We need chat channels bad.

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I have a request/suggestion on interface stuff. Please give us chat 'channels'. The constant flood of jabbering/whining/trolling from what has to be all 12 year olds is very annoying. Just turn it to NPC chat you say? Well, I actually do scan the chat area for helpful tips. About one of every 100 lines of chat actually contains some helpful info. I learn quite a bit about general gameplay or quests that I was clueless about just by looking for the rare good answer from the chat. However, reading the juvenile chat scrolling by at warp speed is literally painful. Keep that as general chat, but maybe add some channels like quest, crafting, trade, general help, role playing, or whatever you want to call it. Just give us at least 1 other channel to get away from general chat.

Anyone have any ideas on this? I'm not saying 'Make it just like WoW.' But, as it stands now, sucks. Right?

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Users can create chat channels. Create your own channels and advertise them in zone if you wish, or join what are certainly already created channels.

I just disabled all zone chat, personally ;)

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Wish granted. Go check it out.


I have a request/suggestion on interface stuff. Please give us chat 'channels'. The constant flood of jabbering/whining/trolling from what has to be all 12 year olds is very annoying. Just turn it to NPC chat you say? Well, I actually do scan the chat area for helpful tips. About one of every 100 lines of chat actually contains some helpful info. I learn quite a bit about general gameplay or quests that I was clueless about just by looking for the rare good answer from the chat. However, reading the juvenile chat scrolling by at warp speed is literally painful. Keep that as general chat, but maybe add some channels like quest, crafting, trade, general help, role playing, or whatever you want to call it. Just give us at least 1 other channel to get away from general chat.

Anyone have any ideas on this? I'm not saying 'Make it just like WoW.' But, as it stands now, sucks. Right?

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Wish granted. Go check it out.

Really? They put in channels? I hope this is a new feature and it hasn't been in since OB or headstart or I'll feel like a doofus for whining about it. I'll take a look as soon as I get home from work. Thanks for the heads-up!

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the ability to make channels has always been there. You can make them publlic or private. They are global so people join by their @handle, and cross of the shards (ST:O, CO, and the Test for CO).

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Yes they have been there since closed beta. In fact you could even talk to the people in Champions because they shared a chat system. I am not sure if you still can, but I can see the user crated channels in STO that I have in Champions.

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While it is nice that you can create your own chat (or join someone else's). I would like an official STO 'Mission' chat for example. One that everyone used because that's the official one. Whereas there might be dozens of user created 'Trade' chats that maybe 1% of the population uses because there are multiple user created ones and no one is sure which channel even has anyone listening.

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I can tell you that a standard channel, with a standard name, that's publicized, will get used. Even if there were official channels, there would still be a group of people that typed wherever they felt like at the moment. Like back in EQ when it was pretty frowned upon to use /shout because it broadcast in bright red text and was meant for warning messages. Didn't stop the boobs from /shout CAN SOMEBODY GIVE ME PLAT PLZZZZ???