Should they bring back General chat?

[wgaf 251]

no

[RelativeBlue 53]

I don't see much point in General chat.

In the mod folks would just kick for global chat use.

It'd just be trashtalk anyway.

[tsandrey 379]

No, God please no. Don't bring side chat back, ever. It just makes the map feel smaller and player encounters less exciting. DayZ is supposed to feel lonely!

[razgriz93@gmail.com 228]

Fuck Global.

Anyone in Cherno..Anyone in Elektro..Why did you shoot me? I HAD NO GEAR !!! ..fag..cockbiter..FUCKING FAGGOT!! .. fag fag fag fag..

fuck global.

That's why global is funny.

[Etherimp 1323]

Edited January 11, 2014 by Etherimp

[Legalese03 5]

No, general chat is awful. Take Rust for example. The constant streaming of rubbish is distracting and annoying. if this was a route to be taken then an option to disable should also be provided. Loneliness isn't so bad 

[djporternz 644]

You want Global chat, then get yourself and your buddies into TS or Vent, because they're going to be the only ones interested in what you're saying.

 

You want to talk to me in-game, then get to where I'm at and we'll talk.

 

So, no. We have Direct, and that's enough.

[tremanarch 42]

Who is General Chat? I know General Custer and some but Chat - who is it?

[Deadly Walker 19]

|Global chat was one of the worst things about the mod so for it to appear in the SA would be a step back, all global did in the mod was allow people to bitch about dying and then announce your position if you was the one that killed them. Radios walkie talkies and direct chat is all we need. :D

[korpisoturi (DayZ) 127]

I loved the side chat, accidentaly shot a friendly then agreed to guard his body until he came back for his stuff. Then we would loot cherno together. Good times.

 

They should make it possible (don't know if it is) so private hives can enable it if they want!

[svisketyggeren 662]

Playing the mod actually felt like a multiplayer game because you could read messages and communicate with other players on the server, so it didn't feel so lonely. Being able to talk whilst you play is much more fun, especially when your friends cant play.

What do you guys think?

No

[raynor009 204]

No thank you. I'm tired of all the frustrated people crying over side channel whenever they die or get shot. If you feel the urge to ramble then go join some chat room or mIRC. I don't have time to chit chat I need to survive.

Edited January 11, 2014 by raynor009

[VincentNZ 5]

I reckon a serverside option, and more server options (no PK, RP-only, Deathmatch etc...whatever) could be useful to satisfy most and all needs. When making gameplay changes, though gear and progress should be saved on that server only.

 

As for general chat, it could be held OOC only, that usually works in many MMOs, or, while I am sure that it would hurt immersion for many people (though probably less than expected), it would reduce the amount of panic kills, and unneeded aggression towards other players, through lack of communication. I agree though that working walkie-talkies (enhancing VOIP range greatly), or radios (communication over the whole map and to nearby walkie-talkies)

 

How far is the range for VOIP though? When I am entering places like Kamyshovo I would like to be able to yell out that I am ready for trade and communication, to be heard all along the town.

[Etherimp 1323]

My immitation of every SideChat ever.

 

ANY1 IN CHERNO?

lol dum kid u suk

suk a dik fgt

no u cum at me bro

u mad?

fkn bandits killed me agin 

hey gius were do i get lewt?

ANY1 IN CHERNO?

hey who is at nwaf?

hey who is at nwaf?

ANY1 IN CHERNO?

i need blud

lolfag killed u at nwaf

[Nocturnal (DayZ) 85]

Fuck Global.

 

 

Anyone in Cherno..Anyone in Elektro..Why did you shoot me? I HAD NO GEAR !!! ..fag..cockbiter..FUCKING FAGGOT!! .. fag fag fag fag..

 

 

fuck global.

 

Spot on.

 

Fuck global.

[Konna 149]

Ham radio > Global chat.

[wild_man 4442]

if you want to listen to sad troll act like clown look for attention at cost of immersion of other guys noise xbox live exist for this >:(

 

keep dayz idiot global/side chat free :thumbsup:  ;)

[terminal_boy 860]

No side chat.

[Chauz 166]

What all the others already said, insults, insults, insults and some more insults would result in this.

[S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Dust 147]

Radio, then switch to a global channel on radio and talk.

 

also need an ability to switch to one of 19 channels so you can have somewhat private conversations until someone finds the channel your on and your boned.

[Jeansie 37]

For the record: it was never removed, just disabled.

Yeah thats true actually. I remember week 1 when the servers where crap an you were looking at the 'Wait for host' screen. People were chatting in 'Global'.

[Capo 323]

Sidechat is shite, and keeping it serverwide disabled can only help keep the trolls bored. Once radios are introduced they could work as a kind of sidechat, but that'll still be good because you will only be able to communicate with others while you have battery life, so you can turn them off to save battery (or if some cunts spamming mic on side). 

 

atmospherically it's great, as without radios you're entirely isolated to the 50 feet around you (or so) as you should be in the apocalypse. More zombies would also help, but alpher.  

[kermo50 31]

No global chat thanks, ruins the atmosphere and people troll/give away positions and just ruins the game

[soulfirez 901]

i agree on the no side chat . How does it improve the game having it ?? i dont hink it does your bored and want to chat there are other things to do .....

 

Immersion is what i want not a constant stream of written words which is usually as list insults and rubbish heck half the time i struggle to read some of the drivel written on the forums(my drivel included lol ) to have it in the game would be a slap in the face and a huge step backwards (you liked it in the mod you can always still play the mod which strangely many many servers blocked it for abuse and immersion reasons lol.....

[BL1P 252]

Radios :-

 

You should only HEAR a message over a radio,

You should also need a radio to hear it.

You should be in range and not obstructed to hear it clearly.

You should be on the same channel.

Radio antennas on the map should relay on a certain frequency\ channel. (If powered up).

The radios should have 100 presets channels and the ability to enter your own frequency's

Max range should be dependent on the power you set on the radio the higher the power the faster it uses the battery's.

You should be able to pick up a dead players radio and it be on the frequency\channel he was using.

If you find a head set then you can use it with the radio, otherwise the radio should be herd in direct chat distance around you.

 

 

It should not be omnipresent like side chat.

If the kids are being retarded drop the radio or change channel so you don't have to listen to them anymore.

 

Shame nothing like an Advanced Combat Radio Environment has never been created for the ArmA series. :P

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?133891

because then the Devs would have a working model on which to base the radio system in dayz, which would save them so much time and is already a tested and working model based on real life radio systems.

Edited January 13, 2014 by BL1P