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Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

18 Apr 2006 at 18:22 - 41

I hang around in Amnoon Oasis occasionally. The international district to be more specific. Very quiet place there, so I guess it doesn't count as a place to chat in.

Mcarthur Landro

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

St helens

SOD (Shadows of desires)

W/Mo

19 Apr 2006 at 13:10 - 42

I usually sit around in Augury when not helping out people in my guild or the odd farm and was nattering to a guildie and a couple of other people I chat to there and some random folk. When from nowhere we get told to stop spamming the local chat with a conversation! I'm not one to get all angry and tell them to shut up so I just go for the sarcastic approach saying sorry for being so stupid as to think that we allowed to talk in local chat.

Now maybe it was just someone looking for attention so they wanted to start an arguement but it just made me laugh at the time. But a lesson learned to not attempt to have a normal chat in local but to instead spam WTS and WTB etc..

torquemada

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

guildless

19 Apr 2006 at 13:15 - 43

I like to go to the Ice Tooth caves (or something) north of Beacons.

Or, if I'm in the mood, go to THK and listen to the silly silly sh*t of enraged PUG's.

Matsumi

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

19 Apr 2006 at 13:49 - 44

I once tried to form a group for something in LA, but gave up after a while. Now I just have all chat turned off most of the time.

me: anyone doing DNKP?
player 1: WTS godly req 8 fellblade unid 500k
player 2: ZOMG ROXXOR MY BOXOR CHICKEN NUGGET!1!!!1eleven!
player 3: wth is DNKP?
player 4: is that the next town? can I come with you?
player 5: what lvl do you have to be for DNKP?
player 6: WTS rotten cheeseburgers 500g each
player 7: WTS godly stormbow req 10 unid 80k
*takes a drink of coffee*
me: nevermind
*turns chat back off*

Arcien Trueflight

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Retrieving an arrow from my latest kill.

Nova Alliance [Nova]

R/E

19 Apr 2006 at 14:00 - 45

I hear you on that, Matsumi. Unless I'm forced too by my guildies, I'm perfectly content to just hench a mission or hoof it myself. It's gotten to the point in-town conversation is just so pointless, random, and stupid it's not even fun to laugh at anymore...So yeah, the little box next to local remains pretty dusty on my side of Guild Wars.

Though, on the other side, there are a couple places that still offer some decent chat. I had an interesting and intelligent conversation with a few people in Frost Gate a while back, so, it's not like they're all gone.

Hoyt

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

VA,USA...for now.

19 Apr 2006 at 15:07 - 46

A question to you folks on th3e EU Servers:
The American Servers’ chat-streams are filled with foul tongued prepubescent-esque mouth breathers & “WTS” spammers that might as well be bots.
Is it just as ridiculous on the EU servers?

And what is the French for “nOob”? (Comment dites-vous le ‘nOob’ ?)

mrbb

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/

19 Apr 2006 at 15:26 - 47

People spam chats with WTS/WTB because a-net has not yet came with a better trade/auction system. I don't think anyone plays this game to spend hours spamming chat channels trying to sell something. The reason they do it is because there is no better way to sell/buy stuff.

Pr1nc355SaRa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

UK

Here Be Dragons

19 Apr 2006 at 16:22 - 48

i hate selling things like greens/golds/max because it takes to frigging long. i tend to get bored and end up sellnig to merchants for rediculously low prices.

but if i want to have a nice chat i go to Fishermans, it's pretty there.

LA is good for chatting if you don't want people watching your screen and reading your convo...

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

19 Apr 2006 at 16:36 - 49

I like to hang around on a random beach in Kryta. The chat goes like this:

Me: Anybody there?
Chat: silence
Chat: silence
Chat: ........
Me: Okay! I think I like this place. Durham can you rub my back?

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/Rt

19 Apr 2006 at 16:58 - 50

Quote:

Originally Posted by fragyou

People chat a lot in Random Arenas.

I wouldn't call the level of conversation there 'chat'

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

19 Apr 2006 at 17:06 - 51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoyt

And what is the French for “nOob”? (Comment dites-vous le ‘nOob’ ?)

French stay in their french district. Can only imagine what's going on there. I sure as hell am not going in there to find it out.

Rancour

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Camp Rancor (Rancour :D)

I'm a free spirit (that's not what the guild is called, I just am)

W/R

19 Apr 2006 at 17:27 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoyt

A question to you folks on th3e EU Servers:
The American Servers’ chat-streams are filled with foul tongued prepubescent-esque mouth breathers & “WTS” spammers that might as well be bots.
Is it just as ridiculous on the EU servers?

And what is the French for “nOob”? (Comment dites-vous le ‘nOob’ ?)

Sorry to break it to ya mate... It is. Granted, I don't see as many "foul tongued prepubescent-esque mouth breathers", as you so colourfully put it, but yes, we're flooded in WTS/WTB spammers.

I guess the German servers are stuffed with WV/WK spammers... "Will Verkaufen" and "Will Kaufen", respectively.

10 bucks say it's the same thing on the Asian servers.

Gmr Leon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

19 Apr 2006 at 20:56 - 53

Question. Why is it the Henge of Denravi(nice place)is practically a ghost town? Same goes for Ice Tooth Cave why is it a ghost town?

Why is it there are so many ghost towns in Tyria? Well...actually I've only counted about 4,but you get what I mean.

Also,are those two places in the EU servers ghost towns too?

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

19 Apr 2006 at 23:36 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by GmrLeon

Question. Why is it the Henge of Denravi(nice place)is practically a ghost town? Same goes for Ice Tooth Cave why is it a ghost town?

Why is it there are so many ghost towns in Tyria? Well...actually I've only counted about 4,but you get what I mean.

Also,are those two places in the EU servers ghost towns too?

Because these town are within the storyline. The majority goes from Yaks to Droks, and hardily do missions in Kryta.
Traders and recruiters only go where the crowd is.

On Europe's server it's the same.

ExDeity

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

20 Apr 2006 at 00:51 - 55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mcarthur Landro

I usually sit around in Augury when not helping out people in my guild or the odd farm and was nattering to a guildie and a couple of other people I chat to there and some random folk. When from nowhere we get told to stop spamming the local chat with a conversation! I'm not one to get all angry and tell them to shut up so I just go for the sarcastic approach saying sorry for being so stupid as to think that we allowed to talk in local chat.

Now maybe it was just someone looking for attention so they wanted to start an arguement but it just made me laugh at the time. But a lesson learned to not attempt to have a normal chat in local but to instead spam WTS and WTB etc..

Basically, my opinion on the issue is, if it's something that not everybody wants to read (WTS, WTB, and casual conversation between two people), it doesn't belong in local.

You were right for not getting angry, because there was nothing to get angry about. Local chat should be used for general purpose questions concerning the game, and ones that are better off asked publically for a quick response. Conversation in game is nothing but clutter that the entire outpost has no use reading.

There are whispers for a reason.

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

20 Apr 2006 at 01:12 - 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowman

dood, LA International District 1 is the place to be for chat! xD

theres always some cool people hanging around the boat doing very little but chatting.

never enough people there to attract traders or gamers.. and sometimes gaile comes on for a chat also.. then it just goes mad xD

he is so right, there was a bunch of mesmers there once so i decided to ask what was going on and they were having an alliance meeting of all the guilds in their alliance and they let me in the conversation! LA int. 1 is probably the best place.

American districts suck for chat its all immature people talking about sex and satan and other useless stuff, this is why im debating to switch to Euro...

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

20 Apr 2006 at 02:28 - 57

International District 1, Lion's Arch, Boat.

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

20 Apr 2006 at 02:35 - 58

seems like international servers are the best for chat. looks like i'm gonna be switching

Jas D

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oklahoma, USA

None

20 Apr 2006 at 02:50 - 59

Hmm.. I'm only in LA Internal Dist 1 once in a while. Idiots everywhere you go IMO. So I just do my own thing. Can't even find a decent guild.. sad isn't it.

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

20 Apr 2006 at 14:53 - 60

I still talk with people, mostly people agruing..

Tark Alkerk

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

In a Black Hole

less

E/

20 Apr 2006 at 15:12 - 61

i see that the problem is that there are a huge percentage of people that the everyman sees as jerks, these differ from person to person, but i find it is only in internatinal districts that i can have completely random convasations without being interupted by "WTS PEFECT LONGBOW ( GOLD ) 15>50", apart from droknars forge of course.
my thought?
all the jerks don't use Int Districts so i can get some much needed social interaction done

Fungus Amongus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare] | [Rare] Alliance

20 Apr 2006 at 19:41 - 62

I was in one of the hoppin' towns one day and the trade spam (of course in local chat) was going by so fast I couldn't finish reading a line before it was pushed off the chat window. I turned on the trade chat thinking it must be just as crazy. Two people were having a conversation. Just two people chatting, noone selling. Incredible.