Add a global chat to the game

[Renalt]

Huh, that's weird. I had another part in that last post but it disappeared for some reason.

If they implement global chat, you can bet your ass I'll turn that shit off right away. Look at how shout chat is during hunts. Now imagine that all the time.

I say the option is nice but have it on a separate tab that way it won't interfere with tells/say/shout/FC/etc...

Only seen when you WANT to see it. Also it either needs modereration for the chat for each server or at the least some report function made specifically for it.

[Avatre]

I say the option is nice but have it on a separate tab that way it won't interfere with tells/say/shout/FC/etc...

Only seen when you WANT to see it. Also it either needs modereration for the chat for each server or at the least some report function made specifically for it.

It would need 24/7 GM moderation. Player reports...well, we've seen how that goes for everything in game, and on the forums. Without people being paid to monitor it exclusively it will devolve into a cesspool of trash talk and harassment, just like global chat does in almost all other games.

[vetch]

I'd love a global chat option.

Might as well just call it the venue advertisement channel.

This would be fine too. Get that shit out of shout chat so I can leave it turned on for hunt trains & Eureka.

[Boblawblah]

[MsMisato]

lot of people in Omega's NN been talking about this idea with me and we wanna see it implimented. we feel like NN is currently being used everywhere as a global chat and that its not fulfilling its purpose because of this, so we wanna see a global/universal/server chat added to the game for EACh server so that players can connect anytime, anywhere regardless of fcs or instances.

to protect the chat from RMT, accoutns would need to meet certian criteria but ideally free trails could use this place too (since the game is so big on ft now, its not much fair to exclude them from it)
to protect the chat from things getting out of line, moderators would be appointed. those can be players, mentors or GMS. thats not for me to decide just to suggest.

lastly, during downtime, drought time, or just for help making friends, the global chat would be a good way to keep the games community connected together. alsmost every other game has one and it sucks 14 doesnt

noits bad enough people use /yell for pee chat or .sh for advertising their brothel do not need see that stuff world wide. just make a linkshell.

[NekoMataMata]

I'm all for more social features, but the amount of advertisement spam in the global chat would be insane. It'd be mostly venue spam, and otherwise dead, assuming they don't allow free trials to use it(because if they do it'll be RMT spam all the time). I don't think there's any criteria you could make that RMT bots couldn't handle.

I'm all for more communication channels, but this seems poorly thought-out, with the OP coming up with vague ideas of how to prevent abuse that have no depth.

[Fyrebrand]

Global Chat could be worth trying out. Worst case scenario, people can just hide it. Maybe put some restrictions on it so new characters can't use it right away, maybe you have to be at least level 20 or something. Make a new rule in the TOS that Global Chat is for discussion only, no ads for venues or events.

One concern I'd have is that it would be way too busy. It'd be like reading a popular streamer's Twitch chat or something, stuff just flies by at the speed of light, it's impossible to read anything. If that ended up being the case, I think it would not really have any value.

I think somebody also mentioned the chat bubbles idea in here too, that would be fun for those who want it. Again, if you don't like it don't use it. It would probably be an opt-in feature anyway.

[Theodric]

I've never really had a problem with the equivalent of global chat channels in other MMO's - namely WoW, Lost Ark and ESO. If it's optional, only the people interested in using it would be using anyway. Though I do agree that the game is in dire need of more social features for those of us who aren't interested in raiding or venues. Exploratory content fulfilled that niche for a while as did Ishgard's reconstruction.

[TheGrimace]

I like the idea of Global Chat. I don't like the idea of it being immediately overtaken by venue shouts, which is inevitable, so I guess ultimately I would turn it off because I can only blacklist so many of these people.

I really don't care that DJ Quadongle is mixing for you tonight guys, I never will. There is literally nothing you can say to make me interested in attending your event. I really want to be able to just automatically filter out this junk.

[Batbrat]

Can I get a buddy list chat. That used to be a very normal thing in MMOs, idk why it stopped. There's probably a very good logical technical reason, but that has nothing to do with me actually as I never come here to think-give me a buddy list chat, please and thank you.