People don't talk much on POTC huh?

[Scottish]

Overall you may be right about people being silent on the game. Some of it's due to the filters if you have then on and some of it is people working their quests. It's really annoying to chat with people while trying to finish a quest.

I suggest that you find a good guild. Usually that is where you find most of the chatting going on randomly. Most people crew up with their friends and chat in crew chat, so you never see it unless your in crew.

The other way is to go leveling in different areas and you will run into several people doing the same thing. i usually strike a conversation up with them, then after a while we crew up and takw turns healing each other. I found this to be real rewarding, because that is were i have found some of my best friends in the game.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Scottish

Overall you may be right about people being silent on the game. Some of it's due to the filters if you have then on and some of it is people working their quests. It's really annoying to chat with people while trying to finish a quest.

I suggest that you find a good guild. Usually that is where you find most of the chatting going on randomly. Most people crew up with their friends and chat in crew chat, so you never see it unless your in crew.

The other way is to go leveling in different areas and you will run into several people doing the same thing. i usually strike a conversation up with them, then after a while we crew up and takw turns healing each other. I found this to be real rewarding, because that is were i have found some of my best friends in the game.

Unfortunately the reason for the speedchat, Plus chat etc is understood, but with no way of knowing who is subject to it. There is no way to know how to communicate to other players.

I as an unrestricted pirate will NEVER default to using that impossible plus chat so those that are restricted can hear me, even though my content is never outside of the rules. Personally I think a pirate forced to these restrictions is a handicapped pirate, and nothing against the handicapped, but perhaps when choosing servers it should also filter pirates with the same chat restrictions to the same server (unless a pirate chooses to migrate to a server on thier own).

If I type to you, and you cant communicate with me, I will ignore you in the game, plain and simple. I will almost never lower myself to turning on the plus, why should I frustrate myself further to try to help someone that probably wont type back anyhow.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

If I type to you, and you cant communicate with me, I will ignore you in the game, plain and simple. I will almost never lower myself to turning on the plus, why should I frustrate myself further to try to help someone that probably wont type back anyhow.

Um, because they are usually the ones that need the most help? I wonder if I ever met you when my pirate was brand new. And if so, am I still on your ignore list?

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

Um, because they are usually the ones that need the most help? I wonder if I ever met you when my pirate was brand new. And if so, am I still on your ignore list?

Let me rephrase, by ignore, I do not mean I click Ignore on ya.
Im not that cranky!!!!

It just means I pay no attention to the frequent friend/crew requests, and frequent saying of "Help" "Help me". I ask how I can help once or twice, if no response I move on.

Although I like to help people out, I dont want to have to 'work' at it. Perhaps a little perspective. I do computer "telephone support" for a living, prying information out of clients is what I have to do all day. I have no intentions of going through that trouble when im the one paying and trying to relax in a game.

[Rackat]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

Let me rephrase, by ignore, I do not mean I click Ignore on ya.
Im not that cranky!!!!

It just means I pay no attention to the frequent friend/crew requests, and frequent saying of "Help" "Help me". I ask how I can help once or twice, if no response I move on.

Although I like to help people out, I dont want to have to 'work' at it. Perhaps a little perspective. I do computer "telephone support" for a living, prying information out of clients is what I have to do all day. I have no intentions of going through that trouble when im the one paying and trying to relax in a game.

I am usually the same way, Zep. However, the word please always gets me. If a little pirate comes up and asks for help and says "please", I will go through the trouble of using the + chat. Manners go a long way toward getting my assistance.

ot: I was the IT/Help desk person at a small hospital in Kansas for about 2 years (on top of my job as a Department Director). I know I shouldn't have, but when one of the nurses asked me "Have you taken down the internet?", I calmly responed "Yes. I took the internet down for maintenance. It should be back up in a couple of hours."

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Rackat

"Yes. I took the internet down for maintenance. It should be back up in a couple of hours."

Well hurry up and reboot it! /tap

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Rackat

I am usually the same way, Zep. However, the word please always gets me. If a little pirate comes up and asks for help and says "please", I will go through the trouble of using the + chat. Manners go a long way toward getting my assistance.

Agreed, but this is usually someone talking/typing to me, so I try a little harder as well. How often does it go like this?

other pirate: Please help me!
you: How can I help you?
other pirate: <says nothing>
<click plus sign> you: How can I help you?
other pirate: <says nothing>
<click plus sign> you: I cant help if I dont know how to help you.
other pirate: help kill things

At this point im lost because im not prepared to teach someone the whole game via the + chat. Im not about to run around helping this person kill whatever they want. Now if the response is:

other pirate: need help with lvl 15 brigands where do i find them?

or something like that.. I will gladly help out.

but "help kill things" just wasnt going to cut it, this game is basically PG rated, and parents should be helping in this situation.

Another perspective... Friend box pops up.

me: Sorry matey, I dont friend people I dont know, and that dont talk to me.
pirate: no response
me clicking +: Sorry matey, I dont friend people I dont know, and that dont talk to me.
pirate: no response
me clicking NO on friend response.
pirate: please?
me (with +): I dont friend people I dont know, Is there anything I can help you with?
pirate: please be my friend.
me (with +): I dont add people to my list I dont know, can I help you in some way?
pirate: please, please be my friend.

This is where I teleport away.

Originally Posted by Rackat

ot: I was the IT/Help desk person at a small hospital in Kansas for about 2 years (on top of my job as a Department Director). I know I shouldn't have, but when one of the nurses asked me "Have you taken down the internet?", I calmly responed "Yes. I took the internet down for maintenance. It should be back up in a couple of hours."

You may have more insight on my situation than you think. I specialize in medical billing support. hehe.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

...
other pirate: Please help me!
you: How can I help you?
other pirate: <says nothing>
<click plus sign> you: How can I help you?
other pirate: <says nothing>
<click plus sign> you: I cant help if I dont know how to help you.
other pirate: help kill things

<Friend box pops up.>
me: Sorry matey, I dont friend people I dont know, and that dont talk to me.
pirate: <no response>
me clicking +: Sorry matey, I dont friend people I dont know, and that dont talk to me.
pirate: <no response>
me clicking NO on friend response.
pirate: please?
me (with +): I dont friend people I dont know, Is there anything I can help you with?
pirate: please be my friend.
me (with +): I dont add people to my list I dont know, can I help you in some way?
pirate: please, please be my friend.

How did you get copies of my chat logs? :-)

This is where I teleport away.

OK, OK. Yes, for those situations I do too. More often, I'll click YES then count to 10, then de-friend them.

On the other, hand, keeping my friends list full all the time (hard not to, really) prevents the friend boxes from appearing.

When someone starts asking me to befriend them, I'll crew them and ask them to wait while I find a slot. 1/2 hr later, if they are still sailing with me, I'll take another look at my friends list, looking for a name I haven't seen online in a few days.

O/T: Wouldn't it be sweet to have all sorts of "friend list management" tools? List them by "date last seen" or by notoriety or "total time we've been logged on at the same time on the same server" or "number of times we were in same crew" or "total time this person has been within one compass width of me."