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I don't know how many of you have played on the PTR already, but chat channels are awesome. The most populated one, currently, is the "teamliquid" channel. What a surprise, eh? Anyway, Blizzard made this awesome little decision to only allow 100 people per channel. I think it's safe to assume that the "teamliquid" channel will almost always be full.
Currently, the channel is used for asking advice, asking for practice partners, hosting koth, obsing games, and the occasional troll. Once 1.2 hits, if one desires to join the teamliquid channel, he/she will probably end up in something like "teamliquid 6". Currently, there are already some channels created by the users of the TL channel, such as a channel called "obs" and one called "koth".
I think it would beneficial for all if we were to set up a standard chat channel system that we can all use so that we can do what we want. Of course, Blizzard set up some channels such as "looking for team" already, but I don't think they've covered all of the bases. It's good to be prepared ahead of time. I personally love joining random customs just to obs and standardization of chat channels would make this kind of thing so much easier than trying to talk in one of the 10 teamliquid channels.
The following is just a suggested list of standard chat channels, feedback and suggestions are always a good thing.
TLGeneral
Everyone's got to have a general chat for just hanging out. Just an internet standard.
TLStrategy
I'm not sure whether to separate channels for strategy for different races or not. Personally, I enjoy talking about all races at once, but perhaps that's just me. This channel would basically be a strategy discussion forum. And you can check the credibility of what everyone says right away 
TLkoth
Like the title suggests, those who join this channel are interested in participating in a king of the hill. Spontaneous koths are a lot of fun, based on my experience with the PTR 1.2 so far.
TLobs
Kind of like the koth channel, except people play games and invite people to watch with no apparent structure.
TLCustom
For finding people to play UMS with, like SotIS and Star Battle.
Suggested by: Liquid'Jinro
TLPractice
For finding practice partners whether it be a matchup, practicing micro, or macro, or whatever.
Suggested by: Liquid'Jinro
TLTeamPlay
Meant for finding people to play 2s, 3s, and 4s with.
Suggested by: Liquid'Jinro
TLCoaching
Here, lower league player can seek tips from higher ranking players, whether it be some practice games or just build order suggestions.
Suggested by: hordeau
I can't think of any more at the moment, but I'm sure I missed at least a couple thousand. (NOTE: I will add suggestions if they make obvious sense or if they are supported by multiple users) Of course, these channels, should they be adopted as a standard, will also likely be full, so there might be a "TLkoth 3", but the point of the channel will remain the same and thus make it easy to do what we want to.
NOTE: If a channel is full, add a number to it. For example, if TLGeneral is full, go to TLGeneral2. If that's full, go to TLGeneral3, and so on.
What do you guys think of this idea?
EDIT: Based on feedback so far, I still can't quite get a feel for whether the majority would prefer divided channels for different races and so on. So I'll leave it to the polls.
Poll: TLStrategy divided or united?Just a TLStrategy channel is fine. (268) 72% There should be TLTerran, TLZerg, and TLProtoss. (94) 25% There should be TLTvZ, TLTvT, TL TvP, TL PvZ, TL PvP, and TLZvZ. (12) 3% 374 total votes Your vote: TLStrategy divided or united? (Vote): Just a TLStrategy channel is fine.
(Vote): There should be TLTerran, TLZerg, and TLProtoss.
(Vote): There should be TLTvZ, TLTvT, TL TvP, TL PvZ, TL PvP, and TLZvZ.
Poll: TLPractice united or divided?Just a TLPractice channel is fine. (239) 70% The channels should be divided by league (73) 21% (19) 6% The channels should be divided by race (segregation zomg) (10) 3% 341 total votes Your vote: TLPractice united or divided? (Vote): Just a TLPractice channel is fine.
(Vote): The channels should be divided by race (segregation zomg)
(Vote): The channels should be divided by league
(Vote):
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I assume you're the DC I've been seeing on the PTR for a while? I'm DArgo on the PTR.
Your points seem really valid. If these do become standard channels, they should be put in a sticky on this forum, because as of now there's no good way to find 'private' channels if you don't know about them in advance.
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Yes, I am
Glad you agree. I feel like I haven't thought of enough possibilities for channels as of yet, but as suggestions arise I can add them.
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Sweden33719 Posts
TLCustom
TLPractice
TLTeamPlay
Insert popular customs that deserve their own chanel etc.
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I just think being able to type in TL"something" and find at least a few people to talk to, and or play a few games with is going to be fucking amazing. No longer do I just sit and look at my empty friends list and play random gold scrubs in custom games.
Things like TLPvP, TLPvZ..ect are going to be rather useful.
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Could also try
TL1v1
TL2v2
TL3v3
TL4v4
TLOpen
TLInvite
TLPro
just relating all the channels i used to use for counter-strike
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On December 14 2010 15:31 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
TLCustom
TLPractice
TLTeamPlay
Insert popular customs that deserve their own chanel etc.
Added.
On December 14 2010 15:34 tok wrote:
Could also try
TL1v1
TL2v2
TL3v3
TL4v4
TLOpen
TLInvite
TLPro
just relating all the channels i used to use for counter-strike
Usually, when I'm in the mood for teams, i don't care too much about whether its 2s 3s or 4s. We'll have to get more opinions on that.
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TLSC2BW 
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it would be great if you could include descriptions to some of them like TLopen/TLinvite/TLpro, i dont know what they mean 
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this gets me excited! i think the coolest part about chat channels is being able to be in multiple channels @ the same time.
any day now i hope to see patch.
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I think we can just do Teamliquid1, Teamliquid2, etc.
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I approve of this, and personally this should be made into an official topic in preparation for 1.2 and stickied.
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TLProfessionals where only the pros will join as other people would understand... yeah right just kidding.
Nice idea though, a collection of chat channels may proof really useful.
Maybe some Race specific like TLZerg etc.?
Though that would probably end up in a lot QQ about the other races^^
Edit: That's it! TLQQ 
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On December 14 2010 15:44 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:TLProfessionals where only the pros will join as other people would understand... yeah right just kidding. Nice idea though, a collection of chat channels may proof really useful. Maybe some Race specific like TLZerg etc.? Though that would probably end up in a lot QQ about the other races^^ Edit: That's it! TLQQ
Yeah, unfortunately some stuff is pretty limited since we don't have any moderation capabilities
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Possibly a TL channel for each race? That would narrow down tips a bit so it's more like TLZerg to hear from Zerg players, and so on.
On the other hand, having a too many channels can cause some to be diluted, or make it more difficult to find specific people.
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the only issue currently is that the lack of moderation possibilities leaves everything up to the will of the users
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This sounds like a good idea... But it'll be hard to get everybody to go to the right channel... very messy, but not much you can do. I like the idea :D
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cannot wait for this! bnet is about to get a whole lot more fun. Cant wait to practice and play with my fellow TLers much easier.
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can you set passwords to the chat channels? such as TLpractice would be "practiceTL" that could limit the people in going into the right channel.
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Unfortunately, no, you cannot set passwords. Basically, you type in a channel name and you're in. No moderation or anything.
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TLkoth*league* would be nice
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Hopefully Blizzard will optimize the chat channels after release, with important features like being mod powers, password-protected chat rooms, and limit increases.
The TeamLiquid1, TeamLiquid2, etc is a bad idea, as it'll be harder to get what you want than in chat rooms designed for specific things.
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I would be shocked if they didn't add passwords and moderation before the release.
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On December 14 2010 16:00 HollowLord wrote:
I would be shocked if they didn't add passwords and moderation before the release.
We were shocked when the game launched with no chat channels.
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no passwords eh... well there should be because you do not want chaos in the chat channels such as "random" people joining in and trolling the channel with spam/junk
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That's partly why I think until moderation is possible, channels for liquidians are the best option because I trust most of the people here to be mature.
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TLdiamond, TLmaster, and so on? as a filter for "skill"
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On December 14 2010 16:04 darthcaesar wrote:That's partly why I think until moderation is possible, channels for liquidians are the best option because I trust most of the people here to be mature.
Its the internet, you'll never know who or what is gona show up, haha. prime example: youtube comments
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On December 14 2010 16:10 KezseN wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 16:04 darthcaesar wrote:That's partly why I think until moderation is possible, channels for liquidians are the best option because I trust most of the people here to be mature. Its the internet, you'll never know who or what is gona show up, haha. prime example: youtube comments
True, but what can we do
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I was not aware that the limit for each chat room is 100 people. Does anyone know of any particular reason why the limit was set at 100? Also an inability to set passwords for channels seems like a bit of an annoyance.
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On December 14 2010 16:34 Zerksys wrote:
I was not aware that the limit for each chat room is 100 people. Does anyone know of any particular reason why the limit was set at 100? Also an inability to set passwords for channels seems like a bit of an annoyance.
I'm assuming it is because if too many people are active at the same time the conversation becomes too flooded and is impossible to read. The flow is too fast and there are too many conversations going on at the same time.
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I'm the guy who created "obs" and "koth" and how these spawned was simply that there were too many conversations going on in the TL channel, so basically I just said "ok anyone that wants to obs go to channel obs" etc.
I think that more structure would really be helpful.
PS: For those TL'ers that I may have played against, I go by "Far" on battle.net
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Yea even being limited to 100 people the chats are going to be hard to follow. Perhaps dividing the practice channel by rating or points would be helpful, but obviously only if it has alot of traffic to begin with. I know finding practice partners on the fly is what I'm looking forward to most from this. And I really hope they add some form of moderation or passwords. I fear the trolling may ruin this asset.
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I like the idea of TLTvP, TLZvP etc, would really help me out, and keep the more generic channels like TLPractice a little less crowded.
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How about a TLSkillBuilder channel? It would essentially be a place where lesser skilled players who are looking to improve would play against higher skilled players that are in the mood for a win.
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gogo TLpractice! Excellent idea.
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all nice ideas, would be great if there would be TL Chatchannels for europe too
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On December 14 2010 16:06 theuser wrote:
TLdiamond, TLmaster, and so on? as a filter for "skill"
I don't know about you, but even if I was a Bronze League player I'd automatically go to TLmaster.
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On December 14 2010 19:12 .Aar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 16:06 theuser wrote:
TLdiamond, TLmaster, and so on? as a filter for "skill" I don't know about you, but even if I was a Bronze League player I'd automatically go to TLmaster.
but bronze is where its at !!
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Isnt it worth it to ask Blizzard if they are willing to increase the chat channel capacity for Teamliquids official channels, if the channel stays at max capacity i'd think they would fix it if they care about the community
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TLCoaching possibly; diamonds try and help the lower league players?
I really like the idea of TLPractice and specifics like TLPvZ TvZ etc... I really hope some form of moderation comes with the channels on release.
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TL attack, i can't believe it's not up there.
fix it, ASAP.
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I think its kinda lame only to allow 100 players per channel and have no mod rights, but i think 100 players are not wrong eighter in fact of flooding the channel with captain capslock or some trolling. Mod rights should be implemented and the idea of specific channel for themes or help would be great.
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very smart, OP, this is definitely a great idea. might as well hammer out as many kinks and problems with setting up TL's chat needs as we can before the real deal arrives.
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The whole 100 limit is just mindboggling.
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On December 14 2010 22:08 Ghad wrote:
The whole 100 limit is just mindboggling.
No, it's not. You gotta draw the line somewhere, think of too many people all typing in a chat, it would cease to serve its purpose because it would be too hard to read it all
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Having a 100 limit on a channel is not that big of a deal. Even with 100 people it will be a huge mess, so no wonder blizz put a cap. Great ideas, I can't wait for 1.2 to come out . Maybe the General TL chat rooms should be a few (4-5 for example), because I am sure most people will hang out in the general.
OFF TOPIC: Just a dumb question, no intention to hijack the thread. Will there be any clan support in the near future? I understand clans can set up chat rooms now, but still managing your clan, or having the clan name in-front of your nick, is something I miss from War3.
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Some suggestions if the channels get crowded:
Divide TLPractice into following:
TLPracticeBronze
TLPracticeSilver
TLPracticeGold
TLPracticePlat
TLPracticeDiamond
etc.
Divide TLTeamPlay into following:
TLTeam2v2
TLTeam3v3
TLTeam4v4
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they could have "Team X Chatroom" or something if thats what you mean. Like all Team X members go there to discuss stuff etc.
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that idea seems pretty smart. should probably get stickied once PTR hits, so that it really becomes "the standard".
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On December 14 2010 22:35 ArtOfRandom wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 22:08 Ghad wrote:
The whole 100 limit is just mindboggling. No, it's not. You gotta draw the line somewhere, think of too many people all typing in a chat, it would cease to serve its purpose because it would be too hard to read it all
Although, with the fact that people can be in a bunch of different private channels at once, I can actually see a problem. The more popular private channels will be easily filled with a bunch of camping AFKers or people who are in 10 diff channels and not really paying attention
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TLTips should be TLStrategy...."Tips" sounds like your random gold-level-joe looking for a "how do I beat 4-gating", "Strategy" sounds like more sophisticated stuff.
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On December 14 2010 15:31 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
TLCustom
TLPractice
TLTeamPlay
Insert popular customs that deserve their own chanel etc.
ya, i agree more with Jinro b/c when you have like 10000 channels, the community will get spread too thin... so if we make it like 2-3, then that'll be good
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Forgot to mention: to those suggesting more differentiate channels - please keep in mind people are on different realms! Each realm has to get his "own" set of TL-channels anyways.
EDIT: I just realized that there won't be moderation....I see massive QQs incoming.
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On December 14 2010 22:50 TheSilverfox wrote:
Some suggestions if the channels get crowded:
Divide TLPractice into following:
TLPracticeBronze
TLPracticeSilver
TLPracticeGold
TLPracticePlat
TLPracticeDiamond
etc.
that's actually a decent suggestion and would cut out a LOT of spam if there was a TLPractice channel, people typing in all caps OMG GOLD HERE PLZ NEED TVZ PRAC. of course its dependent on how many people actually end up using the channel
chat channels will indeed be a helpful resource for those looking to practice without all the bs and frustration of ladder
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sigh, if only we had shared replay viewing...
we could have:
TLAnalysis
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On December 14 2010 23:35 251 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 22:50 TheSilverfox wrote:
Some suggestions if the channels get crowded:
Divide TLPractice into following:
TLPracticeBronze
TLPracticeSilver
TLPracticeGold
TLPracticePlat
TLPracticeDiamond
etc.
that's actually a decent suggestion and would cut out a LOT of spam if there was a TLPractice channel, people typing in all caps OMG GOLD HERE PLZ NEED TVZ PRAC. of course its dependent on how many people actually end up using the channel chat channels will indeed be a helpful resource for those looking to practice without all the bs and frustration of ladder
Although I have no idea how it will turn out, I think having more crowded channels than more empty ones at the beginning is better....but dunno, could be wrong obviously...
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On December 14 2010 23:37 sleepingdog wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 23:35 251 wrote:On December 14 2010 22:50 TheSilverfox wrote:
Some suggestions if the channels get crowded:
Divide TLPractice into following:
TLPracticeBronze
TLPracticeSilver
TLPracticeGold
TLPracticePlat
TLPracticeDiamond
etc.
that's actually a decent suggestion and would cut out a LOT of spam if there was a TLPractice channel, people typing in all caps OMG GOLD HERE PLZ NEED TVZ PRAC. of course its dependent on how many people actually end up using the channel chat channels will indeed be a helpful resource for those looking to practice without all the bs and frustration of ladder Although I have no idea how it will turn out, I think having more crowded channels than more empty ones at the beginning is better....but dunno, could be wrong obviously...
Suggestion:
Start with TLPractice and if it gets too crowded create TLPracticeBronze,*Silver,*Gold,*Platinum, iamond.
I think splitting it would be beneficial in the long run but it depends on how people behave and if they join the correct channels (No "Oh, i'm bronze but i'm convinced that i'm as good as a diamond, let's join TLPracticeDiamond")
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On December 14 2010 23:53 Morfildur wrote:
I think splitting it would be beneficial in the long run but it depends on how people behave and if they join the correct channels (No "Oh, i'm bronze but i'm convinced that i'm as good as a diamond, let's join TLPracticeDiamond")
Lol this sure as hell will get annoying....but at least here you don't have the problems of warcraft 3:
- "1v1?"
- "No"
- "Why?"
- "You are bad"
- "No this is just my smurph-account, I'm actually uber-1337-gosu-grubby-moon-merged-together"
- "-.-"
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TLSecretCowLevel - it's a mystery if this channel even exists though.
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Anyone know if they are going allow bots to operate channels again? cause that was sick in SC1
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Great idea, thumbs up!
PS. Hope PTR comes to EU =O
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I updated the OP - please vote on the poll
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do any of u remember bnet 1.0 back in the day when u could have mod status in private channels? anyhow i used to be in a few bot making guilds and we used to make smart bots that would hold operator status. and multiple ppl could access them and ban unban ect. the problem with this kind of setup is bot wars.. we would load linux bots that would never disconnect and then take over ppl channels and ban them all. was a complete mess. hella fun though. if they introduce chat channels and moderator status again we are going to see a huge influx of bots spamming advertisements and causing problems. i used to be able to load 100+ bots at once using proxies. it even got to the point where ppl would packet the servers and make them crash or lag out just to steal mod status from a guild. as bnet1.0 was shared by 7 servers.
i hope that if they do add mod status on private channels they dont split up server ip's so ppl dont split/packet servers or have moderator wars. maybe add a private channel mod status as a registered thing. rather then just 'last person in channel gets ops'
only time will tell but im sure blizzard has learned from there mistakes. at least thats what i hope.
anyone remember WoLF, DK or vL? lol
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cant wait for TLleft2die and TLDota :D
slightly offtopic, will the blizz customs be released near this patch or are they totally unrelated?
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On December 14 2010 15:36 MavercK wrote:TLSC2BW
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On December 14 2010 19:38 TheKanAry wrote:
TL attack, i can't believe it's not up there.
fix it, ASAP.
Agree we need a TL Attack channel :D
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TLCheese anyone? ;p
Joke aside, really nice to see alot of different channels!
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On December 15 2010 01:55 Sandrosuperstar wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 19:38 TheKanAry wrote:
TL attack, i can't believe it's not up there.
fix it, ASAP. Agree we need a TL Attack channel :D
If TL Attack is brought back, we'll def add it, but the problem is once again the 100 person limit T_T
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I suggest a pro SC2 and pro BW discussion channel
My guess would be TLPro, TLBW (names flexible)
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Those aren't good ideas because of the ways the channels are set up. Everyone can join. If pros want to have their own channel, its name needs to be unknown to us common folk
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Quick Q: do those new chat channels work across both SC2 and Wow, or is it just an SC2 b.net thing?
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TLDiamond
TLPlatinum
etc...
For the practice channels I think would need to be put in place unless TLPractice never reaches the 100 person cap. I like the ideas though, can't really think of anything else
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On December 15 2010 07:44 dizzy101 wrote:
Quick Q: do those new chat channels work across both SC2 and Wow, or is it just an SC2 b.net thing?
Pretty sure they're SC2 only.
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darthcaesar the one that did the 5 orbital command build in our koth? Or am i getting it mixed up with banjoo or someone lol.
<- Savage on ptr
But anyway, on topic, I think tlstrategy should be one unified channel (with all the matchups), but imo it could be combined with tlpractice (if population becomes too divided, as will probably happen on battle net globally eventually due to region separations). Other than that, great idea.
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On December 15 2010 10:20 SavageReborn wrote:
darthcaesar the one that did the 5 orbital command build in our koth? Or am i getting it mixed up with banjoo or someone lol.
<- Savage on ptr
But anyway, on topic, I think tlstrategy should be one unified channel (with all the matchups), but imo it could be combined with tlpractice (if population becomes too divided, as will probably happen on battle net globally eventually due to region separations). Other than that, great idea.
Yep, that's me
It was 4 tho.
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great idea, good looking out!
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On December 14 2010 22:35 ArtOfRandom wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2010 22:08 Ghad wrote:
The whole 100 limit is just mindboggling. No, it's not. You gotta draw the line somewhere, think of too many people all typing in a chat, it would cease to serve its purpose because it would be too hard to read it all
True. But I think 100 is too many already.
I'd set something like 50. 100 is already generous.
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Blizzard said:
Do you really need chat channels?
You serious? dey awesome!
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100 in a chat channel can be overwhelming lol. probably need to set a delay between messages.
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I really hope that Blizzard changes there minds and ups the number of people allowed in each chat window, perhaps they will allow the creation of official or special authorized channels that will have moderators and be allowed to have more then 100 people. That way sites like TL can have a channel where everyone can talk but at the same time there can be the smaller private channels people make with there friends that dont need to be able to accommodate 100 people or have moderators.
I know this is not the best system but it seems to me like it would be the closest thing to a compromise for this situation. I know ideally there would be no limit you ca set passwords and the creator can assign moderatos. Until Blizzard is willing to allow this to happen i like some kind of special chat channel should be made.
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On December 15 2010 11:26 GQz wrote:
100 in a chat channel can be overwhelming lol. probably need to set a delay between messages.
There are some blocks in place that prevent people from spamming.
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Bumping this now that chat channels are released, I think this would be good to put into practice.
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It'd be nice if there was an official sticky to say how chat channels are organized and such. I think it's a good idea. The 100 user limit wouldn't be a big deal if we were all in the section we were interested in (strategy, general, looking for group).
Either way it's high time we finally got these. Should make tournament organizers very happy. =)
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make sure you have a tlpickup channel in there, i know there is practice blah blah but a place to just go grab a quick pickup game for the sake of a pickup game is always good.
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Calgary25975 Posts
This is way too complicated. I can see having TLCustom and TeamLiquid and that's about it.
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sounds cool but training should be divided by league, and what about eu/na/sea,
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On January 12 2011 04:26 Chill wrote:
This is way too complicated. I can see having TLCustom and TeamLiquid and that's about it.
Don't you think you're underestimating the popularity of TL a bit there?
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On January 12 2011 04:29 Krigwin wrote:Show nested quote +On January 12 2011 04:26 Chill wrote:
This is way too complicated. I can see having TLCustom and TeamLiquid and that's about it. Don't you think you're underestimating the popularity of TL a bit there?
I have to agree with Krigwin here. The SC2 playing population, even just on TL, is immense. At the very least, at any time of day it will dwarf the mere 200 person capacity that 2 channels alone would provide. I feel that anyone at any time should be able to join a channel and have fun with other like-minded players, and an excess of channels is more likely to accomplish that than a small selection of them. Also, if the excess is too large, and it turns out that several channels become like ghost towns because no one visits them, those channels will fade away organically and won't really detract from the prosperity of more popular channels.
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I still don't see why they cap at 100 =( Would much rather sort through all the spam then to not be able to get in a main channel with everyone.
And so far there is no moderation on channels.. ugh.. I hope the whole chat system will be reworked.
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There should be a sticky where you can see good chat channels, in case you forget what they are called ^^
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i dont think the TLobs would work.
Also, the TLGeneral should be named teamliquid
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Why not just keep a list of popular channels instead of ones directly related to TL
Teamliquid[1,2,3,4]
KOTH
TLCustom
GSL
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so are these the channel names we're going with?
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I don't think TLobs would be very populated, maybe it's possible to drop it.
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Create one:
TLChill
For people who just fucking chill
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On January 12 2011 05:28 LittLeD wrote:
Create one:
TLChill
For people who love chill
Fixed.
This is gonna be awesome ^^
I also think we'd need multiple channels for multiple ideas.
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On December 14 2010 15:34 N3rV[Green] wrote:
I just think being able to type in TL"something" and find at least a few people to talk to, and or play a few games with is going to be fucking amazing. No longer do I just sit and look at my empty friends list and play random gold scrubs in custom games.
Things like TLPvP, TLPvZ..ect are going to be rather useful.
What are you talking about "empty friends list" it's always crowded... of.. people...... playing WoW.
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Tried all of the suggested channels and nobody is in them.
We should definately get a Mod to sticky this thread so we can get all of these different channels saturated.
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channel teamliquid is always full, I think this is a little too complicated, should just be TeamLiquid#1-100 etc etc. Maybe with a Koth channel.
things like strategy and coaching should be found in the forums where it is a little bit more organized and there are mods...
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Feel free to add "Open Tech Support" as a channel. We have a bunch of tech support people who can offer in game help.
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Well teamliquid has been full every time I've tried, and TLGeneral has been hovering around 95-100. Since it doesn't look like it automatically creates new instances for full channels, it looks like we'll have to do stuff like creating "teamliquid1", "teamliquid2", etc.
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The first post was posted back in December. Everyone in the chat channels are massing teamliquid channel like cow games in diablo. So it's teamliquid, then teamliquid2 for now. teamliquid is full consisting of 100 people, teamliquid2 is near full around 70-80, guess after that it will be teamliquid3?
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Australia8532 Posts
Yeah - maybe some form of standardization is needed but without any avenue of moderation i doubt things will be well ordered for very long.. Maybe i should have more faith in the community hehe.
i like the idea though
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So far this channel structure works out but is going to fill soon. Hope blizzard maybe adds the option to join a different sub-channel within a single channel. (Like General Chat)
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You only need pogi and toyland. World is back to normal.
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We probably need tl1 tl2 tl3 tl4 tl5 tl6. Lol.
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Whenever I've been on, TLGeneral has been full, along with teamliquid, teamliquid2, and half of teamliquid3. I tried teamliquid1 too, but nobody was there :O
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I need to bump this.
The only way this could work is if the mods helped publicized this idea.
We can either have TeamLiquid(1), TeamLiquid2, TeamLiquid3, etc.
or we could have TLGeneral, TLGeneral2, TLStrategy, TL Strategy2, etc.
100 people cannot represent TL, but if we can all agree on using 1 chat channel, and then progressing onwards numerically when the previous channel is full, we can always be with 99 other TL members.
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I hope these channels start getting used. It's one way to go about the 100 people limit. Categorizing what you want to talk about will filter out not only people who have a common purpose.
For those thinking that this is too complex (Chill), I think that most things might seem this way before you get used to it. Just like hotkeys are a second nature to most of us, I'm sure if we start using these/they become official they will be just as familiar.
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Mods should sticky a thread with all the official channels and perhaps have a liquipedia page about it and do a liquipedia weekly on it?
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Any other channels people hang out in beside the teamliquid channels?
I also lounge in 'reddit' and '/v/'
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are there any chat channel admin commands ?
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No chat channel commands or functions other than typing and seeing other peoples names
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but if you create some chat channel can some one create same one or to use your own ? I mean who is admin in channel ?
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I like the different channel ideas. More people need to find out about them so they become somewhat standard.
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So far, I'm loving the lists we have and they're being very productive in their use ^.^
I'm all for adding specifics for 2s, 3s, and 4s though.
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teamplay is pretty awesome. cant wait to find some ppl i can 4v4 with!
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Very good idea. I applied my palm to forehead when i realized there was a 100 person limit to channels. When PTR launched that was busted in about 5 seconds ;;
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We need multiple TL generals it would appear. TLGeneral2 etc etc?
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On January 12 2011 15:42 Froadac wrote:
We need multiple TL generals it would appear. TLGeneral2 etc etc?
In PTR it automatically made new numbered channels if one was full.
Fail blizz.
100 person limit is dumb. Yeah, I think if a channel is full, add a number. I added that to the OP.
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TL Cyber: self explanatory
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oh my god, it's darkcaesar, my new best friend from the root gaming channel (I'm pirifius). Remember, we both answered a guys question at the same time with the same answer, but we each had our answer displayed first, and we both say "I win" at the same time
I know, I know, off topic. but what a small world!
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On January 12 2011 16:23 travis wrote:
TL Cyber: self explanatory
wanna practice Backdoor Nydus worm harass?
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On January 12 2011 17:10 hiyo_bye wrote:
oh my god, it's darkcaesar, my new best friend from the root gaming channel (I'm pirifius). Remember, we both answered a guys question at the same time with the same answer, but we each had our answer displayed first, and we both say "I win" at the same time
I know, I know, off topic. but what a small world!
YO I make this thread. sup.
Also, it is good to see these channels start to get populated ^^
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Sounds like a great idea OP, good thinking.
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not related to chat channels directly, though i really miss the hidden tab on the right side of each chat window to pop out so you could see whos in the channel (most of the time it was one person) but you could click on that person to invite to game...
if i only have one person in a chat tab, i must go to my right panel and scroll through my 300 person friend list to find my friend to invite him to the game instead of right clicking his name in the "hidden" tab on the right hand side... this is very gay and i urge blizzard to bring it back please
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I actually think that 100 people is too little. WC3 6 years after it was released had more than 300 people in the general chat channel.
Popular team chat channels had about 100 people at any time and it would have been stupid if they were transferred to team channel 2. The channel OP should decide what number of people they are going to allow, whether its 20, 50, 100 or 500.
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On January 12 2011 17:13 SmoKim wrote:wanna practice Backdoor Nydus worm harass?
HAHA! Almost makes me able to live through this wait on the EU server.
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On January 12 2011 16:17 darthcaesar wrote:Show nested quote +On January 12 2011 15:42 Froadac wrote:
We need multiple TL generals it would appear. TLGeneral2 etc etc? In PTR it automatically made new numbered channels if one was full. Fail blizz. 100 person limit is dumb. Yeah, I think if a channel is full, add a number. I added that to the OP.
Making multiple TL generals instead of splitting it up by themes would be terrible imo - because what if, say, I'd like to join in at a discussion with people sitting around in TLGeneral1....but this channel is already full and half of the people there are just looking for (competent) 2v2 allys.
I also think Chill underestimates the popularity of TL, a limit of 100 is nothing, I predict full channels all the time, at the very least in the first couple of weeks from now on.
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if you have more than 30 people talking at once the screen scrolls too fast anyway
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On January 12 2011 17:44 thehitman wrote:
I actually think that 100 people is too little. WC3 6 years after it was released had more than 300 people in the general chat channel.
Actually Warcraft 3 Channels had a limitation of 40 if I remember correctly.
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I just created TLPractice in SEA.
(That, or I joined but am the only person online. I am a chat channel noob.)
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Well we need moderation cause otherwise people can spam rubbish all day long. Don't even go to general, too many people talking about random stuff and you have to find who you wanna talk to by hunting down the name.
I guess these little things are an excuse for blizzard to make patching seem, for lack of better term "important".
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Any idea how to remove private chat channels? I kinda made a ton while trying to join a teamliquid channel.
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I really think TL-staff should make an official statement (sticky) on chat channels, so everyone knows where to go on each realm.
Is something like that planned?
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On January 12 2011 17:36 Cyber_Cheese wrote:
TLracewars
Hellz Yes!
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On January 12 2011 19:38 sleepingdog wrote:
I really think TL-staff should make an official statement (sticky) on chat channels, so everyone knows where to go on each realm.
Is something like that planned?
I second this. There should definitely be an official list of TL chat channels for everyone to go to.
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seems like it just keeps the last 5 chans u went into
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On January 12 2011 17:42 rS.Sinatra wrote:
not related to chat channels directly, though i really miss the hidden tab on the right side of each chat window to pop out so you could see whos in the channel (most of the time it was one person) but you could click on that person to invite to game...
if i only have one person in a chat tab, i must go to my right panel and scroll through my 300 person friend list to find my friend to invite him to the game instead of right clicking his name in the "hidden" tab on the right hand side... this is very gay and i urge blizzard to bring it back please
Actually, you can click on a person's name directly in the chat, as in the name displayed before his/her message. That will bring up the familiar chat/add friend/invite/etc. menu.
I remember learning this in PTR
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On January 12 2011 20:07 imBLIND wrote:Show nested quote +On January 12 2011 19:38 sleepingdog wrote:
I really think TL-staff should make an official statement (sticky) on chat channels, so everyone knows where to go on each realm.
Is something like that planned? I second this. There should definitely be an official list of TL chat channels for everyone to go to.
DEFINITELY.
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NA TLGeneral is dead
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On January 13 2011 00:29 CherubDown wrote:NA TLGeneral is dead
EU TLGeneral is full ^^. Try variations I guess? Like just teamliquid.
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Chat channels are amazing. Just being able to play each other, talking about the game, play a custom game together etc. it's just great.
I hope we can make it even better by using these channels.
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It's so unbelieveable that Blizz weren't adding this from release...
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On January 13 2011 00:29 CherubDown wrote:NA TLGeneral is dead
It seems fine to me
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Sadly I feel like we cant really do this...
They dont build up TL#2, #3, #4 etc.
In europe I cant join teamliquid at all =/ Im very disappointed
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Unfortunately this thread got washed away, bumping this because I feel this is very important for the community.
I'd strongly wish for an Admin to open a thread on this, stating how the TL-chatrooms are going to be organized. I'd open such an OP myself "collecting" all the TL-related channels, but I really feel like it would be better if sometbody from TL did it.
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On January 13 2011 18:37 sleepingdog wrote:
Unfortunately this thread got washed away, bumping this because I feel this is very important for the community.
I'd strongly wish for an Admin to open a thread on this, stating how the TL-chatrooms are going to be organized. I'd open such an OP myself "collecting" all the TL-related channels, but I really feel like it would be better if something from TL did it.
I think you cant realize organized chat channels without the ability to moderate them.
Really I dont want to complain. I'm happy that there are chat channels and its definitely the right way.
But srsly. Blizz had chat channels for so long now implemented in their games but it feels like they discover a new branch of communication (100 player limit / no moderation / no console commands like /j /f /w ..). IRC is just way better but maybe bnet 2.0 can compete with it in a few years.
Needless to say it will never be able to replace irc (imo).
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On January 13 2011 18:51 Joefish wrote:Show nested quote +On January 13 2011 18:37 sleepingdog wrote:
Unfortunately this thread got washed away, bumping this because I feel this is very important for the community.
I'd strongly wish for an Admin to open a thread on this, stating how the TL-chatrooms are going to be organized. I'd open such an OP myself "collecting" all the TL-related channels, but I really feel like it would be better if something from TL did it. I think you cant realize organized chat channels without the ability to moderate them.
That's true - nonetheless you could make a thread where you "agree" on a list of channels where you can go to talk, find games etc.
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How do you delete saved channels from your channel list? I misspelled Liquid and now it's stuck there ><
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the system only remembers ur last 5 channels (*facepalm*) so by time it will dissapear anyway, i think
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how incredibly bad would it be having 100+ people in a single channel....
it would be 10 times worse than the old diablo 2 trading channels.
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On January 13 2011 00:01 The KY wrote:Show nested quote +On January 12 2011 20:07 imBLIND wrote:On January 12 2011 19:38 sleepingdog wrote:
I really think TL-staff should make an official statement (sticky) on chat channels, so everyone knows where to go on each realm.
Is something like that planned? I second this. There should definitely be an official list of TL chat channels for everyone to go to. DEFINITELY.
This is what I was hoping to see as I read the entire thread. I'm hoping admins will come up with some official structure...
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Yeah an official structure would be great.
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+ Show Spoiler +On January 14 2011 02:37 Zeddicus wrote:Show nested quote +On January 13 2011 00:01 The KY wrote:On January 12 2011 20:07 imBLIND wrote:On January 12 2011 19:38 sleepingdog wrote:
I really think TL-staff should make an official statement (sticky) on chat channels, so everyone knows where to go on each realm.
Is something like that planned? I second this. There should definitely be an official list of TL chat channels for everyone to go to. DEFINITELY. This is what I was hoping to see as I read the entire thread. I'm hoping admins will come up with some official structure...
+1
until then: "MotM" and "SC2BW" for eu would be nice additions (as play/test bratchannels)
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