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Console: Should text chat be implemented with the IC patch?

  • Scorpio_Alik'ri
    No
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?
  • Eriquito3
    Eriquito3
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    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Once again . I voted and I play this game on console just like many others here who posted and said they play on console as well.

    You are just mad because you have been thoroughly proven wrong by the simplicity of this voting poll alone. You can't run or hide from the fact that the majority of people want text chat. You have no solid or sound reasoning for not having a text chat on consoles.

    [Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Rude and Insulting comments]
    Edited by ZOS_Racheal on July 31, 2015 9:36PM
    Hi
  • Mirra_Halfelven
    Mirra_Halfelven
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    Yes
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    Warframe, Neverwinter, DCUO, & FFXIV all console games with text chat ....
    Mirra Halfelven, Templar Troublemaker
    Daggerfall Covenant - PS4 NA
    PSN: Scooby_609
  • Dahkoht
    Dahkoht
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    Yes
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    Clueless.

    FFXI on PS2 , FFXIV ARR on PS3 and PS4 , DCUO on PS3 , FFXI on Xbox 360 , Neverwinter on Xbox One.


    I agreed , ESO shouldn't be an exception.

    ALL the other major fantasy mmorpg's on consoles HAVE text chat.

    So should ESO.
    Edited by Dahkoht on July 31, 2015 9:35PM
  • Nosam
    Nosam
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    Yes
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    What ? I just started playing ESO on the PlayStation 4 and came from Final Fantasy 14 and before that 11. Every single mmo I;ve played on consoles has had text chat. What are you talking about ?
  • Nosam
    Nosam
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    Yes
    Dahkoht wrote: »
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    Clueless.

    FFXI on PS2 , FFXIV ARR on PS3 and PS4 , DCUO on PS3 , FFXI on Xbox 360 , Neverwinter on Xbox One.


    I agreed , ESO shouldn't be an exception.

    ALL the other major fantasy mmorpg's on consoles HAVE text chat.

    So should ESO.


    Beat me to it. I am surprised how many in this and other threads I am catching up on try and claim that this is the usual thing for console mmorpgs. It is very much not the usual.
  • mrskinskull
    mrskinskull
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    No
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Once again . I voted and I play this game on console just like many others here who posted and said they play on console as well.

    You are just mad because you have been thoroughly proven wrong by the simplicity of this voting poll alone. You can't run or hide from the fact that the majority of people want text chat. You have no solid or sound reasoning for not having a text chat on consoles.

    [Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Rude and Insulting comments]



    Tell me something, do you think people from Canada should be allowed to vote in elections in the united states?

    Do you think Canadians should just fill out their ballots, mail them the the states and hope no one notices?

    This is a poll regarding CONSOLE text chat.

    And it is only being asked to forum malcontents and PC players.


    Poll the console players and let's see what happens.

    Better yet don't bother,

    If you are here and you want text chat bad enough to vote here, we can assume that the rest of the casual console community doesn't care for the same outcome you do.

    Join a guild with a similar goal as you and have a blast.

    This community is awesome. Try talking to someone.
  • Eriquito3
    Eriquito3
    ✭✭✭✭
    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Once again . I voted and I play this game on console just like many others here who posted and said they play on console as well.

    You are just mad because you have been thoroughly proven wrong by the simplicity of this voting poll alone. You can't run or hide from the fact that the majority of people want text chat. You have no solid or sound reasoning for not having a text chat on consoles.

    [Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Rude and Insulting comments]



    Tell me something, do you think people from Canada should be allowed to vote in elections in the united states?

    Do you think Canadians should just fill out their ballots, mail them the the states and hope no one notices?

    This is a poll regarding CONSOLE text chat.

    And it is only being asked to forum malcontents and PC players.


    Poll the console players and let's see what happens.

    Better yet don't bother,

    If you are here and you want text chat bad enough to vote here, we can assume that the rest of the casual console community doesn't care for the same outcome you do.

    Join a guild with a similar goal as you and have a blast.

    This community is awesome. Try talking to someone.

    Yet again.... I am a console player.... I voted... so have many other console folk....

    Your point is invalid. And you also failed to provide any valid reason why text chat should not be added.
    Hi
  • NewBlacksmurf
    NewBlacksmurf
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    No
    Maybe my last comment...for a while at least.

    On the detach ideas:

    Within the social tab on PS4: using the touch pad to move the text box around with one finger and two fingers in to shrink the window size, two fingers out to stretch.
    Scrolling via touch pad with two fingers together and the joy stick

    Xbox one: uses smartglass just as mentioned above for ps4 touchpad (or the Kinect that allows the same if skeletal tracking is used. If not. Voice commands)
    Scrolling via smart-glass and the joy stick


    Continue on folks....just stepping in and back out
    Edited by NewBlacksmurf on July 31, 2015 10:02PM
    -PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
    ~<{[50]}>~ looks better than *501
  • mrskinskull
    mrskinskull
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    No
    Nergie4242 wrote: »
    @zos ability to ignore what is clearly the vast majority of its player base. (this poll has consistently been 80/20 in favour) is getting to be spectacular.

    Still cant make up my mind if its rude or cowardly or incompetent.

    But its probably all 3.

    Your 80 Percent is only a .001 percent of the player base on console.

    Nice try.
  • Slylok
    Slylok
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    Yes
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    Warframe, Neverwinter, DCUO, & FFXIV all console games with text chat ....

    And Neverwinter / FF are loaded with gold seller spam.. I havent played Warframe or DCUO so I dont know about them. I do not want that in ESO even if it is just a 50/50 chance.

    Guild Chat and Area Chat Bubbles. No zone chat please.

    Youtube ESO First Person Gameplay - http://tinyurl.com/o6evusk

    Twitter - SlylokYoutube

    Google+ - Slylok
  • mrskinskull
    mrskinskull
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    No
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    Warframe, Neverwinter, DCUO, & FFXIV all console games with text chat ....

    And Neverwinter / FF are loaded with gold seller spam.. I havent played Warframe or DCUO so I dont know about them. I do not want that in ESO even if it is just a 50/50 chance.

    Guild Chat and Area Chat Bubbles. No zone chat please.
    Yeah i think this is more the kind of solution we need.
  • BigMac_Smiley
    BigMac_Smiley
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    Warframe, Neverwinter, DCUO, & FFXIV all console games with text chat ....

    And Neverwinter / FF are loaded with gold seller spam.. I havent played Warframe or DCUO so I dont know about them. I do not want that in ESO even if it is just a 50/50 chance.

    Guild Chat and Area Chat Bubbles. No zone chat please.

    Gold spammers do not exist in ESO on PC. ZOS had done a great job of keeping them away and you can expect the same treatment on console.
  • PKLdude
    PKLdude
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    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Its A No From Me.

    The Consoles Aren't designed for Typing. You'd Spend More Time Finding The Letter To Type Than You Would Actually Messaging.

    Connect a keyboard. Problem solved. Go to ebay, 7 pounds / 10 usd. PS Keyboard free shipping from Hong Kong. Problem solved. We NEED the option to choose if we want to use a text chat or not. Warframe has it. This is an even bigger scaled game. No chat HURTS it so much it is painful. No trading. No team communication. No guild communication. It is ridiculous... Audio chat would work great, but 70% don't use it and in big areas it is just a cluster %$#.

    respectfully, keyboards don't' just work like that on console.

    -In order for a keyboard to work on a game, the developer has to specifically support this and in doing so consider how they want support to function. Specific to Xbox One...today, any text field entry is supported after prompted, and in games that do support using the "ENTER" key to avoid the text pop-up screen those interactions would then require a keyboard.

    What's ideal for some isn't ideal for all.
    Some play on console to avoid the PC master race gameplay...while others may be open to different opportunities of both.

    The proposal being discuss attempts to satisfy everyone and also not interrupt or change what does work.
    -The inclusion of a text chat box within the social tab....

    what thoughts, ideas do you have on that suggestion?
    -Do you have another suggestion that hasn't been discussed that you would like to share with everyone?

    You make no sense. Zero. Keyboards are compatible with xbox 1....

    Actually no, dont' confuse the Xbox OS with a game running within the Xbox OS.

    like on PC, all PC's can use a keyboard but not all applications support key presses the same.
    This game is an application running in the Xbox One OS...all games do not support keyboards on Xbox One unless designed to do so.

    letters work, but numbers don'tt always...shift and ENTER do and don't work based on the app or game running in the OS.

    Thats been the big complaint about Xbox One form day 1

    That response make zero sense.

    You are just desperately trying to hold on to your view point for whatever reason.

    Eso can easily support keyboards. The fact that you even mentioned otherwise is rediculous


    Facts:

    Xbox One keyboard support was added or rather enhanced here: http://news.xbox.com/2014/02/xbox-one-keeps-getting-better

    *That support allows someone to plug in the keyboard and if done so prior to turning on the XBox One, it allows a user to type into text fields which by design are within the Xbox One OS.
    This allows developed apps and games to also utilize the current support but that is limited as all the keys on a keyboard and the functions of the keys are not fully supported.

    **All games and apps by development do not automatically support keyboard usage.

    Other USB on support: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/usb-port-use
    More: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/third-party

    Here is what people are and were doing in the past (this still continues): http://www.usgamer.net/articles/how-to-use-a-mouse-and-keyboard-for-xbox-one-games

    Keyboard works for Neverwinter on Xbox One ... read the entire thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Neverwinter/comments/34qpef/xbox_questions_about_chatting_with_a_keyboard/

    Mira,
    I have the game...this specific game was developed to allow the ENTER key to work when the USB keyboard was plugged in when the console is turned on. Not by the developer but that's how the Xbox One handles keyboards right now...this game is just a specific example.

    IF the USB keyboard is plugged in after the console is turned on the ENTER is not functional and therefore requires us to use the controller to prompt the text entry box which then creates keyboard letter functionality.

    That set-up is not ideal and in this game, there linking and interacting in the text box chat requires controller button sacrifices, which is also not ideal

    I'm trying to find a best fit for all sides of the conversation..without impacting other ideas that may or may not be implemented regarding controllers and keyboards.

    So either leave the usb corded keyboard plugged in , use a wireless usb keyboard, or reboot after you plug the corded keyboard back in ... dont see what the issue is here?

    I don't want it see it at all...Zenimax has decided not to include it which part of that was the UI (we know this tho)

    so I'm suggesting a compromise to help get the idea considered....
    Because the text chat feature as an all encompassing approach should have allowances for ideal usage.
    The Xbox One has 3 USB ports only.

    Most only have 2 available due to external HD usage
    so from there 1 is often used to charge or plug in a controller in the event of a battery going low or dead
    the other port can be used for other items...keyboards, wireless headset, alt HD for non gaming files, or the TV adapter

    The PS4 may differ but our discussion has to work for both PS4 and Xbox One.
    This isn't ideal overall to leave it plugged in for one or maybe two games if someone plays two
    It isn' ideal to "force" people to buy a keyboard to participate but Smartglass can work if its not on the main UI

    I am totally in support of this compromise
  • Eriquito3
    Eriquito3
    ✭✭✭✭
    Yes
    PKLdude wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Its A No From Me.

    The Consoles Aren't designed for Typing. You'd Spend More Time Finding The Letter To Type Than You Would Actually Messaging.

    Connect a keyboard. Problem solved. Go to ebay, 7 pounds / 10 usd. PS Keyboard free shipping from Hong Kong. Problem solved. We NEED the option to choose if we want to use a text chat or not. Warframe has it. This is an even bigger scaled game. No chat HURTS it so much it is painful. No trading. No team communication. No guild communication. It is ridiculous... Audio chat would work great, but 70% don't use it and in big areas it is just a cluster %$#.

    respectfully, keyboards don't' just work like that on console.

    -In order for a keyboard to work on a game, the developer has to specifically support this and in doing so consider how they want support to function. Specific to Xbox One...today, any text field entry is supported after prompted, and in games that do support using the "ENTER" key to avoid the text pop-up screen those interactions would then require a keyboard.

    What's ideal for some isn't ideal for all.
    Some play on console to avoid the PC master race gameplay...while others may be open to different opportunities of both.

    The proposal being discuss attempts to satisfy everyone and also not interrupt or change what does work.
    -The inclusion of a text chat box within the social tab....

    what thoughts, ideas do you have on that suggestion?
    -Do you have another suggestion that hasn't been discussed that you would like to share with everyone?

    You make no sense. Zero. Keyboards are compatible with xbox 1....

    Actually no, dont' confuse the Xbox OS with a game running within the Xbox OS.

    like on PC, all PC's can use a keyboard but not all applications support key presses the same.
    This game is an application running in the Xbox One OS...all games do not support keyboards on Xbox One unless designed to do so.

    letters work, but numbers don'tt always...shift and ENTER do and don't work based on the app or game running in the OS.

    Thats been the big complaint about Xbox One form day 1

    That response make zero sense.

    You are just desperately trying to hold on to your view point for whatever reason.

    Eso can easily support keyboards. The fact that you even mentioned otherwise is rediculous


    Facts:

    Xbox One keyboard support was added or rather enhanced here: http://news.xbox.com/2014/02/xbox-one-keeps-getting-better

    *That support allows someone to plug in the keyboard and if done so prior to turning on the XBox One, it allows a user to type into text fields which by design are within the Xbox One OS.
    This allows developed apps and games to also utilize the current support but that is limited as all the keys on a keyboard and the functions of the keys are not fully supported.

    **All games and apps by development do not automatically support keyboard usage.

    Other USB on support: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/usb-port-use
    More: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/third-party

    Here is what people are and were doing in the past (this still continues): http://www.usgamer.net/articles/how-to-use-a-mouse-and-keyboard-for-xbox-one-games

    Keyboard works for Neverwinter on Xbox One ... read the entire thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Neverwinter/comments/34qpef/xbox_questions_about_chatting_with_a_keyboard/

    Mira,
    I have the game...this specific game was developed to allow the ENTER key to work when the USB keyboard was plugged in when the console is turned on. Not by the developer but that's how the Xbox One handles keyboards right now...this game is just a specific example.

    IF the USB keyboard is plugged in after the console is turned on the ENTER is not functional and therefore requires us to use the controller to prompt the text entry box which then creates keyboard letter functionality.

    That set-up is not ideal and in this game, there linking and interacting in the text box chat requires controller button sacrifices, which is also not ideal

    I'm trying to find a best fit for all sides of the conversation..without impacting other ideas that may or may not be implemented regarding controllers and keyboards.

    So either leave the usb corded keyboard plugged in , use a wireless usb keyboard, or reboot after you plug the corded keyboard back in ... dont see what the issue is here?

    I don't want it see it at all...Zenimax has decided not to include it which part of that was the UI (we know this tho)

    so I'm suggesting a compromise to help get the idea considered....
    Because the text chat feature as an all encompassing approach should have allowances for ideal usage.
    The Xbox One has 3 USB ports only.

    Most only have 2 available due to external HD usage
    so from there 1 is often used to charge or plug in a controller in the event of a battery going low or dead
    the other port can be used for other items...keyboards, wireless headset, alt HD for non gaming files, or the TV adapter

    The PS4 may differ but our discussion has to work for both PS4 and Xbox One.
    This isn't ideal overall to leave it plugged in for one or maybe two games if someone plays two
    It isn' ideal to "force" people to buy a keyboard to participate but Smartglass can work if its not on the main UI

    I am totally in support of this compromise

    I played dcuo on ps4 for about 2 years. I used text chat every time I played and I did not have a keyboard. I used the built in digital keyboard and it worked just fine. I am sure the digital keyboard on the xbone and ps4 will do fine for those not able/willing to buy a regular keyboard.
    Hi
  • Lupus_Draco
    Yes
    Nergie4242 wrote: »
    @zos ability to ignore what is clearly the vast majority of its player base. (this poll has consistently been 80/20 in favour) is getting to be spectacular.

    Still cant make up my mind if its rude or cowardly or incompetent.

    But its probably all 3.

    Your 80 Percent is only a .001 percent of the player base on console.

    Nice try.

    Yes I can see how 80% equals .001% of us console players. It makes total sense if you don't think about it...

    Nice try.
  • Nosam
    Nosam
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Once again . I voted and I play this game on console just like many others here who posted and said they play on console as well.

    You are just mad because you have been thoroughly proven wrong by the simplicity of this voting poll alone. You can't run or hide from the fact that the majority of people want text chat. You have no solid or sound reasoning for not having a text chat on consoles.

    [Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Rude and Insulting comments]



    Tell me something, do you think people from Canada should be allowed to vote in elections in the united states?

    Do you think Canadians should just fill out their ballots, mail them the the states and hope no one notices?

    This is a poll regarding CONSOLE text chat.

    And it is only being asked to forum malcontents and PC players.


    Poll the console players and let's see what happens.

    Better yet don't bother,

    If you are here and you want text chat bad enough to vote here, we can assume that the rest of the casual console community doesn't care for the same outcome you do.

    Join a guild with a similar goal as you and have a blast.

    This community is awesome. Try talking to someone.

    Who are you ? What ridiculous drivel are you talking about ? I'm a new PlayStation 4 player who expected it to have text because I don't want to listen to you or your friends. I want to listen to the game the programmers made with all its sounds as they are , and communicate with people all over in text at the same time. I've been playing console games most likely far longer than you , (Radio Shack pong unit via UHF hookup), and loved playing Final Fantasy 11 with players from all over the world and using text chat. Then Final Fantasy 14 , and have Dabbled with DCUO some. I very much enjoy socializing with lots of people at the same time as getting to relax and hear the game as it was made. Who are you to say your opinion matters more than anyone else who voted in this poll.

  • Lupus_Draco
    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Nobody wants?? Dude... You know how people say don't be that guy. You missed that huh? 80% Yes buT nobody wants? Seems like sound logic.
  • Nosam
    Nosam
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Nobody wants?? Dude... You know how people say don't be that guy. You missed that huh? 80% Yes buT nobody wants? Seems like sound logic.


    Who the hell is this guy that keeps trying to tell me I don't know what I want. I very much want and expected it as I said in the above post as I've been playing mmorpg's on consoles for 10 years and all of them have had text chat.
  • sirhctpac
    sirhctpac
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    Man, this discussion was going really well a few hours ago.... @NewBlacksmurf who's been one of the most vocal opponents of text chat and several of us who think it's mandatory actually reach common ground and now we have false facts, wild supposition and crazy analogies running rampant... Nice.

    Let me give you ideologues an example of why I created this poll. For the last 3 hours on PS4, I've been running around from city to city, crafting station to crafting station trying to find a woodworker who can craft a VR1 lightning staff with precise(my research is 12 days out) for my sorc and have not found a single person. That's not worst of it though; only about 1 in 20 people I asked in area chat even heard me and in-game mail was worse. Here's the kicker: nearly every person I sent a PSN message to answered me, many of them even checking alts in an attempt to help. The community wants to interact; we're being prevented from doing so.
  • Korah_Eaglecry
    Korah_Eaglecry
    ✭✭✭✭✭
    ✭✭✭✭
    Yes
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    Eriquito3 wrote: »
    VoidBlue wrote: »
    Naitakal wrote: »
    This is the purpose of the Grouping Tools (they need some work) but this becomes redundant.
    -Personally this is why I'm against adding text chat to consoles because it becomes a way for ppl to avoid using the games current systems that may need some work but are there so that you will not need to add text chat or additional text emotes

    check out my suggestion tho above
    LFG was probably a bad example as I agree people would starting to avoid the Grouping Tools like they do on PC.

    Basically like your idea but also visible on screen (not only bubble) maybe just for everyone in your group. Because I actually tried using the bubble chat stuff in a group once and it was very disappointing.

    Did you see the other idea about in the social menu...adding text chat?

    Text Chat should not be hidden in menu's.

    Please suggest another proposal then....
    *having it as seen on PC has already been shot down by the devs so....I think its worth coming up with alternative ideas for discussion.

    please share with the community


    lower left screen, semi transparent when not in use and have it minimizable. easy easy stuff wont effect anyones game play.

    do you get mad when you loot stuff and text shows up in the lower left corner showing what you looted?

    same thing but it will just be in a text box that wont effect your gameplay at all since it will be semi transparent and minimizable :P

    plus it will add in tabs so hopefully they will add in a battle report tab where you can see how much XP you get, how much healing you did and how much damage you did. like a real MMORPG



    See, here's the real problem.. You guys want to .make this a game that it's not. Text chat, DPS meters.... this isn't that game. The majority of us are happy with it and don't want this stuff.

    Actually the majority of us want text chat. This poll shows it.



    You aren't a majority. The foum is comprised mainly of malcontents and perpetual whiners. People who enjoy the game by and large do not post here. If you think you have a majority in this it just shows how naive you are.

    Actually the pole shows we are the majority. There is no way around it.

    You mean your poll demonstrates that people NOT actually playing on console will vote on forum polls. Your argument is silly and is being made by people whose opinion has no actual bearing on the console version.

    Thanks for your input though.

    I play on console and I voted.

    Your just trying to argue for the sake of arguing.

    No. Whats the point of the poll if people who don't own the console version can make the vote seem like anyone but a niche group of uhmm. Dedicated revisionists, can campaign for a feature that no one really wants?

    Once again . I voted and I play this game on console just like many others here who posted and said they play on console as well.

    You are just mad because you have been thoroughly proven wrong by the simplicity of this voting poll alone. You can't run or hide from the fact that the majority of people want text chat. You have no solid or sound reasoning for not having a text chat on consoles.

    [Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Rude and Insulting comments]



    Tell me something, do you think people from Canada should be allowed to vote in elections in the united states?

    Do you think Canadians should just fill out their ballots, mail them the the states and hope no one notices?

    This is a poll regarding CONSOLE text chat.

    And it is only being asked to forum malcontents and PC players.


    Poll the console players and let's see what happens.

    Better yet don't bother,

    If you are here and you want text chat bad enough to vote here, we can assume that the rest of the casual console community doesn't care for the same outcome you do.

    Join a guild with a similar goal as you and have a blast.

    This community is awesome. Try talking to someone.

    Im a console player and I voted for it. And I also played on PC. I see nothing wrong with PC players supporting an effort by Console Players to implement something that affects them.

    This whole 'canada voting in america' is nonsensical garbage. PC Players are playing the same game we are. Are you going to next argue that these votes dont count because players on Console are broken between XB1 and PS4? And because of that they shouldnt have influence on each other? Youre really reaching here for an excuse to dismiss something that completely shuts down every argument youve made on this topic.

    If anyone should weigh in on this issue its the PC Players as theyve been playing this game since day one. They have the experience with Text Chat and can easily list the pros and cons. To try and dismiss them as if they dont count because they arent apart of the Console Community, completely ignoring the fact theyre apart of the greater ESO community is just absurd.
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  • zardenurghanb14_ESO
    Yes
    Consoles are designed for voice chat. Its much more effective. You wont see any other game with text chat. Why should ESO be the exception?

    You dont play any other MMOs do you? ESO is NOT CoD or BF or Halo or any other type of console game. And the consoles have built in voice chat regardless of the game. Being that ESO is an MMO it makes 0 sense for it to not have text chat where its actually needed.
  • zardenurghanb14_ESO
    Yes
    I voted yes...ESO is an MMO...not an FPS or regular console game Text chat is NEEDED
  • MerlinsBrother
    Yes
    As a PC player, I understand how important this can be. Voice chat is VERY important to any Delve, dungeon and most of all PvP. How can you get the attention of a 20 man group if you have to type while in combat when a major battle is going on? Are you going to stop and type while your group gets slaughtered? I would not. As I said, as a PC player, this really should be put in and I vote...... YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!
  • Sau
    Sau
    ✭✭
    Yes
    I've put the game on hold, for the most part, waiting for text chat to be implemented. As have quite a few of my friends from FFXIV who came over to ESO.

    Text chat is desperately needed.

    Just as in the real world the majority of people are jackasses and I'd rather not be forced to listen to them if I don't have to.

    I have thick skin but constantly having to deal with hearing belching, screaming, music, trash talk, childish homophobic/sexist/racist remarks etc. becomes really tiring.

    Would some of that be in text? Most definitely. But it's entirely something different when it's being blasted directly into your eardrums.

    That's not including the obvious need of it for trading, grouping, PvP etc... Ridiculous decision to exclude it to appeal to non MMO players and whoever made that decision and those who approved it should feel silly.

    Stop being prideful/stubborn and put it in already.
    Edited by Sau on August 1, 2015 2:20AM
  • Volrion
    Volrion
    ✭✭✭✭
    No
    sirhctpac wrote: »
    Forgive me if there's one of these buried somewhere.

    We consolers simply require this, ZOS. Are you aware that PvP group organizers have devolved their recruitment strategy to repeating, "stand by me for an invite" at objectives? Are you aware that people queue for dungeon groups never intending to communicate with the group AT ALL? The current system is game breaking.
    I'm asking all of you to make this poll a clear, overwhelming demand for immediate implementation of text chat. We require this and we WILL NOT get it without concerted action on this forum. Thank you in advance

    We already have voice chat? Whats the point of this?

    It's such a waste of dev time... Just get on the mic and talk.

    Honestly, why would you want text chat? I'm genuinely curious.
  • Zensonar
    Zensonar
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    We already have voice chat? Whats the point of this?

    It's such a waste of dev time... Just get on the mic and talk.

    Honestly, why would you want text chat? I'm genuinely curious.
    Well, mainly for the reasons that people have been discussing at length in this thread. But it's good that you have genuine curiosity and maybe you should tap in to that and read some of the comments in the thread, since you're already here.

  • heartburnkid
    heartburnkid
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    I haven't turned the game on in over a month now and probably never will until we get text chat. What a flub by zenimax and a waste of a great game.
  • Nergie4242
    Nergie4242
    ✭✭✭
    Yes
    I haven't turned the game on in over a month now and probably never will until we get text chat. What a flub by zenimax and a waste of a great game.

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    You give me a chat box ZOS and I'll start giving you my money again.
  • milda7
    milda7
    Yes
    Text chat is needed!

    As I see when using Group Finder people join groups and don't talk or have no microphone (XB1)

    Chat would help immensely as some would rather not talk, but could reply with a simple message.
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