a toggle for the existing on screen game clock) would be a much more elegant solution.

Uhhh, if someone can't tell that they're tired, hungry, or if they can't tell if they are missing out on family time, then;

1. They're a pedophile and the world rejects them morally and as a human being.
2. They're Asian (They don't need sleep) MACHINES I TELL YOU!
3. They can't fit out of their door to go out, or they're stuck in the chair in between the arm rests.

other than that, use an egg timer (Best invention for HNM camping EVAR!)

[Eekiki]

I use Steam too when I want to browse the interwebs while on Fullscreen. You can have Performance + Clock + Screenshots with F12 + Browsing the Web.

It's pretty convenient, if you ask me =)

I'll hafta give it another try then, 'cause I loves me some Steam overlay. ^_^

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

I don't foresee implementing a real world clock widget being a content halting issue. The Eorzea clock widget is up. /clock reveals the time, so the number is being passed in to FF14 (if memory serves, not at the game right now). Let the widget toggle the Eorzea clock to display real time.

For those questioning against a clock widget, the next time you walk around an office environment and see how many cubes have a separate clock at their desk. Or at home, how many folks don't have a separate clock at their computer or don't bring a phone to the computer. They usually don't, because the computer clock is enough. It's easy for people to lose track of time if the clock/time isn't present to make them more cognicient of the time. All the time, I hear, "Wow it's that late already?" "Holy cow, it's time to go?" or "Why is there a half naked lalafell in my bed?"

Yes to the clock widget reflecting real world time.

[Tezz_Xivectro]

This thread is the perfect example of 3rd party add-ons to come later down the line. Once SE starts supporting & allowing us to modify the GUI, it would be cool to see little things like this popping up.



Community Reps:

Does the Dev. Team still want to support user add-ons at some point?

[Kafeen]

I use Steam too when I want to browse the interwebs while on Fullscreen. You can have Performance + Clock + Screenshots with F12 + Browsing the Web.

I tried it for a while but I still kept hitting ALT+TAB when I wanted to browse the web so I went back to windowed mode with a resolution the same size (near enough) as my screen. I have the task bar at the bottom and a few pixels at the top but nothing major.

[Dreamer]

I wouldn't mind having a clock, but I wouldn't want it to be on the main screen. However, putting it at the top of the menu pane would be perfect.

[Gath]

I tried it for a while but I still kept hitting ALT+TAB when I wanted to browse the web so I went back to windowed mode with a resolution the same size (near enough) as my screen. I have the task bar at the bottom and a few pixels at the top but nothing major.

You know you can script in full screen windowed mode, right?

[Vafilor]

Oh, so now I'm supposed to buy yet another piece of hardware to be able to play this game?

Do you have a cellphone? You can look at your cellphone. Put it on your desk or whatnot.

But, a clock would be a nice little feature. Maybe with a timer. Heck, maybe then a small planning calendar for Linkshells, where the leader/high members can add/schedule events of a kind and everyone can view it/sign up for it, if its a really big LS with multiple events (say planned NM/Raid). Convenient for all.

[thedevilsjester]

I wouldn't mind having a clock, but I wouldn't want it to be on the main screen. However, putting it at the top of the menu pane would be perfect.

This would only be a partial solution as the amount of time the clock is visible on the screen would be drastically reduced, so you still either have to consciously choose to look at the time, or hope that you catch the time on the random times that my menu pane is open. We already have an on screen date/time it is just game world, not real world, what harm would there be allowing you to choose which time you wish to show?

Do you have a cellphone? You can look at your cellphone. Put it on your desk or whatnot.

I could also have a little sound effects box sitting at my desk and make my own sound effects, a tape a cape to my screen so my character looks cooler, though I would much rather have these built into the game. (Yes, I realise that these examples are a bit extreme compared to a clock!)

Granted I do not know of any MMORPG that (officially) has a real world clock displaying on screen, so I am not holding my breath for such a feature, but it would be nice to have and how does SE know what features we would like to have unless we tell them?

Uhhh, if someone can't tell that they're tired, hungry, or if they can't tell if they are missing out on family time, then;

Have you never been playing a game late at night, not been tired at all, and at some point happened to look at a clock and said "Oh man, its really that late? I should have been to bed an hour ago!" Even setting phone alarms, or any such devices are not really a solution to this, I am sure many of you have snoozed an alarm before (maybe you have to finish this leve, or do this craft, or whatever), and went back to whatever you were doing, only to later realise you got drawn back in again. With an always on, on screen clock, it makes you notice the passage of time a bit more, and you are always aware of what time it is.

[Kaizlu]

You can have Performance + Clock + Screenshots with F12 + Browsing the Web (while watching your character run from Horizon to Gridania~)

A clock on the screen wouldn't be a bad thing. Convenience and that's it. I highly doubt that the work needed to put a clock on the screen would take that much time (seeing as how the info is already there, and they should have some type of model/object for widgets, etc..)