Couple suggestions for quality of life improvements

[Hyunckel]

1/ I have some issues with the targetting options available.

I do have that "auto target" option in the menu activated, thing is, 95% of the time it doesn't auto target. If I go to attack some Rank A Hunt or go to pull one mob in a dungeon with my only ranged attack: Tomahawk (with a lame 15 yards range ) I often end up pulling some completely random other mob sometimes even behind me (thus behind my camera as well) WTF ?

There is the "aggro'ed mobs" window frame, but it only works for mobs currently in combat with the party. And isn't really really practical.

I'm kinda forced to point, click to target, and THEN use an ability, often even if I'm hugging the mob in front of me. Using TAB will just make me rotate through all other mobs in the area until the one I'm in front lol. Yes, I did select "Enemies" in the filter options to avoid targetting non hostile targets...

I'll try with mouseover macro to see if they can allow to attack what I mouse over, without clicking on them, but I'm not sure if it will target those afterwards (thus will not avoid the auto targetting issue)



2/ I would like to be able to read FF14 Staff messages more easily on the forums.
For ex, click on the Moogle Crown in the topic list to directly access the FF14 Staff post. And/or be able to click on a button in the thread to goto that post, or if there are several in the same thread, go to the next one. For those who know, it's the same with blue posts in wow forums (one of the rare things I like there)
Skimming through 35 pages of a popular thread isn't fun. But we can live with it, there is the "Square Enix Messages" link on top of the boards.




3/ Using the chat could use some QoL improvements

Would it be possible to add a basic keybind for a simple "reply to last /tell" instead of those two we have currently that cycle through ALL RECIPIENTS in one direction or the other?
I have to hit ENTER to chat with my current one recipient. But if someone else sends me a tell, I gotta try both "reply forward" and "reply back" to figure which one will allow me to reply to him.
Right clicking some player name and then "Send a Tell" will only TEMPORARILY switch the target recipient as well!

I also noticed using /s /fc /sh etc will only temporarily switch the chat mode accordingly, you have to painfully click on the chat bubble to switch the chat mode permanently.
And some don't seem to stay at all, if you for ex press ENTER to avoid posting a message, it will go back to previous chat mode (like, you were on /fc or /p and clicked on the bubble to make it /sh or /s, forgot which one, but if you hit ENTER and sent nothing, it wil revert to previous mode, if you forget and just hit enter later on you'll send your thoughts to your fc for ex instead )
^ Not ingame atm so can't check which chat mode seem to not stay permanently in this case sorry.




4/ Is there currently any way to sell back some items bought with a currency like Allied Seals, Tomestones etc to the vendor NPC? Ala Buyback feature?
EDIT: Just for a duration of say, 30 min or 1 hour after your purchase ofc, in the case you chose the wrong item, or if you got a better drop in the next duty It would be absolutely op if you could at anytime just sell back your item once you're fully geared (and go gear some alt class) ...

5/ It would be nice to be able to preview gear from chat links. Currently you can only preview gear from NPC's menus. Or from inventory / armory bags. YOU CAN'T EVEN PREVIEW GEAR FROM QUEST REWARDS / IN DUNGEON LOOT FRAME. Would be nice to be able to for glamour purposes you know

6/ It would be nice to be able to preview MORE THAN ONE ITEM at any given time... You know, to see a full set thrown together, with the clipping ensuing, like those big metal boots going over the pants. Or see if shoulders will clip through helmet etc.

7/ Would be nice to be able to just ALT click on a piece of gear from character sheet menu to change gear and / or compare stats with another, instead of the slow clunky option to right click an item, press compare ... Which only ever show the differences in armor (even when it's blatantly wrong with a two piece of gear since it doesn't account for the loss of the piece of gear lost, like with a hooded armor since you lose the helmet stats)
AFAIK you can't see the difference in primary and secondary stats at all, you gotta calculate those yourselves (not hard, but if would be nice to have it easier).
Yes I know about gear set management and I'm not referring to that in this point.

8/ I would like to know which thing daily / weekly reset, raid lockouts, beastmen daily quests, bill daily & weekly hunts for the grand company etc. I didn't find any way to get that information? It also seems that after a certain hour, despite the roulettes saying "bonus already earned" I can still get it at the end of the dungeon?

9/ Is there a way to be able to ride our mount, which is not a chocobo, after we summoned it? Currently you need to Withdraw the chocobo to be able to ride your other mount... You also can't have a minion out while on mount. Or while with the chocobo companion to aid you in battle.

10/ I know it's to make for the clunky targetting system that minions are not allowed in dungeon. BUT WHY DO WE NEED TO WITHDRAW CHOCOBOS TO QUEUE FOR DUTY? WHY JOINING A PARTY WHILE ALREADY IN QUEUE FOR SAID DUTY WILL CANCEL IT ?

11/ Why can't we downvote posts in the forum?

12/ Why can't we blacklist jerks from other servers?

13/ How can I get matched with people having only "F" "G" "J" when I'm myself queuing Duty with only "E" language selected? I'm pretty sure they were not in a premade with others who would queue for "E" only since it was for some Duty where if you're not alone you can't queue at all. I may be wrong though...

14/ Why can't I see a PRECISE NUMERICAL VALUE FOR HIT POINTS on enemy nameplates? Or on friendly name plates ? Or just on my current target? Would allow for better judging on what you can or not solo, how much HP this guy has (will he have better tank gear than me -> Remove Defiance and just 'dps' since I'll not over aggro him) , or for pvp: To see if that guy has way more HP than you he's probably got better gear. Also allow for easier target priorities.
The % HP is cool but doesn't replace it. It's just and added aid, in my case to see how much each hit chunks for and at which point phase transitions happen and when I can use my 'execute'.
Can't even see the HP of people in an Alliance lol (Frontlines, Labyrinth for ex)

15/ Why put a 1000 characters limitation on a post if you allow for unlimitted characters upon edit of that post?

[coldreactive]

Number 11 doesn't exist due to trolls.

[ServerCollaps]

@13

I always queue with JEG and what I get is F the most times, it really annoys me

[Bixby]

2/ I would like to be able to read FF14 Staff messages more easily on the forums.

It's not as quick as a button would be, and I agree there should be a button, but: Open thread > Click on Search Thread in the upper right of the thread > Advanced Search > enable Dev Tracker checkbox > Search.

I also noticed using /s /fc /sh etc will only temporarily switch the chat mode accordingly, you have to painfully click on the chat bubble to switch the chat mode permanently.

Shout (and tell? Haven't tested, but I thought you could enter "/t Bob Bobson" to make that the default.) is the only one you can't switch to your default mode. Any of the others, you enter the slash command with no other text and hit enter to make it the default.

8

Weeklies reset at 5 PM Japan time on Tuesdays. Dailies (except for GC supply missions) reset at midnight Japan time. GC supply missions reset at... I think 5 AM Japan time? Adjust accordingly for your time zone. Adjust accordingly twice a year if your time zone does daylight savings, since Japan does not. (Yes, it would be really nice if all this were listed in game.)

[Sapphic]

@13

I always queue with JEG and what I get is F the most times, it really annoys me

Many French select E for faster ques, which is fine in easy content that they know, problems arise when they select E for hard content they do not know. aka coil. Which, if they are able to communicate in the language they select is no problem, it is when they do not understand.

Yes, they get faster ques, they also get faster duty abandons also. Being new is fine we all were, being new in a content where players willing to help are unable due to them selecting a language they do not understand is frustrating for everyone and tbh selfish (not to mention pretty stupid).

As an extra to OP, Tab Targetting needs improving, or at least more options. Mobs in front of your character should be targetted first, not just the closest as too many times as a tank can pick up a pack of mobs try to switch between targets and end up being "out of range" due to mob being behind. aka Tab targetting system is far from being the best, possibly one of the worst and frustrating I've seen.

[Sadana]

btw, 15 is not 'a couple'. XD

1. Targeting is weird in this game, I'll admit. Cycling through closest enemies doesn't seem to exist. It always tabs through the enemies across the field first. :/ I also get the "not in range" error for mobs that are right besides me. =_=

2. That would be cool. You can click on the 'Forum' link and on the right it shows all the recent dev posts, but this isn't exactly the same of course. :/


3. Try typing /fc or /r and then enter to set these as your currently activated channel. I will have to double check in game too, but I think this works.

4. Hm... Would be nice I guess, but you definitely couldn't get the full amount back; that would defeat the purpose of the 'grind'. :/

5. From chat links and quests, sure, good idea. From dungeon loot, how bout no. I'm not going to stand around while people check to see if it matches any other gear they could glamour.

6. I think this is being added.

7. ALT click? How would this work for console users?

8. This is incomprehensible... what 'thing'?

9. I think the devs have already said 'no' to this one. :/

10. Because your bird is a party member. Otherwise, I don't like it either.

11. This isn't Reddit.

12. Even if you could, what's the point? The blacklist doesn't keep people out of your dungeon party; it just makes it so you can't see what they're saying.

13. That, I don't know. I always figured you'd get people who selected all languages, themselves. So, if you picked 'E' and someone else picked them all but plays on the F client, you would be matched up. But if you pick 'E' and know definitely that the other guy picked only 'F' (and how would you know this?), then I'm not sure how that happened.

14. You mean before you start hitting them? O.o If a mob has 5 hp and eleventy bajillion in DEF, how is this number going to help you?

15. This is the great forum mystery.

God... why did I take the time to respond to each one?? >.>;

[Hyunckel]

It's not as quick as a button would be, and I agree there should be a button, but: Open thread > Click on Search Thread in the upper right of the thread > Advanced Search > enable Dev Tracker checkbox > Search.




Shout (and tell? Haven't tested, but I thought you could enter "/t Bob Bobson" to make that the default.) is the only one you can't switch to your default mode. Any of the others, you enter the slash command with no other text and hit enter to make it the default.


Weeklies reset at 5 PM Japan time on Tuesdays. Dailies (except for GC supply missions) reset at midnight Japan time. GC supply missions reset at... I think 5 AM Japan time? Adjust accordingly for your time zone. Adjust accordingly twice a year if your time zone does daylight savings, since Japan does not. (Yes, it would be really nice if all this were listed in game.)

Thanks. Those informations helped me.

3. Try typing /fc or /r and then enter to set these as your currently activated channel. I will have to double check in game too, but I think this works.
4. Hm... Would be nice I guess, but you definitely couldn't get the full amount back; that would defeat the purpose of the 'grind'. :/
6. I think this is being added.
7. ALT click? How would this work for console users?
8. This is incomprehensible... what 'thing'?
9. I think the devs have already said 'no' to this one. :/
10. Because your bird is a party member. Otherwise, I don't like it either.
11. This isn't Reddit.
12. Even if you could, what's the point? The blacklist doesn't keep people out of your dungeon party; it just makes it so you can't see what they're saying.
14. You mean before you start hitting them? O.o If a mob has 5 hp and eleventy bajillion in DEF, how is this number going to help you?

3/ Someone else mentioned it, I didn't know about that. I'll make use of it, but I don't see why typing "/fc hello guys" will not make my chat into "/fc" permanently from there on. Also typing "/FC" or other commands in caps don't work. Weird that they made it case sensitive.
4/ Read my edit of OP. I was just referencing wow's system to allow you to sell back an item if you happened to choose the wrong one. Granted it can get abused to use some gear for 1 hour and then sell it ad nauseum. But in FF14 once you wear gear and hit / get hit by anything in combat, you have that gear then soul bound. This suggestion was to allow people to correct a mistake.
6/ Source?
7/ Forgot about them. I have no idea how they can play on a 8 buttons gamepad in the first place. Don't ask me how to implement it.
8/ You know you got bonus tomestones (or experience at lower level) gil and grand company seals using the duty roulette? My memory is fuzzy but I swear I could have those bonus, again, after the first time of the day, despite the duty finder saying "bonus already earned". I'll need to double check this
9/ Source?
10/ I've read somewhere that this was a bug in fact. It's also quite stupid to BE IN QUEUE ALREADY FOR A DUTY AND HAVE IT CANCELLED UPON JOINING A FATE / HUNT PARTY. You should also be able to solo queue for a duty if you're in a party. I'm sure it's technically feasable. I know the Chocobo companion counts as a party member, the UI specifically says so "blabla joined the party" and you can't invite people in a party of 7 + 1 chocobo either. My issue is the added frustration in consequence in regards to the Duty Finder. Especially when you wanna queue for some long ass deserted queue dungeon / raid
11/ You can downvotes posts on the wow forums. You can also in a some third party forum boards. This has nothing to do with Reddit and I don't know why you brung that in in a condescending manner and I dislike it.
12/ Then add the ability to "dodge" people on Blacklist in Duty Finder. IIRC that's how it worked in wow. Even though the ignore list was small, you were able to /bl people from other servers and not get matched with them again. Unless I'm wrong. You had way less chance to get with them anyway. FF14 on the other hand use a cluster of 7-8 servers so the pool of player is much less. I implied that ability (to dodge those on blacklist) in fact in my post; I'll edit it to reflect that.
14/ ... Reread my point. I was more referring to the PvP side of the game and how you can evaluate people's gear level on an HP pool glance. I don't give a damn about mobs unless I'm a new player and don't really understand the sign next to a mob's HP bar. Several times I had to re check a quest and / or see the item to be used to apply a HP debuff / Damage done debuff on a quest mob because it was "elite" or whatever the sign means, and it had A LOT OF HP. Seeing friendly nameplates with HP enabled would allow to see if those tanks have more gear than me, in a FATE, or in a HUNT, to decide to disable Defiance so I can better dps. Would allow me to see in a 24 man raid who's gonna pull the most aggro in the same vein. In pvp it allows to see who has weaker gear. Is this point that hard to understand? The "target has 5 HP but 35,000 defence" is obvious and was not my point at all.