Legitimate Complaint List and Suggestions

[Fufuless]

Legitimate complaints I hope Square works on or allows us to mod:
1. Do non-combat actions while mounted (talk to people, queue, check marketplace, etc)
2. Be able to mount while companion is out (thus dismissing the companion and resummoning him when dismount if able to, so you don't spam Gysahl Greens)
3. Ability to filter buffs/debuffs to your liking (like only your debuffs on boss/only castable buffs on party/only debuffs on party/etc)
4. Remove the invisible gcd from secondary abilities and items (personal/opinionated)
5. Allow an option for offensive abilities to auto-pick a closest target if there are none currently targeted

1/2/3/5 are all purely positive additions, 4 I set as opinionated/personal because I think it would be overall more enjoyable for everyone's experience but I'm not sure if it would be deemed overpowered.

Thank you SE/moderators if any of you take notice of these suggestions/complaints. And thank you other forum posters if you add to this list.

[Boubonic]

6. Filter out the profanity spoken by NPC's. Give an option for clean dialogue which would omit profanity or replace it with a milder explitive (bugger, bloody, blasted, etc.).

[Ravij]

6. Filter out the profanity spoken by NPC's. Give an option for clean dialogue which would omit profanity or replace it with a milder explitive (bugger, bloody, blasted, etc.).

As I stated in the other thread you posted.. this isn't direly breaking the game and ruining it for a lot of people. It just seems to be you. And what about all the voiced cut scenes that use profanity? You going to demand they get the Voice Actors back in to record kid friendly lines?

[Tijio]

I'd like to be able to have my choco out while registering for Duty Finder... This is probably the most irritating restriction to me..

[Boubonic]

As I stated in the other thread you posted.. this isn't direly breaking the game and ruining it for a lot of people. It just seems to be you. And what about all the voiced cut scenes that use profanity? You going to demand they get the Voice Actors back in to record kid friendly lines?

I'm aware that this isn't breaking the game. The OP seemed to want a list of complaints and suggestions, so I posted my suggestion. There is an option in game to filter out profanity by other players, so why not make a filter for NPC's as well? As for the voice acting, I would be content with muting their voices and getting cleaner subtitles. I'm not demanding a thing.

This change wouldn't affect you if you decided to not check the box. There's no reason to get bent out of shape about something that wouldn't affect you. If you agree or disagree with an idea that affects you, click like or discuss it. If the idea doesn't affect you, ignore it.

[Ravij]

Snipp

Yet you don't seem to realize how much time this would take away from important updates and content.
There are literally over 1 million strings of text dialogue registered to over 5,000 NPC's in this game. What you're asking would not take a month or half a year.. it would take far too long to sort through all those strings of dialogue to highlight every word of profanity and then re-code it to where the profanity is in it's own separate string of code apart from the full dialogue, then code it to a trigger button to change when someone clicks that "profanity filter for NPC's" button.
Honestly if you can't handle the current dialogue, skip through it all or find another game.

[Boubonic]

... or find another game.

Again, you're getting too upset about this. I never said that I couldn't handle it. I would, however, like to recommend this game to the younger people in my family (little sister, little cousins, and daughters), but I won't while there is excessive profanity. Everything else is amazing, so it's unfortunate that I can't recommend this to them.
Regarding the time commitment, you didn't develop this game, so you can't know for certain how long it would take. They may have a way to pull up all dialogue and use a "Find and Replace" type function to replace profanity with *. Maybe the profanity filter already in the game could also pick up on NPC dialogue. Also, this is a request to something that offends some people (if not, then why is there a profanity filter built into the chat system?), not a request to add footprints while I ride my chocobo or new animations to lean on a table.

[Ravij]

Snipp.

I see you know how to use the search function. Then use it on google to see how long it takes to code and replace dialogue and add a trigger button for that dialogue to be filtered.
You think I'm getting upset about this? You have no idea how big of a grin I have and how hard I just snorted at that. So you're saying you can read emotion through text? Please teach me this sight beyond sight.

This game is rated T for Teen. Children below 13 are not advised to play the game no matter how fantastical fantasy it may be, and how much you think it appeals to them. It's rated T for Teen because of.. oh whats this on the box? "Language, Mild Blood, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence."
Next you're going to tell them to remove the drunk NPC's in taverns and the barkeep that says "You look awfully ...sober. Might be we can fix that."
Let's not forget the NPC's all over talking about Concubines, crotch hitting wenches, and of course that insane guy who is attempting to make a sacrifice in the name of his dravian god in the prison in Coerthas. Which by the way.. he explains the entire process.

You're only lvl 22, and apparently new to this MMO, so I'm pretty sure you haven't seen the vast bulk of explicit content in this game.
In other words? Don't request changes to make a game that's been like this since 2010, child-proof and kid friendly. This isn't Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean.

[ilKhan]

Dude, it's not like the language is even that bad. It's actually pretty damn mild when you consider some of the things on the television these days. Your children and every other child in the world is going to be exposed to language much worse than what's in this game. I don't understand the logic in trying to hide it from them when such action is a losing proposition anyway. How about instead of sheltering them, you just be a responsible parent and teach them that such language is for adults? You're talking about a massive waste of time and man hours that very few other people playing this game really cares about. I don't know about you, but I'm a Big Boy and responsible for myself, my own decisions, and who I expose to this game. You should do the same instead of trying to make the developers responsible for what your kids are exposed to.

[Demme]

I don't see what you guys are getting so worked up about. Filters for NPC dialogue is a good suggestion, and honestly should have been bundled together with filters for player chat. Obviously there is some profanity in the voice overs, and anything in subtitles is nothing compared to the actual scenes of violence and adult themes in the game (Torture scenes, sexual suggestions, alcohol, etc.). Even with this feature the game is not appropriate for children, and if profanity in subtitles is what kills the game experience, the player will likely not get far. But any suggestion that allows more people to play the way they want to play is a valid suggestion and should not be blindly put down. Even I could see some occasions where I would have liked such a feature.