Pause and Think before Shouting

[GinTama]

i agree most of what op said, just the shout channel is not just for party shouts, so ppl can use it for what ever they want.
actually it can be used to chat over a large distance and with many ppl at once s stop keeping it as a party forming tool, we have search for that, learn to use it.

[Stanislaw]

For the record, as many people have missed my main point and instead pounced on my 'aside' comment, when I mean people should stop using shouts as chat channels what I mean is stop using shouts as regular means of communication as if you were talking in an LS. If you want to shout for the sake of party recruitment, then by all means, go ahead, as I believe that should be the shout's main purpose.

And if people are worried about if towns are like ghosts towns, there always is say, you know. I have no qualms of people using that as a chat channel. I just think that shouts should be reserved for party recruitment, 'tis all.

If you don't like it, then don't look! is not a valid excuse as I can't filter off shouts because I want to see recruitment. There is blacklist, but again, I won't because of reasons stated earlier.

Edited to reflect OP.

The entire point of the OP is stupid, selfish and arrogant as other forum users have eloquently stated already. Just let it fade away to the bowels of page 2 or something please.

And the people who use the shout as their personal LS chat channel is not? This argument can go both ways. But brushing that aside, way to generalize and make personal attacks over something you don't agree with.

Oh, and while we're at it, how about we discuss the validity of pausing and thinking before posting on the official forums too, hmm?

Sarcastic comments aside, I agree, let's let this thread die. I think it's already served its purpose.

[Dragon]

As an LS leader they'd be out of my shell. lol

Use it or lose it.

Same here. I can't tolerate in any game where people think that chatting in a linkshell/legion/guild/whatever is rude.

[TheVedis]

As an LS leader they'd be out of my shell. lol

Use it or lose it.

i always liked that way of looking at it

[Reinheart]

One thing I don't get... why NA players put @1/8 ?? If they trying to copy the JP players using @ that @ means.

@ = Ato = Remaining like 2 more spots open @2

And I agree with Stanislaw those shouts is annoying lol, fun to read some of them...
Oh and also... for love of subligar god.. don't use google translate to post JP version of the shout... it turns out horrible, makes no sense at all lol (fun to read also....lol) - use this as reference but make sure to say you don't understand Japanese later so you don't end up in language barrier hell while partying - http://goo.gl/YE9Vx

Kind of off topic... but when I shout and say please join from party search... it means exactly that... doesn't mean send me a tell and ask me what jobs/class you need... it's all in the PT search comment >< hate explaining the whole stuff every time... orz. But then again when I talked about this with my linkshell guys they said they didn't understand what Party Search was... wish there was better way to explain this one... I really like the feature now after using for 2-3 weeks now.

[Reinheart]

2. That JP's seam to ignore the auto trans function, I find it odd the English speaking people use it more
when I'm in Uldah I always watch the 'sh's to see if something pops up that interests me

It's their way of JP ONLY without actually saying JP ONLY.

[Istaro]

I think that once they implement a visible party flag and tweak the search feature, the shouts may diminish.

even if they "fix" the LFP and make the game more like XI, which I still don't understand WHY people want this game to lose it's uniqueness and be JUST like its lower grade counterpart, I myself will still use /sh to strum up convorsation, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Heck even on XI I would shout random things in Jeuno and Aht Urgahn just to get a laugh out. Like: /propose "Who pwns this server?" "Chuck Norris" "Sadow Lord" "OCTAGON" hahahaha...good times good times

[Zelkelion]

Oh and also... for love of subligar god.. don't use google translate to post JP version of the shout... it turns out horrible, makes no sense at all lol (fun to read also....lol).

I bet that's really hilarious! Google translate only ever gives a sort of idea of what it means, but it's never something you could ACTUALLY say...

[Krausus]

I actually enjoy when people use /sh for socialization there is a party/search system in place for forming parties and people using /sh for socialization makes the community feel more alive more power to them IMO.

edit: unless they are standing next to each other or are in the same shell

[Zelkelion]

I actually enjoy when people use /sh for socialization there is a party/search system in place for forming parties and people using /sh for socialization makes the community feel more alive more power to them IMO.

That would work much better if /say covered a large area, and /sh was the entire zone. Or, perhaps, if a zone is huge it could cover your sub-zone (ex: Black brush area, but not so far as Horizon).