15 replies to this topic

[Sokoprok]

Not sure why this is the case anyway as you can chat before the game begins...

Just think this will help the community to talk more rather than only being able to do so when you need to be piloting a mech...

Unfortunately, I can't use Teamspeak or anything as my wife would do her nut with me blabbering away all night so the text chat is important to me.

[Revorn]

/sign that

TS isnt a Option for me too, so a Chatromm for comunication between Battles would be nice.

Edited by Revorn, 29 October 2012 - 04:26 AM.

[dal10]

there is chat in game, but it sucks. I think this is a great idea, but I worry that premades will just use it to tell the other team how much they suck.

[Jabilac]

I would love to see a chat system in place to allow people to chat while in the Mechlab or after a match.

[CrimsunKing]

Count me in. Post-game chat would be a great way to wrap up. "NJ Team" and such. As the current chat system doesn't seem to be being abused for unnecessary smack talk, I have I hopes that this wouldn't be either.

[DeadlyNerd]

I can see it now. "GG losers", "nice "aiming" LRM/SSRM boat", "your mommy bought you that gauss?", "EZ mode cat first again" etc.

I know that I should look at this in different light but unfortunately on internets worse is often more probable.

[Ps10n1C]

there is nothing wrong with expressing your feelings I can do it while still in game, aftermath chatting wouldn't change that fact. And this game isn't so frustrating like BF3 for example, which awakes my worse bad language alter ego

[DragonOChaos]

I agree. I would like to see the chat window remain (somewhere) on screen during the scoring screen. It would be nice to commend 'gg' and whatnot to my enemies since I'm usually to busy killing them to type during a match.

[Carmaga]

It has bothered me for a while. If the communication is the key of teamwork, I would love that in-game chat would be top notch.

First of all, it would be cool if you could chat without popping up scoreboard/player list, battle grid/map and toggle between night and thermal vision while you chat. And what comes to the ending score screen. It would be nice if you could stop right there, continue chatting: go through the aftermath of the latest battle, make new friends and watch the scores little longer. I would love to see "exit / go back to mech hangar" button implemented on the ending score screen.

Edit: typo

Edited by Carmaga, 09 November 2012 - 01:38 PM.

[ZahrimX]

I agree wholeheartedly

[Nightfangs]

That's one of the features anyone misses after playing for 10 minutes.
And it could probably be fixed within an hour.
I really don't understand why it's not implemented.

[Nostram]

Carmaga, on 09 November 2012 - 01:36 PM, said:

It has bothered me for a while. If the communication is the key of teamwork, I would love that in-game chat would be top notch.

First of all, it would be cool if you could chat without popping up scoreboard/player list, battle grid/map and toggle between night and thermal vision while you chat. And what comes to the ending score screen. It would be nice if you could stop right there, continue chatting: go through the aftermath of the latest battle, make new friends and watch the scores little longer. I would love to see "exit / go back to mech hangar" button implemented on the ending score screen.

Edit: typo

I would love be able to talk with the end match scoreboard up and I hate it auto exiting regardless of ability to chat, I want to quit looking at it when I feel I am done looking at it, not when it decides I am done. Would also love the option to click on a persons name and see a more advanced scoring breakdown, the option to send a message, friend request, group invite, etc.

By more advanced scoring breaking, say time spent in enemy capture zone, who they spotted and how many times, player they dealt the most damage to, player they received the most damage from, what components they destroyed, etc. If they ever add some manner of achievements (or just for fun even) then things like time spent in the air, time spent at top speed or even how many times shutdown (overridden or not) due to overheating.

[barnmaddo]

+1

[_Rorschach_]

While it's not completely on topic I'd love to see a related addition:
Storing the scoreboards of the last few drops on the client side so you can look up who you played with recently even after going back to the mech bay and send them friend requests. Since this wouldn't require any server communication that could be a first, simple step toward more complete social features in general.

[CrimsunKing]

+1 for Carmaga, Nostram, and Pack Wolf.

Carmaga - This game definitely is missing that community feel right now for exactly the reasons you stated... It just doesn't have a way to connect with new people. No out of game chat, and in game chat (general chat) is limited to the opening 10 seconds and after you're dead (and probably bad practice anyway).

Nostram - I think you're talking about a screen like Tribes:Asecend's match closing. Personal stats, as well as match "accolades". Honestly, even if it didn't get that detailed, I'd love to just see the factors used for calculating rank on the scoreboard (assists, kills, spots, etc.).

Pack Wolf - Pulling last match stats client side is a great way to let people look at the match recap without holding the game open (by the way, I'm guessing they force you out of the scoreboard screen because it keeps the game open and all the related mechs in use).

[Taizan]

Pre & Post Match lobby with chat. Also any lobby at all would be nice.