Currently under construction! Come give your suggestions to make our home better!

As it's said in the title, this is a brand new forum, which means that it is pretty empty.
Now I did my best with memories of other forums I was on but we still can do better, it's my first time as a "webmaster" so any suggestions to make our home awesome is welcomed.
Help me become a better webmaster, help your home becoming a better place!

And if I find out how to change the graphics, it'll soon get a great overhaul as well!

Did you try twicking with the administrator panel?

Yeah I know, but until we have our own background picture (Caaaaat~), I can't do much about this, most colors are hard to see on this background (hence the fact that I left the rest white, for more visibility ^^)

I see. Well the current one looks very good at least.

Indeed ^^
I stole it on the lodestone x3

Btw, after saying your avatar... You must tell me where the hotsprings are @w@ !!
I searched for them all week end @w@

I'm not so good to remember places but start searching from Costa del sol.

Thanks, I will spend every sec of the little life I have to find them @-@ (not crazy x3)

See, that's why I need to change the graphics. I couldn't even find the administration panel! D:

All the way down the invisible line xD

Yes, you take a left at the hot dog stand, pass 2 of the invisible lines and then follow the third around the bend to the right.

Exactly ^^

phpBB theme problems is it?

I already found it. Creating a new and consistent design

It's mainly a pic color problem ^^'

Ok ^^ I'll wait and see

Hey Mao! Every one in a while the pointer (very cute, btw) is a black square! Not sure why, but I thought I should mention it! Smile

Yes It seems so, we already talked about that and we think we'll change it, it may be nice but its size is not convenient(+ the black square issue)
thank you

Not really a design suggestion but are we on the linkshell list on the beta forum?

Ayah, that too has been discussed about, we will wait until the forum is completed before we post in the list ^^

Is there any way we can see a list of everyones characters?

Hum... I may do a list later ^^

Yeah, and it won't get finished if you keep adding things without a single mention Mao!!! >.<~
That scrolling text has a function, it's not meant as theme park decoration... let's just try to give the forum a bit of a professional feeling at least so people will have an easier time using it.

I said I may, did not say right away >_>
I probably won't happen before phase 4/release tho ^^

It's nice to have a forum. But it defiantly have to be better than it is now.

The background is too colourful.
The font type isn't the most modern type and it is not really friendly to your eyes. It is maybe nice on paper but definitely not on our screens. It's difficult to read!!!
The mouse pointer is funny, but not handy... It could better be the standard arrow.
What is the purpose of the portal? It's really empty at this moment. I think this is the most important section to attract new members. I think it needs good information about our linkshell. Who are we? Why do we have this linkshell? How do we play? (Hardcore / Casual) You do have to put this information as soon as possible on it! If I am looking for a linkshell what fits to my play style I am happy and come often back. If it's not I will not come back. What I mean to say. What do we have on a great list of members who never are available to play or talk with? It needs clearly information about who we are and what we are looking for.
Maybe it is more handier to change the text in the Guides, hints and tips category, asking for help is not the same as placing guides, hints and tips. I think it is better to change the name to NEED HELP or something. FFXIV ARR is a big game with a lot of possibilities. Writing down complete guides will be a lot of work and can be easily find on other sites. I also think it's better to place subcategories it's much more easy to search for what you want to know or ask. What I mean is subcategories for races, classes, jobs, locations, dungeons, quests and maybe more... If not there will be a lot off treads and before you know nobody can find what they are looking for and people are going to ask the same questions over and over again. (Internet is fast, people don't take a lot of time in searching.)

And Phyllo you are right about placing the linkshell on other forums. It is not handy to post our linkshell on the forums right now. There will be a lot of people playing FFXIV on phase 4 because it is free. After phase 4 you get the early access period from then only the people left who have bought the game. When we meet nice people in phase 4 who have bought the game we can surely invite them to the linkshell as well.

But when you say the forum will be more professional after phase 4, I think you are to late! Making a good forum takes a lot of time. And I think you want to play also when the game is online. Wink

When the layout is all right you still have to look very often to the new treads and reactions. Otherwise you definitely take a great risk some people are ruing the forum to one big spam forum.

I don't wanted to say this forum isn't good at all, only you do have to change it to a more professional one as soon as possible and not after phase 4. Only changing the background and font size and style will be great to begin with.

sunny

» mao yelled at me to make a Presentation