I got the idea today from a recent thread posted in Player Questions. Why not be able to colorize the background and font of the AFK bubble? Here is the following reason, provided by RobertoLyon:
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I've found another use for the AFK bubble message, thought I'd pass it along.
I've made macros for my Defenders, so that when they fire a buff like Fortitude, Adrenaline Boost, or Clear Mind, the AFK chat bubble appears with the name & description of the buff.
e.g. "Adrenaline Boost speeds Health & End recovery, and Recharge"
or "Fortitude boosts Accuracy, Damage, & Defense"
or "Clear Mind protects you from Sleeps, Holds, and Immobilization".
I first tried putting this in Local Chat - but it pretty much spammed the Team Chat window unnecessarily. That incarnation only lasted a mish or so.
Putting it in AFK chat is informative (for players not familiar with playing a Defender), but MUCH less intrusive.
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I'd also like to add that, if not a customizable AFK bubble, then if it's easier make a separate channel that does not appear in the chat window, but only above your character like normal text. This way, the chat window is not spammed and gameplay can take an interesting twist.
I got the idea today from a recent thread posted in Player Questions. Why not be able to colorize the background and font of the AFK bubble? Here is the following reason, provided by RobertoLyon:
[ QUOTE ]
I've found another use for the AFK bubble message, thought I'd pass it along.
I've made macros for my Defenders, so that when they fire a buff like Fortitude, Adrenaline Boost, or Clear Mind, the AFK chat bubble appears with the name & description of the buff.
e.g. "Adrenaline Boost speeds Health & End recovery, and Recharge"
or "Fortitude boosts Accuracy, Damage, & Defense"
or "Clear Mind protects you from Sleeps, Holds, and Immobilization".
I first tried putting this in Local Chat - but it pretty much spammed the Team Chat window unnecessarily. That incarnation only lasted a mish or so.
Putting it in AFK chat is informative (for players not familiar with playing a Defender), but MUCH less intrusive.
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I'd also like to add that, if not a customizable AFK bubble, then if it's easier make a separate channel that does not appear in the chat window, but only above your character like normal text. This way, the chat window is not spammed and gameplay can take an interesting twist.
EDITED for typo.
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