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[Brody]

I shouldn't have to "minimize" my game to chat or search for a match.

You need, NEEEEEEEEED to put the chat window on the mechlab,, actually you need to put it everywhere. On every screen except the loading screen. You Need This. Need.

Searching for a game? chat.

Fixing up your mech in the mechlab? chat.

Log in on the opening screen? chat.

Shopping in the store? chat.

A blinking button with silhouettes at the bottom of your screen to let you know people are trying to get in contact with you is just not good enough. I miss invites, messages, conversations, unit chat, because I don't even notice it. Then I'm oh, hey it's blinking, then I click it and someone asked me for an invite 2 hours ago and they're offline and I'm an ***. Or they sent me an invite and I click it and the group no longer exists. Why? What has been preventing you from doing this over the last four years?

You can take the time to destroy good maps, produce bad ones, and pump out the mech a month club. But you can't put a visible chat window for Units, Factions, or dare I suggest it, a General chat?

This game doesn't have a very big community. And we can't help the new players unless they join a group or game with us. They can't just get on general chat and say "hey, I downloaded this game and bought a Mist Lynx, why can't I get any kills?" so we can't tell them "sell your mist lynx and buy something bigger to start with" Then they enjoy the game and they want to buy mechbays from you Instead of thinking it's stupid and quitting.

Chat window. Every screen. Right now. Kgo.

IF you have the time, and the desire, to make some real money for yourselves. Let me help you out by telling you, to make a general chat, while you're at it.

Also, take long tom out of the game, and make the 90% bonus anything else. Until you decide what is worthy of 90% bonus , put the Long Tom on an every other timer.

You're welcome.

Edit: I expect this to be done by tomorrow. Thanks for the hotfix.

Edited by Brody, 04 August 2016 - 04:55 AM.

[Valrek]

100% agree!

[FurballMK3]

This makes a lot of sense. It also makes the game more accessible for new players. I can't think of how many times I've been trying to get some new players into a match, and it takes way to long due to the friends/chat system.

[Col Jaime Wolf]

100% totally agree, chat needs some major TLC.

other things

- chat should not bug me to join a group that doesn't exist anymore

- chat notifications should be configurable so it doesn't blink over every stupid thing but lets me know if i got a group invite

- chat blinks should actually let you know if someone is just PM'in you or if you got an invite or just the MOTD.

- should be able to grab the header bar and move it around like a window with resize so i can leave it open in a corner if i like.

- should have filters like "all players in my faction" and i mean it SHOWS you players names so you can make friends

- should have pretty much every filter imaginable from a "favorite buddies" to "tier 1/2/3/4 only" and everything in between.

note i may add more but this should give you a general idea of what players want.

[laviticus]

i up vote this

[KATAPHRAKTOS]

Agreed, there needs to be a customizable chat system

[Brody]

<insert self gratuitous bump here>

[Brody]

I can bump this myself all week....

[Doxylicious]

Current chat ingame is terrible. Including chat when in a match.
Also i would ad:

-Chat history
-Combat log/history
-exta voip button only for my LANCE and not the whole team.

[Jiyu Mononoke]

I been asking for this for years,
it's even in my signature.

-- I'll bump/support yours if you'll do same for mine... get the threads noticed. and supported

! ~ Community Access Point ~ We Need It. ~ !

*** The community interface should be / have. ***
- Have a very visually simple interface that’s entertaining as well.
- Be easily navigated and operated: click in, click out ~ Pop up, and down to dock.
- Have permanent faction / clan areas.
- Have a lockable/private feature.
- Have voice and text chat.
- Should interface seamlessly with the Game UI and show whose talking in matches as well.
- Be able to configure mechs and drop decks from inside the interface.
- Be able to create battles and choose planets to def/attack etc.
- Facilitate unit organization and reputation, promoting and recruiting etc.
- Have some stand alone capability for those that want to say hello to their unit without running the game, but should require that the game be installed.
- Be mostly free, but have some MC/C-bill unlockable features as well.
- Be interesting and entertaining in and of itself so as to encourage usage and growth of MWO as a whole.

(From the above link).

and

C.a.p. ~ Make Some Noise!


---- We need this, and yes, it could help PGI make the player base grow, and make the game more interesting.

I Agree!

-- Freebrth

Edited by Freebrth, 15 July 2016 - 09:29 AM.

[Brody]

not a ninja bump 8(

[Brody]

HEY!

[Brody]

like /bump this please

[Jiyu Mononoke]

Good Vibes for ya

[Brody]

kinda serious about this.

[Jiyu Mononoke]

Quote

kinda serious about this.

- Me too brotha, me too.

[Fluff My Garfield]

Been a couple days so I'll save you the effort of bumping this yourself.... I support it.

[MechWarrior849305]

Brody, on 12 July 2016 - 08:39 PM, said:

Why? What has been preventing you from doing this over the last four years?

Cause noone asked for this over these four years, obviously. Wait! Oh,Shhiiiiii~~~!!!

Edited by MechWarrior849305, 28 July 2016 - 02:21 AM.

[Brody]

Darth Futuza, on 27 July 2016 - 02:18 PM, said:

All I want is a more functional ui that uses asynchronous threading so that we can chat to people, do stuff while waiting for the matchmaker to find a match.

That.

Also thanks to everyone for helping me keep this thread and others like it alive! Greatly appreciated.

Here's another good one: http://mwomercs.com/...chat-interface/

[Brody]

Ogrecorps, on 27 July 2016 - 07:39 AM, said:

Been a couple days so I'll save you the effort of bumping this yourself.... I support it.

Thank you so much for this!