Starcraft 2 Style Chat = Suck

**MoUsE_WiZ** · 23-02-2012, 22:35

Originally Posted by ElBozo

2 examples:
In game: "I have explosive dhiarrhea, be back in 15 min"
Out of game: "That was a cool run, wanna set up another one?"

But who am i kidding, who wants to communicate in a multiplayer game, right?

Only two examples? Great!
Blizzard foresaw that their voice chat system could use expanding when they implemented it, so they left buttons 8 and 9 unbound. You should bring your suggestions for those buttons to the beta forums.

**ElBozo** · 23-02-2012, 23:04

Originally Posted by MoUsE_WiZ

Only two examples? Great!
Blizzard foresaw that their voice chat system could use expanding when they implemented it, so they left buttons 8 and 9 unbound. You should bring your suggestions for those buttons to the beta forums.

I'm glad i didn't bother thinking of other examples because those wouldn't fit on numpad. On the other hand... I can see it:

"We're glad to announce new Steel Series Diablo 3 keyboard which offers 25 most useful voice chat options! Now, you can refrain from communicating and stay socially akward, Just the way Blizzard likes it!"

**Zokah** · 24-02-2012, 16:20

Bashiok just now:

Just about everything is set as it will be at release. There will certainly be tweaks here and there, and some small improvements, but no, we don't have any current plans to change the chat channel interface.

We understand the requests, and have seen some of the creative suggestions, but we're in the home stretch and aren't looking to delay the release of the game further. Honestly speaking only a small portion of players will care if the chat channels are like they are, or if they're more like the huge screen-dominating feature in D2. We have to apply value to the additional time it would take to address a small amount of requests for a change, and it just doesn't outweigh releasing the game.

**Kahilm** · 24-02-2012, 16:45

Originally Posted by Zokah

Bashiok just now:

Just about everything is set as it will be at release. There will certainly be tweaks here and there, and some small improvements, but no, we don't have any current plans to change the chat channel interface.

We understand the requests, and have seen some of the creative suggestions, but we're in the home stretch and aren't looking to delay the release of the game further. Honestly speaking only a small portion of players will care if the chat channels are like they are, or if they're more like the huge screen-dominating feature in D2. We have to apply value to the additional time it would take to address a small amount of requests for a change, and it just doesn't outweigh releasing the game.

"Honestly speaking only a small portion of players will care if the chat channels are like they are, or if they're more like the huge screen-dominating feature in D2."

Out of touch, slap in the face, BULL****.

Yeah, those pages and pages of posts in multiple threads on the front page of your forums over the past weeks must be just "a small portion of players." You have to be ****ing kidding me right now.

**Nizaris** · 24-02-2012, 17:06

Yeah, the "small portion of players" bit was a lie, simple as that.

He should just refrain from going outside of the facts. It seriously undermines any respect people give him.

**galzohar** · 24-02-2012, 17:06

It actually is. Most gamers are quite anti-social

**konfeta** · 24-02-2012, 18:00

Yeah, the "small portion of players" bit was a lie, simple as that.

Well, it might not be a lie. They might be capable of collecting these statistics all easy like from WC3/D2 (games with the good chat); or from communicating with other developers.

**Nizaris** · 24-02-2012, 18:24

Originally Posted by konfeta

Well, it might not be a lie. They might be capable of collecting these statistics all easy like from WC3/D2 (games with the good chat); or from communicating with other developers.

Well, the thing here is that we're talking about some unquantifiable variables. They can take surveys, of course. But there are a lot of nuances that would go into such research. Like... would you be more inclined to tell your friends and get them to play if there were robust chat options. How likely would you buy the game if x, y, z feature of chat was available, etc.

But there's so much more to it than that. About the value of being able to show off. The value of community exposure. The ties between community and longevity. But what is more, how would one quantify the nuanced differences between the current chat implementation and the community reaction to one that is more robust. The fact that he says it would affect a small portion of players is deceiving, because chat would affect nearly everybody. And really, the only reason it currently affects a small portion as of right now is due to the fact that there's no indication that it exists except a small button that has an icon rather than written text.

The largest game communities on the net have spoken up - and its nearly unanimous. And that's not a common occurrence. I understand that not everybody will be using chat, but you will be affected by it, if only for the communal nature of the benefits (or costs).

**galzohar** · 24-02-2012, 20:47

I agree that if they want to make people keep playing the game, anything that helps them show off will be a good thing for Blizzard. Though honestly, just type "showoff" in the chat channel list and you'll end up in a chat room with a bunch of people wanting to show off