Suggestion: Add the option to see each second of a countdown as its counting down

[Rilifane]

Macro is only useful if the person doing the pull timer is using one but not everyone in the party has the luxury of it obviously.
Also, with how the screen messages always stay on for a fixed duration, it's easy to miss a 5s intervall message on screen by something else popping up ("x minutes to complete duty, 8/8 members ready" etc) if you're not tunneling on the chat.
And yes, some classes have very precise timings for their prepull stuff that's between the 5s intervals. Can also depend on the fight and how you need to align something with mechanics. I often had to use skills at odd times in the past and still do on some fights. It's easy to miss the exact timing when going be feeling alone.

I don't see the harm in adding it. It would be a welcome QoL feature, especially in PF.

[LittleImp]

I'd imagine this could be one of the QoL addons they are eyeing based on addon usage, as it's something that is part of a (gasp) addon that is in incredibly widespread use among PC players.

Dunno why people seem opposed to such a basic QoL change.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Dunno why people seem opposed to such a basic QoL change.

Have you met the FFXIV zealots?

[Semirhage]

Just when I thought I've seen everything, FF14's aggressively casual community wants a toggle on a precise countdown because having quality of life features is just. Too. Much.

[MilkieTea]

Just when I thought I've seen everything, FF14's aggressively casual community wants a toggle on a precise countdown because having quality of life features is just. Too. Much.

I'm ngl I agree that having a precise countdown is important, but there's no harm in making it toggle on and off. Most jobs don't require a precise countdown over 5 seconds long, and so it would probably just be an annoyance whenever it does go off unless it's toggleable.

[Liam_Harper]

This is a great idea and there's virtually no downside to it, but as it's a QoL addition it's clearly toxic, elitist, unnecessary, would take the entire development team and all their resources, satanic and must be avoided at all costs. Come, brave champions of our sacred forum and defend us from this defilement!

[Saraide]

This should absolutely be an option in game.