So with console we don't have a text chat option .... We have Voice Chat.
Overall I am ok with this BUT there are some serious issues with its implementation...
Since we are able to join up to 5 guilds and each guild can have 5 voice channels on top of the area chat channel.
That's 26 voice channels not including a group channel.

Ok that is the scope...

Now the problems...

• ESO does not remember the last channel that any given toon was active in OR if area chat was disabled.
• Why is the default voice chat channel "- All Members 1" of the first guild you accepted an invite from?
• Note, I stated default voice chat channel above yet the game may or may not enter you in that channel on loading :-/
• Same can be said about area chat.... sometimes it auto loads.... & sometimes it does not :-/

Solutions...

• Have the ability to set 1 of the possible 26 channels as the DEFAULT! (Per Toon would be nice)
• Have the ability to have area chat disabled in settings as a default option if prefered!
• Have the ability, like area chat has now, to monitor another chat feed. (Explained below)
• At the least -- Have the game remember the last state a toon was in when it logs out?

Chat feed monitoring
As it is now we can be in guild/group chat and monitor the area chat feed.
This feature should be available for all feeds. (One participant feed & one monitoring feed)

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