Things this game should have had 6 months ago.

[Azurymber]

This is a short list of things which should be simple to add and would improve this game drastically. Please post anything else you can think of.

1. Working party invite system similar to ffxi (or improved). Should be able to clearly seek party and search for those seeking. Should also be able to post a msg.
Why? Because it would increase the number of ppl partying, increasing socialization, and keeping more ppl in the game.

2. Auction house or enhanced market wards which differentiate +1's +2's and +3's from normal. Should also have a sales history.
Why? Because it would help to create a more balanced and less random economy thus spurring economic activity and making the game more dynamic.

3. Linkshell management.
Why? Because not being able to kick people or leave a message makes this feel like a MMO from the 90's

4. saved ability sets. Should have a unique ability bar for each job that switches when you switch jobs.
Why? Because resetting/reorganizing all your abilities whenever you switch jobs is annoying and turns people off from leveling multiple jobs.

5. Delivery box or increased retainer space.
Why? Because it would allow people to store more goods and thus improve the economy greatly. Would also promote the leveling of multiple classes.

6. Chocobos, airships, transportation, etc.
Why? Would make the game significantly less boring. Running around a bland repetitive zone for 40 min is not what most people consider fun.

7. HNMs with -very good- drops.
Why? Creates an incentive to get good gear, spurs the economy by increasing demand for good gear.

8. competition. Could be in the form of timed nms, pvp, etc
Why? There is nothing in this game that is competitive -at all-. There is no way to "be the best" or be a top linkshell. Everything is too easy and simple. Competition is what most people play for (psychologically relative gains make humans happier than absolute gains. meaning people are happier getting more than others than if everyone gets more but the same amount).

9. Ability to continue a leve or raid if you disconnect in the middle of it.
Why? why not? you could in ffxi. And its annoying to disconnect or have the game freeze and then feel like you wasted the last 20min.

10. Pets. Summons, beastmaster, chocobo raising, etc.
Why? Because people like them. They were -very- successful in ffxi and they kind of bring a "wow" factor for new players.

[SunTzuuu]

I totally agree with most points,especially 4 and 6,which are my biggest frustrations,the lack of travel and being forced to walk everywhere is indeed Extremely boring and the main reason im not motivated to play this game ( amongst other reasons ) .And 4 is important to be fixed aswell,its very annoying to switch jobs and having to set your skillbar straight,it shoud just remind how i set my skillbar the last time and auto rearrange it.

[TonyMontana]

Agreed. In before "they had to rebuild the game from the ground up".

[Jennestia]

Agreed. In before "they had to rebuild the game from the ground up".

Yeah, we have to ignore the reality of the situation or we'd have no arguments otherwise.

[TonyMontana]

Yeah, we have to ignore the reality of the situation or we'd have no arguments otherwise.

How about this, great arguement there jennestia BUT I think most of not all of those things should probably have been in the game before they had to rebuild the game from the ground up. I think about 80-90% of the people who purchased and quit the game probly agree with me.

[Betelgeuzah]

How about this, great arguement there jennestia BUT I think most of not all of those things should probably have been in the game before they had to rebuild the game from the ground up. I think about 80-90% of the people who purchased and quit the game probly agree with me.

Yeah, and to add to this I really think the Allied states should have stopped Hitler long before 1939.

I just can't get over it, I need to ruminate it here. Maybe someday I can go back in time to change it, when scientists get upset enough with my bitching and create a time machine to shut me up.

[LuxLex]

How about this, great arguement there jennestia BUT I think most of not all of those things should probably have been in the game before they had to rebuild the game from the ground up. I think about 80-90% of the people who purchased and quit the game probly agree with me.

Agreed.

Add to the list:

-Food effects visible and in the tool tips (thank god this is coming)
-Stats that actually do something
-Interesting gear vs. the same 3 outfits reskinned over and over
-nms for all levels (I have always loved that in XI you can start nm hunting [SOLO] at like lvl 15)
-shops/guilds/quests in all the hamlets

[Zanfire]

Gasp, shudder to think a company would sell a game for $80 that is actually functional. I mean, gimme a break - there was no excuse for the game to be released in the state it was in.

Add to the list:

-Food effects visible and in the tool tips (thank god this is coming)
-Stats that actually do something
-Interesting gear vs. the same 3 outfits reskinned over and over
-nms for all levels (I have always loved that in XI you can start nm hunting [SOLO] at like lvl 15)
-shops/guilds/quests in all the hamlets

If only in those now 9+ months they would have done something other then make shit bigger, but basic common functions are too hard it seems "inb4codingisdifferentanddifficult" comment.

[Tezz_Xivectro]

LS management is probably the biggest one on there. There's also the whole d/c thing too that makes this game feel archaic.

[Eekiki]

1. Agree, although I stand by what I've said many times before. The party search function's biggest problem is that nobody uses it.

2. Agree, minus auction house. The market wards would be perfect if the Item search counter had a way to differentiate between NQ and HQ items.

3-10. Agree 100%