Enjin In-Game client for FFXIV

[Asiaine]

Would it not be better to have the 'needed' features that this tool offers, as a built-in well-integrated offering from SE themselves, designed to better leverage the look&feel & needs of the game?

• Built-in Mailbox to Chat with Friends
• Built-in access to LodeStone
• Integrated 'Private Company' message board

The rest of the 'features' do not seem that valuable:
Direct ScreenShot/VideoCapture TO site. You can already do this, you are just saved an extra step of uploading it to Enjin. Might be convenient, but not really all that powerful.

TS/etc, everyone is already doing this, so no need to change anything here. Plus, Yoshi already said he did not want to support built-in voice chatting.


The built-in mailbox is already announced and planned to occur
I'm hoping the 'Private Company' would be able to add integrated support for the other two features.

I do not see why SE can't have built-in support for a web browser to LodeStone (the PS3 can do this, so therefore SE can integrate it if they wish).


No need for third-party add-ons, which will make some people happy.

[Senuska]

Well since FFXIV will support flash based addons I don't see why one (or more) of those addons could do what the community wants.

[Gilraen]

I can actually get behind that kind of in-house in-game functionality. You wouldn't have to worry so much about the potential security risks involved and would probably be more console-friendly, thus allowing console players the ability to have that same functionality.

[Krausus]

The point is this'd be akin to XI's Windower. Functionality that the game wasn't designed for and was only available on the PC. Sure, you can play XI in Windowed mode now but it's still nothing like Windower, which can still get you banned if you use it. Incorporating a PC-only element into a PC and Console game gives an unfair advantage to the PC user. "Oh, but who'd use the PS3 version, it's only going to suck and drag the game down." Well, I'm playing on an ASUS G53SX gaming laptop and it can't handle XIV at max nor near max settings. That purchase represented more than a fair bit of my discretionary funds... not everyone has the cash to do that making the PS3 version much more accessible. You'd have them do without just so you can surf the web, chat and who knows what else while in fullscreen?

PC players are always going to have access to more then PS3 users and full screen vs windowed is not an issue it is now just a preference. SE gave up the excuse of not wanting people to have easy access to 3rd party tools when they allowed windowed mode. I'm also under the impression that SE not allowing alt+tab in full screen was an oversight and they used the excuse of not allowing easy access to 3rd party programs to cover their ass for poor coding. SE also can no longer use said excuse when they are planing to allow add-ons in the near future.

Also I have never played in full screen and I have no wish to, I just think this is a cool feature and would be nice to have, I could give two shits and a fuck about the PS3 crowd they give up the right to additional features by playing on PS3 exclusively and they know this.

Besides this client isn't giving PC users access to anything we dont already have access to, its just allowing more convenient access to it. And dont give me that shit about your laptop not being able to handle it, I run a a 2.6 core 2 duo quad, 9800 GTX+, 8 gig DDR2 machine and it handles just fine.

[Wolfie]

PS3 players always have the option of using their phone/computer/laptop/ipad/whatever while they're on the PS3. I don't know a single person that has a PS3 and not at least two of the other devices listed.

[Colino]

PS3 players always have the option of using their phone/computer/laptop/ipad/whatever while they're on the PS3. I don't know a single person that has a PS3 and not at least two of the other devices listed.

Yup... I plan on using the PS3 with my laptop next to me on Ventrilo or Mumble or whatever, which would allow me to chat under other conditions and not just in-game. In-game only voice chat is mostly redundant anyway, look at how most people on XBox Live tend to party with their friends and either play together or cross-game chat rather than use the normal in-game voice chat.

[Holy_Dragoon]

For what it's worth, I love steam, always have. =)
I support this, more options = better for players.

[Cthulhu]

Well since FFXIV will support flash based addons I don't see why one (or more) of those addons could do what the community wants.

Wait, the FFXIV add-ons will be Flash based? If this is true, that sounds like a really bad idea.