Still no cross-faction-communication?

This is why it won't happen.

If it did happen they would need to put a "disable cross-faction talk" on the social preferences so people could opt out.

I know I'm coming across as anti, but I'm actually neutral, I can see good sides and bad sides, and they actually balance.

Well, it's fine, I hear what you want.

What I want is a restricted way to communicate between factions. In particular, I want to avoid nonrestricted/nonrequested whispers (tells) between factions. Emotes would be fine, since they are like /say (only work if you are near, and alive). Custom channels would be great. Something like EVE Online system, where you have to accept communication before it starts, might work. Actually, I would not mind that option within the same faction, too.


How do I compare? Articles, metrics, etc. - I'd like to read some good comparisons.

This is the 3rd time that someone has asked, in one form or another, why RPrs need xfac communications. This shows me two things.

1: people are far more unimaginative than I thought, if they can't understand why communication would be a GOOD thing.

2: they aren't actually reading posts. The reasons we need it, has been stated, repeatedly, in terms so simple, that they can't be made any more simple without the use of pictures. Instead of addressing these issues, people ask "why" over and over again, so let me make it simple.

There are a number of "in character" reasons why RPrs would speak to each other.
-Smugglers and Bounty Hunters making deals.
-Prisoner Exchange
-Sith and Jedi wishing to engage in never ending circular arguments which irritate everyone around them.
-Diplomatic channels
-Characters wishing to play spies
-Characters wishing to play a "Romeo and Juliet" style romance

These are just a few ideas that have come off the top of my head without putting any real thought into it. If there was NO RP justification at all, I'd STILL advocate for it for the following reasons.

-Organising open world PvP events
-Communication with guild members on their opposed faction alts
-Organising duel faction RP events (ok, our people are in spot. Your people can begin the ambush)

Furthermore, your objection based on the "heat of the moment harassment" situation has been addressed several times. Everyone agrees that a PvP timer would be completely acceptable.

The bottom line is this. The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. If someone harasses you, /ignore works great. If you shy away from things just because people will abuse them, then just uninstall every MMO you play, because there's no aspect that can't be exploited and abused.

No pretty much every supporter agrees to limiting xfac communication to tells, emotes, and custom channels. Preventing it WZs and adding PvP flag restrictions. I've given reasons why it would help people.

I think we're done justifying why we want it. Now it's your turn to justify why you don't.

He said RPers, not PvPers.

Regardless of what anyone says, the only purpose cross-faction talk would server is smack-talk.

The benefits out way the drawbacks in YOUR opinion.

You have /say that you can use for you RPing. Its more realistic then using general chat of private chat. That is RPing is all about your emulsion. Doing such general cross faction communications would not be good SIS and Imperial Intelligence would be all over a traitor.

As far as events go you have forums to set it up and /say during for the more realistic feel.


Account communications is something total different. There is no way abuse that if set up like WoW did with real ID.

Have you read anything in the thread?

You have /say that you can use for you RPing. Its more realistic then using general chat of private chat. That is RPing is all about your emulsion. Doing such general cross faction communications would not be good SIS and Imperial Intelligence would be all over a traitor..

The chair is against the wall, John has a long mustache... those phrases sound familiar at all? They are code phrases that the Allies used during WW2 to talk to resistance members to let them know when to do things. Why did they do that? Because the Axis were listening.

The way the game is set up right now they almost assume that the Republic and the Empire ( using the same technology ) somehow cannot intercept or listen into the other side's communications. Yes you are correct that SIS and Imp Intel would be all over trying to find and prosecute traitors and spies.. but that is a part of the RP. Staying one step ahead, or getting caught.