Should RU have a text chat room feature? [Archive]

RUnachos

04-13-2009, 06:47 AM

That sounds like a cool idea!It cold be next to the game window like on kongregate.I would definately use it, as long as most of you don't act like weirdos.

Slime Slayer

04-13-2009, 01:59 PM

id use it

Kong

04-13-2009, 03:27 PM

Would you prefer it be in a pop up that you can choose to open and close or would you want it to appear inside every page or just inside some pages?

Slime Slayer

04-13-2009, 03:29 PM

pop up open or close sounds convinient

TNTisKING

04-13-2009, 03:39 PM

I'm not against it, as long as it's not a distraction. It would be nice if there was a way to open and close it. I probably wouldn't use it very much though.

Kugyince

04-13-2009, 04:13 PM

Another nice feature of chatango is even if you embed it directly onto each page, you can still close it.

RUnachos

04-13-2009, 04:21 PM

I think it should be on the home page and at the side of every game (e.g. If I am playing Starfox there will be a chatbox to the left hand side and an option to hide it).Check nonoba.com and kongregate.com to see what I mean.

P.s. I am not advertising, I am just trying to show you what I mean.

Some Dude X

04-13-2009, 04:40 PM

But what about voice chat? Yes text chat would be nice but what is the point of getting a headset with a mic if you arent going to use it?

RUnachos

04-13-2009, 04:49 PM

Lol don't tell me you mean a voice chat room.There would be so many people in there that it would sound worse than the noise a coleco vision game makes.That's right, I just said that.

EJT2012

04-13-2009, 04:49 PM

I am strongly against a voice chat because it is wierd to "talk" to people who you truly don't know anywhere but the website.

As for the text chat box, there should be a button to show and hide the chat box on every page at the top by the menu bar. Like right between the Forum and FAQ buttons.

@RUnachos What's wrong with colecovision games. I love the sounds on them, they sooth in some sense.

sezthemank

04-13-2009, 05:18 PM

I am strongly against a voice chat because it is wierd to "talk" to people who you truly don't know anywhere but the website.
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i agree

plus like i said before, you proberly wouldnt understand a word i would say
but it would be nice to have a voice option for people who wanna talk

id be well up for the txt chat

not a IM service - where u chat to only one other person
but a chat room - where you chat to whoever is online

chat room style would be best :)

oasis

04-13-2009, 07:59 PM

I would like it actually

pop up window that can be opened or closed would probably be best
and this feature would work well with the netplay feature of snes to find someone to play.

Some Dude X

04-13-2009, 08:02 PM

The SNES doesnt have a netplay feature lol

So no voice chat? T.T

The Good Doctor

04-13-2009, 08:06 PM

the voice chat makes no difference to me, i don't have anything to use it with, not even wii speak, and i have animal crossing: city folk.

ZedIsDead

04-14-2009, 01:22 AM

It's not really the type of thing I'm into, but it's okay if it doesn't interfere with anything.

Dudebro

04-14-2009, 04:14 AM

I think it's a good idea. I don't like chatrooms really at all so I'd like an option to turn it off in my profile, I don't wanna have to close it everytime I open RU.
It would give people a place to chat and reduce any spam on the forums. It's all good to me. As long as it doesn't lag the site or something like that.

Ragtag

04-20-2009, 04:35 PM

I think being able to close it would be crucial. IMO, most chat boxes consist of roughly 25% benign chatter and friendly gamesmanship, and 75% inappropriate flaming, sexual (non-funny) jokes, and other annoying clutter...and it WILL happen regardless of its original intentions. It would be nice to have the option, though.

tanc24

04-20-2009, 05:33 PM

As long as you can turn it on/off and control who you chat with, it could be a very useful feature.

I see it being of particular use when you need "customer service" support and especially during Team Competition events.

I say do it.

xfighter1138

04-20-2009, 07:38 PM

You mean like a shoutboard?

david man45

04-20-2009, 08:02 PM

I'd use it. Pop up or not is fine with me.

sezthemank

04-21-2009, 04:38 PM

yeah im up for the whole thing

bring it!!!!!

njohnson11

11-04-2009, 08:03 PM

that sounds really cool. the chat box sounds convienint too !

RU Joe

11-07-2009, 01:20 AM

Sorry, I missed voting in the poll but definitely say
'YES'
to the live chat idea.

I have seen it on some other sites and it's really cool.

The only drawback for me would be that it would reveal just how long it takes for me to come up with my witty posts.

zarny

11-07-2009, 10:36 AM

Tails

11-07-2009, 11:23 AM

I agree, I don't see any wit in your posts, unless bizarre means wit. :P

Kugyince

11-07-2009, 01:30 PM

I reopened the poll for anyone interested.

Dudebro

11-07-2009, 11:24 PM

What "witty" posts have you made?
Why would you question him on that? Maybe you don't appreciate his wit but some of us do.
Besides that I believe he was poking fun at himself when he said that anyways.

OldTimer

11-07-2009, 11:48 PM

I found reading his posts enjoyable. He puts thought and effort and never spams with just the one word replies.

I am curious to see if the chat thing can be made to work while you play a game. Think it would be awesome.

Slime Slayer

11-08-2009, 12:09 AM

growtowskis like the best poster on the site

Shades

11-08-2009, 12:10 AM

It can be done.

Yeah, pretty exciting, it would probably clean up the chat forum as well.

Slime Slayer

11-08-2009, 01:13 AM

also id be chatting right now if it was available

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i was thinking of this the other day... an r.u. party! drink'em snort'em smoke'em if ya got em. we all get online on a particular date, and battle it out for scores while we chat. sounds like a good time to me.

Kong

11-15-2009, 09:38 PM

Test it out here AJAX Chat (http://retrouprising.com/chat/)

Slime Slayer

11-15-2009, 11:02 PM

i really think this needs to be embedded in the page with an optional automatic log-in., everytime i check its empty

david man45

11-15-2009, 11:23 PM

I think its fine, as long as it wont have to be in another window. It should be somewhere on the page so that you would be able to see it while playing a game.

Shades

11-15-2009, 11:42 PM

I think you could have fun times with the picture posting feature. I like it, and I agree with david man.

Demon-Mask

02-14-2010, 12:34 AM

Yes, it seems like a good idea, and the pop-up idea makes it better.

bf191306

03-30-2010, 05:32 PM

i wouldn't use it but it's a good idea

david man45

03-30-2010, 05:44 PM

Is this still on going?

Dudebro

03-30-2010, 10:39 PM

I changed my mind about this, I think it's a great idea and it would boost activity.

Tails

03-31-2010, 12:16 AM

I'd love it to be more known about it. Would be cool to chat with people like DB instead of heading to gtalk. ^_^

3went

03-31-2010, 03:10 PM

Mareeps

03-31-2010, 06:00 PM

welcome to RU, 3went

Dudebro

03-31-2010, 09:15 PM

voice chat? i dont think its a good idea like i mean talking vocally to peeps you dont even know doesnt seem like a good idea. like when i play super metroid or megaman x i like to concentrate so i dont mess up
No this would be Text chat. I'm sure most people agree with the distraction and awkwardness of voice chat.
Welcome to RU.

david man45

03-31-2010, 09:36 PM

voice chat? i dont think its a good idea like i mean talking vocally to peeps you dont even know doesnt seem like a good idea. like when i play super metroid or megaman x i like to concentrate so i dont mess up If people wanted that they have that horrible site Omegle.com

GaMeR_mAn_1

04-02-2010, 04:38 AM

I'd really like the option for a text chat, If wanted to go with voice chat I think that would have to be optional though.
I'm pretty new to being active in the site so i'm not sure about the team competions consist of, but I see how a chat feature could be helpful. Also I like talk while playin games so For what my vote counts, I say go for it.

Tails

04-02-2010, 04:43 AM

Welcome to RU 3went!

Kong

04-02-2010, 10:57 AM

Link in top menu bar.

Dudebro

04-02-2010, 08:44 PM

Is it going to stay as a menu option or will it eventually be embedded in some of the pages?

Tails

04-03-2010, 04:44 AM

I'm getting on chat~

Dudebro

04-03-2010, 04:46 AM

I guess I will too but I'm kind of distracted with MW2 atm. You missed the grand opening today. It was me, Tenser, WB, DN and steven at one point. By the end it was just me and Tenser. We exchanged awkward innuendos and I had to go.:lol:

Tails

04-03-2010, 04:47 AM

I'm watching Everybody Hates Chris here.

Dudebro

04-03-2010, 04:51 AM

I'm watching Everybody Hates Chris here.
This is the kind of thing that should be in chat.:\

Tails

04-03-2010, 05:11 AM

This chat is FUN. :)

GaMeR_mAn_1

04-03-2010, 05:26 AM

I'm pro text chat, but do ya'll think if we all start chatting that the forum participation will go down?

Tails

04-03-2010, 05:38 AM

Doubt it, there's plenty of DB to go around.

Dudebro

04-03-2010, 05:39 AM

It might hurt forum activity a little but it should cut down the pointless chatting posts by a lot.

@Tails- Well yeah this doesn't effect me I can always find something to reply to.

GaMeR_mAn_1

04-03-2010, 05:40 AM

Alright cool. I enjoy the forum discussions and i'd hate to see them any less than they are. I dont know if i'll ever get my posts up there with ya'lls but i'm certainly gonna try.

Tails

04-03-2010, 05:41 AM

Quality over quantity.

GaMeR_mAn_1

04-03-2010, 05:43 AM

VEry valid point. Thanks for nopticing that my posts are quality lol

Tails

04-12-2010, 09:55 PM

I'm in chat right now, let's get the ball rolling people!

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I'm back in chat. Yesterday was very fun. We had DB, Dojah, Seahawk, SFF, and myself in there for a good few hours. Hopefully others will come by today!

StarfoxFan2009

04-13-2010, 04:00 AM

When are you going to be on Tenser? i bet we'd have interesting discussions

Tails

04-13-2010, 02:06 PM

We had a bunch of new faces there yesterday, Seahawk, Dojah, SFF, were there, but so was Cassidy and JustinM. Was fun.

Neutral

04-13-2010, 02:36 PM

Where is the chat?

Tails

04-13-2010, 02:38 PM

Between Community and New Posts.

AJAX Chat (http://retrouprising.com/chat/)

Neutral

04-13-2010, 04:56 PM

Between Community and New Posts.

AJAX Chat (http://retrouprising.com/chat/)
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Tails

04-13-2010, 05:03 PM

Chat is getting more active. :)

I'm enjoying it, we had Neutral, Dojah, DB, Justin, Cam, Zarny, Joz, maybe someone else but I am drawing a blank.

Neutral

04-13-2010, 05:10 PM

I came, I saw, I completely failed at adding something worthwhile.

Tails

04-16-2010, 03:57 AM

On chat, so is DB. Let's get this party started~

sezthemank

04-16-2010, 11:33 PM

Wow Look at all the stuff I have missed
I just went on there and noone is there :(

StarfoxFan2009

04-21-2010, 02:29 AM

I'm back online if you want to get a conversation going

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