QOL: Communication Between Platforms

[KisaiTenshi]

I try to be as tolerant as humanly possible of anyone who's trying to get enjoyment out of a game, however; I do NOT get enjoyment out of having to ask my party members, at the start of EVERY dungeon, to "jump twice if you're on PS."

Do not take this the wrong way - I admire ANY person who is skilled on a console, just as I admire those who are skill on a PC. That being said - If I am to be expected to pay a monthly fee to play this game, I expect all players to be on the same basic level as far as communication is concerned.

Again: Please do not misconstrue this as console bashing. I am simply fed up with my groups failing because of a lack of communication.

I haven't had any issues with PS3 players... or people playing on PC's with controllers.

That said, I wish there was an indicator that someone is on a PC or a PS3 so that people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqZ7BWOdKI
don't get cranky when one of the players doesn't seem to understand instructions is actually because they don't understand and not because they don't have any input device.

[Phobia]

I haven't had any issues with PS3 players... or people playing on PC's with controllers.

That said, I wish there was an indicator that someone is on a PC or a PS3 so that people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqZ7BWOdKI
don't get cranky when one of the players doesn't seem to understand instructions is actually because they don't understand and not because they don't have any input device.

That's precisely why I ask the moment I enter an instance whether the DPS classes are on PS. Not so I can judge them, but so I can determine how I need to interact with them. So far I can say, unfortunately, that the PS players have not been able to, in my experience, handle boss mechanics with any degree of success - more specifically, the final boss in Brayflox's and the first boss in Sunken Temple. They've also been unable to communicate with me in any capacity other than jumping or /shrugging.

Requiring an indicator of the platforms that the game is being played on insinuates that there is a disparity between the two. If this game is designed to function seamlessly between two platforms then it should not need to notify the players as to what platform their teammates are playing from - both platforms should be on equal grounds.

Also, just to clarify: I'm not singling out DPS classes - I play a White Mage/Scholar and my friend plays a Paladin. We do not play without each other in dungeons because we are a very effective team, so it's always the DPS that end up getting pugged.