Global Chat

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Reading from the dev post and a little onward.

What I'm reading that I can agree with:
Receive a regional linkpearl that reflects only the current region (cannot participate if you are not in the region) (each camp, dungeon, and city could be considered a region)

Receive a new player linkpearl after completing initial mission.

Tools to quickly blacklist players and report for spam.

Tools to manage linkshells remotely.

Ability to quickly communicate between linkshells such as /L1 responding to linkshell 1, /L2 responding to linkshell 2, and so forth.

If companies take the place of linkshells, then linkshells would become player moderated chat channels of sorts. An invite only basis of

Not a fan of global chat. In my opinion, a global chat should only be used to desperately coordinate a trade, party formation, advertise a flavor of linkshell, or advertise a company.
/halfseriousmode on
Global chat costs 10,000+ gil per post.
That tiny lol message was better off sent in a /tell.
/halfserious mode off

The disadvantage of having regional chat and the like turned off is comparable to not joining a linkshell. You may miss things that could benefit you, and there are things that will not apply to you.

[Nikita]

I thought I heard something about them making an aetheryte chat channel or something a LONG time ago. Though I have to say, constantly seeing trade chat from WoW would get quite annoying after a while. xD

[Resheph]

Maybe the size of the local chat and shout should just be expanded so that when you are in any given city, you can basically hear all the chat that's going on, since right now it seems like the distance on say and shout are pretty short.

A global chat channel might be nice, though for me it'd have to be something that you can choose to turn on/off for reasons like the example that indira has posted above. In some cases a global chat can just be way too spammy.

[Raagnar]

It doesn't matter to me if there is global because i would just block it until i had a use for it, then block it again when i was done. I do agree with switching LS chat easier though.. i don't like changing them every time.

[Anty]

the only global chat i can think of that doesnt get abused and IF people get banned faster then they can think was EVE,
every other mmo ive seen, global chat was meeting of the primitive trolls usually, and it didnt add anything to the game, people usually didnt help, they rather laughed at other people...

The problem is... most people just disable it and the new players and assholes stay in it to "express themselves". - there might be exceptions ofc -

There can be so many ways finding a linkshell or other people.

- proper party system
- linkshell recruiting menu - NOT simple a channel - something where linkshell leaders post their website, their goals, if they are casual, hardcore whatever... endgame focused etc. etc. and you can apply . i like that idea more then a stupid global chat that has no real purpose.

the worst global chat i can think of was aion....

[Rowyne]

the worst global chat i can think of was aion....

I'll agree with that. Aion's was terrible. You literally could not ask a question on Marchutan server without getting trolled.

However, I think it largely has to do with the community and game management. Aion had no live GMs and the game largely catered to the PvP crowd. Trolling, immaturity and disrespect toward women was rampant. It was the worst community I'd ever experienced.

WoW actually isn't bad. But I play on a RP server (Scarlet Crusade), which tends to have more mature communities. Honestly, the community on my server is about on par with the forum community here.

And I can't speak for other FFXIV servers, but Besaid has an awesome community.

I am in favor of global chat. If you think it will be nothing but trolling and spam, blame the community, not the tool. But I honestly think the Final Fantasy community is better than most.

[Spellbinder]

I am in favor of global chat. If you think it will be nothing but trolling and spam, blame the community, not the tool. But I honestly think the Final Fantasy community is better than most.

Looking at the forum, I wouldn't be so sure...

[Radaghast]

Global chat channels are great for auction bids and advertising stuff for sale.

[Draven]

If this Official forum was anything near civil and mature, I might have been in favor of a GC. However the overall gaming community continues to become more and more obnoxious.

Nothing good will ultimately become of the GC. It may start early on as...

"Can someone tell me where the Adventurers Guild is?" - Helpee

"In the center." - Helper
"Check you're map! " - Helper
"If you check you're map, you'll see a little icon and it says Adventurers Guild" - Helper


Then devolve to...


"Can someone tell me where the Adventurers Guild is?" - Helpee

"lol, again?" - - Nonhelper
"Chek ur map! Gawd. lrn2ply noob!" - Nonhelper
"lol noob" - Nonhelper

And then...


"Anyone know where I can find the Adventurers Guild?" - Helpee

"oh boi..." - Nonhelper
"If it was up your *** you'd know! lol" - Nonhelper
"Anal [Tender Touch] lol" - Nonhelper

[mmk]

i dont see why they dont add custom chat channels...

let everyone make their own chat channels from a list of different ones so you can have global, just a few, or one person chat channels
it wouldnt take much development time, everything is already implemented in the game, would just need to consolidate and do a few quick tests