How do you subsist?

**Daniolaut** · 09-01-2020 01:40 AM

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?

FFXIV can be a fun game, and it has the potential of being much much better with little to next to no effort.

... but when there are things such as this in the game how do you deal with the senseless aspects of this game that literally serve no purpose at all whatsoever and flood the game with needless redundancy and pointlessness?

To me, it feels like they put a literal "bug" in the game. Like a fly that constantly buzzes in your ear every time you visit Eorzea.

Not to mention that person telling someone to put it on a hot plate, when you're in a crowded area.

No I am not the only one who notices these things, but I am one of the very few who will not let it go. Because, well, the game wont let go of letting me know where I am and what I'm doing every 5 seconds or less.

Here are a few examples. Over 60% of the people who commented and interacted with these posts have all since quit. (Post history is years old, and character level indicates inactivity.)

Originally Posted by Enthy

(This is just one of my posts on this topic, and contains some inactive players.)

Originally Posted by Daniolaut

To my knowledge, there is no option to turn these notifications "on screen" to off. Or there is no UI option to move it out of the middle of the screen. If anyone knows how to go about this, I thank them in advance.

When you sign into Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn, the center of your screen is constantly being bombarded.

"Limsa Lominsa The Lower Decks"
"The Octant"
"Limsa Lominsa Aetheryte Plaza"
"The Octant" (Yes it said it twice)
"Bulwark Hall"
"Zephyr Gate"
"La Noscea Middle La Noscea"
"Zephyr Drift"
"Fate discovered nearby"
"You are 6 or more levels above the recommended level for this FATE.
To join, use the level sync function located in the duty list." (both in the chat log as well as the middle of the screen)
"FATE Joined"
"Summerford"

All of which happened in less than 55 seconds of gameplay.

I am not sure why this is needed.

1. It could easily be placed in the chat log if absolutely requied by someone. Not directly in the middle of the screen.
2. Having this seems to imply:

-Someone is missing/unable to use the mini map
-Someone is missing/unable to use the regular map
-Someone is missing/unable to read the chat log
-Someone is unaware by zone line, black screen and "now loading" icon that they are changing zones.

This stems much further into other aspects of gameplay, that could easily be placed in the chat log, if not added to an option to entirely remove.

"Retainer name has sold X item in the Location markets for # of gil (after fees)"
"Changes saved"
"Duty Registration Complete"
"Duty Commenced" (As well as sounds to notify the player)
"Quest Accepted" (As well as sounds to notify the player)
"Quest Complete"(As well as sounds to notify the player)
"The Cattery"
"You are doused with Poison"
"You hear something move in the distance"
"The Cattery will be sealed off in 15 seconds"
"The Cattery is sealed off"
"The Cattery is no longer sealed"
"The Loot list has been updated" (or whatever it says)
"A hidden door opens"

This implies:

-Someone is unable to see/use the status bar
-Someone is unable to see/use the loot system/notification/system
-Someone is unable to see/use the duty list system

The list goes on and on.

Please allow this to be removed, placed in the chat box, or added to the custom HUD system to move it out of the middle of the screen.

Thank you.

TLDR:

Here are more posts regarding this.

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...vements-thread

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...Layout-options

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...-log-Auto-hide

Topic:

How do you deal with this part of the User Interface?
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?
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.
How does this constant flood of useless information not irritate you?
Do you enjoy the sound of a fly constantly buzzing in your ear?

Thank you.

**Valkyrie_Lenneth** · 09-01-2020 01:47 AM

It simply doesn't bother me.

Easy as that.

Also, maybe it's the fact that you make your posts in such an abrasive manner than makes people immediately want to disagree with you.

**Daniolaut** · 09-01-2020 01:51 AM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I forgot to put the pictures in the original post.......

It happens before raid

It happens during cutscenes.

More informative screenshot for when it happens during cutscenes.

It happens during raid

It happens when you're using features.

It happens when you're in the cities.

It happens when you are questing.

It happens while you're resting.

It happens while you're zoning.

It overloads you in a dungeon.

It overloads you while getting loot.

It even happens when you're crafting and gathering. (Gathering is a much more irritating example.)

**DBriggs304** · 09-01-2020 01:55 AM

Um.
We're kinda looking for things at this point...

**Daniolaut** · 09-01-2020 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by DBriggs304

Um.
We're kinda looking for things at this point...

No. No.

This is constant. You absolutely cannot get away from it. It is extremely pointless and redundant. Please tell me why this is not an option and why it will break the game if you are able to turn it off?

Again. I have been playing this for years, and I dont need to know where I am constantly. I also dont need to know my retainers have returned from a venture during raid. I dont need to know my FC leader is sending out airships while watching cutscenes.

It really hurts the game, (my opinion) and for absolutely no reason at all whatsoever.

**Daniolaut** · 09-01-2020 02:03 AM

The game could be very polished and very neat and well made. A few minor changes that do not affect anything except improve the quality.

The option to turn this nonsense off.
The option for the chat log to auto hide.
The option to turn off Quest markers over peoples heads or at least off of the map.
The option to turn off Area indicators (while questing.)
The option to save the title screen and allow us to have the option to use any title screen including the original FFXIV without ARR.
The option to change battle text (flying text) to pop-up text, which is used by literally every Final Fantasy game in the entire franchise except this one....
The option to turn off other players battle text. So you can see only your damage or actions.
An option to hide hotbars after a certain amount of time of inactivity.
An option for different more subtle alarm sounds.

The list goes on and on.

I have no idea why people would ever post in opposition to something that can only improve the game and does not affect anything else at all, except the devs time. Which they put plenty of time into mogstation items. Why not let us buy options on the mogstation if they are hurting that hard for money.

**Bopsheezi** · 09-01-2020 02:04 AM

I've 100% tuned all this information out, other than the retainers returning from their ventures, which even sometimes I tune out and ignore.

**Daniolaut** · 09-01-2020 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bopsheezi

I've 100% tuned all this information out, other than the retainers returning from their ventures, which even sometimes I tune out and ignore.

Ok, you didnt say how you tune it out, and you didnt say why you think its absolutely necessary or why its sensible that an option to turn it off hasnt been added in over 7 years.

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?

Its literally in the original post.

**Penthea** · 09-01-2020 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by Daniolaut

This is constant. You absolutely cannot get away from it. It is extremely pointless and redundant.

The information that you are given this way is often not pointless or redundant. But I agree there should be an option to remove it from the centre of your screen and put it somewhere else less distracting like a chat log, or even be able to reposition it elsewhere and make the size of the message smaller.

Those messages that bother you do not bother me, but I'm not against introducing more ways to tweak ui. I always welcome more ui options.

**Alexandre_Noireau** · 09-01-2020 02:12 AM

They should be movable just as the rest, or most of the UI is.
But then again SE is famous for convoluted and redundant designs, just check the process of even getting an account started.

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