Speech Bubbles - Thoughts?

[kukurumei]

Speech bubbles definitely serves a purpose in small parties. It's much more line of sight and easier to identify.

A text window can get overwhelmed and take extra time to identify who said what, and where that said person is, etc. It's more a mind gimmick that can help more then hurt.

Though I would only limit it to say/party chat. Linkshell chat doesn't make sense and neither do shouts.

Graphically it's not that demanding, as it's an overlay, but depending on how the engine is coded, a big problem (i.e the retainer change took them 3 months to change something that could have been done in a week in theory).

Toggle-able =yes
Limitations = say/party
advantages = definitely

Raise please!
you : Where are you?
corpse : right next to you
you : oh....