I don't think PS4 needs text chat but if people wish to use it, so be it - I'll just leave it turned off. The first thing that I turned off in the game was area chat as there is already more rubbish being spoken out there than I can handle, text chat might just be more of the same - o n l y _ a r r i v i n g _ s l o w e r _ b e c a u s e _ p e o p l e _ h a v e _ t o _ t y p e _ i t .

All consoles (PS4 and Xbox) come with a mic so in game we can use area/group chat and mail, outside of this there is console messaging and party chat. Not currently needing a keyboard, it would be just as annoying to have one as it would be to use the on screen typing tools so unless there were real benefits I am currently not aware of, I'd prefer not to use it.

Yeuhhaaaaaa!!!

All the text chat warriors that are still here rejoice! My brothers and sisters we finally survived long enough to see text chat on consoles!
And people said it would never happen..

Text chat was already written in the code on the console release it just was not enabled.

This will solve so many problems that a good portion of the people that left ESO had with this game. To name a few are.

Grouping will be so much easier.
People will actually be able to be a part of the ESO economy without all of the Guild Trader drama!



This is absolutely

.........................................SMURFTASTIC! ..........................



/Dance!!!!!

RebornV3x wrote: »

its good that it can be toggled off don't really wanna see all the spam from the 11 year olds in Mournhold might be cool for PVP tho I mean I'm pretty sure you can send messages on console so was this feature really necessary could have probably gotten a 3rd dungeon instead next month.

Console messaging isn't even remotely suitable for chatting with guild mates, others in-game or looking for groups.

For various reasons, I'm not a user of voice chat...it'll be fan freaking tactic to finally be able to chat with my guild mates. And I'll be able to properly apologize when I cause a dungeon wipe. Whether or not my group mates have chat turned on or not won't be my concern.

For those of you not wanting text chat, just a guess, but this is your first mmorpg isn't it? Because the pros of text chat far outweigh the cons.

I won't get into it because they have already been discussed many times over. Do yourself a favour though and search "console text chat" here on the forums.

Funkopotamus wrote: »

This is absolutely

.........................................SMURFTASTIC! ..........................

Lol i agree xD

bareheiny wrote: »

Dredlord wrote: »

Clerics1985 wrote: »

bareheiny wrote: »

Clerics1985 wrote: »

bareheiny wrote: »

Wait what?

Navigate a menu to access?
Full screen overlay for typing?


What the hell ZOS? If this really this the case, you've taken a great idea and you've made it....not even mediocre. It sound so horrible that I may not even bother....and I've been waiting for text chat since launch.

you had to see this coming, when you text on your Phone it does the same thing, consoles are not designed with Keyboards in mind initially so how would the Controller users navigate Texting just using the chat windowpane and their Controller??

DCUO.

Text chat is functional, easily accessible, window is resizeable (definitely does not default to full screen). Granted, using the virtual keyboard does cause a bigger overlay to appear....but really, if you're going to make use of text chat who wouldn't get the chat pad or a keyboard?

With all due respect, it's not about what you "expect" other people to do. For example, they added Voice chat to consoles which we (PC) have to use a third party program to get in the first place. You guys got that off the bat because they "expected" that to be what most players would use, but instead most began wailing about Text chat.

Your move.

No, no no...

most did not complain, there were a few vocal crybabies that just...couldnt...live....without .....text.

I seem to recall a fair few vocal anti-text folk. You know, the kind of people who just cannot live with text chat being an option.

Those people are probable the ones making a killing of the current Guild Trader system and they absolutely do not want any competition.... which text chat will be.

Hammy!!

Hammy01 wrote: »

disintegr8 wrote: »

I don't think PS4 needs text chat but if people wish to use it, so be it - I'll just leave it turned off. The first thing that I turned off in the game was area chat as there is already more rubbish being spoken out there than I can handle, text chat might just be more of the same - o n l y _ a r r i v i n g _ s l o w e r _ b e c a u s e _ p e o p l e _ h a v e _ t o _ t y p e _ i t .

All consoles (PS4 and Xbox) come with a mic so in game we can use area/group chat and mail, outside of this there is console messaging and party chat. Not currently needing a keyboard, it would be just as annoying to have one as it would be to use the on screen typing tools so unless there were real benefits I am currently not aware of, I'd prefer not to use it.

No offense but when people like you just turn off area chat and soon to come text chat... you make the game feel more like a single player than a MMORPG and it is for that reason that spontaneous PUG's are much harder to get going because asking in area chat or soon to be text chat falls on deaf ears because nobody has them turned on!!

I really hope people leave the text chat on as you can miss out on a lot of fun stuff and not to mention some really good deals on gear/crafting supplies.... (IE - /say "Selling Kutas for 5k a pop").


Hammy!!

they wont (gina just said theyll have it off as default) she did say that theyll make it known that there is text chat but i hope that people give it a try or at least turn it on during dungeons or other group content. there would be nothing more annoying than a pug who doesnt have text chat on and isnt in group chat because "immersion" or whatever

Can or is it used as a pvp tool to ,coördinate players not in a group ?
if so how is it working?
Will this chat be modded , because then if have to type as if im texting to my Dear granny .

Why are you guys rehashing the exact same questions that have been asked and answered about a hundred times or better on these forums?

I'm at work and on my phone so I don't have the time or the thumb dexterity to answer them. If someone doesn't beat me to it, I'll do it as soon as I get home.

EZgoin76 wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

First ....
Glad that the feature is coming as there was a bunch of threads for and against the idea.
From PTS concepts, and dev comments, this seems to be the best way to offer the feature.


Now as far as its impact...
Everyone has to remind themselves that these communication options are only "options."

Reality is this:
-Some will never chat in game via text or voice
-some will always chat in game via text and voice
-some will only do one or the other
-some will prompt interactions with emotes, but fall into one or no other categories
-some will continue to use social media for guild and trade (Xbox has Facebook friend look )up and seemingly a Twitter option that's not the same as well as incoming Xbox Communities.


I do know that you'll want to make sure initially that you're not expecting PC-like experiences from the incoming text chat. This is going to be a console-like text chat experience diluted as its turned off by default (which it should be) and hopefully this doesn't bring upon ram issues.

Another game were testing has a ram component tied to text chat in a game that offers both

I'm more interested in how the linking of items and zone-wide or non-zone wide text chat will work.
How are the recent interactions for voice merged with text and what not to expect.

This begs for a few dev videos on this specific topic of possible @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

This is all a bunch of conjecture because as usual you have no idea and speak on things your only guessing about.

Until zos post the video with all the details, then none of us know anything. Even what's on PTS right now isn't a finalized version. So keep on guessing. We all know how you feel about this subject.

Edit: Btw.... how does having it off by default dilute the actual feature. The short answer is.... it doesn't.
And NO IT SHOULDN'T be turned off by default. Is voice chat turned off by default? I honestly think this is an ignorant decision.
@MissBizz thread on this subject answers a few of these questions.

@EZgoin76

Respect your opinion but it's not conjecture. Also, please don't keep applying your assumptions to my opinions cause in your comments, it's comes off as arggressive when you prob don't intend it to be.


Having it off by default dilutes this because communication only works when its occurring between two or more. Just as in voice chat being off dilutes the actual effectiveness of voice chat, the same applies to text chat.

Voice chat is on by default until turned off while text chat is off until turned on by default. Tow conversations at the same time at different rates is chaotic.

When we port or travel today the voice chat kicks us out of group chat and guild chat usually and places us into proximity chat. Then it requires us to go back in. That takes away from the feature too and this isn't fixed.

Not having text chat on by default is similar.
While your opinion is that text chat should be on by default my opinion is that it should be off by default because I personally don't want to see it which is why my proximity voice chat is also off until I choose to turn it on.

ZOS isn't going to please everyone with any mix and match of on or off by default so less frictions is best. This feature didn't exist so when it's added it'll prob notify us that we can turn it on kinda like SCT is off by default or name plates, etc.

It makes perfect sense. Ppl who want these things will change their settings and be happy while those who didn't want these can continue without interruptions.

EZgoin76 wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

EZgoin76 wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

First ....
Glad that the feature is coming as there was a bunch of threads for and against the idea.
From PTS concepts, and dev comments, this seems to be the best way to offer the feature.


Now as far as its impact...
Everyone has to remind themselves that these communication options are only "options."

Reality is this:
-Some will never chat in game via text or voice
-some will always chat in game via text and voice
-some will only do one or the other
-some will prompt interactions with emotes, but fall into one or no other categories
-some will continue to use social media for guild and trade (Xbox has Facebook friend look )up and seemingly a Twitter option that's not the same as well as incoming Xbox Communities.


I do know that you'll want to make sure initially that you're not expecting PC-like experiences from the incoming text chat. This is going to be a console-like text chat experience diluted as its turned off by default (which it should be) and hopefully this doesn't bring upon ram issues.

Another game were testing has a ram component tied to text chat in a game that offers both

I'm more interested in how the linking of items and zone-wide or non-zone wide text chat will work.
How are the recent interactions for voice merged with text and what not to expect.

This begs for a few dev videos on this specific topic of possible @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

This is all a bunch of conjecture because as usual you have no idea and speak on things your only guessing about.

Until zos post the video with all the details, then none of us know anything. Even what's on PTS right now isn't a finalized version. So keep on guessing. We all know how you feel about this subject.

Edit: Btw.... how does having it off by default dilute the actual feature. The short answer is.... it doesn't.
And NO IT SHOULDN'T be turned off by default. Is voice chat turned off by default? I honestly think this is an ignorant decision.
@MissBizz thread on this subject answers a few of these questions.

@EZgoin76

Respect your opinion but it's not conjecture. Also, please don't keep applying your assumptions to my opinions cause in your comments, it's comes off as arggressive when you prob don't intend it to be.


Having it off by default dilutes this because communication only works when its occurring between two or more. Just as in voice chat being off dilutes the actual effectiveness of voice chat, the same applies to text chat.

Voice chat is on by default until turned off while text chat is off until turned on by default. Tow conversations at the same time at different rates is chaotic.

When we port or travel today the voice chat kicks us out of group chat and guild chat usually and places us into proximity chat. Then it requires us to go back in. That takes away from the feature too and this isn't fixed.

Not having text chat on by default is similar.
While your opinion is that text chat should be on by default my opinion is that it should be off by default because I personally don't want to see it which is why my proximity voice chat is also off until I choose to turn it on.

ZOS isn't going to please everyone with any mix and match of on or off by default so less frictions is best. This feature didn't exist so when it's added it'll prob notify us that we can turn it on kinda like SCT is off by default or name plates, etc.

It makes perfect sense. Ppl who want these things will change their settings and be happy while those who didn't want these can continue without interruptions.

@NewBlacksmurf

Lol I'm not assuming. Have you seen and used the final version of console text chat? That answer would be no. So yes it is conjecture on your part.

It's also conjecture on your part by assuming what people will do and how the feature will be used.

Guess we'll agree to disagree yet again.

Well I know what I am going to do with console text chat, and that's going to be to communicate with the game's community, as I am 99.9% of the time I can play games unable to use a microphone so in a sense console text will be my only way to communicate with other players in game. I do have a fancy premium headset and that's the Astro A50 Limited Edition Halo MCC Dolby Digital 7.1 Surround Sound, which is so much immersive, seductive, and even scares the c**p out of me sometimes because of the 7.1 surround sound that makes enemies popping out of nowhere really noticeable and well in ESO's case re-spawning and I didn't see them re-spawn. Reason why I say seductive as a term for the headset is NOT in any sort of sexual matter, but the fact it really lures you into the game and before you know it it's 8 and a half hours later and you realize you are getting the low battery notification and half to get some sleep for the next day. In my opinion the Astro brand of headsets is the way games were meant to sound like, they are constructed very well and sound like the most amazing thing ever. Well on the point of why I brought up the headset part and that's, because I was able to use my Microphone once, so I go into area chat in Stonefalls one time on Xbox One NA to try and see if someone would negotiate on a deal for some Rawhide and somebody(don't ask me who it was, I don't remember, as this was like a year ago) is blowing a bunch of Rap music into the darned voice chat, I haven't touched area chat since. Yes the music came in so strong into my headset not volume wise, but in a more all around EQ setting way that I felt like I was going to be sick to my stomach. Now before anyone bashes me for being against Rap music, I don't have anything against people who listen to Rap, but I myself can't stand it and will refuse to listen to it. I did use my Microphone once again recently with a friend I met in game as a test for it, as there seems to be quite a few complaints on how the A50's Microphone sounds to other people, but he said I sounded crystal clear and good, so I don't know, but text chat will be very nice since I am able to rarely use my Mic, and in this case since I can type very fast with a keyboard and with two fingers, it will come in handy with content like the 2-4 player dungeons and so forth, which I can't play right now due to my inability to use a Mic.

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I'd rather have on by default at launch....make it obvious that it's available, then players can disable it if they want.

It shouldn't be obtrusive, as I would expect that it fades quickly...and only appears when there are messages.


And I've been able to successfully hold conversations with mic users in that other game...they talk, I type. Occasionally they miss my response, and that's all good.


I do wonder if those of us on the EU server will use it more than our NA brethren.