Regional Chat

[ZedsDeadBaby 2287]

Please consider "Regional Chat" based on sub-dividing Chernarus and limiting chats to players within a given region.

The map could be divided into sub regions, similar to these: https://dev-heaven.net/attachments/5617/chernarus_big_hq_zones.jpg

I consider this an effective compromise between "Global Chat" as it stands now, which I feel is too expansive and often distracting and immersion-breaking (i.e., listening to people swear at each other in Chernogorsk while I'm stealthily exploring Novy Sobor) and rocket's proposal to limit players to Direct Comm only.

Why I feel Direct Comm only is perhaps not ideal:

1) Players will simply circumvent with more Teamspeak and Ventrilo servers.

2) It will be difficult for new players to "meet up" with others and try to cooperate. Regional chat will still allow people to accrete ("Anyone near Cherno want to meet up?" kind of stuff) without necessarily destroying immersion for people in other regions.

Thanks for listening.

[vladiman 25]

I'm going to have to disagree with being able to have a regional chat. I think there should be only direct comms. But I think people should be able to get walkie talkies or radios to communicate over long distances, I think that would be better and be more realistic and still allow people to group up from different areas. And you could set different frequencys so people can't see your chat and you don't get flooded with stuff that doesn't apply to you.