Way off the subject here...but...
I created a new character this afternoon and spawned in Newbieland...no surprise there. What surprised me was the topics of conversation in the OT NEWBIE OOC channel...going from busting on various nations/races (and I'm not talking just making fun of either.). Sexist and other various jerks were in there.
I have a young son that also likes to play AO. And I can't be there 24/7 watching over his soldier to ask people to be polite. What ever happened to enforcing the social guidelines? I don't like censorship and I really don't believe in it. But I do believe in being socially responsible. Obviously, most of the players on RK-2 have problems with any kind of responsibility at all.
I couldn't find a specific forum to post this too, or believe me I would have. I could have petitioned but what would've been the point, its usually 20 minutes before I'd have gotten a response. At least that's how long I've been told by friends who play AO and petition.
I"m just...disturbed that such behavior could go unnoticed for quite some time. And I've seen it more than once.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Chat While a Script is running
I use Scripts A LOT :
i have one IE for Shopping (/read /delay xx /scratch /delay XX etc /myshoppingscript) so i need to launch my StopScript (/nod) to be able to chat more than a 'Hi!' 'cause the running script close my chat :(
Same when i'm in the NightClub .. various dance in loop.. so i need to stop to be able to chat !
... so why making cool scripts if you can't use it in social ?;)
ps: anyone have a cool script idea ?;)
/scratch /delay 4000 /read /delay 6000 /scared /me just found a cool stuff to buy /delay 2000 /scratch /me don't have enough to buy it !!!! /delay 3000 /angry
/pray /w %t, can you spare some credit to buy this %1 .. it would be nice !
;-)
Now that you mention it...
You're right, all the MMORPG's out there seem to have the same (or pretty close to it) type of chat interface. Why is this? Probably some obscure agreement between the companies. The first MMORPG that would come out with a MU*-Style or even an IRC-Style interface would be immediately liked more than all the other MMORPGs.
Seriously though, MMORPGs have so many...features I guess you'd call them, that they can't make everything like they would like to. image if AO had the perfect chat interface, GREAT! Of course the time they spent on that, hmm, well the graphics probably wouldn't be as good, some of the other displays probably wouldn't fit as well as they do (not saying they fit all that well anyway), etc etc. I think you get my point.
AO is a good game, all around. Ok ok, yes they've nerfed things here and there. But, My roomie has AC and DAoC..*shudders* No thank you. AO has a much...I don't really know how to say it...Nicer(?) feel to it. While some things do need some work done on them. AO is far from being the game it was when it first came out. Its muchly improved.
Re: For the love of god! ;-)
Shift-r ?
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Originally posted by Koyote
Please... please if you add only one feature add a button for reply that starts the chat line with /tell and the last tell name.
If you have played a trader you know how tellbommed you can be.
There is nothing worse than hitting /r and typing in a long reply and having 15 other tells come in before you finish.
Please please give us a button for /tell (last tell sent)
=)
-Koyote