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No need to fix LOCAL, only to fix Region and Constellation.
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SGT FUNYOUN
Elysian Space Navy - 1st Fleet
#1 - 2013-10-25 22:07:58 UTC  |  Edited by: SGT FUNYOUN
Local has been griped about for ages. Some people want to fix it, others want it left alone, and others want it eliminated.

But Local in my opinion is just fine as is... but it needs a tweak.

Fix Constellation and Region chat instead.

They are currently almost completely unused by anyone. All they do is take up precious unused bandwidth.

So, instead of them being completely separate... integrate them together into a descending chain of chat channels.

Take a region, let's say Black Rise. Now let us say you are in Ishaga Constellation and you are in the Hallanen system. Now let us say you are selling to the locals through local chat and you need to go get something in Ethernity, in the Odilis constellation of the Everyshore region. The problem is, as soon as you leave that space, you lose contact with the local channel there.

Now let us say for instance that each region channel, had constellation sub-channels, and each constellation channel, had solar system sub-channels. You could then talk in and monitor the conversation in each and every place you wanted to go.

Now I know you are saying "well why not just invite them all to a private chat?" well A) that would take forever and a day to invite each player in that system, and B) it does not allow for a running dialogue with people running in and out of that system to trade.

In other words...

I could be in Jita 4-4 while still selling stuff not only on Jita's local channel, but also on Dodixie, Rens, Hek, and Amarr Local as well.

This could expand the communication in ways never before thought possible. Not to mention, it would allow a marketeer to better monitor the market hub chats to see what hot button products need to be sold.
Kahega Amielden
Rifterlings
#2 - 2013-10-25 22:19:09 UTC
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This could expand the communication in ways never before thought possible. Not to mention, it would allow a marketeer to better monitor the market hub chats to see what hot button products need to be sold.


This is not even close to what trade hub chats are used for.
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-10-25 22:34:46 UTC
they work
ergo they are not broken

/thread
SGT FUNYOUN
Elysian Space Navy - 1st Fleet
#4 - 2013-10-25 22:38:28 UTC
Kahega Amielden wrote:
Quote:
This could expand the communication in ways never before thought possible. Not to mention, it would allow a marketeer to better monitor the market hub chats to see what hot button products need to be sold.


This is not even close to what trade hub chats are used for.


Yes. Yes they ARE used for this purpose. People sell stuff on Jita Local all the time.

Never said they were broken.

Just saying some extra use out of them could be had.
SGT FUNYOUN
Elysian Space Navy - 1st Fleet
#5 - 2013-10-25 22:40:27 UTC  |  Edited by: SGT FUNYOUN
(double post)
Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-10-25 22:58:45 UTC
Confirming that I too want to spam the entire universe at once with ASCII goatse.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#7 - 2013-10-26 00:24:44 UTC
Im not sure if this is a "Buff local scammers" thread or a stealth "nerf AFK cloaking" thread.




Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
SGT FUNYOUN
Elysian Space Navy - 1st Fleet
#8 - 2013-10-26 03:35:03 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Im not sure if this is a "Buff local scammers" thread or a stealth "nerf AFK cloaking" thread.






Neither, it is a "alter the local dynamic to use region and constellation channels instead of them just sitting useless" thread.