How do you subsist?

[StriderShinryu]

To me it really depends on the notification itself. Like, sorry game, but I really don't need to know that my retainer finished a venture in giant text in the middle of the screen. Most of the examples given by the OP, though, are things I've never really even noticed. Still, for a game that has a pretty well customizeable UI, there are definitely at least a few things that feel like they should be customizeable but aren't.

[Seraphor]

TCs posts are almost as annoying as he claims the thing he's complaining about is.

Frankly... I don't notice these things all that much, and never registered them as an issue.

Theyre just hud notifications, many games have them in various degrees.
I'm not against an option to deactivate them, but they don't seem like a pressing issue to me.

[Daniolaut]

TCs posts are almost as annoying as he claims the thing he's complaining about is.

Frankly... I don't notice these things all that much, and never registered them as an issue.

Theyre just hud notifications, many games have them in various degrees.
I'm not against an option to deactivate them, but they don't seem like a pressing issue to me.

I used to post sensibly, but so long as the game has spammy pointless nonsense like this, and the forums are full of people saying "no /10char" and insults, I'll rub against the grain too.

My posts are simple requests, or pointing out facts people neglect or offering up sensible solutions. I just add in a bit of spice to what I otherwise would say differently.

I'm more aware that saying something simple and cleanly, the request is either completely ignored or is misread. So why do things proper?

I used the word "often" because the truth is what may be redundant information to you is useful information for another person. A lot of what you claim is redundant are things that I find useful to have notifications for. But I'm not so arrogant as to claim that my personal taste and needs as a player are indicative of the value of all information in the game for everyone else.

I agree we should have the option to alter how this information is presented to us, but I strongly disagree with your attitude that it's shocking that someone else may not feel the same as you do about certain information and how it should be displayed.

Very convenient of you to completely ignore my request to state what is useful.

Its "useful" to be told you Equipped "SCH *500" after you.. opened the menu, clicked the job, clicked equip, saw the swirl of job change animation, and saw your gear appearance change?

Its "useful" to be told you're in the Aetheryet Plaza, when there is a giant oversized crystal right in your face?

Its "useful" to be told you teleported to Ul'dah, after you opened the menu, selected teleport, selected Ul'dah, and selected "yes" to confirm you want to teleport to Ul'dah? (The redundancy here literally just made me laugh.)

Its "useful" information to be told "Duty Registration complete" after you opened the menu, selected a duty, selected commence, and heard the duty registration commence sound notification?

I could literally go on for days. Yet you and the people who claim its useful, have failed utterly at giving a single example of when its useful.

When your retainers have returned? Tell me why thats useful while you're doing quests that it needs to be said right in the middle of your screen right in the middle of a cutscene? (I gave you an example for you, out of the kindness of my heart.)

[Penthea]

Very convenient of you to completely ignore my request to state what is useful.

It honestly looked like you ignored that I agree with having more ui options for notifications because I don't feel the same way about notifications as you do. You appear to be searching for an argument more than anything else and I frankly just cannot be bothered to deal with that.

[LaughingBanana]

That "Do you want to set FFXIV playguide in your default browser" thing that always pops up after you log in is a bit annoying tho.

[Mhaeric]

That "Do you want to set FFXIV playguide in your default browser" thing that always pops up after you log in is a bit annoying tho.

Turn it off in settings.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

That "Do you want to set FFXIV playguide in your default browser" thing that always pops up after you log in is a bit annoying tho.

You can turn that off in the UI settings, checkboxes at the bottom

[LaughingBanana]

You can turn that off in the UI settings, checkboxes at the bottom

Well what do you know, turns out I get a good information from this thread after all.

[Valic]

Lol this thread is so pointless. People complain about literally everything.

[Krotoan]

Topic:

1.) How do you deal with this part of the User Interface?

2.) Why do you think it is absolutely necessary to be informed, in the middle of the screen where you are, when your retainers have returned, and every other redundant thing that gets placed directly in the middle of the screen?

3.) Why do you think having the option to turn this off would absolutely ruin the game and its 100% sensible, that Square-Enix has refused to add this option 7+ years into the games life.

4.) How does this constant flood of useless information not irritate you?

5.) Do you enjoy the sound of a fly constantly buzzing in your ear?



Thank you.

1.) How do you deal with this part of the User Interface?
As with most spammy information it eventually becomes "white noise" to me and I just filter it out. It's not particularly jarring to my experience. I don't really think about it much.

2.) Why do you think it is absolutely necessary to be informed, in the middle of the screen where you are, when your retainers have returned, and every other redundant thing that gets placed directly in the middle of the screen?
It is not.


3.) Why do you think having the option to turn this off would absolutely ruin the game and its 100% sensible, that Square-Enix has refused to add this option 7+ years into the games life.
.. I don't.

Are YOU aware of what a loaded question is?

4.) How does this constant flood of useless information not irritate you?
See 1.

5.) Do you enjoy the sound of a fly constantly buzzing in your ear?
No.




I see your problem, I don't argue that all UI elements and notifications should be toggle-able. I also don't know why you come off on your first post swinging at the reader. I don't have a particular reason that they haven't added the option yet, but I also will note from a lot of the responses that most people have just dealt with it as part of the game and there doesn't seem to be a pressing need for it.