I think this is a good idea, but I don't think ANet is ever going to consider it for GW1. (Fortunately, aspects of this appear in GW2.)
resolution = withdrawn .
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Game generated spam filters[edit]
Filter and/or combine current game generated chatter so that it doesn't distract from gameplay.
Primary in-game spam and cheap solutions to reduce it[edit]
Chatter |
Issue |
Proposed cheap solution
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Modification of PvP skills
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Large # of split skills + seven heroes can create up to 64 lines of text.
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Replace with, Your characters now use appropriate PvP skills; please review your builds before entering a match.
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Player has gained a skill point
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Frequent message (especially in EB or GToB); of little interest.
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Stop announcing skill point increases after characters reach Level 20 if the character has more than 10 skill points in reserve.
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In-game dialogue delivered to team channel
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Distracts the team from being able to communicate.
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Direct in-game dialogue to the local chat. New players will turn local on, while veterans will tend to keep it off during missions.
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PvP Player achievements
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PvE players have little interest (except for the rare amusing team name).
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Deliver PvP achievements to players within PvP outposts or turn them off altogether.
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PvE Player achievements
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PvP players have little interest.
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Only deliver PvE achievements to PvE outposts and zones (plus guild halls) This particular suggestion is probably not as cheap as those above.
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Item drops
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Large # of drops forces team chat off the screen
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Additional toggle to filter in/out drops
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Fancy solution for reducing game-generated spam[edit]
In a game this popular, there are always some players who are interested in all possible information. They might choose to see this type of information. Accordingly, a new chat filter can be added to Game options that would run in parallel to the profanity filter. The choices would be:
Filter option |
Affect/Effect
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All game messages |
No filters applied
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Local messages only |
Filters out all achievements; allows all dialogues
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Global messages only |
Filters out mission dialogues; allows all achievements
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PvP messages only |
Filters out any PvE messages; allows any PvP messages
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PvE messages only |
Filters out any PvP messages; allows any PvE messages
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No game messages |
Filters out achievements, mission dialogue, etc
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