I hate the lack of chat bubbles.

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I hate the lack of chat bubbles.

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weapon_x

01.16.2013 , 08:09 AM \| #1	Quote
I can't even begin to count the number of time I've missed someone talking to me, asking me a question or for help because I rarely look at the chat box. At least with chat bubbles, I know someone near me is talking and not someone on the other side of the zone. Please for the love of god, add this option.
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itsmymillertime

01.16.2013 , 08:13 AM \| #2	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by weapon_x I can't even begin to count the number of time I've missed someone talking to me, asking me a question or for help because I rarely look at the chat box. At least with chat bubbles, I know someone near me is talking and not someone on the other side of the zone. Please for the love of god, add this option. when they figure out how to make them render in a way that does not compromise fps, they will be included.

TMcMakeitHappen

01.16.2013 , 08:15 AM \| #3	Quote
I'm coming from GW2 and I actually miss them too. It's not a deal breaker, but they would definitely be welcomed. There's been times where someone passing by will either help with a kill or give a quick rez and it would be so much easier to do a quick thank you in a chat bubble than clicking whisper.

DarthAnaethil

01.16.2013 , 08:20 AM \| #4	Quote
I hate chat bubbles. Screw that noise. If people want to talk to you, whisper exists for a reason.
CEO but still the same as everybody else

Shaz

01.16.2013 , 08:25 AM \| #5	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthAnaethil I hate chat bubbles. Screw that noise. If people want to talk to you, whisper exists for a reason. ...Which you don't see if you rarely ever look at the chat box. Chat bubbles are usually an option in Settings to enable or disable as you see fit. I would love to be able to enable them, they worked fine in beta, and I'd love to see them back.

Lionflash

01.16.2013 , 08:29 AM \| #6	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by TMcMakeitHappen I'm coming from GW2 and I actually miss them too. It's not a deal breaker, but they would definitely be welcomed. There's been times where someone passing by will either help with a kill or give a quick rez and it would be so much easier to do a quick thank you in a chat bubble than clicking whisper. In those situations /thanks works well. With the new voiced emotes... /hello /bye /yes /no etc... it's easy (and cool) for those quick little moments. I particularly like the Sith Warrior's /no ... he says "I don't think so." and I like to use that when I stop someone from scoring in Huttball a few feet from the goal line.

astrobearx

01.16.2013 , 08:40 AM \| #7	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Lionflash it's easy (and cool) for those quick little moments. I particularly like the Sith Warrior's /no ... he says "I don't think so." and I like to use that when I stop someone from scoring in Huttball a few feet from the goal line. that would be awesome

Cylnael

01.16.2013 , 08:43 AM \| #8	Quote
The excuse BW gave us was a question of lag chat bubbles induce with the engine of the game. They don't seem to understand that if it's an option it depends of our comp. Personnally i doubt chat bubbles will make my I7 or my 560gfx really lag besides on the fleet we're i don't care about lag.

Elly_Dawn

01.16.2013 , 08:48 AM \| #9	Quote
i was glad when i noticed there were no chat bubbles, i saw it as a step forward, getting rid of that nonsense that blocks my view and breaks immersion, i much prefer the chatbox approach especialy since it can be set to show only what you want... but if people wanna go the chat bubble rout, im fine with it being an option, so long as its not forced on me...
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PlasmaJohn

01.16.2013 , 09:10 AM \| #10	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Cylnael The excuse BW gave us was a question of lag chat bubbles induce with the engine of the game. They don't seem to understand that if it's an option it depends of our comp. Personnally i doubt chat bubbles will make my I7 or my 560gfx really lag besides on the fleet we're i don't care about lag. I have the same except mine's an i5. The engine feature they're using to render 2D elements (eg. nameplates, UI windows) kicks the hell out of my CPU (the fan spins up to jet-engine noise levels). If you hang around 3D graphics dev sites you'll know that this is a common problem because the simplest design is the worst possible implementation. Unfortunately the fix is to rearchitect the feature and that can mean a deep dive into the bowels of the engine code. tl;dr: It's (much) harder than it looks.

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