Nobody uses the search function still?

[Mychael]

I don't disagree with text commands being faster. They don't exist in this game for that function though. Just because it's something people would like doesn't mean they should ignore a current function that is more than adequate for their purposes.

Well I hope text commands do change things. They probably won't but I see people taking the past of least resistance. It takes 10~30 seconds to put up flag with all of the clicks/keypresses, vs. the 5~15 seconds it should take to type a message, and the second here and there it takes to send it again to Ul'dah. Also the X seconds it takes to view Ul'dah shouts, vs. the 15+X seconds it takes to open up the search function (X being however long it takes you to read), choose "Seeking Party," (not accidentally hit "Reset"--Grrrr!--) fix the level range, begin the search, and wait for results.

On the contrary, a text command should be as fast as typing a /shout and will be faster than scrolling up through /shout, so maybe people will start to switch.. but I still doubt it. :/

Sure, but players not even educating themselves on the systems of a game is more to blame if you ask me.

I think it's just hard to teach an old dog new tricks. And frankly, when someone asked, "How do I put up party flag" in XI, I said "/inv."

In XIV, I have to respond, "Go to the search option on the main menu, click your name, then click online status and change it to seeking party. Then choose your classes from the list and close." Is it hideously complex? No.

But which is clearer?

"/inv"

or

"Go to the search option on the main menu, click your name, then click online status and change it to seeking party. Then choose your classes from the list and close."

[Raistlin]

1: we need a LFP flag like FFXI
2: we need chat commands to evade menus.

to flag yourself with your actual job/class:
/inv

to flag yourself with multiple jobs:
/inv BLM, WHM, ARC

to open a LFM group:
/inv LFM 1 BLM 42-50, 1 PLD 42-50, 2 DOW 42-50, 1 WHM 42-50

easy.

[Starlord]

You guys forget that, you maybe surprised that it could come in 1.21... but that's just me speaking out loud here :P.

[Mychael]

that's just me speaking out loud here :P.

Speaking out loud... man, who does that?

[Starlord]

Speaking out loud... man, who does that?

Figure of speech

[Mychael]

Figure of speech

"Thinking out loud" is an idiom.

SpeakOutLoud is a support program for abuse victims, I think.

Either way I'm just messin' with ya. :]

[Deatheye]

I don't get it. The search function is not that complicated. Reading trought this I must wonder how some people where able to find out how to start a PC and install a game.
Most options in the search to put yourself up as searching for a pt are optional.
And I like this system bether then the FFXI one since I can search for a pt with another job then I'm actually playing right now.
Granted I'm missing text commands too.

[Starlord]

"Thinking out loud" is an idiom.

SpeakOutLoud is a support program for abuse victims, I think.

Either way I'm just messin' with ya. :]

Saying something when they clearly mean something else is called a Figure of Speech. However, Your Term of a Idiom is correct also.

And I know you are I'm just playing along.. need something to do before I play the patch :P

[Mychael]

Saying something when they clearly mean something else is called a Figure of Speech. However, Your Term of a Idiom is correct also.

And I know you are I'm just playing along.. need something to do before I play the patch :P

Well to be technical, there's a fine line about your wording there, too... you've almost described verbal irony instead of figure of speech...

Nah not really, I'm done derailing this thread :P

(By the way my original point point was that you said "speaking" instead of "thinking" :P)

[Starlord]

Well to be technical, there's a fine line about your wording there, too... you've almost described verbal irony instead of figure of speech...

Nah not really, I'm done derailing this thread :P

(By the way my original point point was that you said "speaking" instead of "thinking" :P)

Lol, I was being a smartass :P, I have to stir things up today before not going on the forums for weeks.

( Since the Forums are the place for Crying) LOLOLOL