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Server related => Suggestions => Locked & Closed Suggestions => Topic started by: Shantta[RO] on December 19, 2011, 15:53

Title: Spammy chat
Post by: Shantta[RO] on December 19, 2011, 15:53
Since we got 90 player slots, and a lot more players doing a lot more missions, the chat screen is really spammy. It's hard really to follow a conversation in peak hours.

My suggestion is to get rid of the "X delivered Y from A to B" piece of text that is francly useless if you ask me. This eighter should be removed all together or it could be added in /settings so some players can enable it and some can disable it.

This would really fix this problem totally.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: DJ_Smashon on December 19, 2011, 15:56
just make the chat longer i dont remember the cmd
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: TheSandman on December 19, 2011, 16:28
Quote from: DJ_Smashon on December 19, 2011, 15:56
just make the chat longer i dont remember the cmd
/page size 10-20. Depending on the lines.

As for the suggestion, i agree with it, and also an option to set the following:
-Players Chat.
-Players Deliveries/Arrests/Steals etc.
But you wouldnt be able to turn off announcements, (shop/admin) or the random blue messages.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Shantta[RO] on December 19, 2011, 17:00
Quote from: TheSnowman on December 19, 2011, 16:28
Quote from: DJ_Smashon on December 19, 2011, 15:56
just make the chat longer i dont remember the cmd
/page size 10-20. Depending on the lines.

As for the suggestion, i agree with it, and also an option to set the following:
-Players Chat.
-Players Deliveries/Arrests/Steals etc.
But you wouldnt be able to turn off announcements, (shop/admin) or the random blue messages.

yep
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Ethan on December 19, 2011, 19:11
if a conversation your having is hard to follow, get teamspeak/vent/skype and talk rather than type it. or simply change CBs
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: mick88 on December 19, 2011, 19:18
At least we have CB radios, so some players go use different channels.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: TheSandman on December 19, 2011, 19:19
At least we do, but people dont use them as often some would like.
Major example: Big events, races etc. Its hard getting say, 20+ people into one CB channel, let alone as convoy to do a countdown timer.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Shantta[RO] on December 19, 2011, 19:49
Yes, but I am talking about the quantity of screen information. Even if you are in a /cb channel, it still gets spammed by messages that people don't really need to know:
Officer X arrested Y
X delivered Y from A to B

I for one don't need to know this and prefer to leave my chat box clear of these. If I could have that in settings, it would be perfect, and I believe (or I like to) that a lot of people are in my situation.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: HeLiOn_PrImE on December 19, 2011, 21:36
+1 those messages are useless. You should at least make the option to filter the chat. To decide what kind of information we get in it. from PM-s to announcements and deliveries
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Ethan on December 19, 2011, 21:41
so you want a cb channel or something that exclusively shows your chat thats in a cb?
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: HeLiOn_PrImE on December 19, 2011, 21:47
I was suggesting a filtering menu, but I guess your idea is easier to make, so yeah :).
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Joshy on December 19, 2011, 22:01
It's a good suggestion. Might take a while to script though.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: $nake on December 20, 2011, 00:47
Quote from: Joshy on December 19, 2011, 22:01
It's a good suggestion. Might take a while to script though.
+1!
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Deff on December 20, 2011, 05:29
yeah, we cant read any full sentence in mainchat without doing page up, but then we lag behind, because our reading speed is less with respect  to mainchat
something has to be done about the spammy chat... maybe making those missions invisible to others, and we can view things only which we dilevered

or

making more strict rules regarding mainchat, like making it compulsory to use cb channels
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: [GER]Melissa on December 20, 2011, 05:41
I agree, its a good idea, especially if u are able to turn on and turn of this informations.
In my opinion it isnt really necessary to see, who finished a mission if he isnt in your convoy.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: DeHavilland on December 20, 2011, 06:32
CB channels are your friend.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: Shantta[RO] on December 20, 2011, 06:47
Quote from: Tuntematon Sotilas on December 20, 2011, 06:32
CB channels are your friend.

People really need to read the whole topic not just the first post. As I said before, it's all about the quantity of screen information. If there are a lot of people, therefore a lot of deliveries, even in CB channels, you still get a spammy chatbox because people deliver lots of stuff and the text goes by quick. CB channels don't change much.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: DeHavilland on December 20, 2011, 06:48
Quote from: Shantta[RO] on December 20, 2011, 06:47
Quote from: Tuntematon Sotilas on December 20, 2011, 06:32
CB channels are your friend.

People really need to read the whole topic not just the first post. As I said before, it's all about the quantity of screen information. If there are a lot of people, therefore a lot of deliveries, even in CB channels, you still get a spammy chatbox because people deliver lots of stuff and the text goes by quick. CB channels don't change much.

Use /page then
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: HeLiOn_PrImE on December 20, 2011, 10:37
Quote from: Tuntematon Sotilas on December 20, 2011, 06:48
Use /page then

If you mean /pagesize, I'm telling you, that doesn't solve a thing. I once had my 20 row chat filled by delivery messages. People are sick searching for their discussion messages using page buttons. If we get something urgent we shouldn't have to search the chat for it.

Mick, you should also disable the messages from channel 19 when we are NOT in it (keep the text above the player if they are around us, and the admin messages or announcements). And if someone wants to speak to us, they should send us a pm or join our cb. That is how it should normally work.
Title: Re: Spammy chat
Post by: martata14 on December 20, 2011, 12:45
Quote from: Joshy on December 19, 2011, 22:01
It's a good suggestion. Might take a while to script though.
+1