I want to only have local chat within 50m
and mybe chat bubbles....
tribechat should used as some sort of radiofunk available allover the map.
would you agree ?
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I want to only have local chat within 50m
and mybe chat bubbles....
tribechat should used as some sort of radiofunk available allover the map.
would you agree ?
global is going away- local is the zones touching yours- and i want it to stay that way. We need a way to trade with our surrounding areas.
I agree that local chat is way too far ranged. And as to the above comment - well you would actually have to go and visit a tribe to trade with them not yell unrealistically at them from miles away.
Tribe chat can be explaned by atuning yourself to the totem and that there are "magical" powers at work in the game without making things to unrealistic.
Local chat though should be just that - local and very limited. I would also like whisper changed to a very limited range local chat like it was in Roma Victor. You would whisper to your mates when all bunched up hiding ready to attack.
I like it. Good idea.
Local chat range is much too great for my preference - chat is still fairly spammy because of this. Chat bubbles are nice but I can live without them. :)
would you agree
yes [X]
I didn't vote for the simple fact that if it were such a limited distance we would need another means to initiate trade. If such a means were implemented I'd be fine with a very limited range. Tho really, a 20+ tribes radius is like 250m so I think it should cover at least that total area.
I dont like the bubble effect but if there was text chat that is local Id like it
Maybe have;
Local: 50-100m
Zone: that whole zone
Regional: the 4 zones (how we have it now)
Also tabbed, separable, chat
and a reply function
Agree, but 250m is more like it. 50m is definitly too small..
And perhaps the ability to ignore Zone/Regional chat.Quote:
Originally Posted by darkbladed
/s "Say" for chat bubbles only visible when within 30 meters of the person
/l "Local" for short-range radio for just inside the zone you're in
/r "Radio" acts like General chat does now (all adjacent zones)
I would like the local chat reduced to about 50m.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexTaldren
And in the future allow tribes to craft radios with increasing range through increased level patterns in toolcrafting. These radios could be set up as a tribe to tribe whisper mechanic. With each tribe with a radio getting a unique frequency. Then you can pick and choose who gets to know your frequency.
some kine of item/structure based radio system would be very neat indeed
mainly because i'd be able to shut people up xD
I think
/s should be like shout at 50-100m,
/r should be Region which should be your surrounding zones the way /s is,
/L should be local which should be directly around you like about 10m
Or /t team chat. The players who are in your team.
/ta [name] - team add . add player to team chat.
/td [name] - delete player from team chat.
/f - friends chat. the players in your friend list.
/tp - print team list.
/tw - add a player to team chat, the last one who is whisperd to u.
/r - reply to the last player who is whispered to u. Instead of typing the long names.
This would be great functions.
Also, player names should be different than the text.
Turn local chat into a radio based option, that players must carry and use some sort of radio. Along with this, allow 3 players if working together to triangulate the talking players position, so they can track them, kill them and destroy their radio so we dont have to listen to them anymore. =)
ROFL Yes! At the very least, tone down the local range quite a bit. I am so tired of hearing two tribes flex their pixel peen from two zones away. I'm not anti-social but I'd use that radio as a paperweight and really enjoy a smaller radius local chat.Quote:
Originally Posted by d1g1talbuddha
We could put all those Quartz crystals to use, they are rare but would be worth it. perhaps instead of radios for people you could do Tribe<->Tribe using your totem as your antenna.
Furthermore,Quote:
Originally Posted by joexxxz
/q question channel
/y (you) talk to the person nearest to you
/z1 chat with zones to the left and right of your zone
/z2 chat with zones above and below your zone
/z3 chat with zones diagonally up left, up right, down left, down right
/X silly chat (for when you want to be silly)
/O option chat: for when you want to chat about options
Necessary additions, in my opinion.
I like the range it is now.
If you make it 50m like the poll says you will have people even more bored than they already are.
Great thinking, great ideas. Easily can be implemented.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColonelTEE3
I like this idea best. TEE3's idea which a lot of people like, IMO has way to many needless options.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexTaldren
I like the set of options AlexTaldren suggested as well. One of the big things I thought was missing when I first encountered other people was something like a /s.
I'd agree with the more localized chat with a range of 50-250. (perhaps yell could be the 250 range)
However, with the way the game is currently we need some kinda chat that is in place now to initiate trades, encounters, or whatever.
They could just limit the number of times you can use the current way of chatting to like a minute. (radio, smoke-signals, or whatever) So assuming you chose your sentence carefully you could advertise or request trade and the responder could do the same with a location included.
I dont know about most of the population but everyone i talk to seems to have duel monitor setups, in which case your 2nd monitor should be on IRC.
then all the complaints about local chat being dead pretty much are all null void.
if that's the case though, that everyone is keeping irc open on a second monitor, then imo there should just be a thin wrapper around irc in the game chat. like a second tab on the chat window that just uses irc as the backend.Quote:
Originally Posted by xyberviri
Anarchy online used a modified IRC server for there chat system, the added benefit is you can connect to it via the website using your credentials and talk to your fellow guildies in game while at work or something.
I still don't see why AlexTaldren's idea is difficult to implement. I've always wanted that system even before I read that he suggested it. It's a simple fix and I really would like close range chat so I don't have to whisper to everyone
Why don't we just bring back global if we want IRC built into the game? I certainly wouldn't mind IRC built into the game but AlexTaldren's idea should still be implemented