Charge a fee to be able to "shout"

[Mobly]

I just have shout "turned off" at all times usually.

As for the bots, I just block them as I go by or whatever xD

I like normal chat in Eld though >_> It can be....very interesting.

Yeah, this was my original...argument?

It may not seem like a big deal, or a problem at all, but I think not having to go the extra steps(no matter how simple they seem at the time) could be worth it.

Like I originally said, When I experienced it, I was like wow, this is actually really nice, and I don't have to worry whether I forgot to switch my chat settings, and I don't have to...

This is another great topic for the podcast. Maybe I'll mention it there.

Better yet, send me your 2 cents, and your thesis long emails or record yourselves saying somethng and I'll play it. It can be totally anonymous, I won't say who it is. It's totally up to you whether or not to say "Hi, this is..."

But send me your thoughts on it. I needz them

[Miyuki]

this is like SoS u have to buy an egg just to shout

[Hessah]

why should I have to pay to talk just coz spam bot invaded the town....

2 click in game will probably save me a few dozen coppers....

[AdamK13]

To stop bots from shouting, and to just cut down. I am pretty adept at ignoring it, so it doesn't bother me that much, but my friends on WoW who have a a few of them and need to stay in contact get annoyed quite a bit by it, even though there are the obvious work arounds.

And, if I'm not mistaken, it accounts for a very large pull on buffers which lead to lag(can someone confirm this?)


Zu

about the bots.... let's find some way to cut down on them, period. I know it wouldn't be easy, but it's still do-able.