Are players the cause to lack of social in this game?

[thewoozle]

In arkfalls, it's not unusual to have some reviving action. When somebody revives me, it would be really nice to have a quick, simple emote for 'thanks' instead of a several step process to get to emotes.. none of which are really a 'thanks'

[Tgreen]

All the people who say there are annoying kids and random noises there isn't.

I do get the random background noise pretty frequently. Especially near any quick travel point, almost never in Arkfalls (!?) and sometimes in co-ops.

The voice chat does work indeed. However it doesn't allow conversations with players that don't stand right next to you.

Almost no one answers to anything I write in group chat and it is visible for a while and I don't go overboard and stick to oneliners.

[Tgreen]

Its the game, theres no need for team-work or clans.. All instances does no require anykind of strategy/tactic, nor Arkfalls, btw if you compare Arkfalls to Rift's Rift, Trion's public quest are going backward and fast. I hope this "easymode" is just the beginning and one day its more like Rift.

Yes, it's all very easy. So are the story bosses and look what kind of threads that spawned. Or the skitterling dilemma ... to kill or not to kill? I guess some still haven't figured it out and I'm not referring to some newb in Mt Tam who can't know better.

This genre is new to many who come from either MMO(RPG)s or shooters but not both and this is why content can't be unvorgiving right at tier one.

[iEatCookies]

It took me nearly a week of playing to learn to press enter to make the chat show. and then if you do that, you're completely vulnerable while typing. Not the the sad feminine emotional way that many authors know hwo to express themselves as, but as in HOLY CRAP THAT ARCHER KEEPS DROPPING 'NADES ON MAH SKULL AND I JUST WANT TO TYPE IN "heybbywatsursign?" CEASEFIRE CEASEFIRE!

And i have still yet to fully understand the damn quickmenu feature thingie I keep accidentally pressing mid battle.

[Sdric]

The ingame chat 'ld be fine - if i didn't was full of system message spamm for each single god damn dungeon a friend enters.

[Myst]

Honestly it may be a bit of both he player as well as the lack of having the medium for a worth while social aspect. If we had Area,trade chat, etc. Perhaps it would be more social. As well as a harder game cause then people would have a reason to group up

[Saraya]

I've been moaning like many others that this game doesn't exactly help make you any new friends like games used to. Then something hit me, when did I even attempt to talk to these people.
I'm on xbox and when friends come online, I go into xbox live party chat, which makes it impossible to communicate with people in game.

However, I just don't talk to people in games that much anymore, kind of a bad thing I picked up from call of duty since most people from when I play are really irritating. This being the only person talking since everyone else has turned off chat because of him.

I will admit for myself and some friends, who have just admitted while I'm typing, that it is our own fault for the social on this game (and others) for being so poor. At this I will hold up my hands and say sorry to Trion for saying the entire blame of lack of social in this game is their fault.

Although I will point out that they also haven't enticed me into being social, you get thrown into the battle so suddenly, there isn't a chance to have a chit chat with people. I know most of my gaming friends that aren't local from the in-between moments in gaming. Also, its from constantly meeting in certain places at the saem time. I would love a mechanic in this game that records if players keep going into the same area constantly or are on the same time alot and gives suggestions to friends.

Also, this forum is not xbox internet explorer friendly, especially when it comes down to typing, so many xbox players will go without meeting up with people. Could you please introduce a 'looking for people' ability on the game and allow us to write bio's for ourselves in game to help that.

So, do you honestly try to be social outside of your friends in this game? Do you communicate to other players and try to actually have a conversation? Or do you believe the full blame is Trion as you are doing your best to communicate with others?

Nice to hear someone admit that it's the people, not the 'system.' Good for you.

Unfortunately it often gets blamed on no 'chat.'
As has been shown many times the chat system in Defiance works fine, and there's no need for a chat system in order to engage in any of the multiplayer aspects.


Either way, who cares? The game is only really enjoyable with voice communications, and most people who use them use third party -which means most likely the other people on that program know them as well - which is comforting as opposed to talking to strangers.

Maybe it's more difficult for console users, for obvious reasons, but they too have their own channel control.

And this is all a moot point - Defiance will not fall due to social interaction. It will fall simply because it's a poor product, simply put.

[ratt707]

I haven't had probs with txt or voice chat, so no.

Most people I meet don't have interest in grouping up. I dont think new players understand the group system, stuff like joining phase, go to leader, promoting a new leader etc.