Mad mad man

[pid]

I know, I know... I'm mad. But this is my idea and it's totally... mad.

 

PE will be a single player game, right?

And you may play it offline, right?

 

BUT... just in case... think about a global chat box in the SINGLE PLAYER game...

while you play you could still chat as in an MMO.

no other feature would be online and "online" would not be required...

in fact imagine this:

 

there's sitting a tiny icon in the corner and when you hover it, it says "chat offline".

and you can play to your heart's content.

 

BUT... just in case... think about clicking it and a spinner appears and after some 10 seconds your little chat box is online with many channels (general, help, "by zone", etc.)...

 

wouldn't it be great to keep the Kickstarter/Obsidian community somehow still connected even after or, better yet, during play? Obsidian would just have to put up a next-to-no-cost server for chatting, even a meager bandwidth would do.

 

Need help? ask for it online without leaving the game!

[Infinitron]

appropriate title.

 

 

Seriously, if you really want this, that's what the Steam overlay is for.

Edited October 6, 2012 by Infinitron

[FlintlockJazz]

Rabbit says no.

[LordCrash]

I know, I know... I'm mad. But this is my idea and it's totally... mad.

 

PE will be a single player game, right?

And you may play it offline, right?

 

BUT... just in case... think about a global chat box in the SINGLE PLAYER game...

while you play you could still chat as in an MMO.

no other feature would be online and "online" would not be required...

in fact imagine this:

 

there's sitting a tiny icon in the corner and when you hover it, it says "chat offline".

and you can play to your heart's content.

 

BUT... just in case... think about clicking it and a spinner appears and after some 10 seconds your little chat box is online with many channels (general, help, "by zone", etc.)...

 

wouldn't it be great to keep the Kickstarter/Obsidian community somehow still connected even after or, better yet, during play? Obsidian would just have to put up a next-to-no-cost server for chatting, even a meager bandwidth would do.

 

Need help? ask for it online without leaving the game!

I'd support such an optional feature!

 

+1

[diablo169]

No. Just.....no

[DocDoomII]

Dear god no. It would be Barren's Chat all over again.

[Syraxis]

So you're suggesting online chat channels a la MMO's in an offline game?

 

Agree with the poster a few above me, that's what steam overlay is for.

[Slice0fLife]

Hmmmm... the good thing about this idea is that it would require much resources for development, besides the money needed for the server to keep the chat going,

Also since this will be optional it should not cause much of problem.

 

I mean if you are stuck with a quest and have no idea where to go or what to do, how to gather certain items for some potion, open the chat ans ask if somene knows.... basicaly for lazy people that do not want to search on internet for the answer, which btw could not be on forums.

 

 

Even though I like the idea, I do not think I will use it if there is no MP/

[Wintersong]

I'd prefer a feature to order pizza online. I'd certainly use it quite more.

 

TL;DR: No.

[OldRPG'sAreGood]

I'd say no. IMO singleplayer games work best when one can immerse oneself in it, and a chat box would ruin any immersion.

[pid]

Yes, yes. I admit it. That was a crazy idea :D That's why I gave it that title. I already knew it would be absurd.

[nikolokolus]

Feh