Any reason why we can't talk to our FC in Frontlines?

[SarcasmMisser]

I don't see the reduction in quality of life being at all justified by the slim chance of being in the same frontlines game, and the even smaller chance that they will collaborate rather than compete against each other. They could just allow FCs to queue together if they are worried about collaboration.

[Jeykama]

Don't see why not. Cheaters gonna cheat.

All something like this really does is make the activity less enjoyable for people that aren't even "collaborating" in the first place.

They haven't let you chat in PvP since day#1, for the same reasons. Enjoyment has nothing to do with it (plus, you should be focusing on the opponents, not chatting)

At any rate, SE can't stop people from willfully cheating and win-trading, but they don't have to enable and sanction the behavior.

[Fynlar]

They haven't let you chat in PvP since day#1, for the same reasons.

And it hasn't been a good idea since day #1, for the same reasons.

(plus, you should be focusing on the opponents, not chatting)

With that logic, chatting shouldn't be allowed anywhere in the game. You should be focused on actually playing instead of typing.

[Jeykama]

With that logic, chatting shouldn't be allowed anywhere in the game. You should be focused on actually playing instead of typing.

If I had a dollar every time a dps stood in aoe or healer let someone die because "oops, talking in FC"...

Of course, we should never talk in the game. There's totally not up to 23 other people on your team worth talking to about the fight at hand.
You want to talk to someone in FC while in Frontlines, use Teamspeak. At least that leaves your hands free to dodge and attack.

[Felis]

It's against the freedom of speech and very annoying.

I'ts not against freedom of speech, it's against espionage

[Seoulstar]

Because your fc mate might be in failstorm and you in imortal lames and start passing info about what you or his team is doing. You may think its minor but it only takes 1 say to say that mu group is going is heading to markets and our outpost is unguarded so you and your team can just skip markets and take their Outpost.

Like the other person said..that can be done by so many things. So that's a poor excuse..as for the failstorm part..I find that interesting since 90% of the fights in frontlines it results with adders and flames joining forces and attacking the "failstorm".

[LadyVal]

One way I've found around this, to be able to chat in an LS while inside frontlines, is that if you make a custom chat channel and use that chat channel instead of "General" in frontlines, you'll be able to see the chats you choose. Also, if you enter frontlines with your default chat method set to something (FC in this instance) and keep it the default, you can chat normally. Granted you'll have to type /p or /a to chat inside frontlines to your party or alliance, but so far it works for me when my friends and I queue together and want to chat in our LS while we play.

[Eidolon]

Wouldn't the real way to prevent 'unfair collaboration' be to just not have this faction-specific PVP? We should've been allowed to que with our friends in the first place. :P

[Rhysati]

It's against the freedom of speech and very annoying.

It's against the amendment that says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.'

Huh....didn't realize that.

[Akira_Tenshi]

I understand why the restriction is in place but it is incredibly annoying. Remember this is not the only place chat is restricted you cant even send tells in dungeons for no reason what so ever. So there are now plenty of times when you can not communicate with people efficiently and this is supposed to be an MMO, a social game.

Someone speaks to you while you are in Frontlines and you look like a total ass for having no way to respond.