Use your words

[KingOfAbyss]

Hey all ^^

I am one of the talkative type (not RP) in which a little hello at the start, or answering a simple question not with silence that I must assume they understood makes a smooth and enjoyable (fun) run.

I check the types of DPS I am being matched with, and then I try to pull accordingly. Even so, bad things can happen, and if I know it comes from me, I will type: My bad.

When it's clear another one made a mistake: nothing typed..

So everyone just take the shortcut again, getting back to the point, and move on.

Wipes are part of the game, it's not a big deal.

Turns down to some that their time is precious: if you don't have time to do a Dungeon that has a 60 min timer on it, don't get into one.

Now that myth is easier than ever to get, Speed Runners can calm themselves a bit.

From time to time it's ok, but always? Not for me.

So yeah - A bit of talking makes it feel you are not playing a solo FF game that you have companions (and even so I think NPCs would talk more than some lol)

[Lucke]

Every single time I enter a dungeon, I throw out a "Rally-ho!". If no one responds, I instantly think "Oh jeez, one of those parties". I love talking in the dungeons...admittedly I don't talk much during fights (Don't tank and text y'all), but when running I like talking to the party, makes it more enjoyable that way. If everyone is silent, it's kinda creepy. I even have a rule: If you don't respond to my "Rally-ho!" at the beginning, I don't care how awesome you are, you aren't getting a commendation. Even if you are a PS3/4, using the virtual keyboard for a simple "Hi!" or "Sup" is enough. As others have said, you hamper your experience if you don't have a keyboard for the PS versions. Even an el cheapo 10 (of your local currency) is enough to communicate.

EDIT: This may just be the way I was raised with old school MMOs, but I like to go over a strat (or make sure everyone is on the same page). If no one responds, I have no idea if they understand or anything. This is huge in Mythflox. I like to know if I'm pulling everything or just some things. I dunno what everyone is comfortable. Maybe the AOE heavy people have never handled a huge pull, or maybe the Single target champs can handle full pulls. I don't pull until I know that everyone understands. At the last boss, I may have a MNk and DRG in the party...who is gonna use the LB? Who can skip the big bomb phase. I just like to know that everyone knows what will happen. Each group is different. Just because the group you were in 10 minutes ago would handle situation A, doesn't mean the next one can. Maybe I'm just old.

[Aloreal]

Being on a ps is no excuse to not communicate. most of my fc is on ps and they got a keyboard just to communicate with everyone. this is an mmorpg, not single player. if you dont communicate expect to be treat like an npc in those sucky protect/follow quests that they have no idea what they are doing.

Usually i communicate what i want and how i want it.

Eg in tam hard, when i see i got a whm i will tell them that i want them to holy the adds to hell and i wont die in a few seconds, just to give me a regen or something and ill be fine.

I found out that most are happy to do that, but are too scared to take the initiative.

[silvach]

I can't say about the end games dungeons and trials, but during my leveling process I have encountered a quite large number of players that misbehave. And I don't want to be bias, or racist or anything like that but majority of those players were French. Sorry if this hurts anyone but they seem not to understand basic english and are not capable to understand that 2 is after 1. Yesterday I did 3 dungeons, 2 of them were spoiled by those kind of people and 2 out of 3 people that were misbehaving were French. One was a healer spamming Medica till his mana went out (he was not able to heal me enough on normal 3 mobs pulls and he was stealing aggro as mad - it was low level so I had no shield oath to maintain aoe aggro well). After telling him to stop doing that and start curing instead he replied that this is the way he wants to do it and he will continue to do so no matter what. Two of them were DPS, one pulling everything (ARCanist with TOPAZ summoner) that did not stop even when we said he should focus the marked one, unsummon topaz and stop pulling and second was an archer who did not give a single frack even when he died when pulling (me and healer just stop doing anything to see how it ends).

I have much more examples of misbehaviour. I never thought that French people are s stubborn and are not able to learn basic english. I've never had any bad experience with them in any other game...

[RickmanUK]

As a Main Tank.. (Even if i'm on Any other Class) i Ususally ask if everyone has done it before.. If yeah, I Just go. If not i Offer too Explain the Bosses.. Saves Wiping. Also.. I Always Start Titan Hard Mode with "Welcome too Titan's School of Dodging".... Gives People a Hint at what they should do.

[Aloreal]

As a Main Tank.. (Even if i'm on Any other Class) i Ususally ask if everyone has done it before.. If yeah, I Just go. If not i Offer too Explain the Bosses.. Saves Wiping. Also.. I Always Start Titan Hard Mode with "Welcome too Titan's School of Dodging".... Gives People a Hint at what they should do.

loving this ^

I usually tell them 'Welcome to dodgemaster 9000' or something