The New Chat Restriction in The Feast

[Rhinos]

By Thal's balls, if I hear "Nice Job!" one more time I might snap. I'll have to restrain my hand from slapping the next irl person that says it.

Seriously though, if the chat restriction was intended to curb toxicity, it has failed spectacularly.

[Theodric]

By Thal's balls, if I hear "Nice Job!" one more time I might snap. I'll have to restrain my hand from slapping the next irl person that says it.

Seriously though, if the chat restriction was intended to curb toxicity, it has failed spectacularly.

I guess you could say...

Nice Job!

On a more serious note, though, I'm in full agreement. It's a clunky attempt at a 'fix' that is needlessly punishing to players who are not toxic. It doesn't account for nuances or quick thinking either. When people step up and give out clear instructions in Frontlines it drastically increases the chance of their team winning. The same cannot be said of Feast given the very strict limitations in place. A lot of changes to the game were made for 2.0 as a result of 1.0 falling flat. I really, really hope that the development team are still humble enough to admit to mistakes and reverse this restriction instead of stubbornly embracing it.

[Kaalia_Stormborn]

Seriously though, if the chat restriction was intended to curb toxicity, it has failed spectacularly.

Dude, I couldn't agree with you more. By the time I'm out of a bleeping match which has annoyed me from one of Saturn's moons and back, I'm either going off in Discord to my FC or going off in FC chat after the match, wallowing in complete and utter disgust at the epic blundering of a match I was in. I don't even understand why we can't FC chat during this?! In the infinitesimally microscopic chance that we get grouped in a match with an FC mate who happens to queue at the same time? Stop failing in PVP at every bleeping turn SE!

[Titor]

Bring back feast chat please. I'm tired of having to communicate with pokemon noises.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

The noises are the worst. More of a distraction and annoyance than helpful. I have working eyes. I can see when things are said in the chat window - that is, when things were actually said, and it wasn't just limited, situational macros to be spammed sarcastically at the team.

92 Pages on this, SE. Seriously, what's up? How long will you ignore us? Luxpheras? Sicycre? You there?

[Elfidan]

It is unfortunate that they made it so difficult to make strategy because people being toxic couldn't be punished appropriately. Even so 97% of feast chat was a hot garbage train wreck of hate and despair. That isn't exactly conducive to building a game mode into a success.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

I want to point out that IT'S NEARLY BEEN A YEAR OF ALMOST-ENTIRELY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IN THIS TOPIC.

Yoshi P himself said he would address it and still hasn't.

If no one's within SE is going to listen, who will? Cause I'm about ready to go pay them instead.

[Arthur_Gwen]

I want to point out that IT'S NEARLY BEEN A YEAR OF ALMOST-ENTIRELY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IN THIS TOPIC.

Yoshi P himself said he would address it and still hasn't.

If no one's within SE is going to listen, who will? Cause I'm about ready to go pay them instead.

They addded new quick chat options lol

"Nice Job!"

[KfLeX]

At least add a quick chat saying...you are running to the wrong base! lol

[Theodric]

We're unlikely to get a response, I fear. Which only serves to make the situation even more frustrating. I can't express enough just how irritating it is to lose a match due to being thrown into a group with players who have absolutely no clue what they are even doing and have no desire to do any research for themselves. It's even worse when someone ends up with ten stacks and causes a loss only to then show up in the next match as well. I've kept track of problematic players due to having a pretty good memory, so I recognise names. Weeks have passed and the same individuals show up making the same mistakes - because nobody can tell them not to play a certain way.

There's absolutely no reason not to allow players to communicate in an efficient manner in a PvP environment. Pretending as if toxic players are only a problem in PvP is dishonest, too - because I think most of the trash talking I've encountered in this game has been in a PvE environment. I'm really, really hoping that 4.1 is going to be amazing for PvP and make some major changes that will help keep PvP fans happy and content; including the removal of the awful chat restriction. I also wish the development team would just be honest and state outright whether or not they actually intend to keep it in place for the future. The lack of clear communication doesn't help in the slightest...and PvP is already given very little focus when there's Q&A sessions or Live Letters.