Minor idea for taverns of the game

[CodeAvellus]

Hello guys, how are all you doing?
This is my very first thread in this Forum and I was thinking about to post a big new thread with all my ideas to bring more people to our beloved Eorzea.

Instead, i will just make some minor threads and maybe someday i can make a thread with all ideas together.

Right now, my idea is specially for the RP community: Add some interactions with waiters/waitress NPC's in Adverturers Guild and some other places. The idea is basically that when you sit at a table, a few moments later an NPC will comes at you and simply ask if you want to place an order.

The idea is simple and i'm sure this wouldn't be hard to add in the game.

If it's possible and the devs are willing to go even further, then you could click on NPC and order for some food/drink. The food would be at your table just for a few seconds, just to give you the feeling that you are in a living city

[Powercow]

A thing like this would be surprisingly hard to do on a casual scale. They could probably make this work in an instanced area, but in an open area of the city it'd be a real nightmare.

That said, having that be a thing for private estates would be kinda neat. Maybe to simplify it, have randomized food dishes appear when you sit at a designated table. I know PSO2 does this in their cafe, and it's kinda neat while you're waiting for stuff to happen.

[ItMe]

The idea is basically that when you sit at a table, a few moments later an NPC will comes at you and simply ask if you want to place an order.

What happens if multiple people /sit in the same seat?

[Shurrikhan]

What happens if multiple people /sit in the same seat?

"Hello, horrid amalgamation. What would you like today?"

...Honestly, it'd probably just be a player-directed /say (looks like a /say text, but only that player sees it). Alternatively, it could be a whisper if, and probably only if, we wanted players to order via text (which they could then [reply] to), rather than some sort of selection box.

[Fyrebrand]

Neat idea, although I wonder if it would get awkward when a bunch of players are all sitting in the same chair and sort of piling on top of each other..?

[Evergrey]

I know there are FCs that have café houses and such.
Can't point out any though. Just remember seeing some on the forums now and then.
I think that's the closest you'll ever get.

[StriderShinryu]

Not really sure this would be completely workable, but I do think that it would be nice to have more active NPCs in the world just in pre-programmed loops sort of like the one waitress in the Limsa Inn. That could to some extent serve the same purpose but without needing some sort of scripting that recognizes player presence/activity.

[CodeAvellus]

Well, like i said, if it's too hard to add dishes, they could just add NPC's that would approach and ask something like "How many people are in your party, sir? Would you like to start with a drink?"
The player would not answer the NPC, but at least there would be a small interaction.

What happens if multiple people /sit in the same seat?

The NPC doesnt need to talk with all players at a table, he could just pick one player, ask something and then just go away.

[Caurcas]

Seems like a niche feature that wouldn't see much use.

[MPK]

Absolutely not.