WORST THING YOU'VE DONE, IT'S OVER, IT'S ALREADY AN EVOLUTION


WITHOUT COUNTING BUGS WITH VARIOUS NPC!!!

I agree that NPC channel is not a good thing.

It was annoying not to be able to speak NPC in the same time of another player, and it's good you tried to solve it, but imho it wasn't solved in the good way.

Before update we had one channel (main) for 4 things :

1) locat chat for anyone is on screen
2) general broadcast
3) player info (quest logs, end of buff, etc ...)
4) NPC

Now we have 2 channels for those, but it doesn't work well, it's not at all player friendly :

- while playing, I always have an eye on 2+3. Each time I goes to a NPC, I have to switch ...
- ok, I was on "NPC", I have done so I quickly go back on "Main" ... but soon my char stupidly automatically says "bye" and I'm back on "NPC", having to switch once again ...
- as was said, currently many bugs, some NPC react on "NPC" but some others react on "Main" (eg : Elsa).
- still worst : you are on "NPC" for a quest, you get the quest log on "Main" ....


I have an idea to solve all those issues and here it is :

- get back NPC on Main
- cancel local chat on Main
- create a "Chat" channel for local chat.

Then we have 2+3+4 on Main, which is then really main channel a player always keep an eye to.
And we have 1 (local chat) on a unique tab, we don't look at generally while playing, but we can use to relax speaking with others.

Ofc things are correctly coded so that NPC never react an "hi" on local chat, so that what a player says on Main isn't visible by other players, and so that 3+4 are only displayed to involved player on Main.

Another thing : the channels widget is large enough. I'm sure we can divide it in two parts, so that 2 channels are always visible in the same time. And offer that as on option only, not to bother those who have a too small screen.

Cheers.

I disagree...HEAVILY with you;

The NPC channel is a great feature for the following reasons;

Less mess in the main chat.
One person can't hog the NPC and waste everyone's time.
You don't show when/if your boating somewhere.
You can silently pick your task.
Most importantly....you have your own privacy.
Multiple users can access one NPC. (VERY IMPORTANT).


Great add. Great feature.

Sometimes I really wonder if people are really reading ....

@Soraka : my solution do ALL what you notice (privacy etc ....) and moreover it solves all other new issues ...

+1

The only downside, I have run into myself; is not always switching to NPC chat xD
I get trolled when trying to boat sometimes. Cause I just list the city name. But thats just cause im not use to it, but will manage. (yes i thought the NPC went idiot on me, but no it was me ) xDD

I dont really find it that bad overall though. As soraka mentioned it has alot more positive to me then negative. I dont know if im missing something here though, and others are finding it more frustrating that I cant see. To each their own. I respect not all like it.

There was like one NPC I stumbled across that didnt react properly to the NPC window. And would still react to local chat only. (which i did report) Other then that I really dont find anything wrong with this new feature to the game. Its nice to not have to wait to speak to NPCs now while others are already speaking to them. (more less the task NPCs). Yeah they could have a longer timer on them before they say "bye" and now u have to re-speak again in the window. (yes okay thats annoying sometimes)

AND WHEN NOT TRYING TO BOAT SOMETIMES!