I would really like a DEV to give us a quick update on this.

[ErikMynhier]

A while back, and I cannot quote where because its a while back there, a DEV mentioned we would be getting a dice roll/random number emote soon, most likely before the expansion. I was just wondering if we are still on track for that. As I'm on an RP server, this would be a real cool thing for us, as when we RP a fight we usually have to use rollz or something, and a quick and easy roll emote would be amazing.

[Tiggy]

Wasn't this mentioned between the 2.38-2.4 period? Gotta give it a little more time.

[Vorpal_Spork]

Wasn't this mentioned between the 2.38-2.4 period? Gotta give it a little more time.

Any half competent coder could implement this in minutes. All you're doing is calling math.random() or whatever the equivalent is in FFXIV's language and outputting the result to chat after some slight modifications. I'm incompetent in 4 languages and even I could do this quickly.

[Dotsusama]

Any half competent coder could implement this in minutes. All you're doing is calling math.random() or whatever the equivalent is in FFXIV's language and outputting the result to chat after some slight modifications. I'm incompetent in 4 languages and even I could do this quickly.

It's too bad that S-E doesn't have you on their payroll!

[Adrian74]

Any half competent coder could implement this in minutes. All you're doing is calling math.random() or whatever the equivalent is in FFXIV's language and outputting the result to chat after some slight modifications. I'm incompetent in 4 languages and even I could do this quickly.

Those java times....! Random methods <3

But, perhaps.... Things are more complicated for Square Enix?
*Take advantage of situation to launch another pun to PS3*

I mean.... Maybe the coding in PS3 is different and it would be annoying to recode it once you finished in PC and then PS4.

[kyuven]

Those java times....! Random methods <3

But, perhaps.... Things are more complicated for Square Enix?
*Take advantage of situation to launch another pun to PS3*

I mean.... Maybe the coding in PS3 is different and it would be annoying to recode it once you finished in PC and then PS4.

What it probably is is they want to do something a little special with it. I probably wouldn't expect just a simple "X rolls the dice, and they come up Y."
We might be getting an actual emote, and those take time, especially one with a variable.

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

Any half competent coder could implement this in minutes. All you're doing is calling math.random() or whatever the equivalent is in FFXIV's language and outputting the result to chat after some slight modifications. I'm incompetent in 4 languages and even I could do this quickly.

The code is already there unless it's something different than 1-99.

[Adrian74]

And you're right. While I can't quote it neither I clearly remember not much time ago, perhaps in 2.2 about the removal of a certain useful random command that they'd implement back...

I'm also interested in this, as a lover of the randomness and also as a roleplayer, even if my server is not so much into it, I'm the one who decides to give my character its own personality, different than mine, and having some nice random or dice utility is highly appreciated. I hope they'll read this, or at least that this topic won't fall in oblivion.

[zar]

Here come the casinos

[LineageRazor]

Here come the casinos

Ugh, when the random number thing was talked about, I thought, "great idea!"

I totally forgot about the casinos players created using it in FFXI. So annoying to see /shouts for, "HUBERT"S AWESOME CASINO, 5K MINIMUM 500K MAXIMUM! 1-10: x4 RETURN, 11-30 x2 RETURN! /TELL AND PLACE YOUR BETS!!!" over and over and over and over and over...

Even gilseller /shouts were less common and less annoying...

Suddenly, I'm not so keen on the whole random number thing. >_<