Sorry didnt mean to sound at all negative, just thinking out loud about the design of the game, as we are all players we can only guess at the intent of Square Enix. Your opening post sounds like you wished for a way to make the chat Shout by default for everyone...even if it is just for you, any thing you say would be shouted if you didnt turn it off and that is rare for people to remember to do. Just more thinking out loud. Hope it works for you as it is.