Block first timers from Party Finder!

[Moonleg]

It's established that Duty Finder is a random thing

Do you know the difference between Duty Finder (not what this thread is about) and Party Finder (what this thread is about)?

[Pyroxene]

Do you know the difference between Duty Finder (not what this thread is about) and Party Finder (what this thread is about)?

Narcissistic comments aside. I misread, my apologies

[Jamein]

How does this thread get to 32 pages?
As someone has probably said, add a checkbox for when you're creating a PF group that locks out people who haven't cleared the content yet. People who want to farm can check the box, people who want to clear get leave it alone.

We get it, having the clear doesn't always mean the person is any good, but at least this gives you the choice in whether you want to run that risk or not, the only people this change would effect would be those people who jump into farm groups who clearly state no tome bonus, and then watch as the group falls apart because when you go in, someone has a tome bonus and refuses to admit it was them.

Dunno how anyone could be opposed to this, it has zero drawbacks and just lets people control their OWN group a little better.

[karateorangutang]

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It's literally the only thing that the OP has asked for....

There has been a ton of discussion about how this is somehow elitist or something.

Yeah I don't get it either.

[WinterLuna]

Ok, I guess the title got to me. I've kinda wondered about preventing this in certain runs, but didn't want to be rude to people in game. I'm sorry to the OP.

No worries, I completely understand about the title, I've petitioned to have it changed myself, another player also did for me, and I changed it via editing but unfortunately it hasn't changed. The thread itself explains in more detail what I'm asking for

[WinterLuna]

Any Forum moderators able to change the title of the thread yet please? I'd like to continue discussion but don't want players to misinterpret the thread due to my terrible wording.

Thank you.

[Kurogaea]

Hmm.... Not so sure about this idea. As useful as it is, it'd lower a new player's confidence most likely resulting in less active/subcribing players looking for those to party with (Friends blah blah irrelevant). FF14 is good at making new players feel welcomed (not sure for veteran players) so to add this mode would deviate from that reputation and maybe draw in a different player base entirely.

[Jamein]

Hmm.... Not so sure about this idea. As useful as it is, it'd lower a new player's confidence most likely resulting in less active/subcribing players looking for those to party with (Friends blah blah irrelevant). FF14 is good at making new players feel welcomed (not sure for veteran players) so to add this mode would deviate from that reputation and maybe draw in a different player base entirely.

Why? The only people it effects are those who lie about having the clear. The PF groups are set up by players, if players want to only open their group to people who have cleared content that is their choice, it already happens, the only thing this feature would change is that you don't suddenly fill your party, go into a dungeon and get the random tomestone bonus message and spend 10 minutes asking who lied and said they had the clear when they didn't for the group to ultimately disband because no one will admit it.

Clear groups are in PF, farm groups are PF. That's how it has always worked. We're simply talking about adding an option for more control over your PF group to save you from people who aren't honest, I've had farm groups before where someone has PM'd me and said hey look I don't have the clear but I have gotten to x%, if they are honest and upfront about it, I'll might say sure I'll give you a shot.

[Azazua_azura]

Hmm.... Not so sure about this idea. As useful as it is, it'd lower a new player's confidence most likely resulting in less active/subcribing players looking for those to party with (Friends blah blah irrelevant). FF14 is good at making new players feel welcomed (not sure for veteran players) so to add this mode would deviate from that reputation and maybe draw in a different player base entirely.

No it doesn't. New plauers can and should use the pf to form their own parties. Party finder it meant to be exclusive. It is for people to set up a party with rules that people should follow.

The party finder system needs more customization because its pretty bare. Unlke past mmo party finder works the opposite players look at party finder and join a party where as past mmo the leaders actively look and recruited. Due to this ppl ninja join and don't communicate outside a hello.

Nothing wrong with more options to for,m the partys they want.

to others
just fyi trolling is infact against the forum ToS. And you can be reported on being off topic, fighting, being problematic in posting.

Also,party finder is meant to be exclusionary, on what the leader expects and wants.