Options for showing targetted markers in instance/design in future instances

[Rongway]

In some fights they handle this by giving everyone a debuff in addition to the overhead marker, and in those fights it's sufficient. If every overhead marker was also a debuff, I think we'd be fine.

But there is one type of overhead marker that seems to present a noticeably widespread readability problem: number pips, e.g., the red and blue order markers in Diamond Weapon EX.

• They're difficult to read behind overhead target /marking
• Stacked party members' pips are even harder to read than stacked single markers
• Pips take up more space above each character, requiring stacked members to move farther apart for clarity than they would need to move with single markers
• Some humans are just really bad at telling 6, 7, 8 apart when they are represented with pips.

These definitely need attention. Debuffs would make these better but really number pips as overhead markers are just a bad mechanic interface. Please use a simpler overhead marker that includes a numeral for these, in addition to adding debuffs with numerals.

[Brightamethyst]

Please use a simpler overhead marker that includes a numeral for these, in addition to adding debuffs with numerals.

Problem is, there are already number markers you can put on players. That's probably why they went with the dots in the first place.

[Rongway]

Problem is, there are already number markers you can put on players. That's probably why they went with the dots in the first place.

A bobbing pointer with a number over it would still be more readable than pips, as it would elevate the number so that it's not behind a /marking.