Global Chat

[Rentahamster]

Here's the thing that I don't like about the typical implementation of global chat channels...

People never use the channels for what they're intended for.

People looking to trade or sell or buy something will typically just use whatever is the most active channel and spam it to get it in front of the most eyeballs.

I addressed this problem in my outline for what I would think would be a good implementation of a server-wide shout channel.

Additional Chat Log Improvements:

Add the functions /l1, /l2, /l3, /l4 etc so that we can change linkshells without having to access the menu.

Add more tabs for each window.

Add more categories for chat text color. Specifically, the ability to alter only the chat log text about "parry", "evade", and "block", so that it is easier to use reactionary skills like Phalanx, Fracture, Haymaker, and Jarring Strike.

Add 4 new global shout categories that broadcast to the entire server rather than just the immediate area. Each one would be for each of the different languages (Japanese, English, German, French) (/jp, /en, /gr, /fr)

Add 1 global shout category just for party finding. Limit each player to one shout per 20 minutes to prevent spamming.

Add 1 global shout category just for buying/selling. Limit each player to one shout per 20 minutes to prevent spamming.

If we had more tabs, we could also set a tab to be specifically one channel in order to cut unnecessary spam in your own "general" chat tab.

[Reliquia]

Additional Chat Log Improvements:

Add the functions /l1, /l2, /l3, /l4 etc so that we can change linkshells without having to access the menu.

Add more tabs for each window.

Add more categories for chat text color. Specifically, the ability to alter only the chat log text about "parry", "evade", and "block", so that it is easier to use reactionary skills like Phalanx, Fracture, Haymaker, and Jarring Strike.

Add 4 new global shout categories that broadcast to the entire server rather than just the immediate area. Each one would be for each of the different languages (Japanese, English, German, French) (/jp, /en, /gr, /fr)

Add 1 global shout category just for party finding. Limit each player to one shout per 20 minutes to prevent spamming.

Add 1 global shout category just for buying/selling. Limit each player to one shout per 20 minutes to prevent spamming.

Font colors and /ls1, 2, 3 and so forth is fine. But I think that too many chat tabs basically works like a forum with too many sub-forums. Basically some sections end up not being used and become obsolete and most of the community in-game will most of the time be in the main city. In a forum it is fine since the communication isn't as momentary as in-game. But overall I say simplicity rather than quantity.

[Fieros]

most of the community in-game will most of the time be in the main city.

This is a huge problem in itself. Players should be out in the world adventuring, unless you are suggesting most of the players are crafting most of the time.

But overall I say simplicity rather than quantity.

Agreed.

[Reliquia]

This is a huge problem in itself. Players should be out in the world adventuring, unless you are suggesting most of the players are crafting most of the time.


Agreed.

That depends, most content is out there. But there are many conveniences about hanging out in the main citiese's, I spent a lot of time in Jeuno in FFXI and most of it wasn't necessarily bad. Checking and studying AH or MW in this case, questing, crafting, just hanging out while waiting for something to happen (ls events or parties). It serves the purpose of a middle point. While you do these things maybe you are keeping an eye out for a pt being formed. If you also join a PT it's the easiest place to gather together before venturing out into a camp.

Then again I think FFXI did a great thing by creating the dynamis city raids, because that way there was a large amount of players visiting all the original nations and hanging out there before the start of the event. Which would create a crowd, and sometimes the newbies would pass by and crash into a wall shocked at the awesome high lvl gear and such. Good times.

[Rentahamster]

Font colors and /ls1, 2, 3 and so forth is fine. But I think that too many chat tabs basically works like a forum with too many sub-forums.

The UI is customizable. Everything is optional. If you don't want them, don't activate the extra chat tabs, just like you can do now.

[Reliquia]

The UI is customizable. Everything is optional. If you don't want them, don't activate the extra chat tabs, just like you can do now.

In that case I don't see a problem with it, as long as you can turn off the global chat so your chat scroll doesn't flood over when you are busy doing for example linkshell events and end-game content in the future.

[Rentahamster]

In that case I don't see a problem with it, as long as you can turn off the global chat so your chat scroll doesn't flood over when you are busy doing for example linkshell events and end-game content in the future.

Do you still have your chat log setting set to default?

This is how mine is set up:

First window is "general" and is on the bottom. It shows everything except battle content that is not related to me.
Second chat tab on the first window is "battle". It shows everything that is battle related and hides the rest.

Second window is "linkshell" and is placed above the first window. It only shows LS chat.
Second chat tab on the second window is "party" and only shows say, shout, tell, and party chat.

[Reliquia]

Do you still have your chat log setting set to default?

This is how mine is set up:

First window is "general" and is on the bottom. It shows everything except battle content that is not related to me.
Second chat tab on the first window is "battle". It shows everything that is battle related and hides the rest.

Second window is "linkshell" and is placed above the first window. It only shows LS chat.
Second chat tab on the second window is "party" and only shows say, shout, tell, and party chat.

I have one window for battle content and the other window is for social chat (say, shout, pt, linkshells). I can't remember if I have any tabs, I haven't looked much into the customization tbh. But I should probably have tabs for Shout & say, one for pt and one for ls in addition to the universal tab with all.