New Font Issue.

[Nishida]

Ya, I don't mind the spacing TOO much as it's mostly even, but the distance thing is bothersome.

[Spira]

you're right about the kerning space, it does bother me a little.. but on comparing my name side by side, i must say the new one looks a whole lot cleaner, and I could see myself getting used to it. Its nice because with a high end PC you can have graphics that are nice and sharp, but fonts themselves are still not quite as 'high definition'

I still like the classic version, and im glad it'll remain when I play FFXI on nostalgia-mode on my pS3..

[Stromgarde]

Is it even possible to implement a VWF in this particular instance? The spacing would be less apparent if the lettering weren't in italics, but I'm not sure that's any better of a solution.

[zeal5050]

When I approach a character the name flickers - going to drive me nuts.

This is especially annoying when camping NMs. Camping Heqet this morning, his name was eligible from >15 yalms away, along with the Squibs.

[Koyangi]

Just look for the red amongst all the green!

[zeal5050]

Just look for the red amongst all the green!

...And then you realize you've been spamming provoke on a Tarutaru in full Redmage AF3.

[millionsknives]

The font is better and clearer then before and I think only us graphic design freaks will really care about the kerning issue (it really will annoy me).

Could this be a precious first step into not keeping the ps2 and windows/360 versions exactly the same at all costs?!

[Koyangi]

...And then you realize you've been spamming provoke on a Tarutaru in full Redmage AF3.

What's a RDM doing in Abyssea?

[Raelia]

Mipmapping helps to a small degree. The font is just unfamiliar for now.

As a test, can someone run in a true windowed mode at 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and take screenshots to see if the letter spacing is getting wanked out by widescreen?

[Cesaria]

Mipmapping helps to a small degree. The font is just unfamiliar for now.

As a test, can someone run in a true windowed mode at 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and take screenshots to see if the letter spacing is getting wanked out by widescreen?

I never run in widescreen (can't make those tarutaru fatter than they already are.... I'm gonna get my kneecaps destroyed for that one aren't I - oh well, least my race HAS knees) - still meh on my screen. Thankfully my name isn't really badly hit or it would drive me completely fucking crazy.

[Kaisha]

I'm just surprised they didn't add a new parameter to the /names command to switch font style.


Anyways, I haven't noticed any weird spacing on my end, but perhaps the letters that make it more pronounced are not being used heavily by my LS mates. I enjoy the new look, but they really should have upgraded the icons for the LS pearl/bazaar/seeking/etc along with it, as the new font makes them stand out painfully.

[Korialstrasz]

I kinda like the way the new font looks for names displayed above characters/NPCs. It looks nice on my PC.

However it looks like absolute ASS in the linkshell and /search menus, making some names damn near unreadable.

[Atomic Skull]

Next update they should add high res "buff" icons. Or hell, just double their size with nearest neighbor scaling. Even pixilated they would look better than the fuzzy blobs we have now.

[hey]

/r/ old font dat plzty

Was going to the original font, as well as the one used in ffxistyle after i got done with the one i use for myself, but honestly the issue with the kerning makes the SE font look better, unless you want another bullshit italic font.

[Syntex]

I like the font and welcome the change. The issue you pointed out isn't something noticeable unless your looking for it I find.

[Fallyn]

I like the font and welcome the change. The issue you pointed out isn't something noticeable unless your looking for it I find.

Graphic designers alike are crying at this font right now.

[Suljin]

Worse than comic sans? (I personally like comic sans better lol)

[Atomic Skull]

Worse than comic sans? (I personally like comic sans better lol)

Use of comic sans says:

"I can't be assed to google a decent comic book font so I'll just use comic sans even though it really doesn't look anything like actual hand lettering and everyone will know what a lazy git I was because it'll be completely obvious that I used comic sans but I don't give a shit because I'm a lazy bastard with no standards or shame"

[hey]

So apparently it took 3 days for someone to realize the only update to the UI .dat was the new font, so we can just continue using the old version without issue.

That is quite embarrassing.

[Stromgarde]

What are you talking about? XI view was updated within hours of the servers coming back up.