"Home"-Node Chat Should Be Visible, Anywhere

As immersion-breaking as it might be, we should *ALWAYS* be able to see the chat from our "home" Nodes. We're already going to have area-chats; What's the difference?

If yours truly is 3 Nodes away and a special event starts in my Node-of-citizenship, I'd still like the chance to travel back and assist with it - if time permits. Localized chat-channels can be very handy - especially when trying to figure out dungeon-mechanics. If Group A doesn't know a boss mechanic, why not be able to asks Group B & C, who are separately doing the same dungeon?

Have seen too many concerns about "immersion", as of late. Just thought to throw this out there, before someone starts ranting about chat-channels being immersion-breakers. It's still a game; If someone who is dedicated to their Node normally skips sieges because their Metropolis "always" has it's max-defenders, it'd still be handy to know when the odd situation arises wherein there's 10 minutes left before a Siege, and the defenders stand at 400 out of 500.

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Dygz

I enjoy plenty of immersion when I'm playing excellent video games.
Playing with Fantm - I agree he probably does not experience much immersion.

Communication anywhere cannot be immersion-breaking in a High Magic Fantasy setting.
It could be immersion-breaking in a Low Magic Fantasy setting.
And would be immersion-breaking in a mundane Medieval Historical Fiction setting.

Demostrathe

agreed

Diamaht

I suppose the question would be: Should it be an open chat channel for everyone or should it be restricted to notifications and perhaps node leadership?

If its everyone node-wide that could get cluttered with a lot of nonsense and potentially bury all important info. I'm on the restricted side.

Edit: The app looks fantastic, but lets put it in game too. Don't want to force people to use an app.

Aszkalon

TheDarkSorcerer wrote: »

This is a great idea! I would love for Intrepid to stay away from any third-party apps (like discord) to use for communication. Keep everything "in-house".

People would love it like hell when they don't need to use Teamspeak or Discord or whatever constantly while running the Game at the same Time. I know i would.

George_Black

I dont like global chats. It's a nonsense chat roller, just random spam. Close proximity chat (general) area chat (shout) are the way to go.

If something big is happening in the node people can whisper their friends, spead the word.
Or light the beacons idk

Diamaht

George_Black wrote: »

I dont like global chats. It's a nonsense chat roller, just random spam. Close proximity chat (general) area chat (shout) are the way to go.

If something big is happening in the node people can whisper their friends, spead the word.
Or light the beacons idk

But what about one with limited access. Just node system messages and node leadership?

Tyranthraxus

RE:

*You're* "limited"-access!

Dripyula

unknownsystemerror wrote: »

If something big is happening in the node people can whisper their friends, spead the word. Or light the beacons idk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm0wz0ZlYqc

Node player: " I can't teleport back!! Its still on cooldown. Nooo!! "
Denethor (player): " My guild... has betrayed me. "

Tyranthraxus

....By the MIGHTY length of my hair?

EVERYONE on the server should know when a threat arises, in our Node!

....So, pretty much everyone. My hair isn't AI/deepfake, after all.

Aszkalon

By Tyranthraxus' mighty Hair (lol), i need the Possibility of getting an ingame Message and/or Chat Message that is all like :

" OMG!!! The plus Five-hundred People strong Psycho-Guilds of Nihilum6000 and LoLoLoLNoobz plus the Clans IDYM and GoYK are attacking our Nodes. Come back Everyone - we're getting our bxxxholes spread !! "

when i am right now in the Middle of a legendary Quest-Speech by some NPC, or Lore-File - or finally being rewarded after the End of a horrific, difficult Dungeon that kept my Party and me busy for several Hours until we finally beat it.

But Asz, some might say,
why always so vulgar and lowbrow ? Well of Course my Examples don't need to reflect actual ingame Language. But not only have i actually seen Video Gamers as vulgar as this -> but they also make for a funny Reference or Example of how a global or Area Chat could look like.

Arya_Yeshe

Mayors should sell pigeons to all citizens around the world lol

daveywavey

Arya_Yeshe wrote: »

Mayors should sell pigeons to all citizens around the world lol

A new avenue for Animal Husbandry to go down! You can breed pigeon traits like Flying Speed to move quicker, Strength so they can carry longer messages, Accuracy so they actually go the correct direction, etc...

You've hit on something there!

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