Definitely wish we had better chat options. Universal chat or IRC, either would be great. Even if we could just get faction chat and/or power-play chat, I would be happy. An in game heat map of players would be a great thing to have. The universe is huge and there is no good way to organize and meet up in game. Talking about immersion breaking. Nothing breaks immersion like having to alt tab to Reddit, ts, forums to try to figure out whats going on and where. Elite keeps pushing more and more multiplayer features like community goals, wings, power-play, multi-crew ships, small fighters in hanger bays of bigger ships, air escorts to rovers on the ground. It's clear they want to encourage players to interact with each other but the in game tools for doing so aren't very good.
Universe Wide Chat... Why Is It Not A Thing?
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Really? The game has 800000 players signed up and so how would you say they mostly despise mmo's.
Perhaps you mean those that frequent the forums, but that is a minority.
Noooo! You've gone and ruined my immersion now!
I accidentally clicked on it once, I got so confused !! It sent me to this ... this website... from the year 2015... madness.
I could have worded it better perhaps - meant that a general channel is a really poor way of facilitating socialization and joint activities between players.
I did a mean to add as well, my ideas do have the luxury of armchair game design.
I am literally 100% for EVERY single communication/social enhancement ideas people have for this game as it is one of the worst games I've ever played as far as social UI goes.
If it is feasible I'd be for a BB in game sure.
i'm a solo player and yet see no reason why this shouldn't happen.
Of course, the chat window being optional, goes without saying.
Of course, the chat window being optional, goes without saying.
Simple problem to fix. If you want global chat you have to purchase a module for it. A special handwavium unit capable of transmitting very small pieces of data to anyone else with the same unit fitted.
Fits in better with the lore and you have to make a choice if you want to use it.
Fixed. I'll take my consultancy payment in malt whiskey. Thxvermuch.
Fits in better with the lore and you have to make a choice if you want to use it.
Fixed. I'll take my consultancy payment in malt whiskey. Thxvermuch.
Logically BH'ers should be able to send BH claim information in without having to dock. Logic is suspended for gameplay risk/reward in many cases, even if it runs counter to other parts of the game. "Galactic-wide communication" is already in the game in the form of private messages to friends if you wish to look at it that way.
Certainly local area chat, say 20ly radius maybe, or at least single system chat. I'd even be up for a bulletin board format, but I think the reason it isn't there is the transmission of trade data through it, and talk from one instance coming into another instance. It's a shame, I'd love system chat.
And Galnet news instantly accessible eveywhere in the Galaxy. Perhaps there are more examples that we actually have FTL comms in game. Seriously. Of all the reasons against global chat (and custom chat channels - why are we dismissing profession or language-specific channels?), lore is by far the weakest.
Chatrooms for minor powers, friends and players in nearby systems would make ED much better cause players can socialize with lots of people.
Annoying players can be ignored or muted. It does work in other MMOs.
Local chat is a too small area with zero players most of the time.
Annoying players can be ignored or muted. It does work in other MMOs.
Local chat is a too small area with zero players most of the time.
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IIRC GalNet is updated every 24 or so hours - one could then argue that it takes 24-hours for news to be propagated across the galaxy.
I'm all for a 24 hour wait between messages on a global chat.
HeheheMy suggestion, linked in one of my messages, would be a separate news board, I mean yes sure people could insert trade data in the galaxy wide, but that's why I wrote in my suggestion that posting on the various boards will cost credits, so the boards especially galaxy board isn't spammed.
Galaxy wide board would cost a significant amount to post on.
System less then that, station less then that
Faction and neighbourhood is quite possible as well with appropriate costs?
Do you have a link to this post, or perhaps a thread suggestion you made? I'm interested in what you wrote.
Cool! In that case I suggest FD add Facebook integration to the chat channel! I can just see it now.
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So, Mr. Literally-100%-behind-EVERY-single-communication/social-enhancement-ideas-people-have-for-this-game, can i count on your vote?
Page 2, post 3.Do you have a link to this post, or perhaps a thread suggestion you made? I'm interested in what you wrote.
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