Add a Global Chat

[Invictus]

I wish there was a way to talk in global to help with recruitment. Maybe its because I am in a RP server? either way, I play odd hours cause of my job, and i rarely run into anyone not busy building

[Emmabee]

Me too. I miss the chit chat a lot. It was like talk radio to me as a solo player.

[JerBeware]

I could see maybe a 'zone' chat? Or is that what you mean by global?

Currently, it can be a pain. The chat window doesn't always scroll, doesn't always stay active, and it is currently easy to miss if someone in your area said something (especially if you have your head down and are crafting).

[Wegadin]

Originally posted by Invictus:

I wish there was a way to talk in global to help with recruitment. Maybe its because I am in a RP server? either way, I play odd hours cause of my job, and i rarely run into anyone not busy building

Agreed. For a "Social MMO," it doesn't give us enough tools to be social. :D

[GuNNuP]

I use discord as world chat.

[Maht]

Nah, global chat in MMOs is a truly awful thing.

[Jabodl]

PLZ NO!!!

Global chat takes up game resources that are needed for anything else!

Plus global chat is normally chat about everything but the game and gets toxic quick.

[SeemzLegit]

Originally posted by Maht:

Nah, global chat in MMOs is a truly awful thing.

Depends on the MMO. Lord of the rings online has a really nice community in global chat. The people I have met so far in Pax is really nice. Have you even ever played an MMO before? This your first?

[del-kaaedilis]

I agree. It is an MMO, of course it needs a world chat for recruiting and stuff. Switching between Game and Discord to get in contact is useless.

[AbientAle]

I am on the fence... on one hand I can see the benefits and social boons, on the other.... BARRENS CHAT, and Black Desert chat was just.... beyond tripe. So... we would need option to mute it at least I think. Lotta bullies/sociopaths THRIVE on the attention from global chats, etc.

[Dreaming Prince]

its not because RP server its cos its a half arsed EA game that was pushed out way too early. dont even have the most basic functions youd expect in a mmo

[Maria]

I kind of have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I kind of like the solitude in a way, makes me feel like I'm actually alone in the forest.

On the other hand I miss the off topic spam on games like Black Desert. Mostly it was fun as it was not really moderated. So long as it was not something racist or whatever could write anything, as long as there was not a GM around.

Problem is for me is if they introduce a global chat, I'm guessing since even certain words like Wench are censored. They may get too strict and start banning for bad language.

I could just imagine some griefer kids trying bait someone they killed while mining, in global chat into saying something offensive after calling her a useless noob for example. Then they send screenshots in a report and player gets either muted or banned. Happens in many PVP games especially. Like in MO2 you can get chatbanned for calling out PVP location of someone who killed you to warn others. Because it upsets lazy campers who just sit all day in their fave spot.

If they introduce global chat, I hope they add separate tabs for Trade and Recruitment. Because if I'm using global chat and see trade or recruitment messages getting spammed, I just mute them.