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Chat bubbles!
Prieston
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Wanted to know what people thought about chat bubbles, personally, I think they can be great for RP and for general use as its clear who is talking and where. I know a lot of games don't use them in fear of screen clutter or spam bots but When I play these games I often have a hard time figuring out who is talking and it makes RP that much more difficult, and by extension player interaction in general.
I think a message appearing in the chat window can easily be missed but a word bubble on your screen is less easy and feels more real I guess? like THAT guy right there just said "Hey" and that's important imo love to see what others think.
I think a message appearing in the chat window can easily be missed but a word bubble on your screen is less easy and feels more real I guess? like THAT guy right there just said "Hey" and that's important imo love to see what others think.
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understandable, i think in general I would love options for most features. In WoW you can actually disable them if you don't like them idk why streamers leave them on seems like a risk to me lol
Personally I like the feature for combat. It has its uses, such as if a nearby friendly player is dead but someone can't find their body quickly due to things like terrain or visual effects. In that case a chat bubble popping up over the body can help in finding them for a resurrection.
Chat boxes move too quickly for me haha
Ahhh good ole Runescape
Chat bubbles
Chat bubbles will be able to be toggled on or off by players. There will be options to manage the bubbles to reduce visual clutter.[11][12]
We do want to include chat bubbles. We do want to include a host of options that will allow you to manage those bubbles so you can turn them on, you don't see just a field of bubbles.[12] – Jeffrey Bard
Agree 100%. Also you should be able to quickly right-click someone and "disable chat bubble" to quickly "mute" individuals spamming.
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/In_game_chat#Chat_bubbles
Steven's been asked about it in both the Reddit-sourced AMA's (Ask Me Anything) and the monthly Q&A's. The wiki states they will be toggle-able.
If you have additional questions about them, the next Q&A thread should be available on the forums 2 days from now, on Friday.
I hope they implement this for us RPers.