In Game Communication?

[monkeybones 2]

Hi everyone,

I've just started playing and ahve logged maybe 10 hours or thereabouts so far and i have a question about how to communicate with other players in game.

/ brings up the chat bar but mine says Group Chat.

Is there a difference between Group Chat/Direct Chat?

I searched about "chat" and some posts said there is no more global chat on any servers, is that true?

Also holding Caps Lock lets me use the mic to talk to people from what i gather. People have to be within 80m to hear you and 40m to see text chat whihc i again found from the same search but i just would like it if someone can verify that.

I'm trying to figure this stuff out before my life really depends on it. I was asking a friendly survior to give me a blood bag for about 5 mins in a medic tent before they did anything and they never typed back to me. so i dont know if they even saw what i said or if they were trying to talk back to me or anything.

Any help/clarification is greatly appreciated.

[Xaiier 27]

You want to use direct chat. (, and . to switch)

No more global chat. I have seen it occasionally though but not sure how.

If you have a mic use capslock to talk directly.

I think voice is 80m range and text is 40m range in direct chat, but I'm not sure.

[thehumandove 344]

Direct chat is used. Group chat only acts as the pre-game lobby chat. Also direct chat can be typed or you can use a mic. it's effective up to 50 meters for typed, and for voice the effectiveness of sound is reduced after 50 meters until you can't hear it at all at 100 meters

Edited July 31, 2012 by Caz

[Jaznap 18]

Yeah, use direct chat and it is limited in range. I Think Xaiier has the ranges right on his post.

Use , and . to change to Direct Chat (white color btw).

[monkeybones 2]

awesome, thank you guys.