Chat Bubbles (nerd-rage...ENGAGED!)

[TheUltimate3]

I really don't get why people are so adamant against the very idea of chat bubbles.

I mean, really really big stuff like open world dungeons, people are willing sacrifice their unborn children for.

A chat bubble that can be turned off? Get that mess outta here this ain't WoW!

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[Azper]

The task would be done by the UI department. I can't remember anything urgent at the moment that the UI devs have to work on, other than possibly the add-ons system that has been promised since way before launch, promised a couple patches after launch and hasn't come out since. If they're still not done working on it and isn't already on last testing phase, the question would be whether they ever actually worked on it instead. Didn't see people up in arms on that. Didn't really see people up in arms when SE worked on adding glamour bikinis when they have nothing to do with gameplay either.

Perfectly fine in that regard then. If the UI department are the people solely in charge of it and have nothing better to do, then so be it; chat bubbles for all.

[Tiraelina]

I really don't get why people are so adamant against the very idea of chat bubbles.

I mean, really really big stuff like open world dungeons, people are willing sacrifice their unborn children for.

A chat bubble that can be turned off? Get that mess outta here this ain't WoW!

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The best part is that we already have them, for NPC's.

It's also highly entertaining that anyone would be against them from an immersion perspective. I would find it more immersive to just read the chat over someones head in the world than stare at a chat box.

[saeedaisspecial]

The best part is that we already have them, for NPC's.

It's also highly entertaining that anyone would be against them from an immersion perspective. I would find it more immersive to just read the chat over someones head in the world than stare at a chat box.

They're no more or less immersive than a chat window.
You don't see chat bubbles above people's heads in real life when you speak, nor do you have a chat window to read it either.
The immersion argument is silly really.

[Tiraelina]

They're no more or less immersive than a chat window.
You don't see chat bubbles above people's heads in real life when you speak, nor do you have a chat window to read it either.
The immersion argument is silly really.

Slapping ye olde IRL argument on it doesn't make it any less immersive when no spoken dialogue is being used.

In real life you would hear someones voice from their mouth or see written text from someone mute. PC's and most NPC's in this game don't have voices. This attaches a location and body to those words.

[LTEvil]

so instead of the chatbox, a perfectly good chatbox, a perfectly good chatbox similar to ffxi.

you want chat bubbles to pop up over people's heads so you can read where the chat came from cause its that important to you. because you have to be looking at that player. because you want to be scoping out their character. because you have to know where that player is standing at that very moment, whether it be near or far.

so when you have a dozen people around you all chatting. all you see is chat bubbles?

No.

Lol, that was interesting. 10/10

[Pyreflye]

it does help with immersion

Care to elaborate on how a floating chat bubble is going to improve immersion?

[Titor]

Slapping ye olde IRL argument on it doesn't make it any less immersive when no spoken dialogue is being used.

In real life you would hear someones voice from their mouth or see written text from someone mute. PC's and most NPC's in this game don't have voices. This attaches a location and body to those words.

This just in: Immersion obsessed players demand VOIP protocol with built in voice morphers for their MMOs.

More at 11.

[Austherus]

Care to elaborate on how a floating chat bubble is going to improve immersion?

It was already stated several times on this thread.

[Darki]

Nooo lol i can see them in hunts it be the end of the world lol

You could just leave it off then.

I would love to see this feature myself. It won't happen but I think it would add a cool Final Fantasy 9 feel to the game.