remove copy and paste from local chat (and disable buffer)

mafia cyborg

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

so that people can actually communicate in this game.
in an instanced game is vital that in cities ppl are able to meet, communicate,organize teams etc.....


disablein copy&paste/buffer in local would get rid of vast majority of spam.
rewritin a message would be too much of an hassle for spammer to bother...
its such an abvious solution yet it aint been implemnted .
its the only way i'll ever play this game again.
just look how many bought the game and how few actually play. (not even 1% lol)

its time anet listened to the ones who quit the game (and ask why they quit).....instead of feedin the spammers even more of what they want.
of all the people i asked why they quit GW 90% said cos of spam in local chat "it feels like being alone".....which fights with the "never alone" quote from nightfall. i'd really like to look at some Nightfall figures....many new ppl bought the game only to quit on enterin Kamadan. i wonder why.

Helcaraxe

Helcaraxe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

On top of a mountain

A Bad Moon Rising [Moon]

Me/Mo

they dont care why you quit.... since its not subscription based it doesnt matter if you plya for a day and then never pick it up again. they already got your money, and you quitting does nothing but free up their server space...

anyway, /signed for your suggestion of disabling copy n paste for local

Kia Lobeli

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Terra Firma

Killing all who Stand

N/Mo

Quote:
disablein copy&paste/buffer in local would get rid of vast majority of spam.
rewritin a message would be too much of an hassle for spammer to bother...
I think everything written in that post, apart from this line, is a load of rubbish that you just pulled out of your ass. The figures are miles of, by any stretch of the imagination and pretty much everything else you said totally opinionated and not really based on any logic or facts.

That said, I agree that it's a good idea, but chances are it's been suggested many times before and ArenaNet aren't going to implement it.

milan

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

BONE

N/

or simply institute proper flood protection and don't penalise the general population by removing a decent feature...

Dronte

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

How are u gonna sell/buy then? Noone would bother with rewriting the message. Yes, no spam. And? Ok, disable it, but then we want an auctions house. LoL.

Kia Lobeli

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Terra Firma

Killing all who Stand

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dronte
How are u gonna sell/buy then?
Umm, maybe try using the freaking trade channel? You know, that channel that was made specifically for buying and selling.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

/not signed !

Unless loads of massive trade improvements get added spamming is the only way to go. If some stupid limitations were added instead, many people would absolutely HATE that and some would find ways around it anyway (i know some)

Lydz

Lydz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cape Town, South Africa

The Crazy Dragons [TCD]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Helcaraxe
they dont care why you quit.... since its not subscription based it doesnt matter if you plya for a day and then never pick it up again. they already got your money, and you quitting does nothing but free up their server space...

anyway, /signed for your suggestion of disabling copy n paste for local
That's not true. They want people to play and enjoy the game, so that those same people will go out and buy the expansions and new campaigns. They wouldn't be making much money if everyone quit after one campaign and never bought another copy of it again.

In response to the OP...I think your idea is VERY good. There's no reason I can think of to have copy and paste available in local chat, so it's only there to aid the spammers. /signed for certain!

Taala

Taala

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
/not signed !

Unless loads of massive trade improvements get added spamming is the only way to go. If some stupid limitations were added instead, many people would absolutely HATE that and some would find ways around it anyway (i know some)
Then spam the trade chat. This suggestion is about changing the local chat.

/signed

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

Much as I hate to say it, even if an auction house of some form was added tomorrow, most people are lazy and would just continue to spam the different chat channels.

Zedd Kun

Zedd Kun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Bretheren Of Chaos [Dark]

Rt/

Stupid idea

/not signed

Hobbs

Hobbs

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Organised Spam [OS]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lydz
There's no reason I can think of to have copy and paste available in local chat,
Do you want to type "Experienced group LF SB Monk, HB Monk, Obs Flesh Tank and BiP Necro for Foundry" or something like that every single time you want to advertise for a team?

/unsigned

LicensedLuny

Badly Influenced

Join Date: Dec 2005

Buying Humps! (No kidding! Check my buy thread)

Hello Kitty Krewe [HKK] Forever!-ish

not signed on this.

I agree - would be great if all the trade messages stayed in the pink channel. But disabling paste and the up arrow seems too drastic, as that has uses for things besides trade. The party search window was a great concept, but poor execution to facilitate most trade (needs longer fields and multiple entires, etc.)

Unless ANet gives us a better option or starts having GM's monitoring towns and penalizing people for trade spam in the local channel, I think the best advice to the people that are bothered by it is to stay out of the first districts. Yeah, there's spam in other districts, too, but no where near as much.

I never load into D1 of a big town unless I'm shopping. Sure, you and I have every right to be in D1 as the traders ... it's a question of not being where they are if they bother you.

Gimme Money Plzkthx

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

/notsigned

This would be a pain for legit people.

Amon Warrior

Amon Warrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/

Disabling these options would be yet another quick-solution path that diminishes overall player experience because of abusive behavior. We should think about improving the game, not diminish it.

Improve the trade system based on any myriad of suggestions in the forums and you would have both an improvement and a solution to a problem.

Now that's what I like in a game.

/notsigned

Exterminate all

Exterminate all

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

In a house

Not Behind My Back [Back]

W/

Search is awesome bud.

/notsigned...

Too much of a pain and if you have a problem with it, turn off local chat.

rohara

rohara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Rt/

OR...they could just think of a better way of trading so nobody needs to spam.

/notsigned

jrk247

jrk247

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Twenty Gold For Mountain Troll [Tusk]

Good idea to clean up local chat but would cause too much trouble. If you want to have a place to talk don't go to district 1 of major towns or just go to international districts. Or, get this, you can turn off local chat and trade chat!!!1

/Not Signed.

Neonate

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Austria

Eternal Edge [noID]

Mo/

plain stupid...

/notsigned

wait i got a better idea, let's disable local chat completely, hell, let's disable the whole chat function...

Ninjutsu Honor Code

Ninjutsu Honor Code

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Holland

Sidon, Order of Assasins

R/W

/Signed

Its a good idea local chat is for general discussion party, forming and more not for selling your goods but then again everyone has the trade button disabled (if hes not looking to buy anything) so people find the need to somehow force the sell upon you or at least try to find some way to show it to the public wich is normal since talking to a wall isnt gonna sell your goods.

So a better solution would be this change and a change to the party search option especially the trade section could be changed into a auctionhouse or something like it. They could add a search function to search the item you want or make tabs related to proffesion material weapon type whatever youd like and make it gw wide not district related so you dont have to scan every single town for the item you want. Though im not completely sure gw wide would solve someones gear not being selled since the amount of junk being dumped in it but it would still solve a lot.

Lydz

Lydz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cape Town, South Africa

The Crazy Dragons [TCD]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Togira Ikonaka
Do you want to type "Experienced group LF SB Monk, HB Monk, Obs Flesh Tank and BiP Necro for Foundry" or something like that every single time you want to advertise for a team?

/unsigned
No...that's what PARTY SEARCH is for!