Important News tickers

AnnBlackfire - Archosaur
AnnBlackfire - Archosaur Posts: 224 Arc User
edited December 2011 in Suggestion Box
I think it may be usefull to ALL players, on any server, to have important news instantly without the many spam messages in-world or finding it on the forums. The chat only needs to be used if things are truely important, no one cares really when someone gets a uber special item (should be in trade channel instead).

For the news about events, server down time, updates etc. Should just like with Guildwars have short messages in a news ticker on login screen of the game login screen (before hitting start button and loading the entire thing only to see the server is down...)

Also on the website you need to see easily what is going on, perhaps for techie's a special page that shows how the servers are doing. If they are online, lag on them, etc. etc. This may be interresting info for everyone that is interrested in it.

So for quick refference:

- Messages related to items should be in trade channels only
- In-world official messages should be kept to only whats really needed
- News ticker for website with short (important) news messages and event messages
- News ticker for game login BEFORE loading the entire game

what do you guys think?
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  • Sacresha - Archosaur
    Sacresha - Archosaur Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Great idea. :) b:victory
  • Adromada - Raging Tide
    Adromada - Raging Tide Posts: 141 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    sounds like a good idea.
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  • douknowjello
    douknowjello Posts: 64 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    That would be great but they won't stop doing the red text when people win things. It's their way of pushing pack sales. Just be glad it doesn't pop up dead center in a huge window like on some other so called "free to play" games, lol.
  • AnnBlackfire - Archosaur
    AnnBlackfire - Archosaur Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Yeah, kinda is a total waste to see all that spam, without any message that really matters. All item based messages should be in trade channels only. That includes the auction messages. No point there if you questing and such. So why is it even there in main channels?

    For the other pointless messages, as well plain spam. If I want spam, ill open my email inbox b:laugh

    And yeah, messages like when events start till when, server related messages, etc. That should ALWAYS be available in a ticker. This way you make sure people have the opertunity to read it without needing to dig trough a website and forum (or perhaps even bother customer service wth such messages are located!). So it's the better for everyone on long term. b:victory
  • AnnBlackfire - Archosaur
    AnnBlackfire - Archosaur Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    douknowjello wrote: »
    That would be great but they won't stop doing the red text when people win things. It's their way of pushing pack sales. Just be glad it doesn't pop up dead center in a huge window like on some other so called "free to play" games, lol.

    actually, thats what i meant with the pointless spam messages in-world. b:laugh
  • AnnBlackfire - Archosaur
    AnnBlackfire - Archosaur Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    really? no one else thinks this may be important? No one else find it highly annoying that we getting just a few minutes warning till the servers go down? and all the spamming for messages only a few will use? Wake up people! It can be a lot better if we all put messages in here demanding we want a change. it's for the better of the whole world, on any server and for all players! b:victory

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