[Outline] Standard Linear+ Frequently Suggested Suggestions, READ FIRST! <-- Now in Caps :D

I spend a lot of time in this forum, and I many times see members coming in and starting new topics about things that have already been suggested/discussed.

So, here's a list of the most fruequently suggested suggestions.

• First of all, if you have a suggestion you want to make, but it does not need it's own thread, go to the Small Suggestions thread, and post the suggestion there. This saves up having whole threads with two posts in them. (http://www.absforums.com/?showtopic=4790)
• Secondly, if you want to point out an error, a spelling mistake, or anything else that needs fixing on the site and/or forum, post about it in the Site and Forum Errors thread. This will save up having a whole new thread just for saying "There is no period at the end of that sentence." (http://www.absforums.com/?showtopic=4790)
• If you want to suggest anything related to opening registration, or closing it, don't post about it at all. Here's a thread for you to read/post in: http://www.absforums.com/?showtopic=5097 I hope it explains the situation better.
• If there's something you want to say about how the smilies look ugly, then just don't say it. The topic has been brought up more than once, and there's no need for it to be brought up again. If I'm not mistake, AB recently said that he's going to work on making transparent smilies, so think of it as though the problem has been solved already. (http://www.absforums.com/?showtopic=778)
  Update, October 16: There is now a topic in Image & Graphics in which you can submit smilies. (http://www.absforums.com/?showtopic=5681)
• "liek lower fl00d control!!1" - The topic of "lowering flood control" has been brought up already, so there's no need to bring it up again. If you want to know why flood control needs to be up/needs to be 60 seconds, go to this thread: http://www.absforums.com/?showtopic=778
• This has to be one of the most important: Do not suggest or ask for more mods! Tene's had it up to her head already. There was a whole topic on having more mods, and then the topic ended with Tene making a new topic, to pick a new global mod for the forums, in which wanderofys was made moderator. Some time after that, Muse was "upgraded" to (she used to be I&G mod) Global Moderator, too.
  I would say we have enough mods, seeing that the forum is running very smoothly and without too many problems.
• And lastly (for now), do not suggest more updates to the site. AB updates every couple of days, and trust me, he's working hard to do so.
  If AB doesn't update for a long time, there's a reason he's not doing it.
  1. Maybe he had computer problems?
  2. Maybe his internet connection died for a month?
  3. Maybe he got sick?
  4. Maybe giant ducks invaded his house?

Whatever it is, don't rush the guy. He works hard for his visitors, trust me.

• dded 04OCT2005 12:20 GMT +2:00:
  AB made a ToDo list, so don't make suggestions that are the same as something on that list. (http://albinoblacksheep.com/help/todo)
• Added 16OCT2005 2:02 GMT +2:00:
  Do not tell us about the problems you're having when trying to upload an avatar. This subject has been brought up already, (not to mention it has been posted about more than needed ) and it will be fixed. We don't need anyone else to tell us about it.
  Update 20060513:
  After you get the avatar error message, just click your browser's Back button, and hit Refresh. Your avatar should be fine now.
  Update 20060516:
  The reason this error hasn't been "fixed" yet is because of a security issue.
  

  The official response from AB when I first told him of this issue:
  "Yeah, I know. Happened when I updated a file for the security patch. That's why I haven't changed it yet. Hopefully there will be a new patch that addresses this problem instead of having to upload the old avatar upload script."
  

That's it for now, if I see any more that needs to be added on, I'll add it on. Guys, if there's something that you think needs to be added on, let me know.

This post has been edited by Noam: Aug 11 2006, 04:39 AM

ffxiv guide
Why are we going to play?
Okay, we've got to be honest with ourselves: Final Fantasy XIV is not the only fish in the sea. In fact, the field of MMOs is increasingly composed of more fish than sea. We're talking about a crowded genre, with a game set in the most crowded possible setting -- so what makes FFXIV so appealing that it stands out among all of the other fantasy MMOs out there? What does it have that no one else has?

Speaking for myself, I'm in it for the sweet, sweet taste of having multiple jobs available to a single character. Even if I intellectually know that I'm just going to wind up leveling every different melee discipline and one or two caster fields like I always do, the freedom is a nice option. It means that I don't have to feel constrained by my initial choices on any given character. Of course, the game also promises to have more of the same rich worldbuilding found in its predecessor, so... all right, there are a lot of reasons.
The Lalafell Pride Thread
This? This I seriously don't get.

No, really. I remember walking through seas of taru in Final Fantasy XI, when it seemed like every time you invited someone new they had about even odds of being a taru or a hume. Forget mages, I saw so many taru leveling melee jobs that an enterprising Galka could have equipped them in the Ranged slot. And now the exact same thing is happening with the lalafell, which are this game's designated Short Race. I just do not get it.

All that having been said, if you are one of the people who is super excited to play a lalafell, there is no finer discussion thread available to you. I have no criteria on which to critique this. The dunesfolk look kind of interesting, I suppose. And at least you guys have knees now.

Breaking limitations
We know full well that there are going to be more limit breaks. Leaving aside any bitterness about Square-Enix making us jump through hoops, it wouldn't make sense to have to limit break over and over from 50 to 75... and then just ride along straight to 99. (Okay, it's not totally out of the question that they'd just remove the whole break process... but it sure don't seem likely.) The real question is what form the newest breaks are going to take, and there we enter into the realm of insane speculation.

There's a suggestion made very early on that I like for very cheeky reasons -- the idea that rather than having to do new super-powerful quests, we'll have to go back and do all of the slogs that people might have done once or twice and now have forgotten about. You thought you were done with Eco-Warrior? You're never done with Eco-Warrior.

Deciphering the map
Now that we've gotten our hands... eyes, whatever... on a decent-quality map of Eorzea, people have naturally done what MMO fans do best: poured over it and tried to analyze it to heck and back, extracting every possible minute detail. While the font might be a little hard on the eyes depending on the audience (I didn't have a problem, some people have), it's an interesting look at some speculative place names and spots of interest.
In large sweeps, people do seem to have pinpointed the new neutral hub of the game, albeit not with absolute certainty. Rather than being on the coastline, this one is in the center of a mountain range... which brings to mind some thoughs from a storyline point. Jeuno became the center of the world thanks to airships, which required a fair amount of open water to land. If we make the cognitive leap that Ishgard holds a similar position, what does that mean for our airships? They may very well be totally skybound, and what might that entail?

Oh, right, the version update
Talking about the next update feels a bit vague at the moment. We have virtually no new information on what it's going to contain. The first cap increase, the end of nation quests, all of that fun stuff... but almost all of that is information we knew back when VanaFest hit. Still, it's fun to at least guess and plead with absent deities about what's coming around the bend.

Of course, the amusing part is figuring out what we get as our reward for making it through the entire bloody expansion storyline as we fast approach the end. I don't know why, but the idea that they shouldn't make another ring because we're out of fingers greatly amuses me. It's also interesting how angry monks would be if they made us a belt. You can't really blame 'em.

Having looked at our community topics for this month, I can safely say that we are educationally not in the brightest of places. If anyone needs me, I might be sitting in the trunk of my car. Any additional topics, questions, suggestions, or further responses about the idea of a scheduled Massively play night can be left in the comments, or mailed to Eliot at Massively dot com. Next week? Questions and answers, followed by... surprising revelations!