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Old 01-29-2008, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cbkbud View Post
I'd rather see like an IRC-like thing implemented on all servers (added at Login?).

You could like be on the server's IRC, or go to a global IRC, or w/e.

I know people have scripted these; would be nice if something would be made globally though.
Ah! the age old argument of replacing toalls with a chatroom-esque type feature. Graal is just a big graphical based chatroom already, but taking some of the old comments on the numerous times it was presented, apparently the cons outweigh the pros.

Pros
- Easier to talk to people and follow conversations.
- Ability to have different channels / rooms.
- Greater expandability.

Cons
- Replacing an old feature, which people still use and has a sense of uniqueness.
- Graal heading into more of a chat room direction than a game.
- Ability to click and read through messages on the move would be lost.
- More windows taking up the screen (although if it were optional, well, the players problem really).
- You can actually see on the mini map who is saying the toalls, assuming that the players are spread around. This could be tackled quite easily and implemented into a chat room feature, but it wouldn't have the same charm.

Personally I feel as though the chat room features on servers such as Unholy Nation and Zodiac pretty much flopped after a while and the fad faded fast. Staff were required to watch the areas as obviously they get out of hand once in a while and well, it didn't work. It's pretty easy and convenient to switch through toalls, I guess my idea was just to build on it a little and request a feature that has been asked for so many times because people do actually still toall. While there is this kind of feature on RC, it's sadly not on the client.
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Seriously, you have ****-all for content and you're not exactly pulling in new developer talent, angling for prestigious titles should be your last concern.
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