Chat bubbles

[Jaquan]

All the more reason to not have chat bubbles. Take that stuff to /tell or FC/LS chat.

Why? Using /Tell is a royal pain in the rear sadly as that doesn't really open a new temporary channel and not every single conversation needs to involve entire FC or specific group. Sometimes it's just 2 or 3 or more people chilling in the FC house backyard or basement. It just simply looks nicer than plain old chat Window

[Hysorn]

They do. Chat bubbles is one of the first things I turn off in games that have them. I don't understand why people like them so much.

good for talking to a group of people, especially in crowded places + you get to look at the whole screen all the time instead of the corner + you notice immediately when someone says something as opposed to missing their msg because you got distracted by something.

[Raikai]

They do. Chat bubbles is one of the first things I turn off in games that have them. I don't understand why people like them so much.

They let me see someone speaking somethign important in the middle of a fight. Sometimes I can't take my eyes off the middle of the screen to check whatever is happening in the chatbox.

And the solution is pretty simple: make it an option, this way it will appease everyone.

[TabrisOmbrelame]

They let me see someone speaking somethign important in the middle of a fight. Sometimes I can't take my eyes off the middle of the screen to check whatever is happening in the chatbox.

And the solution is pretty simple: make it an option, this way it will appease everyone.

I agree with this.

Today, it won't be that hard to actually make chat bubble an on/off option AND allowed "per channel". For exemple, you want to allow bubble for "say" chat, but not for "Yell". Definitely doable.

[Arohk]

They do. Chat bubbles is one of the first things I turn off in games that have them. I don't understand why people like them so much.

Because you can locate the position of the player talking.

[Rongway]

Because you can locate the position of the player talking.

You can target people from their name in the chat log.

[TabrisOmbrelame]

You can target people from their name in the chat log.

Only if the target is in your field vision, which may not happen all the time, especially in over crowded place

[drtasteyummy]

They won't.
Japanese talk in whisper 99% of the time and dislike public say.
Also they don't give a fuck about anybody outside of JP.
Use chat bubble mods or die waiting.
Goodbye.

[EX0stas1s]

I agree with this.

Today, it won't be that hard to actually make chat bubble an on/off option AND allowed "per channel". For exemple, you want to allow bubble for "say" chat, but not for "Yell". Definitely doable.

Why not let the user decide which channels show a chat bubble?

Edit: Oh I think I misread your intent. We were both saying the same thing in wanting an option for "per channel" configuration.