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Poll: Do you want a message box or not? (10 member(s) have cast votes)

Do you want a message box or not?

  1. I want this now! (8 votes [53.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.33%

  2. Never! (6 votes [40.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 40.00%

  3. Whatever... (1 votes [6.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.67%

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#1 fs_silverwand

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 10:52

Ok, so, I find it annoying when I'm hunting and the yellow message telling me I have messages appears and I have to go to the log page to check them. Especially when I'm pretty sure I know what the message is, but I feel I just have to check just in case.

My idea is: Like the shout box, a box comes up which has your most recent message written in it. And every time you get a new message, the new message replaces the old. It would say at the top of the box - "you have unread log messages" and will stay like that until you actually go to your logs and check them. The box would be a link to your logs. If you haven't had any new messages since you last looked at your log page then the box won't be there.

Also, if you are worried that you might miss messages because you think you've read them all without going to the log page, there could also be a number written in the box which tells you how many messages have come in since you last accessed your logs.

To make it easier to know when a new message has come in if the box is there and you don't check your log page, you could click on a "read" button on the box to acknowledge you have read that message in the box, and the box then disappears.

You would also be able to change your preferences as to whether or not you want this box, and if you want the box to disappear after you have looked at your log page.

If this was implemented it would mean that when you are hunting etc. you wouldn't have to open up another page every time you get a message.

So, if this was implemented you could be hunting away on the world page, a message appears in the side panel, you glance over, read it, then click the "read" button, or just leave it, and continue hunting with barely a pause. :P

#2 spidey101

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 17:40

I dont really see the need for this, it takes no time to check your messages.

#3 fs_angiefc

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 19:21

I think this idea has come up before, some ideas kicked around were using the symbol that shows [!] or [C] to have it say something like [N] for a new message [R] for if you sent a reply. Maybe a [V] would work for viewed messages, or you could use a [r] for read and [R] for replied ... but that could get a bit confusing.

Other things that have been suggested for the log is the ability to delete logs you no longer need, like the "You have won ___" or "You have lost ___", Those can really back up fast if you've been bidding on a lot of items.

The other reason for being able to remove a message is if some one sent you the "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo..............~100" type of message that warps your screen and makes your whole in box goofy.

In regards to the exact idea of being able to hover over the yellow log message you get while hunting, that's a new aspect of it that could be incorperated into the other ideas as well. If you have any unread messages the most current one is shown there, when it is marked as "Read" then the next most current one can be shown. In the case of larger messages it wouldn't have to show the whole thing, maybe the first 100 chars. A lot of messages can be cleared up by that alone (asking for buffs, auction related, player attacking you...)

#4 fs_silverwand

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 00:33

You say it takes "no time" to check messages, yet many players in my guild will send out a mass saying "hunting with potions so will not be checking log messages till finished." Therefore it does take away precious time. There have been many occasions where I've ignored messages while hunting because it's annoying enough having to wait for the page to reload when you move or repair - waiting for a log page to load, then having to go back to the world just compounds this.

If there is an issue with this putting strain on the servers etc. then I would like to hear about it from an admin. If it is the case then there's no need for further discussion, unless they can come up with a server friendly solution?

Also, I don't really see how, if they are able to come up with a message "you have unread log messages" that it would be much different to it coming up with your latest message.

#5 fs_viticus

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 00:43

Omg I Barely Have enough Time to check all my messages. Sometimes I even Miss Important things that Happen. Yeah It would Be Nice And Helpful For Those that like to Muti Task.

#6 fs_thristle

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 02:24

You say it takes "no time" to check messages, yet many players in my guild will send out a mass saying "hunting with potions so will not be checking log messages till finished." Therefore it does take away precious time. There have been many occasions where I've ignored messages while hunting because it's annoying enough having to wait for the page to reload when you move or repair - waiting for a log page to load, then having to go back to the world just compounds this.

If there is an issue with this putting strain on the servers etc. then I would like to hear about it from an admin. If it is the case then there's no need for further discussion, unless they can come up with a server friendly solution?

Also, I don't really see how, if they are able to come up with a message "you have unread log messages" that it would be much different to it coming up with your latest message.


I was thinking that you could put your mouse over "you have unread log messages" and then the same kind of pop-up for items goes up, and you can read your message! If some n00b just spammed you with 5,000 characters, then the box idea would just destroy the left-hand menu. And on the pop-up there could be: Reply.......Delete.......Mark as Read.......Buff Player.......Block Player

#7 Dumdude

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 05:13

Good Idea :!:

Though it wont be very useful to me as I have no friends, so i hardly get messages.

#8 fs_silverwand

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Posted 17 July 2008 - 08:19

I find it strange there is a lot of opposition to this when I've put an option in of setting your preferences for it not to be displayed, so if you don't want it, you don't have to have it. And also, if you are worried about the servers, no-one has argued that it would take up more than the message you already get.

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