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MajikMyst
09.01.2012 , 03:14 AM | #31
Quote: Originally Posted by H-aTreD View Post
I love it when people spin it like "this isn't meant to be SWG 2". Yeah, no ****
I love it when people fail to read a provided quote.. I didn't spin anything.. The person I quoted mentioned SWG.. Sorry you missed it...
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H-aTreD
09.01.2012 , 03:17 AM | #32
Quote: Originally Posted by FourTwent View Post
wouldn't an RP carebear WANT chat bubbles in the game? I mean really that's who keeps asking for this feature. . .the RPers. lol

^ Gotta agree with this lol

do you think an RPer wants to sit and stare at the chat window to be able to talk to someone. or have to sort through 50+ other people talking on the fleet. just to see the /say messages that are being said in the middle Cantina area

^ Yeah, just no. Having to sort through all the chat? You can't be serious, right? There's this amazing thing called creating a tab and customizing it. You don't NEED chat bubbles and honestly with everything this game is lacking/needing how is it I see chat bubbles and same gender romance options popping up like an elderly with viagra?

I dont think you know this game or it's players at all

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H-aTreD
09.01.2012 , 03:18 AM | #33
Quote: Originally Posted by MajikMyst View Post
I love it when people fail to read a provided quote.. I didn't spin anything.. The person I quoted mentioned SWG.. Sorry you missed it...
He mentioned something SWG had and wondered how this game couldn't handle it when the older one he mentioned could. Nothing there says he's wanting it to be SWG 2 amirite?

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Goretzu
09.01.2012 , 03:20 AM | #34
Quote: Originally Posted by Cakellene View Post
Different engine and wasn't SOE's first MMO.
That doesn't really wash. Bioware had/has loads of Mythic and SoE in it, it wasn't really their "first" MMORPG.
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Goretzu
09.01.2012 , 03:23 AM | #35
Quote: Originally Posted by MajikMyst View Post
But see here is the issue.. That is strictly your opinion.. I am sure you are getting on just fine with the current ingame chat system.. Which is my point..

You make it sound like you all are handicapped because there is no chat bubble.. If that is the actually the case, then you have my sympathies.. Such limited options for communication can't be healthy..

By the way.. I actually do use another chat program for my gaming.. It is called Ventrilo.. My guildies and I chat with eachother everyday..


It's not my opinion, it's just how it is, using say (especially with it being so similar to /1 by default) is pretty much the same as a chat program.

A chat bubble provides an in-game visual of someone actually talking (and perhaps talking to you).

Without it it can be 5 mins later before you realise that person you ran past asked you if you'd mind helping them (and you weren't ignoring them you simply didn't see the chatbox text because you were looking at your character).

Now clearly an actual in-game voiced response would be best, but we're probably decades away from that in an MMORPG, so for the moment chat-bubbles do the job.




I understand a lot of people play SWTOR like a single player game, and so for them chat-bubbles are pointless and maybe annoying (like other players, perhaps). But for those that don't play like that they can be a great boon, interaction-wise.
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ZirusZero
09.01.2012 , 04:01 PM | #36
Quote: Originally Posted by Goretzu View Post




It's not my opinion, it's just how it is, using say (especially with it being so similar to /1 by default) is pretty much the same as a chat program.

A chat bubble provides an in-game visual of someone actually talking (and perhaps talking to you).

Without it it can be 5 mins later before you realise that person you ran past asked you if you'd mind helping them (and you weren't ignoring them you simply didn't see the chatbox text because you were looking at your character).

Now clearly an actual in-game voiced response would be best, but we're probably decades away from that in an MMORPG, so for the moment chat-bubbles do the job.




I understand a lot of people play SWTOR like a single player game, and so for them chat-bubbles are pointless and maybe annoying (like other players, perhaps). But for those that don't play like that they can be a great boon, interaction-wise.
I agree. Besides, it's far easier to run up to a person and have a chat bubble next to you rather than be forced to whisper the guy for attention.
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Hessen
09.01.2012 , 04:10 PM | #37
Every suggestion thread basically comes down to one question.

"Will the addition or amendment of this feature retain enough customers to justify the time, cost and prioritisation of development and maintenance?"

I personal don't think it will. But RPers do need to be thrown a bit of a bone, as there is very little in the game to keep them around as it is.

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StoogeW
09.01.2012 , 04:51 PM | #38
Quote: Originally Posted by ZirusZero View Post
Been a couple months since I last heard about it. What is it's current state of development?
I've heard it'll be 1000 Cartel Coins

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MuratReis
09.01.2012 , 06:03 PM | #39
In my opinion, an MMO without chat bubbles is hardly an MMO -- they may not be for everyone, but for the people that use them, they are an indispensable part of the MMO experience. Get it done Bioware..It can't be that hard!
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Vandicus
09.01.2012 , 06:04 PM | #40
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In my opinion, an MMO without chat bubbles is hardly an MMO -- they may not be for everyone, but for the people that use them, they are an indispensable part of the MMO experience. Get it done Bioware..It can't be that hard!
The issue right now is probably not "getting it done" so to speak, since they existed in a beta stage, but making them not lag the game(which is why they were removed).
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