Respect the pull timer.

[Thurmnmurmn]

No, you're just bad at thinking of a reply.

If you politely ask for a timer and people say sure, great. If you instantly start a timer without consulting anyone, you have failed at communicating. That is how humans communicate. Someone talks, someone listens. Instantly starting a pull timer without asking anyone is not comparable to asking for a pull timer using the chat features.

This would be true if this wasn't a console game as well. Not everyone has access to a keyboard. So in those cases yes, starting the timer is asking.

[LianaThorne]

This would be true if this wasn't a console game as well. Not everyone has access to a keyboard. So in those cases yes, starting the timer is asking.

If typing is an issue for console players then a macro they can push at the start of whatever it is they're running would solve that issue. Set it up to post it into party or alliance chat and ask for a timer. If they get ignored then that's an entirely different issue but saying they're at a disadvantage is false since there is a way for them to quickly convey what they need. Just requires a smidge bit more effort.

[Reinha]

This would be true if this wasn't a console game as well. Not everyone has access to a keyboard. So in those cases yes, starting the timer is asking.

Starting a 15 second timer when I need at least 17 seconds for my opener is not asking, it's telling me I won't get to do my opener correctly and build the right kind of muscle memory. The same goes for other jobs who need a longer timer, or when the tank fails even harder and sets only a 5 second timer. They can ask people to respect their pull timer when they learn to do their job correctly.

[Avatre]

This would be true if this wasn't a console game as well. Not everyone has access to a keyboard. So in those cases yes, starting the timer is asking.

It takes $20 to buy a USB keyboard to hook up to the console. Heck, you can probably find a cheaper one if you wanted, or go to an IT department where you work/go to school and see if they have any spares that you can have. Sometimes they will gladly give you a spare keyboard that is just sitting around cluttering up the space.

[Vahlnir]

This would be true if this wasn't a console game as well. Not everyone has access to a keyboard. So in those cases yes, starting the timer is asking.

I'm of the opinion that if anyone is playing an MMORPG like FF XIV on a console, then a keyboard is a must. There is no good reason not to have one. And keyboards are really, really cheap. I do realize that everyone's financial situation is different, however, but I still feel strongly about my opinion here.