Guild Wars 2

I’m all for the new restrictions on free accounts for map chat, but at the same time….I’ve already seen one hiccup in this. If you’re a new player and maybe you have some questions when you first join the game…it’s not easy to do that. Even people trying to help new players have an awkward time starting a dialogue.

My suggestion is to add another map-wide chat channel clearly designed for help or something of that sort that is available to all, but with a timed limit similar to the whispers. Also make it clear to people when they log on their accounts that it’s quite easy to simply turn the chat channel off if you dont want to see it, but give the new people a way of not just getting their questions answered, but also feeling perhaps more involved in the community.

I’m sure other people can come up with better suggestions as well, but I see this as a possible issue in the current plan to mitigate unwanted chat traffic from free accounts.

i get your point but sadly that is yet and opening for goldspamers, theres a lot of people that can talk on the /s channel and ask for help so i dont think what your say is a good idea, on top that “restrictions” are a joke

drgast.1469:

I’m all for the new restrictions on free accounts for map chat, but at the same time….I’ve already seen one hiccup in this. If you’re a new player and maybe you have some questions when you first join the game…it’s not easy to do that. Even people trying to help new players have an awkward time starting a dialogue.

My suggestion is to add another map-wide chat channel clearly designed for help or something of that sort that is available to all, but with a timed limit similar to the whispers. Also make it clear to people when they log on their accounts that it’s quite easy to simply turn the chat channel off if you dont want to see it, but give the new people a way of not just getting their questions answered, but also feeling perhaps more involved in the community.

I’m sure other people can come up with better suggestions as well, but I see this as a possible issue in the current plan to mitigate unwanted chat traffic from free accounts.

I thought this would be an issue for new players, just like taking away the ability to ask questions on the forum, it’s quite funny actually for a community that loves to pat itself on the back for being friendly, we’d much rather shun newcomers because there may be a possible inconvenience to ourselves.

Sicarius.4639:

drgast.1469:

I’m all for the new restrictions on free accounts for map chat, but at the same time….I’ve already seen one hiccup in this. If you’re a new player and maybe you have some questions when you first join the game…it’s not easy to do that. Even people trying to help new players have an awkward time starting a dialogue.

My suggestion is to add another map-wide chat channel clearly designed for help or something of that sort that is available to all, but with a timed limit similar to the whispers. Also make it clear to people when they log on their accounts that it’s quite easy to simply turn the chat channel off if you dont want to see it, but give the new people a way of not just getting their questions answered, but also feeling perhaps more involved in the community.

I’m sure other people can come up with better suggestions as well, but I see this as a possible issue in the current plan to mitigate unwanted chat traffic from free accounts.

I thought this would be an issue for new players, just like taking away the ability to ask questions on the forum, it’s quite funny actually for a community that loves to pat itself on the back for being friendly, we’d much rather shun newcomers because there may be a possible inconvenience to ourselves.

Well, I completely understand the restrictions because I have seen what can happen, but I do think it’s a little bit of one step forward and one step back. If the goal is to get new players into the game and to join the community, then the current restrictions make it hard for new people to feel like a part of that community. I’d like to find a middle ground to allow them to really feel part of it and want to pay for the expansion for more than “well, I want to actually be able to talk in map chat”. I’d much rather the reason be, “Man, the game was awesome and I really felt like a part of the great community and want to experience more of it.”

Seen that tried and it still turns into a spam channel.