Hello, back in wc3 the chat between observers was saved but only if the replay was saved by another observer so what i often did after playing a match was to ask a friend who observered to send me the replay since i think its fun to watch the replay while reading comments from the people observing.

yesterday i played some cgs and asked for the replay from a friend but it turned out in sc2 it does not save the chat, only player chat was saved.. now i know this might not be a big deal to most people but what are your thoughts on this? should it be saved or not ?

Poll: should observer chat be saved in replays?

yes (203)

91%

no (21)

9%

224 total votes

Your vote: should observer chat be saved in replays?

(Vote): yes
(Vote): no

Katkishka

United States649 Posts

April 19 2010 09:01 GMT

I don't think so... It'd probably get hectic with max observers in the game, when really the only part that -actually- matters is the real players' chat

GoDannY

Germany442 Posts

April 19 2010 09:14 GMT

Should be an option to show / not show specs-chat.

KsBerzerk

Japan105 Posts

April 19 2010 09:27 GMT

sometimes it's interesting to hear. like this is rare but i remember one rep with squall mondragon and infernal were chatting while obsing ret vs koll. for the most part their convo was interesting except for a few disgusting parts >< but if the commentary they make is constructive ill appreciate it.

Prometheus2011

Kazakhstan76 Posts

April 19 2010 09:33 GMT

actually, it IS saved in all replays ( that i have parsed thus far... i.e. more than 7k replays)

whether the sc2 engine shows it, i do not know, as i only analyze replays via my own class library.

*EDIT
i just got beta, however, so i havent fully tested all configurations as to whether or not it is ALWAYS being stored.

LuDwig-

Italy1143 Posts

April 19 2010 09:38 GMT

I want to remember you the "gorky's incident".
The observers chat has to be solved for sure!

Double

Germany22 Posts

April 19 2010 11:10 GMT

gorkys incident?

Yazilliclick

13 Posts

April 19 2010 11:16 GMT

I thought it was but haven't paid close attention. Anyways I voted yes but I also think they need an option to easily hide chat (preferably options for all chat and to hide all observer chat but leave ref and player chat). I've noticed on several casts for tourneys and the like that sometimes there are a lot of observers and some get quite chatty thus covering up part of the screen.

Erucious

Norway393 Posts

April 19 2010 11:38 GMT

i think this is the gorky's incident

http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/1987/50

Clamev

Germany498 Posts

April 19 2010 12:16 GMT

#10

On April 19 2010 18:14 GoDannY wrote:
Should be an option to show / not show specs-chat.

abrasion

Australia722 Posts

April 19 2010 12:16 GMT

#11

I love obs chat, some War 3 matches are great to get an idea of what's going on - other times it's just hilarious

Gibybo

United States229 Posts

April 19 2010 12:21 GMT

#12

I love seeing obs chat for my games

Keep in mind though that with the current architecture, maphacks will also be able to show enemy team/obs chat in real time if they make this change.

Simple

United States801 Posts

April 19 2010 12:23 GMT

#13

observer chat is usually more entertaining than the game themselves, especially with a good group of people

Shouryu

Norway132 Posts

April 19 2010 15:10 GMT

#14

I don't see why it shouldn't be included, an option to turn it off/on would as said earlier be a plus.

djWHEAT

United States925 Posts

April 19 2010 15:29 GMT

#15

From an educational POV this would be a huge addition. I wouldn't mind being able to type things to some of the guys I play so they can watch it after the fact... I would also like the ability for others to do this with me. Like taking notes on a game.

wintergt

Belgium1335 Posts

April 19 2010 15:42 GMT

#16

On April 19 2010 20:38 Erucious wrote:
i think this is the gorky's incident

http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/1987/50

These cheaters were caught due to observer chat? Good point to keep it in. At times it's fun to read observer chat. Ofcourse it looks like it's already being saved as someone said so maybe it's just a question of displaying the chat.

Amber[LighT]

United States5078 Posts

April 19 2010 15:45 GMT

#17

On April 19 2010 20:38 Erucious wrote:
i think this is the gorky's incident

http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/1987/50

yah that's it, and this is why we need obs text in replays

I can't believe that was 5 years ago... time flies :O

Dejime

United States108 Posts

April 19 2010 15:46 GMT

#18

I think it certainly should be an option. As mentioned earlier, if there were a ton of observers and they're chatting away the whole game, it might be distracting. But I think it might also be useful. Watching the Triple Strike Cup games, I've found some of the observer chat to sometimes be useful, and I think that it would be a useful option (and a very easy one to implement).

So +1 for the option to have observer chat displayed or not displayed in replays.

McCrank

204 Posts

April 19 2010 15:48 GMT

#19

yes for on/off switch.

wintergt

Belgium1335 Posts

April 19 2010 15:50 GMT

#20

On April 20 2010 00:46 Dejime wrote:
I think it certainly should be an option. As mentioned earlier, if there were a ton of observers and they're chatting away the whole game, it might be distracting. But I think it might also be useful. Watching the Triple Strike Cup games, I've found some of the observer chat to sometimes be useful, and I think that it would be a useful option (and a very easy one to implement).

So +1 for the option to have observer chat displayed or not displayed in replays.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention this, definately need an option to turn this chat off while watching it from a neutral POV (not a specific player where you only see it from his view) because at times the chat is really retarded and distracting.