Global Chat

[Carmillia]

This:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-fJCr2ZGdw

[normalforce]

Just a clarification, when you hear global chat, do you think one channel that everyone on the server can use, or do you think multiple channels split apart by interest (general, selling, buying, crafting, gathering, lfp, etc.)? Or something else altogether?

[zoekwon]

i want global chat! yes! how about giving us option to vote ban chat. if RTM are shouting for sale. click on character name and vote ban chat . like 50 vote would ban chat him.

[PikachuLink]

this game needs chat channels it needs everything they should honestly start copy and pasting from rift lol no lie and put a FF twist on it but the thing is Square enix hasnt made a good game since the ps1....soooooo heres to failure *cheers*

[Nipa]

Also it would be really nice if there was an option such that using a channel once set it as your /cm. And I mean "nice" as in "every other game allows this".

/join general-en
"You joined general-en as /3"
/join trade-fr
"You joined trade-fr as /4"
/4 WTS Omelette du fromage!
/ls3 I fail at selling my things guys.
/join lfg-jp
"You joined lfg-jp as /5"

It's is not that hard to have a real chat system, right?

But again, it's not hard to have a "/ls-kick 3 Random Guy"...

[Bayohne]

Spoke with Yoshida regarding the discussion taking place here. While the chat system is one of the many core edits planned along with other systems, due to the fact that server fixes are higher in priority, we are not able to delve into the specific content right now.

With this said, please continue to give us feedback on this topic and we will make sure to keep it in mind for our future discussions. I know there are a lot of "this way works/this doesn't/don't do this/make sure you don't do this!!1!" so let us know your thoughts.

[indira]

do you really want to see this all the time?


Global chat :> 100000000gil $20 .com
noobs whhaaa!!! i hate this game.
WTB god like armor 20000000000000gil
DD do you need it
heals can i have it 4/8
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
noob noob noob
your mom
im getting a GM that was my random pop mob
get a life.

for every second your logged in. chat should be local.

[normalforce]

do you really want to see this all the time?


Global chat :> 100000000gil $20 .com
noobs whhaaa!!! i hate this game.
WTB god like armor 20000000000000gil
DD do you need it
heals can i have it 4/8
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
noob noob noob
your mom
im getting a GM that was my random pop mob
get a life.

for every second your logged in. chat should be local.

You're assuming that there would be only one channel for everyone and that they'd be signed up to it by default.

[Tibian]

do you really want to see this all the time?


Global chat :> 100000000gil $20 .com
noobs whhaaa!!! i hate this game.
WTB god like armor 20000000000000gil
DD do you need it
heals can i have it 4/8
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
noob noob noob
your mom
im getting a GM that was my random pop mob
get a life.

for every second your logged in. chat should be local.

Again. You don't have to join the channel if you don't want to. It will not affect you with a toggle option. Furthermore, RMT exists in every MMO. Not having global chat does not prevent RMT! It does however affect the community aspect, which is currently lacking.

Yes it is true that global chat often times becomes a cesspool of junk. I won't deny that. However, global chats are often the most helpful when it comes to new players asking for help. It becomes a recruitment tool for linkshells. It becomes a searching for party members tool. It does a lot of things all because you can communicate with other people who won't necessarily be in twenty steps of you. The current tools are not effective for assembling groups nor meeting new people.

If you insist on playing in the dark with only talking to a limited number of people. That's perfectly fine and I won't try and stop you or sway your opinion. You can just toggle the chats off and it will go back to what it is now: complete silence.

Furthermore, the more successful features this game accumulates the better off it is at surviving and becoming a worthwhile game. XIV doesn't have to copy any MMO, but communication is a vital component of MMO games. XIV has very little.

[Rowyne]

Again. You don't have to join the channel if you don't want to. It will not affect you with a toggle option. Furthermore, RMT exists in every MMO. Not having global chat does not prevent RMT! It does however affect the community aspect, which is currently lacking.

Yes it is true that global chat often times becomes a cesspool of junk. I won't deny that. However, global chats are often the most helpful when it comes to new players asking for help. It becomes a recruitment tool for linkshells. It becomes a searching for party members tool. It does a lot of things all because you can communicate with other people who won't necessarily be in twenty steps of you. The current tools are not effective for assembling groups nor meeting new people.

If you insist on playing in the dark with only talking to a limited number of people. That's perfectly fine and I won't try and stop you or sway your opinion. You can just toggle the chats off and it will go back to what it is now: complete silence.

Furthermore, the more successful features this game accumulates the better off it is at surviving and becoming a worthwhile game. XIV doesn't have to copy any MMO, but communication is a vital component of MMO games. XIV has very little.

I couldn't agree more. Chat channels aren't just for general chat, they can server a variety of purposes.

This game has a bit of a learning curve, and having chat channels is a great way for new people to ask for help. Expecting them to just join a LS to get that help is a bit unrealistic, since some people want to test the waters first.

Other various uses have been detailed throughout this thread.

It would definitely need to have the option to turn it off.

Plus, I'd like to see them split into categories, such as general, trade, looking for party. And make each a toggle, so you could, for example, turn off general chat, but see trade or looking for party.