Player Icon Priority

Player icons are the little images that appear next to a players name (such as the Linkshell bubble, or a Bazaar sack). Only one icon is visible at a time. You may indeed have your bazaar up, and be in your linkshell, but only one of those icons will appear.

Which one it is depends upon the priority of the icon. Sqaure has decided in all their wisdom ( /kneel ) which icons are the most important, down to the least important. Here they are from highest to lowest priority (this page omits GM/staff icons - see [Yokuku's FFXI Player Icons]:

So, for example, if you're seeking a party and have your bazaar up, the party-seeking icon will take priority over the bazaar icon (4 is higher priority than 6).

Icon Descriptions
Connection Problems
 * [[Image:Player_icon_connection.jpg]]
 * This icon appears when a player is having connection problems. It's not an icon that you can choose, it just appears over a persons head when they are going to disconnect (although their connection may end up resolving and they stay).

Ballista
 * [[Image:Player_icon_ballista.jpg|Ballista]]
 * This icon appears on players that are engaged in a Ballista match. The icon is an indication of which team a person is on so you can easily see who your enemies are. With the new Ballista in Diorama Abdhaljs-Ghelsba there are 2 icons - a blue Wyvern crest for the Wyvern team and a yellow Griffon crest for the Griffon team. When the match is over, this icon will go away.

Away
 * [[Image:Player_icon_away.jpg|Away]]
 * A player can choose to be /away so that when someone sends them a /tell they are told that "the recipient is away." However, if you're bazaaring while away, no one will be able to see your bazaar icon and know to check you. When you come back and type /away again this icon will disapear.

Seeking Party
 * [[Image:Player_icon_seeking.jpg|Seeking Party]]
 * When looking for a group a green (or red if you choose the auto-party option) exclamation mark shows up to let others know you'd like to join a party. While seeking, this is shown. While in a party or not seeking, it will not.

Mentor and New Adventurer
 * [[Image:Player_icon_mentor.jpg|Mentor and New Adventurer]]
 * If you are a Mentor and choose to have your Mentor-status shown, this is the icon that will be shown. Also, if you are just beginning on a new character you will have a question mark that lets others know that you are new. You can turn both of these off at will.

Bazaar
 * [[Image:Player_icon_bazaar.jpg|Bazaar]]
 * When you have goods for sale in your bazaar this icon will appear. It lets other players know that you might have something they need or want. When you have nothing listed in your bazaar, the icon will not appear.

Linkshell
 * [[Image:Player_icon_linkshell.jpg|Linkshell]]
 * This is the icon that is seen most often. This shows the Linkshell that you are in. Linkshells come in all colors, and these icons reflect the color chosen. When you don't have a Linkshell equiped this icon will not appear.