Suggestions to Improve the Game Experience

[Stilgar]

So I sent my first email to the Overlords at SE with a couple of ideas that I thought might improve gameplay and was wondering what my fellow shell mates thought about them. I don't care about the logistics of implementing them, that is not why I am writing this. Please only respond to the ideas themselves. If you have sent them any ideas, feel free to post here as well.

Idea Number 1 : I think it would be a good idea to include a sound effect when you get a party invite. We have all sat for hrs. waiting for someone, anyone to ask us to party. I generally have the TV on while I wait or read a book so I am not staring at the screen forever waiting for the message to appear. If a bell rang, similar to a <call> it would draw attention back to the game and the invite wouldn't be missed.

Idea Number 2 : I hate truncated lists. Do a search of Lower Jueno and try to find Zues or Val on it. The main reason I believe people search areas other than the one they are in is to find ppl to party with so I came up with this idea.

If I am in Bastok and want to search for other ppl to party with, I click on the "Search" button. A new "Looking for Party" button is there similar to the "Level", "Rank", "Area", etc. When this one is clicked on you would then get the same list that you get when you click on "Area" but only the ppl that have their "flag" up would be displayed. So if I choose Lower Jueno, I don't a truncated list of every person there, I would receive a complete list of every person in Lower Jueno "Looking for Party" A-Z.

So what do you think? Are these good ideas? Would you like to see them implemented in a future update? Or was it an exercise in futility to even send them to SE?

[Ikonic]

1. No, because I don't accept blind invites.

2. Already exists. Just do a search and then do it again from within the existing search.

[Stargasior]

Number 1: Good idea. it could be a little chyme type sound.
Number 2: I think something like that exists already, but I can't remember exactly.

[Stilgar]

I'm not sure i understand you point about not having a chime when you get an invite Ik. Have you ever sent an invite to someone that had their flag up but got no response? I realize that alot of us try to send a tell to a person first, but if they aren't looking at their screen, the message can go unnoticed. I wouldn't want people to be able to send a <call> in /tell form. You know Shash would drive us all nuts with something like that. ( lol j/k) Maybe if a bell went off when you sent the invite, it would let them know you were there.

I know you can search an area then refine the search by level, but I was thinking more along the lines of a first attempt - only LFP search.

[Ikonic]

The chime idea isn't so bad, but there's other things I'd rather have changed.

As for the LFP... if they're going to change the search the one I'd rather have is a way to seek for a job that you are not. For instance I'm crafting and so go thf/blm for easy transport around town, but I want to lfp as brd/whm. Have it so I can seek as brd/whm while being thf/blm.

The best thing I'd like changed is mog house exit. I like how Bastok Markets pops people out on the steps. This keeps them from cluttering up the entrance like every other MH exit. Also change this for airship so people who go afk aren't blocking the entrance for others.

[Slayerz]

i think the chime thing is good, but yes the search thing does exsist in a way, just that what u suggest would take 2 less buttons to press. great thinking stil