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Re: World Chat!!!

Postby sabinati » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:12 am

that's what irc is for
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Re: World Chat!!!

Postby kralmir » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:13 am

newbs dont generally use pacos client.....
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Re: World Chat!!!

Postby Xanthic » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:16 am

  Let alone it'd have to be less laggy to use an already existing channel than to out-source to IRC to use it. I mean, I could easily be wrong, but I somehow don't think I am. The mechanic is there, I'm just asking that you make it a little more accessable.
  Pacho's client is great, but the default client is too. It should still be able to function as a stand-alone and I would hope that plans are there for incorperating a global chat within the product. But wait, it's already there. Why not make it easier to get to?
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Re: World Chat!!!

Postby Harliquin » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:32 am

Ja, for those of us new to this game, a help channel & global chat would be great. If for no other reason that to make some contacts that could lead to better trading opportunities later.
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Re: In Game Chat

Postby Jackard » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:39 am

KoE wrote:Oh God, they don't use it because it's a huge ass window and totally not worth the UI space. I think people try to forget that horrid thing on purpose.

dont forget it only accepts chat while opened! useless+++
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Re: In Game Chat

Postby Omniwar0801 » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:13 am

The game im baseing my idea off of is a game called Tibia. Most of the time the people wouldnt let the dumbasses get to carried away.
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Re: In Game Chat

Postby theTrav » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:45 am

Jackard wrote:
KoE wrote:Oh God, they don't use it because it's a huge ass window and totally not worth the UI space. I think people try to forget that horrid thing on purpose.

dont forget it only accepts chat while opened! useless+++

if you want I can put it in a regular chat window and have it always open
will be full of ??? though
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Re: In Game Chat

Postby Sever » Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:18 am

theTrav wrote:
Jackard wrote:
KoE wrote:Oh God, they don't use it because it's a huge ass window and totally not worth the UI space. I think people try to forget that horrid thing on purpose.

dont forget it only accepts chat while opened! useless+++

if you want I can put it in a regular chat window and have it always open
will be full of ??? though

It actually shows character names. It doesn't really matter with it being optional and unusable for memorization, and a global chat with ??? is a short, fast-paced and frustrating one.
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Re: In Game Chat

Postby Jackard » Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:21 am

theTrav wrote:
Jackard wrote:
KoE wrote:Oh God, they don't use it because it's a huge ass window and totally not worth the UI space. I think people try to forget that horrid thing on purpose.

dont forget it only accepts chat while opened! useless+++

if you want I can put it in a regular chat window and have it always open
will be full of ??? though

what are your thoughts on more important matters, namely the message i sent
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Re: World Chat!!!

Postby Haba » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:34 am

Imho global ingame chat breaks the immersion of the game. I use a separate client for IRC and disable the IRC functionality within Pacho's client for this very reason.
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