It’s been nearly a decade since the (re)release of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, but many gamers feel that FFXIV’s reporting system is still as limited and clunky as it used to be when the game was released. . Currently, the only quick report option players can use in the in-game chat window is for players involved in RMT activities, and reporting any other issues, such as bullying or cheating, requires going through a series of confusing menus and often unnecessary.
“I’ve played this game for over 10,000 hours,” says famous FFXIV streamer and YouTuber Zepla, “and I swear I had no idea how deep this game went.” In a new video talking about reporting systems, Zepla demonstrates the process of submitting a report, looking closely at the menu, trying to show how confusing it is. Despite playing FFXIV “almost every day for seven years,” Zepla admits he didn’t even know some menus existed until he looked them up in this video.
One easy option is to report player activity in RMT (Real Money Transactions), which are used for players selling gil or similar boost services, usually through third party sites. In this case, submitting a report is as simple as right-clicking on the username, selecting “report” and clicking the “RMT Activity Report” option. However, this is the only TOS violation that Square Enix apparently felt was urgent enough to enter it in this quick menu.
If you have other problems with your fellow Eorzeans, the process is much more murky. They may write vulgar messages in chat, cheat in PvP modes, prevent other users from playing in normal mode, organize a real political rally or impersonate another player or organization – all this is against the rules of the game. . However, the “Contact Us” option in game support only offers two buttons, one for reporting cheating and one for reporting harassment.
In fact, essayer d’utiliser ces formulaires n’est pas facile non plus – a maladroit apparaît menu that invites the joueurs à écrire dans un champ dejà repli de texte écrit para le développeur mais modifiable par le joueur décrivant les détailés pour disposer un relationship. If your complaint doesn’t fall outside of these categories, a series of circular menus located deep within the game’s support allow you to select from several possible categories, but only provide a link to Square Enix’s support website (where it cannot be clicked or copied for easy access).
Once you’ve entered this link manually, you’ll have to scroll to the bottom of the page to find the “report bugs or abusive players” button (which Zepla only finds using your browser’s text search). Here you can “report a case to a special task force”, which includes a vague “report other violations” option and requires players to enter much more detail than is required for a simple report.
“It’s not even about modernizing the game,” Zepla concludes, “that would be bad at any time. Solve this problem; this is a totally unacceptable state for the user interface part.” Other gamers in the video comments, on the Zepla Twitch feed, on Twitter, and on the game’s subreddit have recently joined in as well, speaking about their experiences with the bots and reporting a general agreement that gamers rarely hear feedback afterwards. to use the Gaming Task Force Report Form.
It should be noted that FFXIV has a reputation for taking toxic players seriously, with people often getting suspended or banned for insults and harassment. However, even in threads dealing with this topic, there are often comments from players who don’t know where to find the ratio setting.
In a recent interview with PCGamesN, FFXIV director Yoshi-P discussed accessibility and how the game is designed to enhance the player experience. We also know the release date for FFXIV 6.18, which will add new worlds to multiplayer in July.
Source : PC Gamesn
