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Omniraptor:
Pretty much every client has a /ignore command, including the web-based ones. And yes, IRC has exactly the same appeal as using GOI chat, except that you don't need GOI running and eating cpu/ram while you're chatting, and you also get better moderation tools.

It would be nice to have a bot with weapon/ship stats, for example. The ability to comfortably PM people is great. Automatic flood protection is great. There are certainly other things I can't think of right now. Basically, giving us an irc channel would let the CA mods things do their jobs better/easier, while letting muse focus on improving other parts of the game.

For an example of how to do it, check out http://forums.wolfire.com (the devs of lugaru, overgrowth, humble bundle, etc.) and their irc website chat.

Jazzza:

--- Quote from: GeoRmr on January 28, 2014, 09:51:48 am ---People still use IRC in this century? =P

--- End quote ---

Surprisingly yes. The only alternatives are pretty shitty. Although HTML5 brings some new toys to play with.

Oliver Colt:
Oooh I like this idea but I don't think you should allow me to use it, especially if Jawjee is around :P

Altho now that I think of it we can still just use Skype...

So yeah I don't see any flaws in this idea really xD It sounds very helpful

Thomas:
This idea was brought up before, and it's pretty well liked all around. But the biggest issue is actually implementing it. The chat is heavily integrated into the game and not a separate entity. This generally means you have to log into and run the full game, even if you only want to use a small part of it. For this idea to actually be functional, they'd have to completely redo a lot of how the game works and functions.

Currently I don't think it's worth the time or effort, but maybe after co-op and adventure mode (and whatever other big things they have planned) they can take the time to look into this.

ramjamslam:
I would probably use it if it was implemented, but I think it would make global chat less useful.  Currently it is used to communicate with other people in the game to organize matches and talk about other things related to the games they are playing.

Chat from people outside the game would just obfuscate the ability for people in the game to join active games and talk to others playing the game.  It would detract from the primary function of global chat.

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