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Color-coded names in chat

Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
edited April 2012 in Controls and Interface
I am an RPer, and with the range on Local chat and the amount of people often in one place while you RP, it can get 'noisy' so to speak. This was a problem in City of Heroes/Villains, and it is just as much of a problem in Champions Online. However, City of Heroes -did- have this option where it would randomly color each person's name. This made it a little easier to sort out the posts of people you were directly interacting with, without having to watch for chat bubbles and try to read them before they go bye bye.

I was thinking, would it be possible to make a function so when you right-click someone's name, one of the options in the drop down is to give that person a color of your choice? This way you could keep track of people you wanted to, and be able to give different people different colors (or all the same color, should that be your choice). I think this would be a relatively easy but useful function to add, though I know little of programming and for all I know it could be very complex. But I think it is something many RPers would appreciate, and it would also be useful in events like costume contests as well.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Galaxies lot you do this and it was quite handy.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I like the idea of color coding other players chat...
    I liked when COH have the star rating system...
    I'd llike to be able color code chat based on the star value...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I was a big fan of the colored name system in CoX and the player notes ability. Something that lets you sort out players nearby would be great.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I could definantly see the use in this would make RPing with people easier if you color code the people you want to focus on so you can not miss when they talk because it hapens a lot, expecially in club caprice when the instance is crouded
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    How about this and reducing the local chat distance, It seems like its gotten larger lately, I've been able to hear conversations from across the room where as before it was only halfway across, Devs please help reduce chat clutter!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    If we could just create our own, separate chat windows, that'd be a great help. In CoH, I used to make 1 window for broadcast & request, another for local, team, and SG, another for xp, yet another for dmg dealt/received/healing/etc. That would be a great help in keeping things neat and clean.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Biostem, you -can- do this, jsut right-click any of your chat tabs, and you can edit the chat tab, or add new ones with only the channels you want. But we're talking even with that, just in Local channel things get cluttered. it'd also be helpful for non-RPers in Zone who are trying to follow a particular conversation, and it can get hard with the clutter.


    EDIT: I reread what you said, and I realized you said windows, not tabs, sorry.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Color coded names would be a big help actually in local, zone and everywhere else. It was one of the features I liked most concerning chat in CoH. As far as chat distance, I dunno what will be sovled since a lot of people tend to occupy themselves in a small cramped area to begin with.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    /signed

    Yes, please. It's one thing to have color-coded channels. But when you're in CC and the chat range is effectively the entire room, it's hard to follow.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I think this would help alot,
    although rp spots like caprice seem to have gotten quieter while i'm on I still find the odd problem trying to fish out what people your rping with are saying.

    Another thought is that sometimes someone may try and start talking with you when they mention your characters name (maybe add a civillain name entry as some people rp with their heros real names when in places like caprice) make it so your name comes up highlighted as well so you can see when someone wants to talk to you.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Good idea, get on it guys!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    wel you could use a team but then other people don't see what you're saying so i'd say this is a good idea
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Can i haz WhiteBlue name?? I wanna be special.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Do eet

    - Marc
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I support this
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    This sounds prty ok to me. Yes please.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I am hoping that with enough support we can get this feature in the game. I had been speaking to a GM about it one time and I was told to post it on these forums. All I can do now is continue to try and get people to support it. This is easier if everyone who has supported it helps spread it, if anyone is willing to help do so.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    I'm for it.

    /signed
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    This idea would be awesome in the hustle and bustle of an event or around the costume tailor. Or even Club Caprice! I hope to see a feature similar to this soon. :)

    /signed
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    I hate getting lost in the local chat!

    /signed
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    I've played a lot of diffrent games where you basically just go to the chat options, click 'color names' then the game will randomly color names of everyone in the chat, same color for the same person everytime that person writes.

    But it's really handy, you don't have to do anything even if you change RP group or anything, you just follow Dark red, Pink and Light blue instead of Dark Green, Light green, blue and brown.

    I think it's very nice :o)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Win. I support this.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Eh since i get used to the spam

    But sighned just the same
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    /signed

    this sounds like a great idea
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    /signed This'd be real helpful, since with the range of local you can hear people from like a hundred feet. I also would like a chat zone smaller than local, maybe call it "close" or "nearby" or some such.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    /Signed
    Hopefully this'll make this suggestion heard!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    /signed! Yes!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    /Signed Would be great if this could be implemented.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    /signed

    Would be a first step to make Caprice readable in the rush hour.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    /signed

    It'd be useful in instances and teams too, because sometimes you're mid-combat and you need to see when the leader (or most knowledgable person on the team, etc.) is saying something important. The RP possibilities are also important. I'd prefer if it were to have an on-and-off function, of course.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    /signed, and yes, this would make events doable on a new scale, the clutter is crippling.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    /Signed

    I want it now...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Nice nekro.

    But yes, one colored chat is confusing...

    /takespopcorn
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    /signed

    One of the things I miss from Cryptic's former super hero MMO. Make RPing in a crowded area easier. Not that this is the only reason for it but it's my reason for wanting it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    I'm not sure it's a necro if I never wanted it to die and people simply never saw it after a dozen other posts put if off the front page. I wanted this idea kept so I gave the link to a few friends to keep it going.

    Edit: I know when I originally posted this I was told by a GM to post it in this section, but I am thinking it belongs in Suggestion box now... not sure.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    You need to start new thread if theres 30+ days between posts. Yup, it's silly.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Well now that it's up here and being posted on again it would seem silly to make us drop it, especially given the amount of support already on this thread. I would hate to lose it all.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited August 2011
    I back OP's idea one hundred percent. And if we can't choose colors for people, maybe at least recolor people from our global list.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Not sure if this is too far gone to be considered bumping or necroing, but I'm all for something like this.

    /sign
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Hmm.. I like this very much.

    Also/or give us the option to have chat balloons on our user created chat channels.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Hate necro-ing this all the time, but I reaaaally don't think abandoning all this support is a smart thing to do.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I would absolutely love this.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I'd be down with this.

    /Signed
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Agreed!

    /signed
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    This sounds like a good idea to me.

    *signs with a flourish*
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