The Sound of Silence

[Yasuhiro]

Console users ruined sociability of a MMORPG. Not because they are jerks. But because like the last poster said. They have to switch to a keyboard and put down a friggin controller.

This post is silly.
If you're just standing around in Gridania where you're not doing anything then there is time to put the controller down and chat to people.
If you're in a dungeon you're rarely ever going to keep typing to other players when your fighting regardless if you're playing on a keyboard.

How'd it get 10 likes?

[SmallHobbit]

Are your runs that way? Do you prefer run silently but with maxed efficiency? Am I wrong?

my parents teach me not to talk to strangers!!! >:-(

regards hobbit

[LalaRu]

my parents teach me not to talk to strangers!!! >:-(

I'm not a stranger!
*handles candy*

Well, yes, ps4 users have it difficult. The ones without keyboard attached, more difficult.

Sometime it happened to have good time with groups from other worlds that even asked me to transfer to them fc!, I just noticed any talk is less and less an occurrence.

Potd feels to me as solo content with 4 people in it, tbh.

[Khalithar]

I don't generally talk at all in my groups (I play on PC) mostly because I don't care to, it's not like I'm going to see any of them after the run is over anyway. About the only time I'll speak up in a group is if I notice something, i.e. there have been plenty of times I'll see a nin forget to put on a poison so I'll just say "hey nin you don't have a poison on" or if a drg isn't using heavy thrust or blood of the dragon I'll say "hey, don't forget to use heavy thrust and/or blood of the dragon" and so on. I normally figure the person forgot to toggle it on, maybe just switched to a Job when the queue popped after gathering or crafting or something and forgets about those little things.

I tank 99% of the time so my contribution to the group is ensuring a smooth run and if it goes well, at the end I usually say "GG," comm whoever I feel deserves it, and leave.

[Atlas-04]

I talk occasionally but most of the time the run is so efficient with near constant pulling that most people seem focused on their job. When funny stuff happens or issues arise I will talk quite a bit. Probably depends on how the run goes or if anything happens.

I do hate the wall of silence though, I make a comment and get no response... makes me feel stupid sometimes.

[KrytosFallaran]

I just don't like to talk at all

[whiteblade89]

For the most part, my df groups are pretty silent aside from the initial greetings. I'm not in an fc and I currently play solo a lot of the time. I prefer parties who like to chat, but I don't ever expect that to be the case. Every now and then I'll get a group who likes to talk, and it's a real treat. But being a solo player who usually uses DF, I've come to terms with silence in groups. It's nice sometimes, while other times I wonder if I'm playing with real people or just robots lol

[Fredco191]

You know it's gonna be boring when you see
" o/ "

[Pakonitan]

Yeah, happens with me too. Makes me very anxious since you can't gauge if they're friendly people whom will forgive mistakes, or unforgiving people whom might kick you the first mistake you make. Anxiousness on top of already having my social anxiety with grouping with people for mandatory dungeons, etc... I often wonder how I managed to force myself through all that to get up to date with the storyline. Many times I'd just quit the game with feelings of it being impossible to progress like this. I think it's in part due to the rare moments when I'd see a Kingdom Hearts fan in party, and then we'd just talk about Kingdom Hearts while we did the duty... wish I had more of those moments in-game... then maybe I wouldn't be so anxious.

[Nyxn607]

As a few have posted before, playing on PS4 makes it difficult to talk while fighting. Especially if you are like me and don't have a key board to use yet