[dev1017] Letting Crafters add Comments or Signatures to Their Finished Goods

[thedevilsjester]

@Lionix
Unfortunately as many, many, MMORPGs have shown, people will more often then not, use the comment section for childish comments (often to show us that they found a new, creative, way around censored words). And as far as the artists name is concerned, even FFXIV is plagued with a large number of characters with random, often asinine names which I would not want associated with my game play.

This means that I (as the buyer) have to choose to go without, hope that someone more mature is selling the item, or craft/farm it myself which is often enjoyable but not always a viable solution.

Having the ability as the owner of them item, to remove any (imo game breaking/interrupting) user contributed text on a crafted item makes the best argument. In this way those who make legitimate titles/comments on crafted items (and those who enjoy this as part of the game world) can participate, and those who either take it as a joke, or those who would rather not have the text on their item, can choose to remove it. Granted I don't think it should be "free". If you make an additional cost to clearing an items custom name/text/crafter, the majority of people (who probably don't care one way or the other) will just leave it, while those that are passionate about the subject (as I am) can pay the extra (or do the task/quest/whatever) and "clean" the item.

That being said, if you as a crafter have a "good" (as in a name that you might actually find in the world, not IamAfuzzyRabbit or something equally random) and choose to title/comment your crafted works with text that contributes to the game, rather than breaks one out of it, I would have no problem keeping your text on my item. So I do think that (always) clearing a title, like FFXI did, is a bit overkill, but not allowing us to clear it if desired, is just as bad.

[Lionix]

@Lionix

Though I still hold hope that the game is/will be populated enough for consumers to be able to chose not to buy something signed if they are so adamant on their... "opinion?", can still just find the same item elsewhere with the qualities they see fit and that there's enough crafters to go around (though it would be hard to judge even now with the extremely harsh sales limitations AND unstable markets), that they'll be able to just shrug it off and say "plenty of swords in the sea"... I have to admit you make a very convincing argument.

Point taken, likes given. Well done.