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May 2nd, 2012 at 8:13am
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I have been playing about 3 years now and I have no idea what this means in the game. What are channels?

Is this just a term for the different chat windows or is there somehting more?

Like private channels could be created and password accessed? I see there are chat channels but don't know much about them.

  

majmalphunktion wrote on Apr 26th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Wow, you love me. There has been two big lag fixes in the past week. No, those are not going out with a hotfix. They are more wide ranging and take more time to test.
Of course every time you get like this, I keep wondering where your MMO is so I can play it. Obviously you know excatly how to piece one of these together. I can't keep apologizing a gazillion times for the back end tech and things people did on this game before I was even an employee. So one last time, yes some of the stuff from the before times sucks. Sorry about that. Yes we know, stop building new systems. Yes we know, finish the ones out there. Yes we know you hate bards.

And screw you for bringing up the laid off folks. That sucks every time. I made sure all my people landed in other jobs real quick. None of my 'casualties' are unemployed, just sadly not employed by Turbine. Every business goes through this.Even Valve has layoffs. It sucks every time. If you haven't had to do it then you just don't know. Picking people and knowing you are about to turn their life upside down is terrible, every time.
Not giving a bleep. No, I stop listening when the bile starts. Not worth my sanity. You know my rule, treat me like a human and I'll do the same back. When the rage train starts...cya.
So here is my peace out of the vault for a while. Thanks for the list Ranger, that was actually clear and helpful.
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Reply #1 - May 2nd, 2012 at 8:21am
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Bazinga wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 8:13am:
Like private channels could be created and password accessed? I see there are chat channels but don't know much about them.



Yes.  /joinchannel and /createchannel

Channels are generally created to fill raids/groups without truly pugging.  The good ones are invite only. 
  

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I just got that impression after you spent 13 pages calling out eladiun for being an interwebs bully when anyone who's been posting on here already knew that.  I mean, he's proud of it and hardly tries to hide that at all.


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Reply #2 - May 2nd, 2012 at 8:24am
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Eladiun wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 8:21am:
Yes.  /joinchannel and /createchannel

Channels are generally created to fill raids/groups without truly pugging.  The good ones are invite only. 


And will occasionally disband and be recreated with a new password when the channel realizes that a couple of people were invited who probably shouldn't have been.
  

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You can create private channels. They can be open or password protected.

You can create your own by typing /joinchannel whateveryouwantthechanneltobecalled - it's then assigned to one of the 4 userchat options, you need to have userchat turned on as incoming text in whatever chat window you are using. Password protected ones it's /joinchannel channelname password. I have mine in both guild and party windows.

Say it's a channel called stuff and it's assigned to userchat 1 - you can communicate in that channel by typing /stuff hello or /1 hello in whatever chat window you are in. If you have Userchat 1 set as a valid incoming message in that chat window you will see responses.

Once you have set up the channel with the /joinchannel request the game remembers this and will log you into it in the future. You leave the channel by typing /leavechannel. You can see how many people are in the channel when you log in but not who they are.
  
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Terebinthia wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 8:26am:
You can create private channels. They can be open or password protected.

You can create your own by typing /joinchannel whateveryouwantthechanneltobecalled - it's then assigned to one of the 4 userchat options, you need to have userchat turned on as incoming text in whatever chat window you are using. Password protected ones it's /joinchannel channelname password. I have mine in both guild and party windows.

Say it's a channel called stuff and it's assigned to userchat 1 - you can communicate in that channel by typing /stuff hello or /1 hello in whatever chat window you are in. If you have Userchat 1 set as a valid incoming message in that chat window you will see responses.

Once you have set up the channel with the /joinchannel request the game remembers this and will log you into it in the future. You leave the channel by typing /leavechannel. You can see how many people are in the channel when you log in but not who they are.


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The whole chat system in DDO is so fucking archaic it makes me want to kill something
  
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popejubal wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 8:24am:
And will occasionally disband and be recreated with a new password when the channel realizes that a couple of people were invited who probably shouldn't have been.


Me and Sweez resemble that remark.  The Poppy in the dark channel are belong to us  Cheesy
  

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You do what i do when people say I don't have to drink pots? I dot the boss and use BBs on the trash and say, " Aww shucks, im outta sp."


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sweez wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 9:29am:
The whole chat system in DDO is so fucking archaic it makes me want to kill something


Yep.

We should be allowed to have more than 4.
We should be able to list the people in channel.
The channel creator should have kicking authority.
We shouldn't have to re-enter our channels when we LR or TR.

Among many many many other things.
  
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Eladiun wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 8:21am:
The good ones are invite only. 

Probably why he had no idea what they were or how they worked after three years.  I mean, it's Bazinga.
  

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Calvet wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 9:31am:
Me and Sweez resemble that remark.  The Poppy in the dark channel are belong to us  Cheesy


Why aren't you in my channel yet? Samma is... Lol
  
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Send me a PM with the name.  Me and samma in same chat tho, you don't know what you're asking for lol.
  

Epoch wrote on Nov 29th, 2011 at 1:22am:
You do what i do when people say I don't have to drink pots? I dot the boss and use BBs on the trash and say, " Aww shucks, im outta sp."


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Now I am a very bad cleric. I just wait like a vulture for everyone to die. 



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Calvet wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 12:11pm:
Send me a PM with the name.  Me and samma in same chat tho, you don't know what you're asking for lol.


Easy access to another bromance?
  
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Could be supressed bromance I suppose. We argue like fuck lol.
  

Epoch wrote on Nov 29th, 2011 at 1:22am:
You do what i do when people say I don't have to drink pots? I dot the boss and use BBs on the trash and say, " Aww shucks, im outta sp."


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Now I am a very bad cleric. I just wait like a vulture for everyone to die. 



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Reply #13 - May 2nd, 2012 at 5:47pm
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Thanks for the replies.

I'm in a solo guild (level 31). So only solo and PUG. Mostly solo.

Has any work been done or suggested re: channels. I.e. Channel panel like the Group panel?


  

majmalphunktion wrote on Apr 26th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Wow, you love me. There has been two big lag fixes in the past week. No, those are not going out with a hotfix. They are more wide ranging and take more time to test.
Of course every time you get like this, I keep wondering where your MMO is so I can play it. Obviously you know excatly how to piece one of these together. I can't keep apologizing a gazillion times for the back end tech and things people did on this game before I was even an employee. So one last time, yes some of the stuff from the before times sucks. Sorry about that. Yes we know, stop building new systems. Yes we know, finish the ones out there. Yes we know you hate bards.

And screw you for bringing up the laid off folks. That sucks every time. I made sure all my people landed in other jobs real quick. None of my 'casualties' are unemployed, just sadly not employed by Turbine. Every business goes through this.Even Valve has layoffs. It sucks every time. If you haven't had to do it then you just don't know. Picking people and knowing you are about to turn their life upside down is terrible, every time.
Not giving a bleep. No, I stop listening when the bile starts. Not worth my sanity. You know my rule, treat me like a human and I'll do the same back. When the rage train starts...cya.
So here is my peace out of the vault for a while. Thanks for the list Ranger, that was actually clear and helpful.
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Reply #14 - May 3rd, 2012 at 12:49am
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Bazinga wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 5:47pm:
Thanks for the replies.

I'm in a solo guild (level 31). So only solo and PUG. Mostly solo.

Has any work been done or suggested re: channels. I.e. Channel panel like the Group panel?




I'm confused.  Why would we want to advertise our channels to the unwashed masses when we made them to keep the unwashed masses out in the first place?

Please keep your half baked suggestions to yourself next time.  Or post in the Suggestions & Ideas
forum where we don't have to see it.

  
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substrate wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:49am:
I'm confused.  Why would we want to advertise our channels to the unwashed masses when we made them to keep the unwashed masses out in the first place?

Please keep your half baked suggestions to yourself next time.  Or post in the Suggestions & Ideas
forum where we don't have to see it.



Thanks for your reply. I was only asking questions. It's too bad they were much to complex for your simple little mind.

However, having now been goaded I think I will go to the DDO forums and now make this my crusade for the next 14 months.

I bet all the fanboys who are butt hurt over u13.2 criticism will take up the flag just to divert attention.

I bet if I theme the crusade on the lost PuG scene that I can stir up some good responses.

Thanks once again for your simple little mind and the ability your ignorance has for making an innocent thread about an area of DDO that has had very little attention to  now develop into a big crusade.

I am sure I can deflect any trolling with suggestions like:
1. Absolutely maintain the ability to protect the channels.
2. All channels names will be displayed but passwords will be protected
3. The creator of the channel will be shown but the creator will have an option to remain anonymous
4. Number of members in channel will be displayed
5. How active the channel is will be displayed (last used in hours)

Good for you on the successfull trolling of Bazinga. My hats off to you.
  

majmalphunktion wrote on Apr 26th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Wow, you love me. There has been two big lag fixes in the past week. No, those are not going out with a hotfix. They are more wide ranging and take more time to test.
Of course every time you get like this, I keep wondering where your MMO is so I can play it. Obviously you know excatly how to piece one of these together. I can't keep apologizing a gazillion times for the back end tech and things people did on this game before I was even an employee. So one last time, yes some of the stuff from the before times sucks. Sorry about that. Yes we know, stop building new systems. Yes we know, finish the ones out there. Yes we know you hate bards.

And screw you for bringing up the laid off folks. That sucks every time. I made sure all my people landed in other jobs real quick. None of my 'casualties' are unemployed, just sadly not employed by Turbine. Every business goes through this.Even Valve has layoffs. It sucks every time. If you haven't had to do it then you just don't know. Picking people and knowing you are about to turn their life upside down is terrible, every time.
Not giving a bleep. No, I stop listening when the bile starts. Not worth my sanity. You know my rule, treat me like a human and I'll do the same back. When the rage train starts...cya.
So here is my peace out of the vault for a while. Thanks for the list Ranger, that was actually clear and helpful.
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substrate wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:49am:
Why would we want to advertise our channels to the unwashed masses when we made them to keep the unwashed masses out in the first place?


Substrate speaks the truth.
  
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Bazinga wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 7:43am:
Thanks for your reply. I was only asking questions. It's too bad they were much to complex for your simple little mind.

However, having now been goaded I think I will go to the DDO forums and now make this my crusade for the next 14 months.

I bet all the fanboys who are butt hurt over u13.2 criticism will take up the flag just to divert attention.

I bet if I theme the crusade on the lost PuG scene that I can stir up some good responses.

Thanks once again for your simple little mind and the ability your ignorance has for making an innocent thread about an area of DDO that has had very little attention to  now develop into a big crusade.

I am sure I can deflect any trolling with suggestions like:
1. Absolutely maintain the ability to protect the channels.
2. All channels names will be displayed but passwords will be protected
3. The creator of the channel will be shown but the creator will have an option to remain anonymous
4. Number of members in channel will be displayed
5. How active the channel is will be displayed (last used in hours)

Good for you on the successfull trolling of Bazinga. My hats off to you.


You really over estimate your capabilities.
  

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Anybody coming to this board expecting anything more sophisticated than a dick joke had better get used to disappointment.


Calvet wrote on Oct 20th, 2011 at 12:18pm:
I just got that impression after you spent 13 pages calling out eladiun for being an interwebs bully when anyone who's been posting on here already knew that.  I mean, he's proud of it and hardly tries to hide that at all.


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Reply #18 - May 3rd, 2012 at 8:19am
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sweez wrote on May 2nd, 2012 at 9:29am:
The whole chat system in DDO is so fucking archaic it makes me want to kill something

Apparently no one on the design team ever heard of IRC.
  
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Eladiun wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 8:16am:
You really over estimate your capabilities.


Sorry not gonna bite
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majmalphunktion wrote on Apr 26th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Wow, you love me. There has been two big lag fixes in the past week. No, those are not going out with a hotfix. They are more wide ranging and take more time to test.
Of course every time you get like this, I keep wondering where your MMO is so I can play it. Obviously you know excatly how to piece one of these together. I can't keep apologizing a gazillion times for the back end tech and things people did on this game before I was even an employee. So one last time, yes some of the stuff from the before times sucks. Sorry about that. Yes we know, stop building new systems. Yes we know, finish the ones out there. Yes we know you hate bards.

And screw you for bringing up the laid off folks. That sucks every time. I made sure all my people landed in other jobs real quick. None of my 'casualties' are unemployed, just sadly not employed by Turbine. Every business goes through this.Even Valve has layoffs. It sucks every time. If you haven't had to do it then you just don't know. Picking people and knowing you are about to turn their life upside down is terrible, every time.
Not giving a bleep. No, I stop listening when the bile starts. Not worth my sanity. You know my rule, treat me like a human and I'll do the same back. When the rage train starts...cya.
So here is my peace out of the vault for a while. Thanks for the list Ranger, that was actually clear and helpful.
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Thanks again everyone who posted with information. I suspected this is what the channels were. Cool idea, I guess it is common for MMO's?

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majmalphunktion wrote on Apr 26th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Wow, you love me. There has been two big lag fixes in the past week. No, those are not going out with a hotfix. They are more wide ranging and take more time to test.
Of course every time you get like this, I keep wondering where your MMO is so I can play it. Obviously you know excatly how to piece one of these together. I can't keep apologizing a gazillion times for the back end tech and things people did on this game before I was even an employee. So one last time, yes some of the stuff from the before times sucks. Sorry about that. Yes we know, stop building new systems. Yes we know, finish the ones out there. Yes we know you hate bards.

And screw you for bringing up the laid off folks. That sucks every time. I made sure all my people landed in other jobs real quick. None of my 'casualties' are unemployed, just sadly not employed by Turbine. Every business goes through this.Even Valve has layoffs. It sucks every time. If you haven't had to do it then you just don't know. Picking people and knowing you are about to turn their life upside down is terrible, every time.
Not giving a bleep. No, I stop listening when the bile starts. Not worth my sanity. You know my rule, treat me like a human and I'll do the same back. When the rage train starts...cya.
So here is my peace out of the vault for a while. Thanks for the list Ranger, that was actually clear and helpful.
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Bazinga wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 4:59pm:
Sorry not gonna bite


You should. He's into that kinda kinky shit. Just ask Nancy.
  

                           

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When people bring in their personal lives, it is all fair game.  This board promotes trolling.  If you bring something up, expect it to be used against you at a later date if not immediately.  You want to bring up personal shit, well, that is your problem.


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Hi Welcome wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 5:03pm:
You should. He's into that kinda kinky shit. Just ask Nancy.


Actually never spoke directly with Nancy but about 80% sure she bites but the mark she leaves after the bite is what???
  

majmalphunktion wrote on Apr 26th, 2014 at 11:06pm:
Wow, you love me. There has been two big lag fixes in the past week. No, those are not going out with a hotfix. They are more wide ranging and take more time to test.
Of course every time you get like this, I keep wondering where your MMO is so I can play it. Obviously you know excatly how to piece one of these together. I can't keep apologizing a gazillion times for the back end tech and things people did on this game before I was even an employee. So one last time, yes some of the stuff from the before times sucks. Sorry about that. Yes we know, stop building new systems. Yes we know, finish the ones out there. Yes we know you hate bards.

And screw you for bringing up the laid off folks. That sucks every time. I made sure all my people landed in other jobs real quick. None of my 'casualties' are unemployed, just sadly not employed by Turbine. Every business goes through this.Even Valve has layoffs. It sucks every time. If you haven't had to do it then you just don't know. Picking people and knowing you are about to turn their life upside down is terrible, every time.
Not giving a bleep. No, I stop listening when the bile starts. Not worth my sanity. You know my rule, treat me like a human and I'll do the same back. When the rage train starts...cya.
So here is my peace out of the vault for a while. Thanks for the list Ranger, that was actually clear and helpful.
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Bazinga wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 5:01pm:
Thanks again everyone who posted with information. I suspected this is what the channels were. Cool idea, I guess it is common for MMO's?



Most games have them and they usually use ALT-F4 as the shortcut key as well.
  
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Bazinga wrote on May 3rd, 2012 at 9:58pm:
Actually never spoke directly with Nancy but about 80% sure she bites but the mark she leaves after the bite is what???


a memento to the moment you had together
  
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