Console chat system - Removed?

oehk · April 2015

I still dont see how we will /whisper or communicate in large groups. There is no way that voice only will work. Example that Ive seen several times so far, guild of 200 people..... No way on earth that will work.

I personally learned a lot when I first played on PC, through tells and whispers from kind folks that answered my zone chat questions. That could not have been accomplished in voice alone with 30 other folks running by.

NewBlacksmurf · April 2015

oehk wrote: »

I still dont see how we will /whisper or communicate in large groups. There is no way that voice only will work. Example that Ive seen several times so far, guild of 200 people..... No way on earth that will work.

I personally learned a lot when I first played on PC, through tells and whispers from kind folks that answered my zone chat questions. That could not have been accomplished in voice alone with 30 other folks running by.

Look at it in its new environment.
Why would ZOS put something on the screen that requires you to
1 stop playing to use
2 limit interaction because you can't scroll on a controller AND play simultaneously
3 most people have a headset vs a keyboard
4 keyboard play isn't supported and chat support requires a controller to initiate a screen before the keyboard will work
5 voice chat literally does all of this simultaneously and seamlessly
Each console still has group messaging so it's possible but unlike PC it doesn't flow and can cause ppl to just quit as many don't play MMO's due to certain things like chat systems and bulky UI's which are all gone on console.

Uberkull · April 2015

Guilds have 500 people in them. Voice chat won't work. The needs to be a type chat system. It's easy to use Glass app or chatpad to type.

Basic things like raffles, weekly auctions, or events that require chat to function won't be there for Trade guilds...the only mechanism in ESO for selling items to other players.

"WTS Barbaric Motif 18k" - How you going to do this? Guild Store is the only way now. And those are forced guilds, 7 day inactivity boot, Max item posting required, sales above xx gold required, etc.

A MMO without type chat will dissolve quickly because you are taking out the largest socail element of a MMO. Voice chat on TeamSpeak or Vent is still highly optional on PC MMOs for players that don't hard core raid. Typing chat in a MMO is still king.

Peekachu99 · April 2015

Lalaeith wrote: »

markywings :Hi ESO. I have been looking forward to this game all year and can’t wait for it to become available on the PS4. I would like to know if Chatbox will be available on console versions, as it is on the PC? I am deaf myself so I would be relying on Chatbox to allow me to communicate with other people on the game.

zos_konk :Yes, you have the option of using the text chatbox on console as well. Furthermore, you can plug in a standard USB keyboard into your PS4 and use it to type, if you want.
The chat window collapses by default, but can be pinned to the HUD if you want.

From the AuA. Also found here: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/147743/ask-us-anything-all-the-q-as/p1

So yes, there will be a chatbox if nothing changed since then

Edit: just noticed the question is about PS4, yours is about xbox. but since the answer refers to consoles in general I guess that counts for both.

That link is incorrect. I can't find the thread (mostly cause I don't want to search for it), but a ZoS dev or inner-circle poster came on the forums and specifically stated NO CHAT aside from text entry for auctions and things.

You can see from any of the streams that its just not there. I haven't watched long enough to see if they left the grouping window as a hobbled mess, but its likely that they did. No text makes it almost impossible to form groups for specific pledges, dungeons, trials, etc..

There really isn't any good excuse for this, considering that if you don't like chat windows in your MMORPGs, you can turn them off or minimize them 99% of the time.

virus40oz · June 2015

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

oehk wrote: »

I still dont see how we will /whisper or communicate in large groups. There is no way that voice only will work. Example that Ive seen several times so far, guild of 200 people..... No way on earth that will work.

I personally learned a lot when I first played on PC, through tells and whispers from kind folks that answered my zone chat questions. That could not have been accomplished in voice alone with 30 other folks running by.

Look at it in its new environment.
Why would ZOS put something on the screen that requires you to
1 stop playing to use
2 limit interaction because you can't scroll on a controller AND play simultaneously
3 most people have a headset vs a keyboard
4 keyboard play isn't supported and chat support requires a controller to initiate a screen before the keyboard will work
5 voice chat literally does all of this simultaneously and seamlessly
Each console still has group messaging so it's possible but unlike PC it doesn't flow and can cause ppl to just quit as many don't play MMO's due to certain things like chat systems and bulky UI's which are all gone on console.

Well for 1 you can plug in a keyboard and a headset via a usb spliter tons of people do it playing ffxiv on ps4. Next up, you should have the option to play with either a controller or a keyboard and mouse, or even both like ffxiv did. Personal preference isn't really an excuse for lack of accessible features. I love the game so far but text chat would be a great help for organizing things. Even the smallest bit of text chat would help like "need help taking this base" in campaign or "lfg fungal grotto." The group finder tool helps but it's not the best.

ZOS_AlanG · June 2015

This is a fairly old thread, and didn't need to be bumped. If you wish to discuss text chat on consoles, please use this topic.