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Kool Pajamas · Apr 10, 2007, 08:12 PM // 20:12

I want it back to the old way also. Its very annoying. There was nothing wrong with the old way.

HawkofStorms · Apr 10, 2007, 08:51 PM // 20:51

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Originally Posted by Smile Like Umean It

Like Brianna said, you don't get messages while in the middle of zoning.
They probably just aren't seeing them while the have the map open to pick where to zone or the loading screen hasn't fully went away.

I found it annoying. My chat box takes up a good portion on my left side of the screen. If I wanted to reread something I could simply open the window and scroll up.

That's definately not true. I load slowly sometimes (30-45 seconds a map) and while half way through the load screen, I'll hear that familar *ding* sound. When I'm done zoning, a new PM will have reached me.

Brianna · Apr 10, 2007, 09:37 PM // 21:37

^ Ahem. i run 2 Games at once almost all the time, and heres a prime example of what happens: My Main account is sitting in my guild hall lets say, and my guild is chatting their heads off about random stuff, and i go to my other game to Map into Lions arch, and i read what they are saying on that second game and notice that some msgs seem out of place or random, Then i go back to look at my main account which is still idle and notice that i had missed a grip load of msgs while i had been zoning on my second account, i can even prove it.. if that is utterly necessary, but i would not lie about something such as this, it is indeed a problem, and i can to vouch for the fact that i hear Dings while zoning and when i load, i haven't gotten any msgs.Even sometimes i am talking to friends and i go to map to a different town, and by the time i zone they are talking about something else.. after lets say i asked them a question, this is because i missed their previous messages while zoning. And as for the chat log.. It was fine as it was before, like it had always been, the msgs reappearing after zoning even when you have your chat log down is a very big annoyance.. as exclaimed by the *majority* of the people in this thread.

Lydz · Apr 10, 2007, 09:46 PM // 21:46

You definitely DO get messages while zoning. I can think of twice when this has happened.

The first time I ever played Guild Wars, I had to download tons of files when entering Ascalon City. During this LONG process, I heard a ding, which I later found to be my friend.

Just during the last update, I was downloading the files when entering a map and I got the ding sound. Ten minutes later the files were done (10Kbps FTL) and I got to read the message. During that time though, the person who messaged my in-game asked me why I wasn't replying via Xfire. So that's all the proof you need that you can at least get PMs while zoning.

jon0592 · Apr 10, 2007, 10:30 PM // 22:30

Yes, I found its an update. But I rather like it, since so often many people type an important message while I'm zoning, and when I fully load people are talking about else.

Also, I can't really tell but has anyone noticed different about the actual text? If you press the " ` " key (default) it brings up a scroll-able veresion of chat, and the text in that looks sharper somehow. Maybe it's the black outline around each letter? (Haven't noticed before)

**cosyfiep** · Apr 10, 2007, 11:30 PM // 23:30

I find it annoying....
character appears in say LA....does NOT have chat log up....runs out (or maps out) the chat log appears....runs to another gate, chat log appears again even though have never had it open.....I have it closed for a reason, I reallly DONT care about the chatting in towns usually so WHY should I have to see it again when I leave? (it also reshows what ever dropped again and that you picked it up, I dont need to see that all again and again).

Brianna · Apr 10, 2007, 11:39 PM // 23:39

Yes Jon, i have noticed that new ''sharpness'' to the text, Personally its disturbing to my eyes but that is only me, I'm not sure about others.

Sir Skullcrasher · Apr 10, 2007, 11:45 PM // 23:45

I seen this bug too and it's kind of funny that the chat screen is there between zone.

Kula · Apr 11, 2007, 12:02 AM // 00:02

Just change it back, kthxbai.

Brianna · Apr 11, 2007, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Woot just fixed in the new build, now this discussion can be over with.

TideSwayer · Apr 11, 2007, 12:34 AM // 00:34

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Woot just fixed in the new build, now this discussion can be over with.

Awesome. Thanks.

Smile Like Umean It · Apr 11, 2007, 12:46 AM // 00:46

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

That's definately not true. I load slowly sometimes (30-45 seconds a map) and while half way through the load screen, I'll hear that familar *ding* sound. When I'm done zoning, a new PM will have reached me.

Uh, if you read the very next post that I posted (#10) you'd see that I said getting whispers while loading is possible.
I was responding to the comment about people missing chat in Alliance.

lucifer_uk · Apr 11, 2007, 12:50 AM // 00:50

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Originally Posted by Kula

Just change it back, kthxbai.

Looks like it worked

MMSDome · Apr 11, 2007, 02:12 AM // 02:12

I think ti was intended.

I like it because when i have a conversation with people i dont have to open up chat to look at what they said right before i zone.

Scutilla · Apr 11, 2007, 02:32 AM // 02:32

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Originally Posted by MMSDome

I think ti was intended.

The update notes for tonight explicitly said it was a bug.

Lydz · Apr 11, 2007, 09:01 AM // 09:01

And a nice bug too! :P