FC Notifications

[Krotoan]

Is there any particular reason you'd be in an FC you didn't want to know you were on? Or that you couldn't simply tell people you didn't wish to do stuff with them when you're on?

[Iscah]

Is there any particular reason you'd be in an FC you didn't want to know you were on? Or that you couldn't simply tell people you didn't wish to do stuff with them when you're on?

Sometimes you just want to slip in and out again without everyone saying hi.

[Krotoan]

Sometimes you just want to slip in and out again without everyone saying hi.

I guess I'm not the kind of person who even really pays attention to formalities and such. I'm not saying finding that kind of thing "annoying" is invalid, cause I get people value different things and engage at different levels. I'm just surprised someone would join an FC if you're going to find the daily FC interaction to intrude on your gaming.

I dunno if the game can disconnect the alert from your logging in though.. considering how weird the coding is on every system (keep in mind our retainers are still technically standing in a hall somewhere to sell our stuff and the GUI we have for the market board is a giant lump of bandaids) I wouldn't be surprised if the response to this ask is "this cannot be separated from your connection to the server".

[SecretIsland]

Make your own FC! Someone taught me this trick and I'm no longer harassed by random people inviting me without asking.

[Fawkes]

Stealth brag topic. Look at this guy, logging into an FC with active players that say hello. Well la-dee-dah Mr Rockefeller, save some good fortune for the rest of us.

[Seraphor]

Just say "hi" and leave it there. No reason you have to engage further.

[MagicAura]

Is there a setting in FF14 that I can turn OFF that will not notify my FC members that I've logged onto the game? Basically invisible mode, similar to what FF11 had. Reason I'm asking, is I'm sure we've all been there: Sometimes you just want to log in discretely and not be glomped with tons of "HELLOS" in chat.

I don't think there's a setting but if I'm overlooking something please let me know. Thanks!

If you are looking for something like the Invisible mode ESO has, unfortunately FF14 doesn't have it. I understand the need for privacy at times, especially when I'm not feeling well and the last thing I want is to be social but without leaving the FC or muting it entirely, but it isn't currently supported. Someone has mentioned the busy status state (which if I recall correctly prevents people from sending you messages and trading with you) but I have no idea if it affects the FC communications in any way.

[Penthea]

Someone has mentioned the busy status state (which if I recall correctly prevents people from sending you messages and trading with you) but I have no idea if it affects the FC communications in any way.

Unless this changed recently, it doesn't. It only prevents direct interaction like tells and trades.

As for OP just say "hi" back and do whatever it is you want to do. If people greeting you is a big problem for you then maybe you should join a different fc or none at all. There is currently no way to hide when you come online from fc members, and I don't see this changing anytime soon.

I understand having days in which you want to be left alone, I get those days too. But I understand that people who greet me have no idea how I'm feeling that day and they're just trying to be friendly, so I greet them back and then get on with my life. It's not a big deal, for me at least.

[MagicAura]

Unless this changed recently, it doesn't. It only prevents direct interaction like tells and trades.

As for OP just say "hi" back and do whatever it is you want to do. If people greeting you is a big problem for you then maybe you should join a different fc or none at all. There is currently no way to hide when you come online from fc members, and I don't see this changing anytime soon.

I understand having days in which you want to be left alone, I get those days too. But I understand that people who greet me have no idea how I'm feeling that day and they're just trying to be friendly, so I greet them back and then get on with my life. It's not a big deal, for me at least.

Indeed, you described pretty much what I occasionally did with my previous FC. If someone greeted me I'd say hi and then disappear from the chat. No shame in that, sometimes I just need to be alone and be unsocial. Other times I couldn't stop talking in the FC chat. It's all part of being human.

[Payadopa]

Some people here pretend like they never have had contact with human beings before. The request isn't that outlandish. Sometimes you just want to chill. Just saying hi and then stay mute totally isn't going to rub people the wrong way. lol