Gimme some of that personal space..

[Vaer]

The stealthing function that is applied while fishing could be reused here just around the NPC I suppose. Sometimes I wonder if I'm disconnecting because the NPCs are doing their little RP walk away and I can't see them doing it due to the mass of people so it just feels like an awkward pause.

[Sakei]

There's plenty of personal space to be had. You just need to move in a bit closer... wait

[Iscah]

At least part of the problem is that player-characters remain in place while the player watches a cutscene, so they pile up.

There's a targeting filter (on PS4 at least) that lets you select which types of objects you can target, so I've got a filter set up that skips over PCs and lets me find the NPCs in the crowd - as well as finding the actual quest target, it means I can find the others and talk to them for extra dialogue before progressing. (It still targets chocobos, though. I guess they're programmed as NPCs.)

I generally try to stand back from the characters before talking to them. It would be a lot easier if people thought to give them some space.

[Zwipp]

I KNOW they're only doing canned emotes but I still want to be able to see them. Their expressions, their reactions. SE took time to think about how they should behave, and I want to see it.

Yeah, I feel just the same. They still add a little to the story even if they are "canned emotes", so I also want to see them, plus of course, I like in general to see the person/npc who I'm talking to. x)

Reminds me of this when trying to talk to an NPC and there are a billion people around.

Hahaha! xD

[Zwipp]

Patch day reminded me of this thread.



I really hope they implement this some day!

[Canadane]

What I would love is if there was a toggleable option to hide player, chocobos, mounts and pets within a small radius around myself and the NPC when I'm interacting/talking with them. This way I would actually be able to see the NPCs and better immerse myself in the story.

If you use target filters (default key on keyboard is holding x) you'll click right through people and chocobos etc and only be able to select NPCs or objects.

While it won't make the physical bodies disappear, this is what you want to click through a crowd.

I even made a dumb video showcasing it when enough people were complaining during Ishgard Restoration. (An x is shown on screen every time I hold it ingame)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZMSapjEZQ
It's been there since day 1 but I guess people never really caught on to it.

[HaseoSkeith]

I remember reading something on polygon, about people making lines in WoW Classic, to start/finish quests, as not to overpopulate the "personal space" of the NPCs.
Of course, that's a bit too much hardcore, but it should be used as common sense, that other people need access to that NPC, and you should not deny them that. And not just the interaction with them, but the whole "ambience" they were set onto.
I agree with BiddyBatnana that SOME people might be selfish to that point, where they do not seem to worry at all, as how they are affecting other people experiences.
The range for interacting with NPCs is quite enough to leave sufficient area for they to actually appear in everyone's screens.

[Zwipp]

If you use target filters (default key on keyboard is holding x) you'll click right through people and chocobos etc and only be able to select NPCs or objects.

Using the X key to interact with NPC's is a good and wonderful tool indeed, but my point was more aimed towards being able to see the NPC's when talking to them. Not being able to see them really takes away from the immersion imo. >.<

I agree with BiddyBatnana that SOME people might be selfish to that point, where they do not seem to worry at all, as how they are affecting other people experiences.

Personally I can't really blame people for standing too close or literally facehugging the NPC's because most people just want to rush through the quests to unlock the new content. That's why I think it would be nice to have this option to hide other players around the NPC's you're talking to, because then people wouldn't need to be considerate nor would anyone really be bothered by it.

[Zwipp]

Felt like today was a good day to bring this topic back to life. Lots of excited players piling up on NPCs including myself. Would love to have the option to hide players around me when interacting with NPCs for a better game/story immersion.

[Xaruko_Nexume]

Alphinaud savage confirmed??