Sounds like a reasonable solution IMPO. The main reason why it was ever put in place was for PvP, so perhaps it should be opt-in instead of opt-out.
I agree with your suggestion.
Mr Right is right.
This is not really going to help with the fixing of the problem, but you do not need to switch toons to talk to someone who is not receiving enemy messages.
just click on their name in chat to get Global name, and send them a /t @global name, _______.
Again, will not solve you're problem of fixing it but it will make it easier to let people know instead of having to switch characters, just to tell them
Hope this helps, Ossi.
i like the idea M_B.
/signed.
i know what you were trying to get at ossi, but that does not solve the problem for everyone else who this happens to and doesn't read the forums. it is just a QoL change to the options that makes it easier for people to talk to one another.
I know, but I cannot help fix the QoL stuff, but I was able to give a workaround. I was not sure if it was common knowledge so I just thought I would throw that out there, I did not mean to take away from the idea's given in any way.
you didn't and i'm sure most of us know this, but for new people or older players that didn't it doesn't help later on. no worries.
Oh yes please! This has become less of annoyance since the help channel was broken and left for dead, but I really would like to see everyone switched to see chat and have see chat be the default for new supers.
Earlier this morning, I had someone (honestly, didn't check to see if they were Rogue or Hero status yet, but a villain AT) send my namesake tank a tell to ask if I wanted to join in a Citadel TF. Unfortunately, they couldn't see my answer.
Why?
"<playername> is not accepting enemy messages at this time."
They had no idea they were set to that. I don't know how long they were trying to set up a task force, but that would make things a mite bit difficult. (I swapped over to a villain and let them know.)
With the GR system, I think we're going to run into a lot of this. So, if possible, I'd suggest:
1. Minor patch to globally set all Enemy Chat options (tells and broadcast - can't recall off the top of my head if Local is tied in to any option) to "Accept," and
2. An announcement (forum and MOTD) letting everyone know that this has been done (and how to change it back, if desired.)