Just so that it's not QUITE as crazy when the n00bs log on, can you make channel 1 the default channel for Sercos, Channel 2 the default channel for Itanis and channel 3 the default channel for Neutrals?

channel 1 is already default for help so it's got a 25 second pause between messages.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. From a gameplay point of view, it doesn't make sense that Itani and Serco have the same "emergency" channel.

It's a help channel. Like "how do I play this game?". Not an "emergency" channel.

We have reserved channels 2 through 10 for other uses though, we could possibly use 3 of them for nation specific channels, if that's desireable.

I think it would be desireable, having a channel that each nation defaults to the first time they log in could be useful.

Seconded.

All in favor....

If by first time they logged in, you don't mean every time you log in, then that's a good idea. Though, it'd be useful to add a few more tabs up top and bind them the first time you log in.

Yeah, I mean the first time they log in. Once they've got the hang of things, I assume they'd "change the channel" and the current "remember last channel" behavior would kick in.

I like the new chat... ITS GREAT!...

i agree we need designated nation channels...
i also like the idea of the "first time user" to be subscriped to help and thier nation channel.

1 = help?
2 = itani?
3 = serco?
4 = NT?

? ... also about the chat limitations.. WEAK...
if some one is flaming or saying dumb things... /ignore them or /leave the channel?

? i think having a lock out timer hinders help...?

? and if your answer is ... just use anyother channel... ? why should we change channels? isnt that why there is a help channel? ?


MorbidlyWrong[VC]

And I think we need to be able to have those channels somehow encrypted so other nations can't just hop in on them. Here are my ideas:

A channel per nation that is encrypted and only readable to the appropriate nation (itani can read itani channel, and so forth) while other people CAN access the channel but not be able to read what is going on? (garbled or whatnot)

Also agree with this suggestion re: encryped nation channels.

great idea paedric..

also while I lay awake in bed I figured, we should have channel names for some channels like...

/join itani
/join serco
/join nt
/join help

ditch the 1 2 3 4 method for nations and help...

the rest of the channels can be numbered.

Hmm.. maybe there culd be a faction channels? on which they will inform about acts of piracy, urgent cargo requests etc?
Access to such channels would be with standing above 200.

Meh, I think the idea of nation only channels is a bit too global for where the game is headed. When we have a real stress test do you really want a perpetually flooded teamchat on your list of channels?

magus - When we have a real stress test do you really want a perpetually flooded teamchat on your list of channels?

yeah but I have the freedom to /leave NT ...

also i like ciuciu's idea for faction chat...
/join corvus
/join tpg
/join ...


that brings another idea up... what about when i do...

/guild create "Vendetta Cartography" (another idea i had)
it will create a VC channel..
/join "Vendetta Cartography"
or
/join [VC]



this new chat system roXors!

go dev's go...


MW[VC]

"yeah but I have the freedom to /leave NT"

-Then nobody is going to want to stay on it. See what I mean?

good point mag...

but the purpose of the /nt /serco /itani channel is to provide a secure channel for each nation...

I also still have the freedom to /ignore <dumbuser> and stay in the channel....

also my idea was to just have labeled channels... having only numbered channels could get hard to remember... image i'm talking to some noobs on /1 , talking to my guild on /395, talking to the video project on /222 ... some of us busy bee's will be subscribed to more than one channel... and having to remeber all those number is a hassle... in my humble oppinion...



MW[VC]