Shout Channel

Capt Cliff · Post by **Capt Cliff** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:47 pm

The shout channel used to be disabled on old BSK1. Be nice to disable it again. It's being used for metagaming.

arwan · Post by **arwan** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:01 pm

personally i have not seen any abuse of shout.. most i saw it used was when kris kringle was around.. and other than that mostly i see things like.. server is going to reset in 3 minutes etc. things that are in general info you would want to tell everyone...

Fenrip · Post by **Fenrip** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:28 pm

I have seen it a bit but not seen metagaming. And let's be honest, tells and party chatter will always be used for metagaming. At least in shout, it is not a sneaky sneak thing.

The shouts I have seen are harmless jackassery things. Annoying to some, sure. To others, not so much -- even funny.

The difference is that you can get away from RP or other general jackassery that you don't like. You cannot escape the shouts. Tells or shouts back to the shouting party have the potential to tick them off. This leads to stupid decisions and asshattery that I'd rather avoid. As we all know jackassery and asshattery can know no bounds and two chuckle heads (or groups of chuckle heads) facing off can create an environment I don't want to be in. I come here for fun, not playground arguments.

If I had a vote, I would say to turn shout off for the masses and leave it to the DMs for global server announcements.

Dan8145 · Post by **Dan8145** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:17 pm

Cappy is referring to someone offering a quest item using the shout channel. Not so much metagaming but...not really how we roll.

Mask-inc · Post by **Mask-inc** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:13 am

Personally, i say turn off the Shout channel for all players. You want to chat with other players, join a party. You want to be raise from the death, don't use that channel, join a party or send a tell. In fact, shouting as a way of make me mad, either send a private tell or speak in party chat. My hands almost end up shaking and the need to load my PPer come as a big urge when i hear a shout, you've been warn....

Thanks

Mask

shadowflame · Post by **shadowflame** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:11 am

Well yesterday i actually seen someone using the shout channel to beg for a rez, they were repeating the shout each time mentioning they were dead in the waste behind a wagon.

someone mentioned that using the shout channel was inapropiate for such actions, then the person who used the shout channel pretended he didnt realise he was even using the shout channel. it was comical.

arwan · Post by **arwan** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:02 pm

i can defenitly see why he would use it though.. as when your dead you cant click anything. and if your not in a party.. well.. pray you know someones name exactly who is online or you are cut off from the outside world LOL.

Deathsinger · Post by **Deathsinger** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:40 pm

Yeah THAT'S one major thing I hated about death n NWN1 no interface just lay there.... cause face it, some of these names are hard to get right WITH a list up let alone without it. LOL.

Fenrip · Post by **Fenrip** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:57 pm

Find a friend, have vogon hold yer money, join a party, learn how to send tells when deadified, write down names, and/or *queue dramatic music* respawn and go get yer rotting carcass.

Yes, I know it sucks.

shadowflame · Post by **shadowflame** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 7:02 am

Fenrip wrote:Find a friend, have vogon hold yer money, join a party, learn how to send tells when deadified, write down names, and/or *queue dramatic music* respawn and go get yer rotting carcass.

Yes, I know it sucks.

Couldn't have put it better myself^^

shadowflame · Post by **shadowflame** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:59 am

arwan wrote:i can defenitly see why he would use it though.. as when your dead you cant click anything. and if your not in a party.. well.. pray you know someones name exactly who is online or you are cut off from the outside world LOL.

Im sorry but what he did was metagaming and is sneered upon by those of us who like to play withing the rules.

If your in party and you die, its different, but to blatently use the shout chanel asking for a rez is a high form of metagaming imho.

Caesius · Post by **Caesius** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:10 pm

Asking to be raised from the dead in party channel is more discreet than using the shout channel. But if none of the party members are physically present when you die it's hard to give an adequate in-game reason to explain a) how did they know you are dead? and b) where did they know to look for your corpse?

Some people like to use the Party Channel as a kind telepathic bond for coordinating combat efforts over long distances. A reasonable goal I suppose, but still it kind of trivializes the whole idea of ESP.

DM Centaur · Post by **DM Centaur** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:44 am

The shout channel is being abused somewhat.
I would like to see less use of it. If the abuse continues ..... well, I'll let your own imaginations work on this one.

Centaur

Deathsinger · Post by **Deathsinger** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:12 pm

Perhaps it could have stipulations (like another game I am on now) where it says, "You are dead and cannot do this action", when a dead character's player tries to use the shout channel. IF that is possible to script in.

Capt Cliff · Post by **Capt Cliff** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:16 pm

Turn it off!! Telling the whole server that there is a portal to Shrine #3 rune stone for free xp is pain wrong. Also calling out that your leaving for Akon's shop. An my favorite is calling out that you have town portal books for sale and the price is 1 forge stone!!

An Centaur ... Please give'm a whiff of grape ... [-o<

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