I hope most of importers know this by now, but FFXI, just like any community, has certain manners, rules, and culture that every player should know.
Even though many importers cannot speak japanese very well, that does not give one the right to simply go up to a player (or even worse, use /shout) and ask "yo, do you speak english?" or "hey, dude, PT PT!!". (Not that anyone here would actually do such a thing~)
In any event, the following "tutorial" on how to form/ask for PT is so well-written, I thought I would cross-post it here.
It was done by Melanie, an old member of the Neogundan LS.
Ideally, you would want to write things in hiragana/kanji if possible, but if not, then romanization like the below would still be MUCH better than just using English in PT conversations (especially considering that some players use the kind of English that even native English speakers don't understand ^_^)
Anyway, hope you find this useful!
the original link is here:
http://www.jonnyram.com/ffxi/bbs/pat...ode=view&no=25
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Start Your Party
Basic Party Forming Converstation and Short-hand
I find the following most effective in getting people to join you:
/t <t> [Job] desu, isshoni reberu agemasuka?
I am a [Job], shall we raise lvl together
[job]
war senshi
blm kuroi
whm shiroi
rdm akai
thf shi-fu
mnk monnku
dak annkoku
pal naito
brd shijin
rng karyuudo
bst keimonotsukai
With more then one person
/t <t> [Jobs] desu, isshoni reberu agemasuka?
Senshi,shiroi to kuroi no PT desu, isshoni reberu agemasuka?
(We are a) Warrior,White and Black Party, shall we raise lvl together?
Positive Response:
onegaishimasu - Please
iidesuyo - Good idea
kamaigaarimasen - There is no reason why we should not
gomennne, mouhitotsu sasotte kudasai
- Sorry, can u invite again
Use the following to quickly invite them
/pcmd add <r>
Negative Response:
gomennne ..... - Usuallly a reason is given
Use the following to response (even if you dont know what they are saying)
/t <r> ryoukai, matatsugi ne
Understand (your situation), (maybe) next time
When someone just joined, you can say
/p yoroshiku, hokanohito sasotte imasu
Glad to have you, looking for others
When the Complete Party is formed you can say
/p yokatta ne, minasann yoroshiku
Done, Glad to have you(everybody)
I would advise that you pass the leadership to another:
/p watashi no nihonngo madaheta desu
My Japanese is still bad
/p .......sann ri-da-ni onegaishimasu
......, can u take over as leader
The following are some possble discussion that will follow:
renkei - Combo
kaifuku - Healing
doko - Where
Use the following to help seach for party members
/sea 29<30 whm
search for white mage lvl 29-30 in current area
/sea LowJeuno 29<30 whm
search for white mage lvl 29-30 in Lower Jeuno
If you suspect a party is being form u can say
/t <t> [Job] desu, anatagata no PT, iretekudasai
Can I join your Party?
There u go, my two cents worth of contribution
Melanie (^.^)