Quote Originally Posted by Niwashi View Post
It wasn't a comment about not knowing what it means, just surprise that you found such a reaction. It's pretty uncommon. It is true that global chat channels like /shout are frequently silent (as the majority of chat actually takes place within Free Companies ("guilds" by several other MMOs' terminology) or Linkshells (private chat channels). But asking a question will usually bring several people in to answer. Most players like feeling they can be helpful to someone, especially to new players. Oh, and the game will get significantly more social after level 15, when you get to group dungeons. At that point, you start needing to play in groups for certain portions of the content. Before then, grouping is just for those who choose to group up for social reasons.
on the other game i played, the chats were very socially active. especially on the rp servers, starting areas, main cities, and fleet space stations.