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ignore command
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:52 pm
by erulak
Can we make this function so that if you ignore someone, you can't hear them AND they can't hear you? Narrs, chats, tells, etc.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:57 pm
by Sqwak
... and deprive folk the opportunity to mock what someones says if they have the ignominy to ignore folk? for shame.
More seriously, while I can sympathize with the idea, this idea creates echo chambers.
Imagine two people having ignored each other narrating contradicting things to new players (or merely those like me ignorant of all the complex social dynamics of the mud) because they're precluded from knowing what the other is saying without a middleman relaying the information. I just can't imagine this being constructive in any capacity.
Honestly, if two players get the this kind of enmity, I'd hope some community leaders step in to try and mediate a reconciliation.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:11 am
by Rig
It’s not bad idea. It goes away after you rent. If I could choose, I wouldn’t want “statters” or certain “afk” players seeing what I’m narrating.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:04 pm
by erulak
Sqwak wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:57 pm
... and deprive folk the opportunity to mock what someones says if they have the ignominy to ignore folk? for shame.
More seriously, while I can sympathize with the idea, this idea creates echo chambers.
Imagine two people having ignored each other narrating contradicting things to new players (or merely those like me ignorant of all the complex social dynamics of the mud) because they're precluded from knowing what the other is saying without a middleman relaying the information. I just can't imagine this being constructive in any capacity.
Honestly, if two players get the this kind of enmity, I'd hope some community leaders step in to try and mediate a reconciliation.
Think you're overthinking it and this is just how almost every ignore feature in any game and most forums works. And yes, what Rig said. That being said, and more to your point, maybe limiting the number of people you can ignore at a time makes sense too.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:20 pm
by Nevaeh
Useful when idiots spam yells in all caps over and over flooding the screen with spam. However, for your suggestion to take the ability of others also from seeing your global communication would be another contributor to the silent and ghost pk or engaged atmosphere that makes the game feel alive and interactive. Would be another step towards making it more of a morgue.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:01 pm
by Rig
Nevaeh wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:20 pm
However, for your suggestion to take the ability of others also from seeing your global communication would be another contributor to the silent and ghost pk or engaged atmosphere that makes the game feel alive and interactive. Would be another step towards making it more of a morgue.
Sure. If you plan on using the ignore command on the entire side you’re on, which is a lot more detrimental to whoever is doing the ignoring than those who aren’t.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:39 pm
by Nevaeh
Rig wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:01 pm
Nevaeh wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:20 pm
However, for your suggestion to take the ability of others also from seeing your global communication would be another contributor to the silent and ghost pk or engaged atmosphere that makes the game feel alive and interactive. Would be another step towards making it more of a morgue.
Sure. If you plan on using the ignore command on the entire side you’re on, which is a lot more detrimental to whoever is doing the ignoring than those who aren’t.
Or you could coordinate it to make the global your own group channel with others. I don't think that would be very beneficial to the game.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:53 pm
by Rig
Again, more detrimental to the player(s) that's choosing to do that than anything else. Those same people who would do that coordinate group voip chats on Discord and play/share crossrace with each other anyway and ignore everyone else on the side, so the problem isn't the requests being asked of the ignore function. If anything, it's something that helps fix part of that issue.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:00 pm
by erulak
Nevaeh wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:39 pm
Or you could coordinate it to make the global your own group channel with others. I don't think that would be very beneficial to the game.
If you're inclined to do that, that's the kind of coordination that you could already do via Discord
without the limitations, like being on the same side or having to burn a command for comms. I don't think it makes sense to view it as some conspiracy of coordination when there are more efficient ways of doing that already.
Re: ignore command
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:12 pm
by Kryyg
People VoIP on wotmud?