Signet <Can I have it?>

[Jennestia]

Did you even play FFXI chin....?

He likely played it but played it in such a way his only reason for being in a town was to gain signet. The funny thing is, between all linkshells I've been in from 2002 - 2012 not one person complained about having to go to town to refresh signet/sanction/sigil -- not even on forums. People did complain that the duration in general was too short for sanction though because the benefit versus duration was heavily unbalanced until you were top rank in Assault.

[Chinook]

Did you even play FFXI chin....?

Yes.

Honestly, I'm just asking to be convinced. Still haven't seen one single advantage. I didn't hate signet because FFXI was all about forming xp parties in town, but can't understand why FFXIV would need it.

I just don't see the point of adding a pointless formality when there are 999 better options out there.

[Luhy]

Before this game came out, I had hoped that the deity we picked would add an effect to our Signet. I read their descriptions at least a dozen times each and figured that Byregot would somehow be beneficial for BSM/ARM/GSM, Azeyma would give some kind of Auto-regen and so on. Pretty boring that choosing a deity serves no purpose. Here is to hoping that Twelve Mythos content in June makes our choice finally matter.

[Rokien]

Well, What they could also do is it could help out solo players by giving them the light party bonus as well.

-I don't really like the light party or full party bonus, makes other stuff really unnecessary like accuracy.

[Estellios]

You can set up Cure/Second wind wherever you are and most players don't take either of those or Raise off their bars ever so they never have to set them again. You don't have to talk to a NPC to put them on before leaving town like you would signet.

Party bonuses encourage partying and dungeons/primals is designed with that in mind anyway.

[Elexia]

So the problem is talking to an NPC...in an RPG game. Ok.

[Estellios]

So the problem is talking to an NPC...in an RPG game. Ok.

The fact is that it's a pointless formality you have to go through in order to do it.

[Chinook]

The fact is that it's a pointless formality you have to go through in order to do it.

Good summary.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

Reminds me of the guardian aspect you get temporarily with level quests.

[Rokien]

... It takes like two seconds.... I never got it all the time in ffxi, it's really not a big deal. Look how many ways you could get points on that game. I don't see the big issue here.