Examines you.

[Shioban]

so make it toggle-able, like the majority of things people are asking for?

However, making it a toggle setting would be nice.
I think it'd be fairly far down on the already titanic sized "To-do list"

[Alerith]

so make it toggle-able, like the majority of things people are asking for?

Examination Settings:

[ ] Display When People Examine You.
[X]Allow people to lust after you without your knowledge.

[Nuinn]

I'm always in gimp gear when in town, and very often when I'm doing other stuff like killing mobs for mats, doing leves, hunting for achievements etc. Basically, my best gear is only worn when doing dungeon raids with LS.

I wear what I like and most of the time I do not care what people who see me running in my pretty clothes think of me, but I do have a limit. After a certain amount of time, the jackasses who want you to know that they examined you, and use it as an excuse to comment on your sucky gear, WILL get on my nerves, sooner or later. Even if I toggled it off, if they didn't know I don't care to know whether I've been checked out, they'd still /t me to be douchebags, and some lots of people don't want to help you by giving you advice on how to improve your gear, even if you genuinely wanted to know. If they wanted, they could examine you without the message poping up then /t you and ask if you need help anyway. No, some people just want to be jerks, and as I said, after a certain amount of them has /t me to prove that they're jerks, I DO get annoyed. Sheesh, even as I write this I''m getting flashbacks from FFXI and it's getting me infuriated ._.

And no, I don't really want to bother blacklisting them, if I don't have to, nor do I really see the need for a text prompt. If someone near checks me out I can usually spot the head movement, if they're checking me from way far away, I care even less. Not like I'm going to hunt for the person standing at the complete opposite of the camp who checked me and check them back, just based on a useless text message. . . .

tl;dr Examining jerks can be ignored and brushed off to a point.

[Hestern_Nestern]

My issue wasn't that people were examining me. My issue was that I was examining other people (and I still play FFXI, so it is still an issue for me). I often examine people -- usually because I like the way their gear looks -- and other times because I am wondering what job can wear the gear.

At any rate, I have grown self-conscious about examining people because I get distracted very easily and so I OFTEN go to examine someone then close it before I look through the gear -- only to open it again -- and close it before I finish -- only to examine them a third time to finish it. @_@ I do that all the time and I feel really bad about it.

I love inspecting people's gear...but I'd rather not notify them about it. And if it does notify them, I hope they can toggle that notification off if it annoys them.

But usually, if someone examines ME, I respond by examining THEM, and it usually ends with me complimenting them on one of their gear pieces ._.

In closing, I am sorry to the people that I spam examined!

[Mamba]

tl;dr Examining jerks can be ignored and brushed off to a point.

You know, I actually think that you have been quite unfortunate.
The people that has had an issue with my gear and cause trouble about it is in one hand for me and I played FFXI for 6 years - Or maybe I was just so 1337 :P (lol just kidding!) But I am rly sorry that you have had ppl pestering you, it's never nice. Maybe that's why it would be great to have it either on or off.

My issue wasn't that people were examining me. My issue was that I was examining other people (and I still play FFXI, so it is still an issue for me). I often examine people -- usually because I like the way their gear looks -- and other times because I am wondering what job can wear the gear.

At any rate, I have grown self-conscious about examining people because I get distracted very easily and so I OFTEN go to examine someone then close it before I look through the gear -- only to open it again -- and close it before I finish -- only to examine them a third time to finish it. @_@ I do that all the time and I feel really bad about it.

Omg I did that too, I still do... And for this reason I completely understand why people want it away... lol
However... this has also led to some funny conversations with the person I was examining. Communication is the key to most of the issues to be honest. A quick "omg sorry I examined you so many times but I love the jacket you're wearing and I wonder how you got it" erases all the spams in the world.

[Klefth]

I'm all for this. I didn't mind it at all when people checked me back in XI. I kinda liked knowing when someone did, actually.

[Nuinn]

You know, I actually think that you have been quite unfortunate.
The people that has had an issue with my gear and cause trouble about it is in one hand for me and I played FFXI for 6 years - Or maybe I was just so 1337 :P (lol just kidding!) But I am rly sorry that you have had ppl pestering you, it's never nice. Maybe that's why it would be great to have it either on or off.

Maybe ._. but I loathed that feature in XI. For me it was as bothersome as the gold seller shouts in some other games >.< If only everyone was polite /daydream

The question popping into my mind constantly, though, is why do we need even need it? And then weighting in on the pros and cons of such a feature, as well as the general usefulness.

Oh, and I too tend to do the same thing as Hestern and you o_o I examine, forget what I saw, re-examine, forget what I saw, then examine same people yet again >.< So I wouldn't be too surprised if I saw a /slap coming my way :x

[Pseudopsia]

I really don't care to know when someone examines me and I rather I not get the message.

I don't mind there being a log setting you can turn on to see this, which is off by default.

[Meatdawg]

Um everyone that has an issue with this know SE is doing a gear score in ARR (or at least I thought they were discussing it)

Wouldn't this bring up the exact same concerns you have about the /examine? (your too gimp, don't want you in group)

[Lady]

I remember people having fake 'examines you' emotes macro'd and spamming them around the Jeuno AH

I use to do this all the time. /em examines you.

It was hillarious to see how many people would examine me back.


I didn't spam it, but would just do it once in a crowded area.