[Suggestion] Can we get a “Hide All Players” option?

[MagicPeanut]

If they had a way to phase us into our own area around a quest giver or location, that would help a lot.

I would at least take this as a solution. I'd still have to be annoyed with people slightly ahead of me in the quest and I can see what I'll be fighting in a few minutes so I can no longer be surprised, unfortunately, but this solution would be a great start.

[Bsrking5]

Naw fam, thats like 2 or 3 on the priority to load list. The servers would buckle under the stress of code lopping to load players and making them disappear. But if you want MSQ NPC to disappear, sure they are last in line and limited in numbers.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

People emoting and otherwise trying to chat you up or interact with you. Do we not deserve a way to play without all of that if we choose to?


You did. You stated that you're in the wrong game if you wanted these options. That's pretty synonymous with telling people that if they want to play the game with these options then they should quit. You can sit there and pretend you didn't mean that or that your words are being poorly interpreted but is there really any other way that they could be interpreted?


You're the one making this about yourself. When I stated that it removes nothing from your experience, I didn't just mean you, I mean the rest of the player base.

You have your answers. You can choose to accept them or you can keep trying to spin this whole debate around in circles. It's up to you.

So...you are bothered by other people just existing and doing their own thing and being social, especially if you are in their space....weird.
But hey...thats you. And you do know like IRL you can ignore them...right? Or do people just need to be robots and pretend you dont exist?

I didnt tell you or anybody to quit..at all. Please show me an undoctored and manipulated quote where I told anybody to do that.
Questioning why you play an MMO instead of a single player game is not telling anybody to do anything. Your being dishonest and twisting my words.

There is no debate here, just questions. Never mentioned it effecting me, you threw that out there.

Gameplay wise, yes, other Adventurers would obviously get on a ship to space. However, in the game's own plot, this has yet to be established. Within the game's plot, my character should be the only one with Azem's crystal. Therefore, other adventurers should not exist in Elpis. And I doubt the WoL would just summon other Adventurers here and there to gather and fish on a far away dead star without a good reason, no matter how endlessly amazing this exact same node she's hit a bunch of times is.

And if my playing an MMO is being called into question, then I'll just be honest: As a huge fan of the FF series who ignored this one and XI because I've never been able to enjoy MMOs in the past, I played the free trial for FFXIV years ago on a whim because of constant requests from a sibling to try it out. I was shocked at how well the gameplay worked on a Playstation controller, and how legit of a FF story the game featured. Afterwards I continued to play, with a focus on MSQ content, and the rest is history. Sibling no longer plays anymore, so I'm alone. I only got seriously into the game because of the MSQ, since I'm mainly a JRPG player. The game also just so happened to be an MMO. Is that enough life story reasons for you?

It's not silly for me to want to enjoy the game the way I always have, but with some improvements. The game practically encourages solo gameplay. No where are you really required to spend time with other players, outside of Trials. (Which is also changing soon too.) I'm simply used to this type of gameplay and assumed others were too. Apparently not. And trust me, the second this game gets a single player adaption outside of the MMO, I'd be gone. At least I wouldn't have to worry about paying the subscription anymore lmao.

Your asking for an MMO to hide other players from view. Yes..that is silly. You can still play and enjoy the game how you want to, on your own. I have for the most part, until I go into spaces and around people interacting. Then I can either keep going, or participate. You could easily do the same and nothing would be different.
But you want an MMO to hide other players existence. It makes no sense.
And..I dont think there was mention of a Pure Single Player Mode....just that the game is being updated to BE more Single Player Friendly, such as tweaking parts of the story to narrative allow NPCs to join you in content as Trusts. Because trusts weren't a thing till Shadowbringers Content, so now thats being extended to older early content.

Its not established that the WoL DOESNT do side activities. Heck Id argue that they do with the Gather and Crafter Quests.
And I dont think its even established that you couldnt go back to Elpis for any reason, or that the Azem crystal has any limit that wouldnt allow you to summon people there, and that people wouldnt make use of the Aetherytes there.
Feel free to correct me if there was any rule stated that things in Elpis couldnt be taken.
Sure you can doubt it, but its not impossible that it could/would happen.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

I think when we're just out and about in the world it's just something we need to suspend disbelief for when we encounter others. I do agree with the point on everyone around the quest giver. Sometimes they have us start in instances and I'm sure that's related. If they had a way to phase us into our own area around a quest giver or location, that would help a lot.

I would at least take this as a solution. I'd still have to be annoyed with people slightly ahead of me in the quest and I can see what I'll be fighting in a few minutes so I can no longer be surprised, unfortunately, but this solution would be a great start.

This is kind of already a thing. Just with certain quests.
Some Job Quests & Role Quests, and even many parts of the MSQ.

So you are already getting what you asked for, but your asking for it on Every Thing.

[Nyxs]

People are apart of playing a mmorpg. This isnt a singleplayer game.

[MagicPeanut]

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I wasn't claiming they are working on implementing a single player mode. Just that it would be easier to pretty much only play the game solo after awhile. And I believe I explained my line of reasoning already, so my logic should be making some sense for you about now.

And I never claimed the WoL doesn't have side activities, or couldn't go back to Elpis, or couldn't summon random adventurers wherever they wanted with Azem's crystal. I was just explaining that they likely wouldn't summon adventurers without a good enough reason.

[MagicPeanut]

This is kind of already a thing. Just with certain quests.
Some Job Quests & Role Quests, and even many parts of the MSQ.

So you are already getting what you asked for, but your asking for it on Every Thing.

You're referring to Solo Duties, I assume? No, that is not the same thing and no where near what I'm requesting. They are instanced content and you can only perform the actions allowed in that small amount of time. You can't just teleport wherever and start mining a node in a Solo Duty, for example.

[Denji]

i mean, i can't stop someone irl in my community from wearing something stupid or having a giant poodle dyed neon pink and puke green. i see no reason to enforce the same upon an MMO which, fundamentally, was created to be based around a community. aka a group of loosely connected people with all their own thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc. the ability to see someone's glam/char and think "yes, i want that, too!" or to see another and be like "i will never do that ever wtf". to be inspired by people and views you wouldn't ordinarily encounter in other games, whether they be offline or only transiently-online (a la darksouls, splatoon, etc). as many have said in the thread, why play an MMO if that's what you want?

why would you ask for something that takes away from the reason why most others are here? there are literal hundreds of thousands of games out there with just as much if not more customization that you don't even need to pay a subscription fee for. if all you want to do is hide -certain- players, such as the ones you've deemed gaudy -- then what you actually should be asking for is a proper, functioning blacklist system unlike the horrible one we have set up right now.

[Vedauwoo]

I think you are looking for "Skyrim"

[MagicPeanut]

People are apart of playing a mmorpg. This isnt a singleplayer game.

In that case, why is the option to play solo allowed in any MMO at all? We should all be forced to form parties before even logging in. There should be no content that would allow players to play alone, by this logic.