Apr 25, 2010, 07:02 PM // 19:02 | #1 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Is there server wide chat available in guild wars?
I'm new to the game, is there anyway to communicate server wide? like a global chat or something? thanks
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Apr 25, 2010, 07:22 PM // 19:22 | #2 |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Yea, but not available to you.
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Apr 25, 2010, 07:23 PM // 19:23 | #3 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Hows that???
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Apr 25, 2010, 07:34 PM // 19:34 | #4 |
??ber t??k-n??sh'??n
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canada
Profession: R/
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there is no global chat available in GW. it would be totally unusable anyway even if it exists.
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Apr 25, 2010, 07:46 PM // 19:46 | #5 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Las Vegas
Guild: Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]
Profession: W/E
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The closest thing would be to join an active alliance and talk in alliance chat. Max 10 guilds, max 100 people per guild, only problem is alliances like that are pve, and when you get that many sensitive pvers in the same chat channel things become very very emotional and neurotic; too touchy for my tastes. If that's your thing then give it a shot, it might be similar to what you're looking for.
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Apr 25, 2010, 07:53 PM // 19:53 | #6 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Ah, i see.
So i guess the closest thing would be trade chat? How exactly does trade chat work, everyone in the town you're in sees it? or does EVERY town see it? |
Apr 25, 2010, 07:57 PM // 19:57 | #7 |
??ber t??k-n??sh'??n
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canada
Profession: R/
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only the town will see it.
there isn't a chat that anyone in any zone can see. so no, no global chat. |
Apr 25, 2010, 08:04 PM // 20:04 | #8 |
Never Too Old
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests
Guild: Order of First
Profession: W/R
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Local Chat is only the actual district of that town in which you are currently situated..
Guild Chat is your guild only. Team Chat is only your party. Trade Chat is only your local district except it is also put on the Search Panel for that town. Alliance Chat is your Alliance only. Whisper is to one person anywhere in the game.
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Apr 25, 2010, 08:12 PM // 20:12 | #9 |
Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: A little chalet outside Drok's
Guild: Natural Born Killaz
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Please do not use the trade channel to chat. The only people who will see it are the people in the district you're in anyway -same as local chat, only in pink. (and it will not go over well with others) To break it down:
Local chat / Trade chat - only appears in the District of the town you're in. (Some messages typed in these channels (WTB, WTS or LFG, for examples) will automatically be entered into the Party Search window. Guild Chat: Appears to all guild members anywhere they are in-game Alliance Chat: Appears to all Allies anywhere they are in-game. Party Search: (press "P" to bring up) Shows messages entered into the party search window and WTS/WTB/LFG messages from every district of the town you're in on that server. |
Apr 25, 2010, 08:16 PM // 20:16 | #10 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jan 2007
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There probably is one for the dev's that we don't see, not for us to use, so we can assume it doesn't exist. So no, there isn't a server wide chat in GW.
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Apr 25, 2010, 08:29 PM // 20:29 | #11 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Thanks for the answers guys! Last question would be -- what are the more populated cities in guildwars generally?
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Apr 25, 2010, 08:37 PM // 20:37 | #12 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jun 2009
Profession: Rt/
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Kamadan [in Nightfall campaign] ( start of Nightfall campaign + the main trade hub - the trade channel is flooded, main chat gets lost in trade spam / you won't find more activity than here) , Lion's Arch [ in Prophecies campaign] (lots of routes cross here, the second town as importance after Kamadan, second in trade chat, usually there is more activity in the main chat than everywhere else) Great Temple of Balthazar ( pvp capital - lots of activity . disputes second place with Lion's Arch )
[U][I]Ascalon[ in Prophecies campaign] (quiet these days. together with Kamadan, Lion's Arch, Shing Jea, The Eye of the North and Droknar's Forge is decorated on special occasions ) , Shing Jea Monastery [in Factions campaign] ( start of Factions campaign - strange beings populate the main chat. crowded at times) , The Eye of the North [in Prophecies campaign map - Eye of the north expansion] (very quiet - but not missing people) Rata Sum [in Prophecies campaign map - Eye of the north expansion] (raptor farmers, slackers, traders, main chat not so busy) , Jade Quarry [in Factions campaign] ( pvp-ers - mostly elementalists, necromancers and monks staring hypnotized at the resetting clock that tells how much more seconds you have to wait to join the fight - all chat is kinda dead except for the occasional guild recruiter and some crazy guys chasing each other) pre searing Ascalon [ in Prophecies campaign - the place where the story begins ] ( a world in itself - the major town of 4 - taming with wildlife ) For most of activity stay in the American districts / second Europe - English / third Europe - German . Last edited by Rhododendron; Apr 25, 2010 at 09:21 PM // 21:21.. |
Apr 25, 2010, 09:48 PM // 21:48 | #13 |
Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Korea
Guild: Peace And Harmony [PnH] War Machine [WM]
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the devs have used global chat before, i remember it when Anet closed the GW servers for 15 minutes during last wintersday.. they announced it in bright green saying in 15 min they would reset the servers to fix the lag in kamadan
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Apr 25, 2010, 10:30 PM // 22:30 | #14 |
Atra estern?? ono thelduin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Madness Incarnate
Guild: [Duo]
Profession: W/P
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no server wide chat exists for players. it would be waaaaaaaay tooooo congested
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Apr 25, 2010, 11:24 PM // 23:24 | #15 |
Core Guru
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: UK
Guild: Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]
Profession: R/
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I'm curious to know for what purpose you're asking, since you seem to be looking to talk to as many people as possible in game
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Apr 26, 2010, 01:37 AM // 01:37 | #16 | |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lynxkind Atrium, Echovald Forest, Cantha
Guild: Death Bringers Union [DBU]
Profession: R/
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Apr 26, 2010, 02:00 AM // 02:00 | #17 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jan 2009
Profession: W/E
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Sadly no...But global chat costs real money on all other MMOs,so if we had it on Gw,It would cost money.
Just imagine the rage and QQ threads on GWguru about it. =/ |
Apr 26, 2010, 03:46 AM // 03:46 | #18 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mableton, Georgia
Guild: Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]
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This right here (but in proper grammar/English).
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Apr 26, 2010, 04:53 AM // 04:53 | #19 | |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Apr 26, 2010, 05:18 AM // 05:18 | #20 |
Hall Hero
Join Date: Aug 2005
Profession: E/
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Although no one has pointed out the obvious yet,
The reason there is no server wide chat in Guild Wars is because the game doesn't run on separate servers. Unlike most other MMOs, because of Guild Wars instancing, they are able to run all users concurrently. Example, WoW has 11 million users, but over 200 servers, so there is ~50,000 players per server. Guild Wars has about 3 million users, all playing on the same server. So... if you think about it, it quickly becomes apparent WHY this doesn't exist. |
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