Topic

Remove player join/leave messages

I've noticed that the Join/Leave messages for players moving in and out of the zone you'e in really don't do much for the game besides add packet traffic and bandwidth usage, spam up the local chat messages, and produce annoyingly-loud sound effects when a lot of people zone in and out while you're loading into a zone.

If removing them entirely seems impractical, perhaps you could limit them only to people on your friends list?  I wouldn't mind knowing when a friend of mine pops into the same zone as I am, but if someone I don't know at all just hops into the zone and immediately leaves through another signpost, that's two messages clogging up my local chat that I would've been just as happy withoutt.

Posted 12 years ago by Doc Oblongata | Permalink

Replies

• i second this motion, as i agree.
  Posted 12 years ago by IxÆoN | Permalink
• I third it.
  Posted 12 years ago by Lellie | Permalink
• +100
  Posted 12 years ago by RM | Permalink
• Agree, also. Can you imagine how bad it's going to get when the game goes gold?
  Posted 12 years ago by Essie Kitten | Permalink
• i want to keep these messages, but i don't want them appearing in "local chat". only as the small onscreen notification messages.
  Posted 12 years ago by striatic | Permalink
• What striatic said, I like to know when friends arrive but not  a record
  Posted 12 years ago by Ani Laurel | Permalink
• Agree.
  Posted 12 years ago by mrsheart2 | Permalink
• Agree with OP
  Posted 12 years ago by Slippy (Throb) | Permalink