Drockter Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I know, it has been asked 1000 times... so once more wont hurt Seriously, I do not see the issue of having cross faction chat, at least in Private Channels.. it doesn't need to be public, like Gen or anything. With the current 12x XP, people are leveling toons like mad... it would be nice to stay in touch with friends, etc while on the other faction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altyrell Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Problem would be with PvP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusramsey Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Problem would be with PvP They can prevent companions and pets from showing up in warzones and ffa pvp areas; they can disable cross-faction chat channels under the same circumstances. I say this while admittedly fuzzy on why exactly this is a problem, unless to somehow pretend that people trying to grief others will not find a way to do so anyway, but I violently dislike pvp and stay away from it. That being said, I now use an external chat program to chat with friends apparently 'because pvp'. Sounds more like an excuse than a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altyrell Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Fine, I'll explain further. People can give away strategies to the other side JUST so the other side wins and with it being private, it would be impossible to know who the rat is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusramsey Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Fine, I'll explain further. People can give away strategies to the other side JUST so the other side wins and with it being private, it would be impossible to know who the rat is. Which seems like a non-issue anywhere but warzones and ffa areas, so.. as per my post, not really a reason at all, since they can simply disable this in these areas like they disable other things in these areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatRacer Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Oh greeat, then I can have morons from the other faction whispering me that I must've cheated because they're butthurt about losing a PVP match. Just what I wanted for Life Day! Edited October 27, 2014 by HeatRacer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusramsey Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Oh greeat, then I can have morons from the other faction whispering me that I must've cheated because they're butthurt about losing a PVP match. Just what I wanted for Life Day! They're going to whisper you via a private chat how exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drockter Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I hadnt considered the PvP implications (although, the phrase "this is why we can't have nice things" crossed my mind on reading the first reason given was PvP). I PvP myself, at least enough for the dailies/weeklies in unranked. This seriously can not be the reason why cross faction chat can't happen. There are a multitude of other games with PvP that allow this very thing. Fact of the matter is... this is the only game I have played where there is this type of restriction. In the other games I have played, world/general/zone is completely open, guild chats are restricted to members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pietrastor Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Get out with "PVP implications". If people act like idiots report them and done, or block cross-faction channels in PVP. Entire rest of game communication shouldn't suffer because "PVP". Cross-faction communication wall is one of the most ridiculous things a SOCIAL MMO game could do. Seriously, a game that is suppoused to be based on communication between friends and guildmates... Edited October 27, 2014 by Pietrastor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralFire Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Get out with "PVP implications". If people act like idiots report them and done, or block cross-faction channels in PVP. Entire rest of game communication shouldn't suffer because "PVP". Cross-faction communication wall is one of the most ridiculous things a SOCIAL MMO game could do. Seriously, a game that is suppoused to be based on communication between friends and guildmates... ^ As an avid PvPer, this game doesn't even have the competitive support that WoW does, and win-trading was a problem in that game even before the addition of battle.net communication. bnet didn't make it any worse. "Because PvP" is the worst reason to not allow cross-faction channels. As for whispers, we really need cross-faction friend lists already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecto Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Make it for Sister Guilds only then at the very least, moreover, I'm tired of having to swap sides to see who is on my IMP guild when I'm on PUB side. You should be able to chat with a "linked guild" & see it's Guild list from both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drockter Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Make it for Sister Guilds only then at the very least, moreover, I'm tired of having to swap sides to see who is on my IMP guild when I'm on PUB side. You should be able to chat with a "linked guild" & see it's Guild list from both sides. I don't want to make it "harder" to implement. Since there is no way to "link" a guild today, that only adds development time. I agree with your point about seeing who is on), which could be alleviated with a simple cross faction private channel that your guild (and sister guild) use. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that. Simple Solutions are often the best: Make private channels cross faction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pietrastor Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) I don't want to make it "harder" to implement. Since there is no way to "link" a guild today, that only adds development time. I agree with your point about seeing who is on), which could be alleviated with a simple cross faction private channel that your guild (and sister guild) use. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that. Simple Solutions are often the best: Make private channels cross factionBut we're talking about basic communication features. It absolutely deserves all the dev time it needs. Expanded communicationa nd guild features have been requested for YEARS, nothing has changed since early launch, zero. I will gladly "sacrifice" 5 new amazing Cartel speeders if we can get communication/grouping tools that ain't seem like they're from late 90s internet chats. Edited October 27, 2014 by Pietrastor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drockter Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 But we're talking about basic communication features. It absolutely deserves all the dev time it needs. Expanded communicationa nd guild features have been requested for YEARS, nothing has changed since early launch, zero. I will gladly "sacrifice" 5 new amazing Cartel speeders if we can get communication/grouping tools that ain't seem like they're from late 90s internet chats. I do not disagree with you. My point is, they havent invested dev time to date on guild features nor enhancing chat. The more complicated we make the initial request... the more likely it will not be done (as hours invested to return will be calculated). I'd be perfectly content with simple cross faction private chat channels. No other bells, whistles, or requirements. Now, guild tools... that should be another thread... I have a list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryand Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Very much agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletBlaze Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 /support. Would make it easier for us to communicate with our sith guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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