Upcoming Text Chat on Console

Kammakazi · August 2016

I didn't see anywhere on the news update of an ignore/block button. Also how will this text chat work with players that you have blocked through Playstation and XBOX's block system?

I hope spammers/trolls & gold sellers can be /ignored =/

Shad0wfire99 · August 2016

If it works the same as other console mmo text chats, you'll be unable to see any chat from anyone you've blocked through XBL or PSN.

CapnPhoton · August 2016

Well if you have blocked them you won't see the chat, so it shouldn't be an issue. But if you are referring to previously blocking them by voice, who knows. We just have to find out.

Kammakazi · August 2016

Also I'm so glad they added the ability to link items. It's gonna be so tiiiiiiiiight.

QUEZ420 · August 2016

I'm super stoked for console text chat, its been a long time coming n the wait is almosttttt over lol.

pecheckler · August 2016

Trading and grouping will become so much better.

The_Payne_Train · August 2016

this is going to be amazing for grouping!

leepalmer95 · August 2016

Hope it's not going to be as aids as the area chat is.

bareheiny · August 2016

leepalmer95 wrote: »

Hope it's not going to be as aids as the area chat is.

From a DCUO experience, all the trolls tend to congregate on a single channel. Once you figure out which one, you can safely leave them to it.

I'm expecting great things from text chat...like being able to communicate with my guild mates...and also apologise for the horrible, horrible healing....look, I haven't had much practice and this is my first time through. Yes, yes...I'm a noob and I need to LTP. Of ffs...look, I'm sorry. No. No I am not intentionally letting you die. GET OUT OF THE EFFING RED!

Um...right. Yes, communicate with my guild mates. Without disturbing she-who-must-not-be-woken.

bedlom · August 2016

I just really hope it shows my character name and not my ID.
I have this nagging feeling we will have to wait for this also.

ForsakenSin · August 2016

leepalmer95 wrote: »

Um...right. Yes, communicate with my guild mates. Without disturbing she-who-must-not-be-woken.

I made that mistake once and ONLY once .... OH THE HORROR!! THE HORROR!! (shrugs) i never forgot.... i need a hug now..

Beardimus · August 2016

Any confirmation that this can be toggled off? Or is it still hidden under the menu? Glad for those that want it will finally get it, but I really don't want it on the HUD

andreasranasen · August 2016

So does this mean that while you're in Cyrodiil, alliances will be able to chat to one another? I'm confused with their announcement on their website.

andreasranasen · August 2016

Beardimus wrote: »

Any confirmation that this can be toggled off? Or is it still hidden under the menu? Glad for those that want it will finally get it, but I really don't want it on the HUD

I read it will be off by default. You have to go to options to turn it on. And if you got a keyboard you don't have to go to options at all you would just press Space I believe and chat box would pop up.

Beardimus · August 2016

Cool!! Thank you!!

Vaoh · August 2016

Please, PLEASE don't let this make console performance worse somehow....

andreasranasen · August 2016

Vaoh wrote: »

Please, PLEASE don't let this make console performance worse somehow....

Highly doubt it will. Turning off area chat will Definitely help performance

Seratopia · August 2016

andreasranasen wrote: »

So does this mean that while you're in Cyrodiil, alliances will be able to chat to one another? I'm confused with their announcement on their website.

I know in DCUO there was a chat tab named "versus" that you could join into. It allowed the two enemy factions to communicate. Maybe there will be something like that? And other tabs just to communicate to your own alliance.

I remember reading some years ago about another game (forgot which - maybe wow? Probably not.) in which a player would text something in chat, his allies could understand it as plain english whereas the enemy would see it as complete gibberish that the game generated to hide the communication. I dobut eso would do something like this but I always thought this was clever.

andreasranasen · August 2016

Seratopia wrote: »

andreasranasen wrote: »

So does this mean that while you're in Cyrodiil, alliances will be able to chat to one another? I'm confused with their announcement on their website.

I know in DCUO there was a chat tab named "versus" that you could join into. It allowed the two enemy factions to communicate. Maybe there will be something like that? And other tabs just to communicate to your own alliance.

I remember reading some years ago about another game (forgot which - maybe wow? Probably not.) in which a player would text something in chat, his allies could understand it as plain english whereas the enemy would see it as complete gibberish that the game generated to hide the communication. I dobut eso would do something like this but I always thought this was clever.

I hope not! Too many traitors running around in PvP. Also too many haters. I can just imagine all the hateful slurs and stupid nonsense that would be going on.