Defiance : The Silent MMO

[MstrJedi_Kyle]

I wouldn't call it silent. You come across people talking sometimes. I had a very interesting conversation about the power of dance and bacon like 2 days ago. We all just stood around shootin the shtako after we finished a major arkfall.

[II Psycho II x]

Most are quiet and if they are thats where youtube comes in handy but there are some who talk just need to find them

[squidgod2000]

Is anyone bothered by this?

It's as much a symptom of a game that is too easy as it is a poor chat system. There's no need to communicate to beat content, so no one does. There's not a good enough chat system to make idle chit chat painless, so no one does. And of course you can't type while fighting, so no one does.

[Tayan]

It gotten a bit better.
Iron Demon Ranch seems to be shaping up as a public hangout Spot for randoms and Traders.
Also, at the End of a Major Arcfall, there usually is trading chatter going on.

The Community seems to find it's way to communicate.
Reminds me on the old days in Everquest when Greater Faydark turned out to be the most popular Zone for Traders since it was one of the Zones, that didn't had a City tucked away in a separate Zone for Banking.

[IGears]

It's as much a symptom of a game that is too easy as it is a poor chat system. There's no need to communicate to beat content, so no one does. There's not a good enough chat system to make idle chit chat painless, so no one does. And of course you can't type while fighting, so no one does.

yeah, lack of teamwork also plays into communication... no need to have a plan with anything in the game just mindless shooting and reviving.

[fmarin83]

I see peeps typing "ty" and other compliments in chat but i dont see the need to answer, specially when in middle of fight as it means DPS downtime tus reducing your performance. Global chat in most MMO's are filled with totally useless babble, nothing game related conversations excpet some questions that can be googled in matter of seconds.

Maybe it is this "facebook" generation that wants to share everything that comes to their mind, no matter how pointless and stupid it might be.

Not saying Trion should not improve the chat system but i personally dont see the point as it works atm, i would prefer that they fix some real issues first that affects gameplay itself.

90% of WoW Chat was: 1. Trolls 2. Clan Recruitment Spam 3. Farmer Gold Spam 4. LF Raid/RBG Spam 5. Chuck Norris Jokes


Only the last did i care for, the rest just get a clan/guild.

[melkathi]

Is anyone bothered by this?

Yes, very much bothered by it.
Had a similar experience with Guild Wars 2, which was completly silent outside Lion's Arch.

In Defiance the bad chat system doesn't help.
Though at least people use the emotes often enough.

[squidgod2000]

yeah, lack of teamwork also plays into communication... no need to have a plan with anything in the game just mindless shooting and reviving.

Not gonna change any time soon. Games have gotten too easy (Defiance is essentially a "can't-fail" game), death penalties have been eliminated, etc. People talked and chatted back in EQ1 because they needed to and because there was frequent opportunity to. Nowadays MMOs are twitchy, mindless "action" grinds. It's no wonder nobody chats.

[PeterPolaski]

Perhaps my most surprising disappointment in the game has to be the lack of communication and interaction between players in the open world. Granted you'll see other players and perhaps even assist them with Emergencies, Arkfalls, and Sieges, often successfully. However, this is usually done without any sort of communication and just as quickly everyone disperses once the task is done.
Is anyone bothered by this?

I see Area chat a lot more often lately. (Also on ps3). Perhaps you have your chat channel muted or on the wrong channel?

I've found a really nice Clan, that always helps too.

[PeterPolaski]

...just mindless shooting and reviving.

You get revived by people? Weird. Lmao