Global Chat Revamp

[Shadow7168]

Pleeeease?

No really though, 3/4ths of the time global is being spammed/trolled etc. and the only thing that we can do about it is wait it out. What if someone decides to get a macro to spam the chat 24/7, or there's a big cat fight on it. No mods, can't ban them from the chat. Make an antispam that at least makes it so we can still talk if someone tries to spam it. This is pretty much the suggestion, I don't think I need to say more.

[cobaltjones]

Don't use global ever. If you feel the need to chat about haven get an IRC client and join the unofficial chat room.

[Oddity]

I think loftar just wants to get rid of it.

[loftar]

I think loftar just wants to get rid of it.

Yes. I've mostly just let it be because it sucks anyway. :)

[boshaw]

I think loftar just wants to get rid of it.

loftar beat me to it

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16:38 < loftar> Oh no, the possibility to impersonate people is also highly intentional.
16:38 < Jay> ah?!
16:38 < Jay> but that thrashes global chat (or not?)
16:38 < loftar> That's why the kinlist works as it does, too.
16:39 < loftar> The global chat shouldn't exist to begin with. :)
16:39 < Jay> its an anomaly?
16:39 < Jay> from the future (radio hasnt invented yet)
16:39 < Jay> (in iron age)
16:39 < loftar> Jorb insisted on it very early on.
16:39 < loftar> But we've been in agreement for a long time that it should be removed. I merely haven't done so.

[jordancoles]

I hope that someone makes a 24/7 spam bot because anyone on global is basically retarded anyways and should stop it

[Onionfighter]

If you chose not to remove it, one solution would be to show kin status, and to allow the ignoring of people.

[ImAwesome]

If you chose not to remove it, one solution would be to show kin status, and to allow the ignoring of people.

that would be great, would mean global chat actually serves a purpose. last world I used global chat to ask questions about stuff(I was a hermit and bigger noob then) and it was great for that and normal conversations, until a troll showed up...then no matter what was going on all you could see was troll and people trying to get rid of the troll. global chat could be a great resource for players if there was a way to use it without having to deal with the trolls. also global ignores should be ignores for accounts not just that character so people don't keep making more troll characters to mess around in global after everyone ignores them.