Chat (FR)  

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Chat in Free Realms can be confusing at times, especially with the introduction of Area, Trade, and LFG (Looking For Group) tabs into the game.

An important thing that we would like to stress is to please never give out personal information to another person in the game. It's fantastic to make friends in Free Realms, but they don't need to know everything about your life outside of gaming!

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Chat Interface Elements Chat Window Name Click Options Chat Settings Custom Chat Colors Chat Menu Chat Console Emotes Types of Chats Local Chat Yell Area Chat Trade LFG Members Only Group Whispers Guild

Chat Interface Elements

All chat interface elements are found at the bottom left of your in-game screen.

• Chat Window
• Chat Settings
• Chat Menu
• Chat Console
• Emotes

Chat Window

The Chat Window is the box where the text from various types of chats go into. There are tabs to let you focus on a specific chat, when selected, or a general one (the first tab labeled All) that will show all chats that you are receiving. You can resize the Chat Window by using the resizing handle (pictured left). Simply click the handle with your mouse and drag the Chat Window left, right, up, or down. It does have its limitations, and will stop increasing or decreasing in size when it reaches those limits.

• Left: Makes your Chat Window narrower
• Right: Makes your Chat Window wider
• Up: Increases your Chat Window's vertical viewing size
• Down: Decreases your Chat Window's vertical viewing size

Name Click Options

Excluding whispers, you are able to click on a player's name in the chat window and a box with four options will pop up. You can close this box by clicking the tiny X in the upper right-hand corner.

Add to Friends List Add to Ignored List Whisper Report Offensive Behavior to Customer Service

Chat Settings

The Chat Settings are indicated by the little wrench icon in the bottom left corner of your screen. Clicking this will bring up the various chat settings, such as enabling or disabling certain chat lines or changing chat bubble colors.

Overview of the Chat Settings

The first thing to note about the Chat Settings window is how to close it. It can be closed by either clicking in a different spot on your screen (if you use click-to-move, this may not be a wise choice), by clicking the wrench icon again, or by using the back button.




Also, at the bottom of the Chat Settings window are options for enabling or disabling the Area, Trade, LFG and Members Only chat tabs. If the orange circle is empty, then the option is disabled; if the orange circle is filled, then the option is enabled.




Finally, the top and center of the Chat Settings window allows you to customize the colors of chat bubbles and text. Chat bubbles are what you see above a player's head whenever they speak within your viewing range. For your own chat bubbles, you can customize the colors immediately, but to change the color settings for friends and others, you need to enable the Use These Settings option.

Custom Chat Colors

Chat Settings Text and Bubble Colors

To begin customizing your own, your friends', and other players' chat bubbles, you will need to utilize the color wheel for both the bubble and text options. The bubble option is the one that looks like a classic speech bubble from newspaper cartoons and graphic novels, while the text option is the giant T. Additionally, you can change the text size by using the tiny black arrow(s) to the right of the T!

The Color Wheel

The color wheel is what will pop up when you click on either the chat bubble or chat text color icons. There are a myriad of colors to choose from. To make your selection, you simply mouse of to the color you want, which will be outlined in white (see right image), click on it, and your color is set! Now that your color is all set, you can check it out in third person view. You can use this same exact method to customize your friends' and other players' chats if you have enabled to Use These Settings!

Chat Menu

The Chat Menu is the speech bubble icon to the right of the Chat Settings wrench and the left of the Chat Console ellipsis. The options in here are all pre-set chats, or "canned chats" as some refer to them as. These are the only chats that accounts registered as under age 13 are permitted to use!

Chat Console

The Chat Console icon is the box with three dots, commonly known as ellipsis, that is in-between the Chat Menu speech bubble icon and the Emotes mask icon. Clicking this will bring up the chat input box (where you type your text into), and can also be accessed by simply pressing the enter key on your keyboard.

Emotes

The Emotes icon is the mask that is to the right of the Chat Console ellipsis icon. This will bring up the emotion menu that allows you to perform various actions, such as dancing or laughing. Many of the emotes have slash commands that can be performed from the chat console. To discover more about these commands, please view our In-Game Commands guide.

Types of Chats

• Local Chat
• Yell
• Area Chat
• Trade
• LFG
• Members Only
• Group
• Whispers
• Guild

Local Chat

Local chat is displayed only from people within a small distance from you. Because of the limited range, many players will not be able to see your chat, so usually asking for help here will not yield many answers unless there is a larger group of players nearby. Only displays in the first chat tab (labeled All) of the Chat Window. To utilize this chat, ensure that you are in the first tab of the chat window and press enter or click the ellipsis button to open up the Chat Console. There is no way to disable this chat.

• Local Chat Recap!
• Only viewable in the first tab of the Chat Window
• Enter Key: Opens the Chat Console, or
• Ellipsis Icon: Opens the Chat Console

Yell

Yell chats are displayed in red text, and assumed to be seen only from people in the same "area" as you (such as Sanctuary, Highroad Junction, and so forth). This chat can only been seen in the All tab of the Chat Window. It is useful to utilize this chat whenever you are really stuck on something (quest help, can't find an NPC, etc) that people in the local area can help you out with. Generally speaking, the Yell chat should not be used for casual conversation. There is no way to disable this chat.

• Yell Recap!
• Only viewable in the first tab of the Chat Window
• /yell: Directs your chat into the Yell chatter

Area Chat

The Area chat is displayed from people within a wide area of you. There are various "zones" for this type of chat, which at this point are known as: Sacred Grove - North, Sacred Grove - South, Snowhill, Seaside, Blackspore, and Briarwood. Proper etiquette for this channel should include friendly, general chatter with your fellow players, with avoidance of asking for hand-outs, trades, or groups. This should be a good place to ask your fellow players for help or advice in playing the game. If enabled, you can utilize this chat by typing /1 message into your chat console, or select the Area tab to default your chat to there.

• Area Chat Recap!
• Only viewable if enabled in your Chat Settings (enabled by default)
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the Area tab of the Chat Window
• /1: Directs your chat into the Area Chat

Trade

The Trade chat displays chatter from the trade chatline. Proper etiquette for this channel should include asking for certain items, including the price you are willing to pay for it, or offering up the items that you have for sale, naming the price you wish to garner from its sale. Spamming the same offer or request repeatedly will get you onto the ignore list of many, many players, so please refrain from repeating your trade offer/request until a reasonable amount of time has passed. If enabled, you can utilize this chat by typing /2 message into your chat console, or select the Trade tab to default your chat to there.

• Trade Recap!
• Only viewable if enabled in your Chat Settings (enabled by default)
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the Trade tab of the Chat Window
• /2: Directs your chat into the Trade chatter

LFG

LFG chat is also known as Looking For Group. This displays chat from the LFG chatline. Proper etiquette for this channel should include stating the level and job that you wish to group with, whether or not you are able to go into Member-Only dungeons or battles, and, if on a time restraint for playing, stating how much time you will have to participate in your group. General chatter should be avoided on this channel as it would distract from others that are earnestly attempting to find groups. If enabled, you can utilize this chat by typing /3 message into your chat console, or select the LFG tab to default your chat to there.

• LFG (Looking For Group) Recap!
• Only viewable if enabled in your Chat Settings (enabled by default)
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the LFG tab of the Chat Window
• /3: Directs your chat into the LFG chatter

Members Only

The Members Only chat is displayed to any member with this chat option enabled throughout the entire server. Proper etiquette for this channel should include friendly, general chatter with your fellow players, with avoidance of asking for hand-outs, trades, or groups. This should be a good place to ask your fellow players for help or advice in playing the game. If enabled, you can utilize this chat by typing /4 message into your chat console, or select the Members Only tab to default your chat to there.

• Members Only Recap!
• Only viewable if enabled in your Chat Settings (enabled by default)
• Only viewable by players with a paid membership
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the Members Only tab of the Chat Window
• /4: Directs your chat into the Members Only chatter

Group

When you are in a group, you automatically have this chatline. If you are utilizing group chat for combat purposes, proper etiquette should include only speaking about what your group is focusing on and not detracting from their purpose with outside chatter. For other purposes, group chat can be used as a somewhat private chatline, and what is "proper" is more dictated by the group members than anything else. You can utilize this chat by typing /g message into your chat console, or select the Group tab to default your chat to there.

• Group Recap!
• Only viewable when you are in a group
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the Group tab of the Chat Window
• /g: Directs your chat into the Group chatter

Whispers

Whenever you receive or send a /whisper in game, a new tab is created in your chat window. The tab is named whatever the player's name is that you are whispering to. While no one aside from you and the person you are whispering to can see the chatter, please try to be respectful of the person, and never give out personal information to anyone, no matter who they say, or you think, that they are! We cannot stress this enough, never give out personal information, inside or out of game! You can default your chat to this by selecting the appropriate tab, or directly send a whisper.

• Whisper Recap!
• Only viewable when you have a whisper from someone, or have whispered to someone
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the tab labeled with the player's name that you are whispering to
• To whisper to players with first names only: /whisper PlayerFirstName message
• To whisper to players with first and last names: /whisper "PlayerFirstName PlayerLastName" message
• The important difference to note is that you must have the quotes around the player's full first and last name when sending a direct whisper!

Sending a direct whisper to a player with a first and last name.

The whisper as seen in tabbed view.

The whisper as seen in the All tab.

Guild

With the introduction of guilds in the 06/22/2009 patch, there was also a new chat line put in place! This chat line can only be seen by yourself and other online members of the guild that you are in. What is and is not appropriate for guild chatter varies by guild, but at this point, most guilds have expressed that they will not tolerate members who try to circumvent the chat filter for vulgarity's sake. There is a tab created especially for guild chatter, as well as a "/gu" command that can be used. If the guild tab is selected, your chats will default to that line!

• Guild Recap!
• Only viewable if you are in a guild
• Viewable in the first tab and exclusively viewable in the Guild tab of the Chat Window
• /gu: Directs your chat into the Guild chatter