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[xX_Nero_Xx]

i wander how much longer are we going to be with out a lobby

[AoiNeko]

I guess when more game modes are available?

[Karyudo ds]

Considering it will probably be a CW function I would guess around then. Now would also be nice

[Chrithu]

Karyudo ds, on 30 November 2012 - 08:14 PM, said:

Now would be necessary though.

I fixed that for you

[anonymous175]

sure why not maybe so

[xX_Nero_Xx]

who doesnt love a good chat war

[Dagger6T6]

fccolhitman, on 30 November 2012 - 08:23 PM, said:

who doesnt love a good chat war

i thought the forums was our lobby?

[Karyudo ds]

Jason Parker, on 30 November 2012 - 08:16 PM, said:

I fixed that for you

Yeah if we want to work as teams an such. I mean we can find games but I wouldn't mind not having to tell people to spot things for my LRMs at the beginning of every game.

[Gen Kumon]

Yeah, I do think it's silly we've gotten this far without any sort of real ingame chat system other than messaging people already on your friend's list.

[xX_Nero_Xx]

be nice to find old friends on here that you dont know thast playing team up makeing the game more enjoyable, its really hard to belive that there isnt one.

[Chrithu]

Gen Kumon, on 30 November 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

... other than messaging people already on your friend's list.

How??

Seriously I tried to but did not find out how the **** to go about doing it.

[Quad Ace]

Jason Parker, on 30 November 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:

How??

Seriously I tried to but did not find out how the **** to go about doing it.

Double click their name. Works for group chat too.

[Chrithu]

Quad Ace, on 30 November 2012 - 09:17 PM, said:

Double click their name. Works for group chat too.

Lol that's a seriously uncommon way to go about it. At least for me. I'd expected a right click context menu allowing me to invite to group, send message and other useful stuff.

Edited by Jason Parker, 30 November 2012 - 09:32 PM.

[Clay Pigeon]

I thought there was a rudimentary lobby in the game files somewhere.

[Taizan]

Quad Ace, on 30 November 2012 - 09:17 PM, said:

Double click their name. Works for group chat too.

I coincidentally found about about this about 10 days after having joined OB. The whole process of socializing under the current game build should be put up as a new players video - including directing them to the unofficial Com TS.

Imo a new player is completely "lost" because all you get when clicking on the social button is an empty friend list, then you go into a game by clicking launch. Instead of an expected LFG lobby, you get thrown into a game with 7 random people, eventually you will make friends while having a good time in a match. So you get the team / scoreboard and try figuring out how to add people.to your empty friend list, then the match is over and if you didn't note them down or the names were "odd" and you mistype them you are back with your empty friend list again.

So yes this game really needs a lobby, because the new player experience is degraded by that as well.

[Tarl Cabot]

I would not mind even a Solaris-type interface until CW is implemented, with 5 House + Comstar sectors. Each sector would have general lobby/drop rooms ( vs other 4 Houses and a general all/any queue drop (Comstar), a few bars for socializing.

Base maps would need to be increased, a specialized map for each sector then they random map pool.

No server list though, this isn't going to be MW+ but more MPBT.

[Tempered]

I am so put off by the current grouping and chat interface that I don't even bother trying to use it. I've never seen anything so bad in any game, anywhere.

You would think that for a online only team game that a lobby would have been in place at day one. I just don't understand these game developers. They must lock them in a room and only feed them when a feature is complete, so they rush it out the door with no thought of it actually being useable.

[Thorn Hallis]

A simple chat lobby would be pretty neat. It would help players to find ppl to group up.

A lobby for "clan wars" on the other hand...I don't see that happen in the near future.

[Valder]

We should lobby for a lobby.... lol. Seriously tho... I wish they'd add it =(

[Chrithu]

Has there yet been any word from a dev on that matter? They comment on almost ay other important topic in one way or another. But i have yet to see anything regarding a chat and lobby in the frontend. Unless of course this is covered by the ongoing UI changes.