siza Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 For RP players the chat bubles are LAW. We need. TOTALLY AGREE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orotho Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Bumped This thread is so important. I simply dont understand why the noone from BW has commented on this issue yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghasdan Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Bumped This thread is so important. I simply dont understand why the noone from BW has commented on this issue yet... /sign Dev´s we want just chat bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTheAlchemist Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I just thought I'd toss my 2p in and say I approve of the OP's message. I don't RP all that often. I like RP, and I like MMO's, but for some reason for me they're not two great tastes that taste great together.  That said, I do play on an RP server because I prefer the atmosphere and community that's usually fostered by RP servers.  That in mind, I have occasionally tried RP in SW:TOR because, hey, we seem to have a robust casual RP community so why not. I was definitely turned off by the combination of "no chat bubbles" and "no /say animations". It makes the whole player interaction thing feel sterile and lifeless, like I was RPing over a chat client and my on-screen graphics were a purely incidental visual accompaniment. I think the addition of bubbles and animations to /say and bubbles to /party would be a huge improvement for immersion and interaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketamininja Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well, I understand chat bubbles in CoH, for example, as that has a more "comic" theme. I'm not sure I understand their use here. Fair enough, if you want the option to see the bubbles on your own UI then no problems, but I don't think they fit the theme of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSatoh Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yes please. It is supposed to be a MMO. I am baffled by BW lack of vision/ideas. This game is so cheap in basic features it's not even funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glzmo Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well, I understand chat bubbles in CoH, for example, as that has a more "comic" theme. I'm not sure I understand their use here.Perhaps the post at this link will help you understand our point of view a bit better. Fair enough, if you want the option to see the bubbles on your own UI then no problems, but I don't think they fit the theme of the game.Yes. We understand not everybody will like chat bubbles. That's why we are simply asking for an option to toggle them on or off on your own client. People could just decide themselves whether they wish to see chat bubbles or not. Everyone would be happy, including a large part of the player base who's enjoyment of a MMO(RPG) depends on chat bubbles that currently isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawneyRath Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Bump for Chat bubbles. I still want them D: It just makes life so much easier for me in an MMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moroder Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Im gonna hit up twitter today. Bumping again for a response from BW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkholm Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 bioware give us a response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myem Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 As long as they can be toggled off, I don't understand why any players would be opposed to this. I would not want them at all but I completely understand why others would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celldoom Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yes chat bubbles, i can't comunicate with anyone, people dont read chat when it's needed, i HAVE TO have a chat bubble when, in combats, i can say "go away" or "heal" or "kill agent" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilpuppy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I personally despise chat bubbles, however I agree it should be a toggable option for the end user to choose. So count me as a vote in favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullahan Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 /bump for Chat Bubbles. Will you at least give us a response Bioware- then I'll know if I want to continue paying for this game. No chat bubbles, no sale. Simple for me- but that is purely for RP and Socializing issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropro Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wow, terrible font colors, didnt even wana read it because of that but I am for chat bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MefuneAkira Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Chat bubble option w/toggle FTW!!  I also, would love to hear a response from BW! Edited January 27, 2012 by MefuneAkira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knija Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 chat bubbles, or at least a "local chat" would be great and not just for roleplaying. i can't count the number of times i've had to whisper someone with some simple advice or just a request for help, when i could have just "said" it.....like in every other MMO i've played. maybe it is a limitation in the hero engine TOR uses that doesn't allow chat to be restricted locally, or to a determined radius to the player character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigidman Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well, I understand chat bubbles in CoH, for example, as that has a more "comic" theme. I'm not sure I understand their use here. Fair enough, if you want the option to see the bubbles on your own UI then no problems, but I don't think they fit the theme of the game. If you wish the turn them off in your UI, thats what options are for. The pure n simple issue is: THIS IS AN MMO. It is a game. Considering the graphics are very 'drawn' and follow more closely the cartoon network series, then the real live action movies... I say chat bubbles fit more here then SWG. Yet SWG had them and they were so key to communication. I'm positive the game wouldn't have lasted after the NGE if it didn't have chat bubbles to create the solid social community it had. People need ways to communicate better since there is a vast lacking technology out there to support 'everyone everywhere voice chat'. The only viable and proven useful solution is chat bubbles. This also isn't about RP. This is about total quality of life communication in an M M O. Every great MMO has em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glzmo Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) This also isn't about RP. This is about total quality of life communication in an M M O. Every great MMO has em.Exactly. And it's clearly one of the standard things that's missing and thus holding TOR back from being a great MMOG at the moment. Edited January 28, 2012 by Glzmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnholliday Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yes! With an option to disable for ppl who don't want them. Everyone wins I want them . Right now I don't even waste my time trying to /say anything. Not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigidman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Another week passed. More silence. Yet they continue to respond to junk like: AOE Flagging of PvPPvP cry about some skillPvP cry about some weaponAccidental LootingRomancing CompanionsManual PatchingNo Founder TitleNetwork Latency (ok, so this one is important... but a no brainer) Seriously Bioware? You spend time on long winded posts to that stuff... yet you will not write ONE %#$@&*# SENTENCE to a big issue that has been brought up time and time again?   Edited January 28, 2012 by Frigidman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbral Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Chat bubbles. The most useless thing to put in any game. What a complete waste of forum space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubacca Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Chat bubbles. The most useless thing to put in any game.No. Chat bubbles are incredibly useful in MMOGs. They improve communication and interaction between players greatly. Fact is, chat bubbles are needed for many players to be able to enjoy Star Wars: The Old Republic. In this game, communication between players is way too tedious and chat bubbles would be the best way to help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strife Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 /support These are greatly needed. But must come with the option to toggle them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlequintwo Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I'm an RP player and I have to say - WE NEED CHAT BUBBLES! There's an incredible lack of immersion when the only way we can roleplay with others is by scrolling through a tiny chat box in the corner of the screen, and sometimes we miss what some people say! Yes we might get the odd people going "ROFLCOPTER" whilst jumping around, but we can always ignore these people. Basically, we need this function desperately! Maybe not so much in PvE and PvP but definately in RP. We can already see when the enemy says anyway so there is NO EXCUSE for this function not to be implemented. /2cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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