Least Social MMO I've ever played.

[Syxx]

-Not 1 person has used chat yet.
-No chat bubbles
-No Zone Chat
-People wont even revive you 90% of the time.

[Akahi]

Hate to say it, but you're absolutely right. As I was playing all day yesterday, it bothered me so much. It really leaves you with this feeling of loneliness. So that I wouldn't die from the overbearing loneliness I had to turn on pandora to liven up the mood. I'm not sure if it's just me, but it seems like someone on the team had no idea what makes a good mmo- the MASSIVE, MULTIPLAYER, ONLINE aspect of the game. Honestly, even in little towns crowded with people, I feel as though I'm alone. Riding around, going by players, they're no different than NPC's. The only sense of life I get is when I'm spending my time Ark-Hunting, at least then someone asks where is the nearest ammo crate.... with that I can ensure myself that I'm not the only living person surrounded by NPC's. It's quite sad. There's other problems I have with the game, but seeing as how it just released, I'll hold those to myself and patiently wait for some major Updates. Needed- I should add. Otherwise, this game is going to fall. Hard. ):

[Jestunhi]

Until the chat 1. stay longer and ideally 2. is better designed, this will not change.

Unless you glance at the chat window within a few seconds of someone saying it it will have disappeared before you see it.

[cfStatic]

Chat is rather buggy on the whole. Sometimes when you try typing it wont even send/display what you wrote. I'm not sure if it only just doesn't display for the individual if you send something, or if it just doesn't send it at all. Either way, the chat needs to be fixed/greatly improved/expanded.

[Harnace]

Fixing the chat and making it more useful with a zone chat should be their top priority in my opinion.

[Darkeus]

Yeah, it is really one of my only major gripes with the game. The decision to do chat like it is on the PC was just not a great idea. However, I do see people chatting at Arkfalls... usually telling people to get the hell out of their stupid vehicles, stop killing the skitterlings or a combination of both.

But chat needs to be redone. And it really needs to be a high priority. There is not enough socialization for a MMO game....

[driil]

Man oh man I agree the level of NOT MMORPG is epic. Not having a chat window to accomidate the console players is stupid seeing as how us PC players don't ever play with those type of people anyway... NO banks, Finding your group is impossible with instant weirdness or even driving down the road... I like following my group on the map because they disappear from view only to find out I have gone 10 miles down the road after they stopped... Maybe it should be called a MMO... Cause there are massive players running around not talking and disappearing constantly...

[QuantumBear]

Social is low because the chat system is abysmal. With half the players not seeing the chat at all because they've turned off voice which also turns off text chat...derp.

Also why is the "chat bubbles" thing always thrown around, having derpy *** chat bubbles does not make a social community.

[Jestunhi]

Also why is the "chat bubbles" thing always thrown around, having derpy *** chat bubbles does not make a social community.

Because it doesn't require people to stare at the corner of the screen, and lets you easily identify the person in the crowd yelling for a heal, etc.

It's not as if it needs to be compulsory, would you protest to it being added as an option?

[Danariel]

Yeah, it is really one of my only major gripes with the game. The decision to do chat like it is on the PC was just not a great idea. However, I do see people chatting at Arkfalls... usually telling people to get the hell out of their stupid vehicles, stop killing the skitterlings or a combination of both.

But chat needs to be redone. And it really needs to be a high priority. There is not enough socialization for a MMO game....

Ok, this is the second time I've seen someone say NOT to kill the skitterlings. Might I ask why? I had no idea you weren't supposed to.