Message restriction changes

[TM3]

So awhile back I was playing and some new player was having a hard time with something. I was trying to help him but we were on different colors and with in-game messages I could only do so much. I could of switched colors to help out but idk wasn't my priority at the time but it got me thinking about the messages. A lot of players want new messages to say this or that but I believe SW doesn't really want to add new messages because the list is long enough as it is and scrolling through it mid-fight can be a pain already. So this situation with a newb got me thinking about our in-game messages and how to improve them and I came to name of what the game has which are message restrictions that are basically who you can talk to with what message. In game you know these as "nobody in the zone" and "no teammate in the zone" specifically.

I took a look at the messages and made a chart of all the messages, what their current restrictions were and the recommended change that I would make to that restriction. Also under the recommended for some I put "option to turn off" which are more of the show boating comments that people spam that ruin the game. Yes you can turn chat off but that means you can't see anything, including teammates calling "Help Enemy" so the "chat off I think is useless and should actually turn those types of messages off instead of all but I don't know how easy that would be to code. Anyway, I think a lot of the messages that are "no teammate in zone" are a lot of newb messages that could be more beneficial if any color could say them to another and I propose it to be "nobody in zone" instead. For example use the radar, move obstacle/off ferry, build bridge, check the bulletin board, etc. Many of these nobody uses and are for learning purposes, why should we hinder helping new people because of their color? I do understand you can "control" bots by using some of these phrases and I'm not sure if these changes would affect that or not. These phrases are the basic of the basics that anyone who's played for a few hours can understand. Other messages like congrats, good job, etc are restricted to "nobody in zone" and I purpose those to just be able to say without anyone on your screen. The whole "Nice Try!" is sarcastic as hell, annoying and frankly I've seen people get bent out of shape about it. Being able to say "Good job" without having to find the person after they died would be nice. One I thought was interesting was "Let's team up" which is no teammate in zone. I purpose that to be nobody in zone but it gets a little iffy. The situation I thought of was two people of the same rank going for a kill teaming up to take someone out. What if 3 people are on screen, two of one color and one of another, would the other color see the message? This one should probably stay but I'm trying to optimize the usage of the messages we currently have.

Here is the list of messages. If there's an X that means no change. Also I purpose if anyone is to suggest a new message it should be in a similar format, what the message is and who should be able to see it.
Table didn't really work... If anyone know's a way to format this easier for the forum I separated each column by a /.


Message Current Restriction Recommended Restriction and reasoning
Attack the "color" /No teammate in the zone /x
Base is here (,) /None, team only /x
Be Right Back /None /x
Blow up mines /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message
build bridge /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message
buzz off! /nobody in the zone /x
bye /none /x
check the bulletin board /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
come get me! (,) /none /x
congrats /nobody in the zone /none, option to restrict to nobody in zone
do your worst! /none /x
don't cry /none /option to turn off
don't follow me! /no teammate in the zone /x "team" version of buzz off although nobody uses it
enemy base is here (,) /none, team only /x
equipment detected here (,) /none, team only /x
ferry located here (,) /none, team only /x
follow me /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
fuel detected here (,) /none, team only /x
getting fuel /no teammate in the zone /x
getting equipment /no teammate in the zone /x
good job /nobody in the zone /none, option to restrict to nobody in zone
hello /none /x
help enemy (,) /none, team only /x
help low fuel (,) /none, team only /x
hold on /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
i gotta go /none /x
i need equipment (,) /none, team only /x
i need fuel (,) /none, team only /x
i rule /none /option to turn off
i'll help you /none, team only? /x
is that the best you can do? /none /option to turn off
lame! /none /option to turn off
lets chill here for a while /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
lets team up /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message - different colors need same rank kill
long time no see /none /x
make base(,) /no teammate in the zone /x
meet me /none /x
move obstacle /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message
move obstacle off ferry /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message
my bad /nobody in zone /none, option to restrict to nobody in zone
my dog plays better than you /none /option to turn off
nice try /none /x
no problem /none /x
no way /no teammate in the zone /none
out of the way /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
plant mines /no teammate in the zone /x
put that here /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message
retreat /no teammate in the zone /x
stop shooting /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
sure /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone
thanks /nobody in the zone /none
that was mine /nobody in the zone /x
that was whack /none /option to turn off
use the radar /no teammate in the zone /nobody in zone - learning how to play message
whatever /none /option to turn off
who's your daddy /none /option to turn off
you've got mad skills /nobody in the zone /none, option to turn off
you're welcome /nobody in the zone /none

[INFINITE MAGIC]

I agree with TM3 on several of his points . If any messages were added I would sugggest "Good Take" The veterans of this game already know what this means but perhaps a Terminology guide should be added to the TP site for newcombers.Differentiate what is sarcastic and what is a compliment as far as messages go,this imo should be added to the loading page.

One thing though is is "Nice try" needs to be adressed as far as being Degorgatory or a Compliment,this would be defined on the Terminology guide.

Just my thoughts and comment.