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Hey hey all, well I'm coming here with just a suggestion, even though we have discord, wouldn´t it be nice if devs added a chat box into this Forum? People would be able to talk more freely and not everyone uses discord as well so..
What do you all think? ^^
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@frost I use discord but I think that a forum chat could be easier for a lot of member, so I agree.
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@karuro Yeah I use discord as well, but I know many people don´t, and even if everyone used discord, a Forum Chat Box would simplify a lot the discussions among members imo. ^^
Thanks for agreeing
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Definitely doesn't sound like a bad idea, but the forum is built on a third party framework. Probably depends on its has the capabilities.
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If @Prometheus is alright with a chat thread in the off-topic section we can hit two birds with one stone. It would give us a thread to chat in while at same time giving people a thread to post in for their daily points.
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@oobenonioo Usually a chat box is not hard to implement so shouldn´t be a problem I think, not sure tho..
@Vengu A chat thread would be a mess and really hard to use... The best is really a chat box.. imo ^^
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I also agree. It would be a lot easier for people do discuss with each other
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Nice idea, I agree !
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@frost said in Forum Chat:
@oobenonioo Usually a chat box is not hard to implement so shouldn´t be a problem I think, not sure tho..
@Vengu A chat thread would be a mess and really hard to use... The best is really a chat box.. imo ^^
A chat thread is probably the easiest solution though, and like I said it would also give people a place to get their daily 50 points without spamming the rest of the forum.
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@vengu It's just a message per day so I doubt the spam will be that much, and in a thread the discussions will be a total mess and will be a lot disorganized from my point of view ^^
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Thanks for the suggestion guys, but we're not fond of public chat boxes in community boards. They require a lot of control and usually end up full of spam anyway. We'll consider it if there's really a lot of demand for it in the future.
On a side note, the forum already has a nice private chat system (including group chats) if you need to talk to your friends!
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@prometheus I understand your point of view, but if you look at this the other way, it's better to spam a chat box than a forum thread, and many people have discussions while answering consecutively to forum threads which will cause even worse spam ^^ I know that your private chat system is great, but it still doesn´t go on par with the talking you can do in a chat box.. While in a private chat you can only talk with those that you add, in a normal chat box you can discuss your opinions with much more different people, people that you don´t even know and may start to know only after that.
Well this is just my personal opinion
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Live chat or discord?
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@frost great idea ! But eh it's all up to the Devs
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HolyAvengerOne TF#12 - PEOPLE'S HERALD Aug 14, 2017, 2:08 AM last edited by HolyAvengerOne Aug 14, 2017, 2:16 AM
Edit: saw @Prometheus post too late!
Hey @Frost, @ooBENONIoo!
There is some chat functionality within this forum software actually, although it might not be as evident as it is in some other forum software.
Open the chats pane here:
You can then add one or more users to the conversation:
And even pop the window out:
I'll invite as many users in this thread in a conversation, so we can test out what it does
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@holyavengerone There will be a limit probably ahah
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@frost Maybe... 5 millions?!? Am I close you think??
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So we're 14 so far in the chat, let us know if you want in!
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Chat does not count as daily post
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I would only like to see a 'regular' chat system implemented if the chat logs are archived for later usage. Would be a shame if good suggestions/feedback get lost this way.
