/Tell Options

[Nicobo]

This suggestion doesn't help for the more anonying friend invitation from RMT. ^^;

[Lyzern]

Doesn't matter what you fools think of my feedback on this thread, this will never happen, so get your minds off of it.

/thread.

[Arkista]

Doesn't matter what you fools think of my feedback on this thread, this will never happen, so get your minds off of it.

/thread.

I don't know why do you act like it would be so hard for crafters, recruiters, and party finder people to simple turn the filter on and off? If you're looking for people for a FC, turn it off. If you want to sell/buy stuff, turn it off. And I'm pretty sure those who are looking for FCs, PFs, or Crafters would do the same. If someone can't manage their own chat filters and miss out then that's their problem. The benefits far out weigh the consequences of a optional filter. There are also other chats such as /shout, dunno if you heard of it, but lots of people use it to advertise FC recruitment, Selling/Buying crafting, and even Party Finder. But that is also where this tell filter system would have issues. If RMTs could no longer /tell, they would simply /sh. But even then it would probably only be in cities or major hangout places like GS or RT.

Even if SE implemented a said system, its not like it would be set to "on" for every player new or old. They would have to manually turn it on.

I've personally solved the rmt /t issue for myself, So I'm not really bothered my them anymore.

They also put points like "Oh, you can just take it off whenever" - But no, nobody would ever put random tells on. They wouldn't even remember to do it while in PF because it's so convinient.

All SE has to do is add a feature somewhere on the HUD simply saying you have /tells disabled.




EDIT I looked up your lodestone, honestly I think the reason why you're so against a /tell filter, is because you're scared you would lose business. I'm only assuming because you're so adamant about it and you have all your crafts 50, that you must sell crafting services in Party Finder and through /tells.

[Lyzern]

EDIT I looked up your lodestone

I find it rude and counter-factual to examine other people's Lodestone to cement your arguments on a forum (where free speech by all should be had), but whatever.

Yes, but not exclusively. I am also an officer of my FC and am the master of 4 linkshells, which means I do a lot of selling and recruiting. In my point of view, taking into account most people's mentality, they will just keep their tells disabled for randoms, so:

1) I use a shout macro and get 3 PMs
2) Those 3 PMs have tells disabled, they send me a /tell
3) I can't reply to them asking questions regarding the joining of my FC/Linkshells or answer any questions they ask
4) Since they've grown accostumed to their tells being disabled, they don't even remember they have it off, so we can't communicate.

And again, this is just ONE example, there's many, many more. Far outweighing the benefits of this system.

And don't reply "oh but people will take it off when they need". No. No, they won't. Maybe you would, maybe I would, but not the average player. I've seen countless times people forgetting that their Busy status disables tells, let alone a system without a bright red icon on your name.

[Grimmel]

I've seen countless times people forgetting that their Busy status disables tells, let alone a system without a bright red icon on your name.

Ever thought that some people play the game without displaying their name and the names of others?

All in all I'm done arguing with you because you seem to offer no alternative solution to this being implemented which makes your counter arguments; counter productive. If you can come up with a viable alternative solution, then maybe we'll talk. But so far all I see if you complaining and insulting people by calling them names. And quite frankly; your sarcasm in the majority of your responses is unwarranted.

[Arkista]

Snip.

Again there is a simple fix if SE were to add this, a /tell is disabled feature. It wouldn't be all that hard for them to add something next to the chat box or on the server info letting players know they have /tell disabled.

Or SE could add another feature if you have tells disabled, to let you know when you try to send a tell you have incoming tells disabled. ex "/tell cloud hey can I join your FC? then a system message pops up and says "You currently have incoming tells disabled, and will not be able to receive any" something like that.


You're right that not everyone will turn the filter on/off when they need it, But as I said if SE added something to let you know in the system it would be fine. System Messages would do just fine.



Edit- Also wanted to say something.

Lets say we had an option to turn tells off, You said there could be issues when you are trying to recruit, sell/buy, or do party finder. When you /sh for FC recruitment you could simply do: "/sh FC LFM blah blah blah /tell ? for details" Just add "please have /tell enabled". Same goes for your FC page add have tells enabled if you apply. You can also add that to your PF details when you want to buy/sell.