Heroes of Paragon City! Global Chat Beta is live! Now you can chat and keep in touch with your super-powered friends across servers. To get you up and running as quickly and painlessly as possible, weve created a FAQ and PDF that gives you all the details and instructions. The FAQ is listed below and the link to the PDF is here.
Whats Global Chat?
Global Chat is an in-game cross server chat system and friends list.
How do I enter the Global Chat Beta?
Use the command /chatbeta 1 to turn on Global Chat, and /chatbeta 0 to turn it off. You must turn global chat on every time you login to the game until this feature is out of Beta. Once beta is over, this feature will always be on.
What is a Global Chat Handle?
Every player selects a name which they are universally known by; this "handle" is what they can be referred to regardless of what character they happen to be playing at the moment or what server they are on.
How do I choose my global chat handle?
Default is your character name (if possible). You may then change your handle one time (via the main menus "Handle" option).
How do I send a private message to someones chat handle?
Prefix the "@" symbol before the players handle and then use the /tell command as usual:
/tell @<handle>, hello
Can I send a message to an offline player?
Yes. Your message will be stored and sent to the player when they next login.
Can just anyone add me to their friends list without my permission?
No, when someone tries to global friend you, a dialog box will appear asking if you want this person as a global friend. You can decline.
What if I dont want anyone to know I am playing?
Use the hide button or /ghide command to appear offline.
What is a Channel?
Players can create their own personal chat channels. This is a channel that other players can join so that players can chat with each other in a group, similar to team chat or supergroup chat.
What is the difference between a Public and a Private channel?
Anyone may join a public channel (so long as it is not at maximum member capacity). Private channels require an invitation to join.
How do I invite someone to a chat channel?
Use the invite button to invite a single player, your global friends list, your supergroup, or your team to a global chat channel.
What is the Channel Window?
Found in the main Menu, it displays a list of channel members and allows channel administration.
What is a channel Operator?
Channel administrator. A channel administrator can invite players to a private channel, change channel settings, and change channel user settings.
How do I make a channel?
To create a Chat Channel, a player needs either to enter the command /chancreate OR click on "Tab" on the top, bottom or numerical panes and select the Edit Tab option.
A player enters a name for this channel along the top of the Edit Tab option.
By default, the channel is assigned to the currently selected tab. In other words, it appears in the selected channels column along the right side of the window.
Channel names are limited to 16 characters.
Do I still have my old Friends lists?
Yes. Your old friends list is found under the "Server" tab of the Friends List window. This list behaves identically to the old Friends list, and may only contain friends on your current server. The "Global" tab contains the new Global Friends List functionality.
Are there any known bugs?
Yes, the Channel Members window does not have a button to close the window. To close it, you have to go to the main menu and re-select that window.
Heroes of Paragon City! Global Chat Beta is live! Now you can chat and keep in touch with your super-powered friends across servers. To get you up and running as quickly and painlessly as possible, weve created a FAQ and PDF that gives you all the details and instructions. The FAQ is listed below and the link to the PDF is here.
Whats Global Chat?
Global Chat is an in-game cross server chat system and friends list.
How do I enter the Global Chat Beta?
Use the command /chatbeta 1 to turn on Global Chat, and /chatbeta 0 to turn it off. You must turn global chat on every time you login to the game until this feature is out of Beta. Once beta is over, this feature will always be on.
What is a Global Chat Handle?
Every player selects a name which they are universally known by; this "handle" is what they can be referred to regardless of what character they happen to be playing at the moment or what server they are on.
How do I choose my global chat handle?
Default is your character name (if possible). You may then change your handle one time (via the main menus "Handle" option).
How do I send a private message to someones chat handle?
Prefix the "@" symbol before the players handle and then use the /tell command as usual:
/tell @<handle>, hello
Can I send a message to an offline player?
Yes. Your message will be stored and sent to the player when they next login.
Can just anyone add me to their friends list without my permission?
No, when someone tries to global friend you, a dialog box will appear asking if you want this person as a global friend. You can decline.
What if I dont want anyone to know I am playing?
Use the hide button or /ghide command to appear offline.
What is a Channel?
Players can create their own personal chat channels. This is a channel that other players can join so that players can chat with each other in a group, similar to team chat or supergroup chat.
What is the difference between a Public and a Private channel?
Anyone may join a public channel (so long as it is not at maximum member capacity). Private channels require an invitation to join.
How do I invite someone to a chat channel?
Use the invite button to invite a single player, your global friends list, your supergroup, or your team to a global chat channel.
What is the Channel Window?
Found in the main Menu, it displays a list of channel members and allows channel administration.
What is a channel Operator?
Channel administrator. A channel administrator can invite players to a private channel, change channel settings, and change channel user settings.
How do I make a channel?
To create a Chat Channel, a player needs either to enter the command /chancreate OR click on "Tab" on the top, bottom or numerical panes and select the Edit Tab option.
A player enters a name for this channel along the top of the Edit Tab option.
By default, the channel is assigned to the currently selected tab. In other words, it appears in the selected channels column along the right side of the window.
Channel names are limited to 16 characters.
Do I still have my old Friends lists?
Yes. Your old friends list is found under the "Server" tab of the Friends List window. This list behaves identically to the old Friends list, and may only contain friends on your current server. The "Global" tab contains the new Global Friends List functionality.
Are there any known bugs?
Yes, the Channel Members window does not have a button to close the window. To close it, you have to go to the main menu and re-select that window.