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    Game is OK but chat needs an overhaul

    Chat - One of the worse chat formats for an online game I have encountered. No wonder no one use's it at all. This could do with a major overhaul.

    Right now it does feel as if one jumps in plays and log out without the need to speak to anyone, if you try you have to stop what your doing open up the chat and then wait for any replies (which probably would not happen) as the game is effectively in hiding (you can still get attacked and killed while this is up) one has to close the chat to play, why not have it working in conjunction like other games.

    Still trying to work out a lot of things to do with the game like how to add mods to weaponry, thusfar I have been unable to work that out as well as a couple of other friends, game came with no instruction manual to look up on. Chat as said above is none existant so cannot ask for advice that way either, seems to be a game you just have to wing it on. Although some aspects are ok, it is not a game I would be willing to spend too much time playing. Will stick with Rift, Neverwinter, WoW-(after I have had a good long break from it and if nothing else has come out that interests me), and any other future online games that come out that peak my interest, obviously not all will stay just the good ones

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    I agree, it's very frustrating. Why can't we just have a chat system like one of the other thousands of MMO's that floats on the screen with locale tabs?

    And on the left side...

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    I totally agree.
    We need this
    The chat system blows.
    "We all have our demons. We all have ourselves. Why can't we be our own demons?
    Wait. We are."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manestream View Post
    Chat - One of the worse chat formats for an online game I have encountered. No wonder no one use's it at all. This could do with a major overhaul.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TE5LA View Post
    Why can't we just have a chat system like one of the other thousands of MMO's that floats on the screen with locale tabs?

    And on the left side...
    Bump for improved chat in general and this. The character status information currently in the upper left hand corner should be moved to the bottom left adjacent to the rest of the character status information. The radar could be moved to the lower right corner. Chat in transparency in the upper left corner and mission status in transparency in the upper right corner. Like this:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Deunan View Post
    Bump for improved chat in general and this. The character status information currently in the upper left hand corner should be moved to the bottom left adjacent to the rest of the character status information. The radar could be moved to the lower right corner. Chat in transparency in the upper left corner and mission status in transparency in the upper right corner.
    I think I'm going to grab Paintshop Pro and make a mockup of a UI layout

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    Bump

    Bump

    Trion, you know this chat system is horrible. I know you know because you made Rift, and Rift is awesome. can't you just copy and paste Rift's system onto this game?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freedomcore View Post
    Bump

    Trion, you know this chat system is horrible. I know you know because you made Rift, and Rift is awesome. can't you just copy and paste Rift's system onto this game?
    Yeah, something like this?

    http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...for-HUD-Design

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    I just started the game a couple days ago and the poor chat system is by FAR my least favorite part of this game. Also is there an event log? I got to a certain EGO level and unlocked some stuff, but I'm not sure what all of it was and I couldn't find a place to check.

    But yeah - please change the chat. I really never have any idea when someone is talking or has spoken

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    Yeah the chat is poop.
    The rest of the game is okey but it will get boring fast without being able to talk to other people.
    But it seems to me that devs are avoiding any forum thread that talks about the chat. -_-
    But i wont complain. I payed 5$ for the game so if it keeps me entertained for 1-2 weeks im happy enough.

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