Yell filter should not be turned on every time you log in.

[Arlan]

Yeah, I pretty much stopped using the /yell feature myself...
I had it [off] so I could see /yell but then.. when I logged back on, I forgot to turn it back [off] because of the inconvenience the auto default settings are so I just gave up on it myself ....

This /yell feature is a good idea but executed very poorly to the point where people just don't care anymore...

[Alhanelem]

The command does seem to have a short cooldown on it to prevent spam. I know some people were asking for this worried about that, so just throwing that out there.

[Mordanthos]

last time i checked, the filter in the filter options stayed off when i logged off and back on, so idk what the problem is

[Kari]

The command does seem to have a short cooldown on it to prevent spam. I know some people were asking for this worried about that, so just throwing that out there.

The update notes said a 60 second delay.

Also, still think /yell in general is useless until you make it a Nation-to-Nation chat.
The original suggestion that led to /yell was the idea of letting us set our Home Point/Idle Area/etc to anywhere in the 3 Nations, or Jeuno. Towards that idea, the only thing this does is let us set our Home Point in Gardens/Upper/Lower, which there is little-to-no reason to do, as there's hardly anything we'd want there in comparison.
/yell would be a decent way to avoid Port Jeuno congestion if done right, but so far it's just been a mess.

I also don't see how you're going to get stress tests done with /yell if nobody is using it due to it being filtered by default when you log in...

[Kwate]

last time i checked, the filter in the filter options stayed off when i logged off and back on, so idk what the problem is

Try again.

[Moghedian]

Agree with OP.
Kindly save our settings, and default yell filter off.
If folks are bothered by yells it's a simple matter to turn the filter on, a non-issue if the setting is saved.
Defaulted to filter on has caused it to be rarely used already.

[Zumi]

Here is what I noticed, very few people seem to use /yell. It was popular the first day it was out but after that use of it seemed to of died down and get almost no response from other people using it. Most people still shout in port jeuno for stuff. Due to the fact the filter is set to 'on' every time you log in. Would be much more widely used if your settings are saved much like any other filter.

Defeats the whole purpose of having a /yell in all parts of jeuno if a large portion of people can't see what you are yelling since they didn't turn off their filter on log in.

[Yekyaa]

A new text command called /yellsw has been added.
/yellsw [subcommand]
Toggles the [Yell] chat filter on/off.
>>Subcommands:
on: [Yell] chat filter on.
off: [Yell] chat filter off.
Toggles on and off when no subcommand is specified.

As an aside -- There should be some chatlog confirmation when using this command.
I didn't realize it was working until I double-checked my config settings.
If I have to check my config settings to make sure it works, it defeats the purpose of the command. I'm just sayin'

[Olor]

yeah, it would be nice if it at least said "yell filter is off" or something

[Karinya_of_Carbuncle]

Defeats the whole purpose of having a /yell in all parts of jeuno if a large portion of people can't see what you are yelling since they didn't turn off their filter on log in.

Agreed. In its current state /yell will probably reach *fewer* people than /shout and so it is rarely used. (Although I have seen some people using both in combination, which would reach the people who do remember to turn their filter off over and over again).

Therefore, I agree with the OP: the yell filter setting should stay the way each player sets it until that player changes it.