Discussion: Yellow Text

[SearyxTZ]

VZTZ hit 330 concurrent at its peak, although it did allow 2boxing


the broadcasts (and global chat) helped the server feel alive and active, and IMO is one of the only "non-classic" things about any emu pvp servers that really worked


I think what will hinder pop is starting out in a zone with a handful of players in it, and not hearing anything from anyone for a long long time. The forums will become the new venue for trash talk and competition - it will just be less convenient and intuitive than if YT and global chat were in. I always felt like part of what made EQ PvP so great was the ability to freely communicate with eachother.

The only reason Verant didn't do it was because their servers actually had 1000+ people playing at the same time so logistically it wasn't possible because of the spam it would generate

[Misto]

The main problem people have with Yellow text is the bullshit that follows with it in global OOC.

server wide yellow text / no global ooc

[Rogean]

If the reasoning for the broadcasts is to promote pvp awareness and not ego stroking then why not have a system in place that broadcasts big pvp battles. If several deaths occur in the same zone it could mention that there has/is a battle occurring in the zone with x players involved. Possibly mention guild names if it's a definitive guild vs guild.

Just trying to come up with ideas as a compromise.

[Littlegyno]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the reasoning for the broadcasts is to promote pvp awareness and not ego stroking then why not have a system in place that broadcasts big pvp battles. If several deaths occur in the same zone it could mention that there has/is a battle occurring in the zone with x players involved. Possibly mention guild names if it's a definitive guild vs guild.

Just trying to come up with ideas as a compromise.

That is actually a good idea Emperor Rogean.

[johnny ringo]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the reasoning for the broadcasts is to promote pvp awareness and not ego stroking then why not have a system in place that broadcasts big pvp battles. If several deaths occur in the same zone it could mention that there has/is a battle occurring in the zone with x players involved. Possibly mention guild names if it's a definitive guild vs guild.

Just trying to come up with ideas as a compromise.

this is a great idea

[Convict]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the reasoning for the broadcasts is to promote pvp awareness and not ego stroking then why not have a system in place that broadcasts big pvp battles. If several deaths occur in the same zone it could mention that there has/is a battle occurring in the zone with x players involved. Possibly mention guild names if it's a definitive guild vs guild.

Just trying to come up with ideas as a compromise.

I could definitely get behind this.

Also I liked your idea of quake sounds or w/e.
Maybe a server-wide broadcast if a player gets x amount of kills in a row with no deaths? "Soandso is on a RAMPAGE"

[Crenshinabon]

Originally Posted by Convict [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Maybe a server-wide broadcast if a player gets x amount of kills in a row with no deaths? "Soandso is on a RAMPAGE"

Only if they have killed different people, so some corpse camping scrub doesn't look bad ass.

Also to program a system where a few kills happens in a certain timeframe or if more than 10 people are all pvping at once, where it says "There is action happening in . . ." Or whatever would be very awesome.

Seems like great compromise.

[Cwall]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the reasoning for the broadcasts is to promote pvp awareness and not ego stroking then why not have a system in place that broadcasts big pvp battles. If several deaths occur in the same zone it could mention that there has/is a battle occurring in the zone with x players involved. Possibly mention guild names if it's a definitive guild vs guild.

Just trying to come up with ideas as a compromise.

I think this idea is pretty cool. Maybe zonewide yellow text to keep track of killshots and then when a certain number of deaths happen within a certain time frame, it announces to the server that x zone is a battlefield or something.

[Lasher]

have the KDR recorded privatly and if a person with a low KDR gets killed it doesnt broadcast but ifs someone with a high one gets killed it broadcasts

[Tombom]

I just don't see why it is such a big deal to make global ooc/YT ignorable and move on with it. The people who don't want to deal with it won't have to, but people who feel it keeps the server feeling livley and active can enjoy it, there is really no downside.