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[CosmicB00M]

I'm new to this game so straight to the point. How do I keep the chat dialogue popping up in game so when my teammates talk it wont be invisible. Team chat and lance chat are enabled and I know to press y or u so I can chat, but I still haven't figured it out. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[SnagaDance]

I'm not exactly sure what it is you are asking. Do you mean you'd like your team mates their chat messages to remain visible longer/permanent? This is not possible afaik, they automatically disappear after x seconds. Though you're able to read the last few messages (last 2 or 3?) by opening your own chat window (and subsequently closing this with enter if you don't want to add any text yourself).

[Egomane]

Global chat is disabled by default in the game options. You can enable it there.

[CosmicB00M]

Thanks for the replies, and yes I was looking for permanent display of chat. It seems I was lost in the heat of rookie battle and wasn't paying attention to when the chat came up. I now understand better thx again for the replies

[XphR]

Egomane, on 08 December 2014 - 04:42 AM, said:

Global chat is disabled by default in the game options. You can enable it there.

The default game options are in need of adjustment (not that you have any sway over it). Defaulting to TPV, disgraceful. Global chat starting off, anti-social. Armlock and throttle, whai? I can not help but think if VOIP was added to the client, it would default everyone to muted.

I do not wish to be a naysayer but, I open my maw and poors forth the sounds of "Nay nay nay?".

[Koniving]

BurningOpal, on 08 December 2014 - 02:30 PM, said:

Thanks for the replies, and yes I was looking for permanent display of chat. It seems I was lost in the heat of rookie battle and wasn't paying attention to when the chat came up. I now understand better thx again for the replies

If you press T, Y or U... the "chat" will remain until you press enter. This gives you a chance to read what was said.
You can't backtrack it, though, and having the chat open means you can't change course (turn), adjust speed and I think you can't fire with it open either.

[Alaskan Nobody]

Koniving, on 08 December 2014 - 07:26 PM, said:

...I think you can't fire with it open either.

Depends on what buttons you are using to fire.

Keyboard (semi-obviously) no

Mouse yes, as I popped it open once, and did not notice until I went to turn
(was charging in a Stalker - so no leg turning for a fair bit)

[Molossian Dog]

The most vexing thing is that your Mech stops when you chat.

You can circumvent that when you use the 100% speed 80% speed etc buttons. Default should be the num pad if I am not mistaken.

[The Great Unwashed]

Correct; I usually press 0 on numpad and the mech sometimes (!) keeps walking. But often it does not as the function is improperly implemented. If it does not work, it is not your fault.

I have no other buttons mapped around the chat buttons to avoid an accidental chat session mid-combat...

Actually, I have a separate keyboard for playing and one for typing during the game...

Edited by The Great Unwashed, 09 December 2014 - 04:06 AM.

[Rogue Jedi]

Molossian Dog, on 09 December 2014 - 04:02 AM, said:

The most vexing thing is that your Mech stops when you chat.

You can circumvent that when you use the 100% speed 80% speed etc buttons. Default should be the num pad if I am not mistaken.

or you could disable throttle decay in the game options, that way holding down W increases your speed, holding down S reduces your speed, or if stopped puts you into reverse then acts as reverse accelerate, you would maintain speed when typing but would not be able to turn the legs

[Molossian Dog]

I know, but frankly speaking I don´t like to drive my Mech like a motorboat. I prefer to use it like a car.

With the 100% speed key on th num pad it is bearable.

[Tarogato]

SnagaDance, on 08 December 2014 - 02:06 AM, said:

opening your own chat window (and subsequently closing this with enter if you don't want to add any text yourself).

I've been playing this game for 12 months and I didn't know you could close it like that. I've always had to double-tap ESC if I accidentally opened up a chat.

PGI should really crowdsource a proper features tutorial, just sayin'.

[SnagaDance]

SnagaDance, on 08 December 2014 - 02:06 AM, said:

I'm not exactly sure what it is you are asking. Do you mean you'd like your team mates their chat messages to remain visible longer/permanent? This is not possible afaik, they automatically disappear after x seconds. Though you're able to read the last few messages (last 2 or 3?) by opening your own chat window (and subsequently closing this with enter if you don't want to add any text yourself).

Tarogato, on 09 December 2014 - 04:12 PM, said:

I've been playing this game for 12 months and I didn't know you could close it like that. I've always had to double-tap ESC if I accidentally opened up a chat.

PGI should really crowdsource a proper features tutorial, just sayin'.

Double tapping ESC also works? Now that's something 'I' didn't know.

[Nick Makiaveli]

XphR, on 08 December 2014 - 02:46 PM, said:

The default game options are in need of adjustment (not that you have any sway over it). Defaulting to TPV, disgraceful. Global chat starting off, anti-social. Armlock and throttle, whai? I can not help but think if VOIP was added to the client, it would default everyone to muted.

I do not wish to be a naysayer but, I open my maw and poors forth the sounds of "Nay nay nay?".

Perhaps it's to make it a bit easier on people new to the game? Possibly new to gaming period?

Think it through. If your first thought is "This needs to change" and you immediately open the settings etc, then you know what you want and how to get it.

If you are new to the game, or this type of FPS, then having weapons fire from diff locations might throw you off. Having arms separate from torso, ditto. Many people come from MMOs and thus 3rd person trailing camera is "normal" for them

Or in other words, it's not all about you and your preferences.

As to VOIP, if it didn't come muted, it would be as soon as I logged in.

**Edit** Correction, I would mute only if the option to completely disable it didn't exist.

Edited by Nick Makiaveli, 10 December 2014 - 09:11 AM.

[Basilisk222]

BurningOpal, on 08 December 2014 - 01:46 AM, said:

I'm new to this game so straight to the point. How do I keep the chat dialogue popping up in game so when my teammates talk it wont be invisible. Team chat and lance chat are enabled and I know to press y or u so I can chat, but I still haven't figured it out. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I don't think there is an option to not have the text fade. Which is what I assume you're talking about.

You can quick flash double escape to pause and unpause to get the text to reload screen if I remember right, but there's no perma chat window.

[XphR]

Nick Makiaveli, on 10 December 2014 - 09:10 AM, said:

Perhaps it's to make it a bit easier on people new to the game? Possibly new to gaming period?

Think it through. If your first thought is "This needs to change" and you immediately open the settings etc, then you know what you want and how to get it.

If you are new to the game, or this type of FPS, then having weapons fire from diff locations might throw you off. Having arms separate from torso, ditto. Many people come from MMOs and thus 3rd person trailing camera is "normal" for them

Or in other words, it's not all about you and your preferences.

As to VOIP, if it didn't come muted, it would be as soon as I logged in.

**Edit** Correction, I would mute only if the option to completely disable it didn't exist.

Im going to have to respectfully disagree. I think the default options were bad and continue to believe so.

Edited by XphR, 10 December 2014 - 12:17 PM.