FF14 should have a global chat system

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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No thank you

Shout chat exists.

Create a Linkshell for spam - invite others wanting to engage in this - problem sorted and no dev time needed.

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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You just made the perfect points against having a global chat.
When I log in to play, the last thing I want to see is "economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other".

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff.

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I wouldn't call it beauties. Horrors is more like it.
Global chats in MMOs are usually so full of stupidity and ignorance that anyone reading them for long would lose some IQ points just by association with such idiocy.
No thanks. The only good thing with global chats is that you can usually turn them off and ignore them.

Kinda already does the novice network.

Agree. Global chat is nice. No matter the time you never feel lonely xD

You could also use Discord for this.



Cheers

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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I see this whenever I play SWTOR annually for 2-3 months. Day after day after day of all this non-stop.

You don't want this in FF14.

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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With how easy is to trigger player a chat like that will be pure gold 100% guarantee. I don't think the world is ready for such magnificent spectacle. For now novice network should do I'm afraid.

Skiros with another troll thread.

Novice Network, everything from erp to world conflicts show up in that chat...

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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OMG this would be amazing. Tired of typing /shout every 5 minutes.

Sometimes the drama in this game is more entertaining then the game itself. Yes please!

Counter idea: there should exist a zone in the game where rules don’t apply for chat. You can say whatever you want to others in the zone with no repercussions. Don’t like it, don’t go to the zone. Like a verbal version of the purge.

Or alternatively, a sub page of this forum that is similarly lawless.

(Obviously won’t happen, I know.)

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Originally Posted by kaynide

Counter idea: there should exist a zone in the game where rules don’t apply for chat. You can say whatever you want to others in the zone with no repercussions. Don’t like it, don’t go to the zone. Like a verbal version of the purge.

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You and I both know that people will still go there just so they can get offended.

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Originally Posted by MaxCarnage

You and I both know that people will still go there just so they can get offended.

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That thread about what makes you cringe is the living proof this statement. All it took was one guy talking about women and what they wear and he was sent to the internet's shadow realm:

Twitter.

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Originally Posted by kaynide

Counter idea: there should exist a zone in the game where rules don’t apply for chat. You can say whatever you want to others in the zone with no repercussions. Don’t like it, don’t go to the zone. Like a verbal version of the purge.

Or alternatively, a sub page of this forum that is similarly lawless.

(Obviously won’t happen, I know.)

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Counter counter idea: A zone with absolutely no ability to chat. No say, tell, shout, yell, emote, etc. Don't like it, don't go.

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Originally Posted by MaxCarnage

You and I both know that people will still go there just so they can get offended.

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Hey, I don’t kink shame.

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Originally Posted by Poporito_Popoto

Counter counter idea: A zone with absolutely no ability to chat. No say, tell, shout, yell, emote, etc. Don't like it, don't go.

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Lol

I'm in firm agreement. It'd be entirely optional and presumably opt in so the players who wanted to be social could join and the ones who do not...could simply choose not to partake.

FFXIV often feels very quiet in a way that other MMO's do not. A global chat channel would do wonders for fostering a genuine community feel, I think!

Not to sound mean, but if that is what you crave maybe that other game really is for you. Cheers.

Yeah...given how absolutely unappealing this sounds, and the fact that on JP servers people don't have conversations in shout, yell, or even say chats, this won't happen. And I'm glad. As others have said, just make a linkshell for this. You can even advertise in the fellowship finder or community finder.

People need to learn and understand MMO is about human interaction. Yes, current NN is somehow like Global chat system, but it is mainly for sprout, and limited to certain amount of people. I can understand why some people disagree, but if you do not want to jump into global chat channel, then dont enter it. A lot of people do not join NN cuz so many stupid thing happen in NN. LS is entirely useless now, not everyone want to talk on LS. Have a channel for people who really want to talk is a nice way to let community and player to interact more

Too many people already misuse Novice Network as a global chat.
Having an actual one would be the worst addition I could ever imagine.

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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Yo truuuuuuuuuuuuue

I would love a global/trade chat. Game is dull and boring enough as it is.

The current state of shout in Ul Dah on Balmung and the Novice Networks pretty much anywhere is good enough reason for me to never want a global chat.
We don't need another channel for a fringe group of loud friends to try and police the community into their ideologies as if they own the place and bulk report anyone who doesn't meet their social standards.

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Originally Posted by zabu

People need to learn and understand MMO is about human interaction.

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No. No, they aren't. MMOs include human interaction, but it is not what they are about.

Only if its optional to turn on and off, last time I was in an open chat there was heated arguments about whether Elvis Presley was a pedo and Political debates (I guess) with both sides tossing racial profanities and other derogatory terms at each other, oh and pineapple on pizza everyone's favorite topic (can also be found in NN once in awhile).

No thank you. Shout chat in the current spam zone is quite enough. And something we can escape if we choose to.

imagine limso land constantly in your chat box lmaoo

I will also have to vote, no thank you to this. and is that isnt strong enough, then simply HELL NO.

there is zero need for a global chat channel.

No. Simply, no. A major reason I left other MMOs was the presence of global chat channels becoming festering styes of filth and hate. The lack of such in XIV is one of the major reasons I appreciate the game. The last thing this game needs is a venue where people feel enabled to spew horrible things at each other.

Things like this make me glad I'm on a JP server.

i mean... maybe the NN would be used more like intended if they would add a global chat (one that is open for everybody), i wouldnt mind it can be hempful and so.etimes entertaining. people whon dont want ti read the bad stuff can just deactivate it

Ah Yes.The good old Thunderfury Blessed Blade of The Windseeker.

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Originally Posted by Skiros

One of the beauties of MMORPGs is going online and watching drama unfold over all kinds of stuff. In just a few hours in Lost Ark's zone chat, I witnessed people debating economics, vaccines, China, censorship, capitalism and getting real mad and tilted at each other. There just isn't the same vigor in FF14. You can feel the energy pumping in the zone chat as people pour their soul into crafting witty insults and arguments over something that literally doesn't matter. I wish it happened more on FF14 because that energy is definitely there. I see it every day on the forums and subreddits! We can harness that power and create meaningful, player-driven content if we just made a global chat system for people to display their sincerely held unpopular opinions about all kinds of things!

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The closest we have is novice network.

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Originally Posted by SenorPatty

I see this whenever I play SWTOR annually for 2-3 months. Day after day after day of all this non-stop.

You don't want this in FF14.

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I miss the imp fleet chat from like 7 years ago. PoT5 was great. I really do miss those days.

The last time I logged into SWTOR, like 2 or 3 years ago, a bit after everything got merged, I got made fun of for my name immediately. It was straight up hostile, just in general really. Like, there is a difference between actual hostility and just people having fun. Honestly though, I think I have kind of grown out of it. I don't really trash talk in any game anymore, and I get kind of annoyed when I see it too.