No chat?

[AMD (DayZ) 2]

I used the newest version of dayz + beta patch and I have NO chat ingame... The Beta Patch removed it but HOW I can talk with my friends now? Not everyone has a microphone to use teamspeak and we don't want to use a irc chat or something else in the browser! It really SUCKS! :s

[Jorden 63]

VOIP: Ventrilo, Team Speak 3, Mumble

Chat: MSN, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, irc, steam chat

Rocket has said multiple times he was getting rid of side and global.

[Cormac McCarthy 15]

lol pwnd

[AMD (DayZ) 2]

But not anyone has a microphone and we don't want to minimize the game for every message... so its a poor idea.

Why you don't add a simple chat for the users in a range?

If distance between player A and B smaller 50 meters (for example): Player can read the chat...

[Cormac McCarthy 15]

that exists already rofl, its direct chat, damn man google sometime. also, a mic is 9 dollars.

[Jorden 63]

Once again, use steam chat.

[AMD (DayZ) 2]

I'm (we are) in the direct chat but my friend can't read the message / write -.-

We try another server, rejoin - no result

[vonlinchen 26]

I'm (we are) in the direct chat but my friend can't read the message / write -.-

We try another server' date=' rejoin - no result

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Use a microphone, aying I dont have a mic is almost as stupid as saying I dont own a phone these days.

[Jorden 63]

I'm (we are) in the direct chat but my friend can't read the message / write -.-

We try another server' date=' rejoin - no result

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You both need the latest DayZ + Beta patch.

Also you need to be on a BETA SERVER.

[srvrsyde 9]

are you sure he is in the direct chat? both people need to be in it and need to be close to each other.

other than that, get steam, add the game to your steam library and launch it from there. you'll get an overlay and you can add him as a friend to text chat with.

or you can spend $9 for a cheap mic and use in-game direct chat, mumble, teamspeak, ventrilo, skype, whatever

[Jorden 63]

or you can spend $9 for a cheap mic and use in-game direct chat' date=' mumble, teamspeak, ventrilo, skype, whatever

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This. Who doesn't have a microphone for their PC these days?

[SDCowboy85 1]

I don't get why they removed world chat. It really takes that open world, MMO feeling out of the game. You can't ask for help anymore either.

[Jorden 63]

I don't get why they removed world chat. It really takes that open world' date=' MMO feeling out of the game. You can't ask for help anymore either.

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To make it as anti-game, and unforgiving as possible.

You're not supposed to have fun.

[YoChris 1]

there still is a glitch where people can use side channel and global chat. hope Rocket can fix that

[AMD (DayZ) 2]

Use a microphone' date=' aying I dont have a mic is almost as stupid as saying I dont own a phone these days.[/quote']

Shut up, if you don't want to help and only flaming, idiot! -.-

@Topic:

We use DayZ 1.7.1.4, the newest beta patch 93825 and we stand side by side! We use both the direct channel and are on a server which use the beta patch 93825 too!

[SDCowboy85 1]

I don't get why they removed world chat. It really takes that open world' date=' MMO feeling out of the game. You can't ask for help anymore either.

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To make it as anti-game, and unforgiving as possible.

You're not supposed to have fun.

What's sad is there's actual players here that think that's a good thing. They don't get that most people don't find the game getting less and less user friendly, fun. Hardcore is only fun to a point.

[Mungaloid 21]

LOL. really your saying change the game cus I don't have and don't want to get a mic. Dude check out the electronic area at a dollar store. (where the phone cords and earbuds for mp3 players are) I got my mic for less then 2 dollars. makes the game much more enjoyable when you can run from Zeds and communicate at the same time, trust me you'll like it.

Edit: I just realised this might come across as insulting wasn't meant to. lol But really you should consider a mic for those moment where a friend player walks up and asks you if you friendly then shoots cus responding in text takes to long.

[SDCowboy85 1]

there still is a glitch where people can use side channel and global chat. hope Rocket can fix that

Hopefully they fix it as in bring global chat back so you can talk to everyone again and have FUN.

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LOL. really your saying change the game cus I don't have and don't want to get a mic. Dude check out the electronic area at a dollar store. (where the phone cords and earbuds for mp3 players are) I got my mic for less then 2 dollars. makes the game much more enjoyable when you can run from Zeds and communicate at the same time' date=' trust me you'll like it.

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He's not asking them to change the game. Global chat was IN game as of a couple days ago...

[Jorden 63]

Hopefully they fix it as in bring global chat back so you can talk to everyone again and have FUN.

You just do not understand this mod at all.

[fluffyville 0]

I only just got the mod to work yesterday evening and the removal of the chat might end my experience in DayZ before it's really begun. I'd love to be able to use some form, any form of voice over IP but sadly it's impossible for me. I'm deaf so incoming voice communications are worthless to me, and while I can speak, it's very difficult for people I know and converse with every day in the real world to understand me let alone some random gamer on a voice over IP program.

I'm all for the game being uber hard and super realistic but some concessions have to be made for the fact that it is a computer game.

[Brenelael 1]

He's not asking for them to change the game he is just asking for Direct Chat to work as intended. This looks like it may be a bug. You should have made this thread in the Bug Reporting forum. You would have caught a lot less flak if you had.

[Mungaloid 21]

Yes global chat was ingame til a few days ago and rocket stated in an interview some where that he wanted to remove it to add to the feeling of isolation and desperation its meant to be that way now, to prompt a more realistic setting when dealing with other players. the zombie apocolypes home survival kit availible at your local wal-mart doesn't come with a satellite phone. lol

[Tegla (DayZ) 112]

I kinda liked the side channel. Thought it was funny

[Ingway 4]

You're not supposed to have fun.

If that was the case nobody would be even playing this mod... i think you overdid what you meant to say there.

[Mungaloid 21]

OK I'm starting to be a troll and I never am. Guess its one of those days I'll back out before I offend anyone. But I like the new coms, and direct chat does work considerably well I havent had an issue typing or talking to anyone who hasn't shot at me on sight. Even then I've talked to some of the bandits before either of us get shot by the other. Kinda fun to have a bandit on the run when his assasination atempt fails and I'm humming away and saying "come out, come out, where ever you are." just before I cap him lol. Maybe the Direct comms aren't working for others I guess. First I've heard of anyone having troubles, and if that the case. Then I hope they fix it for you's soon.