Guild Wars 2

I come from a background of RPing in MUDs. The MUD I used most had an IC channel and and OOC channel. To post to either channel, you could simply press a button and toggle the output. In the MUD, when I posted to the IC channel, it would look like this:

Synsuous:[IC] Why did you kick that kitten?

Lots of people RP on Tarnished Coast and use brackets to indicate that the are talking OCC. However, this can be annoying to do and people frequently forget.

I would like to see /IC and /OOC channels in the game.

That’s an interesting concept. However, I think the other threads asking for custom chat channels would meet the same need with a more globally useful mechanic.

For me, the (( )) is a fine way to show OOC chatter at a glance. I don’t have the best eyes in the world, and given a custom channel (and some way to see it at the same time as the RP, hello moveable chat tabs!) there’s no need to interlace the OOC lines with the RP … though I suppose it’s all in what one’s used to.

Custom chat channels are a great idea and I support that, but the 2 support 2 different functions..

Suppose there is custom channel created for Maiden’s Whisper. But I am not actually inside, I am outside, by the fountain. I cannot see the people inside and it does not make sense for me to RP in that channel. I could create a custom channel for the fountain and urge people to join, but that is all I can do. If people do not want to join the channel, I must RP in /say.