Global Chat

[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.

[Neptune]

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.

Your opinions should be local to your head only. There should be an option to leave global chat if you want, leaving you with shout only.

[Miliant]

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.

Ever heard of chat channels you can join or leave as you please? It's a nice feature most mmo's have since 2006 that makes your argument against global chat pretty much pointless.