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Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-02 16:27:00
August 21 2009 23:36 GMT
#1
EDIT: I want to clarify that I did not mean to make it sound like there won't be basic player to player chat - hell you can even have a group conversation as far as I understood it.
What I *THINK* they said, however, is that they wouldn't have Brood War USA-1 or op ToT), that type of channel.

Unless I misheard, during the Bnet 2.0 panel they said there will NOT be chat channels for Bnet 2.0 - not at launch anyway.

Why? "Because we have something much bigger planned, chat channels are messy".

Can someone please tell me I misunderstood them? I hope they AT LEAST have country channels.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
HawaiianPig
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada5155 Posts
August 21 2009 23:38 GMT
#2
I gathered that you'll be able to make your own chat channels with the IM-like feature, but a main public chat won't exist.
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LordOfDabu
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
United States394 Posts
August 21 2009 23:39 GMT
#3
I heard that too, but assumed that I either misheard it or misinterpreted it.

It really doesn't make much sense to not have chat channels at all. I'm not a fan of the "we'll have it eventually, just not at launch" statement that Blizzard uses sometimes, given how long "eventually" turns out to be for the company.
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InToTheWannaB
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4770 Posts
August 21 2009 23:39 GMT
#4
you did not mishear thats what they said. I don't even know how bnet will work without channels. What we do just mass games off the AMM system and never talk to anyone but ingame? That sucks ass, and is boring as shit. How also can we ever obs a game if you can't talk to people and find out there playing? What they have a button to join a random game to obs?
When the spirit is not altogether slain, great loss teaches men and women to desire greatly, both for themselves and for others.
Tsagacity
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2124 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-21 23:41:38
August 21 2009 23:41 GMT
#5
There better be a way for me to meet new people Chat channels have always been my favorite feature over a lot of other online games and Xbox live.

They never said anything about clans >.<
"Everyone worse than me at video games is a noob. Everyone better than me doesn't have a life."
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-21 23:43:03
August 21 2009 23:42 GMT
#6
On August 22 2009 08:39 InToTheWannaB wrote:
you did not mishear thats what they said. I don't even know how bnet will work without channels. What we do just mass games off the AMM system and never talk to anyone but ingame? That sucks ass, and is boring as shit. How also can we ever obs a game if you can't talk to people and find out there playing? What they have a button to join a random game to obs?

That's how games for windows live works - fucking retarded system.

On August 22 2009 08:41 Tsagacity wrote:
There better be a way for me to meet new people Chat channels have always been my favorite feature over a lot of other online games and Xbox live.

They never said anything about clans >.<

I'm really mad right now -.-

I ran 10+ km earlier today but I think I'm gonna go for a second run, get rid of some energy.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
August 21 2009 23:42 GMT
#7
this sounds nasty! i hope they know what they're doing.
Nitro68
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
France470 Posts
August 21 2009 23:46 GMT
#8
I think it'll work like MSN or things like that (or Steam). You have the list of people connected, you can chat with one guy. But you can chat with your whole clan, or chat with your "party", or things like that.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
August 21 2009 23:46 GMT
#9
Yeah I agree Windows Live sucks majorly, and I really don't like how Steam doesn't really have any chat channel support. Impulse at least has game oriented channels.

Blizzard is continuing down the path of 'hey lets copy what is working for these guys' instead of improving on what they currently have.

Next big announcement will be "Players won't have names anymore and chat will be limited to a few phrases in a dropdown box - We feel this will cut down conflicts in game and promote friendlier gamers. Plus we have big plans for this later on". Ala the Windows online games (poker, checkers, etc).
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Mutaahh
Profile Joined June 2007
Netherlands859 Posts
August 21 2009 23:46 GMT
#10
omg indeed. How could they forget the CLAN system? !!!
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Beaudereck
Profile Joined October 2008
Canada140 Posts
August 21 2009 23:50 GMT
#11
If they say they're planning to do things better, bet is that it's going to be better. The main goal of Blizzard is to sell the most copies they can, and it wouldn't be a good thing for them to cut off chat channels.

Once again, let's wait and see, but I'm pretty sure it'll be okay in the end...
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naonao
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States847 Posts
August 21 2009 23:54 GMT
#12
I took it as they mean't that there won't be specialized chat channels like on bnet (zerg strategy, terran strategy, etc) that are premade at launch but they'll make them over time based on user preferences or something. Not that chat channels don't exist at all
InToTheWannaB
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4770 Posts
August 21 2009 23:55 GMT
#13
On August 22 2009 08:50 Beaudereck wrote:
If they say they're planning to do things better, bet is that it's going to be better. The main goal of Blizzard is to sell the most copies they can, and it wouldn't be a good thing for them to cut off chat channels.

Once again, let's wait and see, but I'm pretty sure it'll be okay in the end...

yes after my initial freak out I am now sure blizzard will add channels or something better at a later date. In blizzard we trust!!!
When the spirit is not altogether slain, great loss teaches men and women to desire greatly, both for themselves and for others.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-21 23:56:59
August 21 2009 23:55 GMT
#14
On August 22 2009 08:50 Beaudereck wrote:
If they say they're planning to do things better, bet is that it's going to be better. The main goal of Blizzard is to sell the most copies they can, and it wouldn't be a good thing for them to cut off chat channels.

Once again, let's wait and see, but I'm pretty sure it'll be okay in the end...

Better != Better. You don't understand, the larger a company gets, the more distorted its perception of what better becomes.

EDIT: In retrospect, if its something like how they did WoW channels then it should be alright.
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Vision
Profile Joined June 2009
United States113 Posts
August 21 2009 23:56 GMT
#15
I swear to god.. I have completely lost faith in blizzard now. Why the hell can't they just leave things ALONE, and let battle.net be as It's always been... you should be allowed to talk in channels, allowed to play with LAN, allowed to have multiple names... really blizzard? have you all gone batshit crazy?
Let's unite the blizzard community! But you can't actually talk to eachother..... - Luca
InToTheWannaB
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4770 Posts
August 21 2009 23:57 GMT
#16
On August 22 2009 08:55 Chuiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2009 08:50 Beaudereck wrote:
If they say they're planning to do things better, bet is that it's going to be better. The main goal of Blizzard is to sell the most copies they can, and it wouldn't be a good thing for them to cut off chat channels.

Once again, let's wait and see, but I'm pretty sure it'll be okay in the end...

Better != Better. You don't understand, the larger a company gets, the more distorted its perception of what better becomes.

EDIT: In retrospect, if its something like how they did WoW channels then it should be alright.

IN BLIZZARD WE TRUST!!
When the spirit is not altogether slain, great loss teaches men and women to desire greatly, both for themselves and for others.
Kyhol
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2575 Posts
August 21 2009 23:58 GMT
#17
TL.net will host a channel for us

I have Faith
Wishing you well.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
August 22 2009 00:01 GMT
#18
On August 22 2009 08:55 Chuiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2009 08:50 Beaudereck wrote:
If they say they're planning to do things better, bet is that it's going to be better. The main goal of Blizzard is to sell the most copies they can, and it wouldn't be a good thing for them to cut off chat channels.

Once again, let's wait and see, but I'm pretty sure it'll be okay in the end...

Better != Better. You don't understand, the larger a company gets, the more distorted its perception of what better becomes.

EDIT: In retrospect, if its something like how they did WoW channels then it should be alright.

Lol that reminds me:
Rob Pardo: I mean really, how many people here actually play our games offline?
*Entire Audience*: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Rob Pardo: ......... really? College kids aren't connected?

(to be fair, he re-asked the question in a clearer way, but a decent number of people still "wooo":ed)
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
August 22 2009 00:06 GMT
#19
I'm glad they won't have the channels, in my 10 years of playing blizzard games, I've never seen anything even remotely useful said in the pub channels. Channels should be created on demand only, so as to avoid unnecessary load on the servers, which will now have to manage a lot more information (achievements, advanced matchmaking, online replays (not at launch but someday), etc.)
Doso
Profile Joined March 2008
Germany769 Posts
August 22 2009 00:23 GMT
#20
Public Channels really are useless most of the time. SpamBots, random flames - no need.
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