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Ariden:

--- Quote from: Mattisamo on October 27, 2013, 06:32:58 pm ---Maybe change it so that they can hear the captain chat, but not speak in it.

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I agree with this, otherwise I wouldn't like a chat where everybody can speak. Just captains is fine with me, even though it doesn't always work out it's better than having everybody in the way.

Garou:
Party chat works quite well for exactly what you described. When our clan flies in competitions we use it for just that reason.

Thomas:
Party chat does work great, but people only use it with their friends or pre-formed teams. Random assortments tend not to take the time to get that benefit. It's also in the random groupings that the other problems occur (captain leaving, captain not communicating, captain not being the pilot). So really the Team Chat is more for when the crew needs to talk with their ally ships.

The issue more commonly faced by everyone else, even in preformed teams, is players talking over one another, completely unaware that you're trying to pay attention to someone else. This actually happens to me more when the players have better teamwork. The crew and other ships try to communicate often to work together, and you get bombarded on both sides. Giving some kind of display in the UI (like a sound symbol showing up) to let players know that the captains are talking, or even letting them hear what's being said so they don't talk over each other would be really nice. Personally I want to believe that the player base is mature enough for a full on team chat (still being able to use their crew chat) in the cases where they need to tell the other ships something and the captain isn't there, or the captain can't (no mic/no sound/refuses).

dragonmere:
Yup, volume levels can be a slight issue at times. But I'm pretty sure that we're getting volume level priority in an upcoming patch:  Captain > Party > Crew   That should solve any problems I've had.

Issues where random crews would want to talk between ships is a rare enough occurrence that I believe Party Chat fills the need. And many organized teams or clans already use third party voice chat such as TeamSpeak.

Also, when running with an organized crew or team, remember that communication skills are a part of teamwork. Managing voice communication just as you would any other part of strategy is extremely important in this game. If you are having issues with team members speaking over one another, you are probably having issues with overall team organization.

Spud Nick:
Last time I looked there was already a button for team chat.

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