Global chat channel just went bye bye + chat Tab

HardRider · 02-07-2010 09:54 AM

During one of my recent missions my chat tab just disappered, when i try to create a new chat tab i discovered that 3/4 of my chat globals are gone as well on all toons.
i only got sals union chat n union tf which is ok but what happened to my other ones?
anyone experienced this?

Ironblade · 02-07-2010 11:41 AM

Yes. Unfortunately, it's not hard to accidentally delete a chat tab or have other unintended things happen. The game seems to have trouble deciding which window you want to click in when multiple windows overlap. Also, if you accidentally hit a 'hotkey', you can bring up a menu and trigger some action without even realizing it.

Unless it has been changed (I have not had this issue in a long time, and I'll explain why), when you delete the ONLY TAB that a global channel appears on, it also removes you from the global channel.

My solution: I have my globals on various tabs and then have an extra tab that only serves one purpose - to 'store' global channels in case I delete the main tab that displays it. This way, deleting one tab can not remove me from any channels.

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Red Valkyrja · 02-07-2010 02:16 PM

For me globals disappearing, usually precedes a dc or the server going down.

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Master-Blade · 02-07-2010 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja

For me globals disappearing, usually precedes a dc or the server going down.

Yes, when the global server is having issues, it's common to not see your global channels at all, but it wouldn't lead to the OP's problem of some of them showing up and some of them not showing up. If it was due to a connection problem of any kind, they would either all be there, or all be gone.

I agree with Iron's recommendation to make an extra "Globals" Tab somewhere on Window 4 or something that you never have open, just to keep it a a backup in case something goes wrong.

Also, once you do that, perform a /chatsave, so you can easily /chatload again later if there is a problem. That command sometimes also re-adds you to any public channels you may have left (if they were on your saved list).