Please use the trade channel. not main for trade talk !

its gotten WAAAAY out of hand in hub cities like LA, Droks etc.. the constant spamming of WTB/WTS in the main chat.

there is a trade channel people, use it. if were looking, we will monitor it

i will not buy from any trader that uses the white chat..and i encourage the rest of you to do the same.. its getting to the point where thats all you see.

cross posted to other sites as well to try to gain support

<----- Preaching to the choir here......

What it does to me is cause me to tune out the Main chat channel

I rarely buy things from people traders and when I always sell, I sell in the trade channel.

Hmm this has to be at least the twentieth thread I've seen on this very topic and yet somehow it still seems to happen. Amazing isn't it?

And you think those twisted demented people that do this are on GWG?

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...O sh!t, wrong forum! My bad!

So... If I don't trade with them (turn off my All Chat) they'll go away?

Wait... I ALREADY do that... At least I don't see them as much with the channel gone!

you think they arent ? i mean considering this is one of the premier sites it stands to reason that there are likely more than a couple here that do this based on the amount of messages of this type in the game

It's been complained about. People have pleaded for Anet to do something. The problem just gets worse. Guess they aren't hearing us on this one.

I think you should stop complaining and maybe even quit GW. Anet has already stated they're working on a new auction system. People have already stated that you can mute local chat, because nothing important is ever said there anyway. Also, you could just go into a new district. We all know Droks d1 and LA d1 is the place where so many stupid people get together to sell worthless trash all at once, that the chat usually scrolls by faster than anyone could ever read it. Get over it. It's like coming in here and complaining about walking and proposing that humans should be born with wheels instead of legs. Legs are life man. Crappy advertising in local chat is also life. Stop complaining and griefing and just move on.

Actually I don't care much. If it gets annoying the in-game chat features nice filter, and in case I'm looking for some interesting merchandise being advertised, the white text is much more readable then the pink one. I do not care much about channel which the guy I just bought an item from used for his message, all that matters is if I got the item I wanted or not.

gee Moses, glad to see your in such a good mood .. did i hit a nerve or something ?

yeah, i guess im out of line expecting people to follow the games guidelines, WTF was i thinking .. i mean im sure the trade channel was put there for nothing

if its all the same to you, i think ill speak my own mind when and where i please .. dont like it.. get a life, and move on

Just ask them nicely in game, they will stop. Sometimes it take 2 or 3 thousand tries. But hey, its worth it.
On a more serious note, give it up bud, this is for your own sanity. You will note change the way it is, it is really a futile 'mission'. Cross post it, pollinate it, all over the web it'll make no difference. Juyst accept that for know it is the way it is , and the way it will stay. So until they introduce an auction system, and even then, its only a maybe, you can expect to see 'local' spammed to hell.

Comments like this are right up there with "The storyline sucks so why watch cutscenes!" etc etc, the list goes on forever.

Some people enjoy meeting new people online to game with. In order to do this a very important element is required - Communication! There must be a method in place to facilitate this need for 'communiation'. And look at that, can you just imagine that perhaps this is what the "Chat Channels" might be for? As mentioned, the trade channel was put there with a purpose. There is no excuse for that spam in the 'All' channel.

I just love people that think something 'sucks' or whatever, and believe everyone else should think the same thing. Yep, nothing important happens in the all channel, nothing at all. Move along.

well said Teklord, props for that post

sorry but big LOL.

how has it gotten out of hand,its been like that in the capital cities since the game went live.the only real change is the lesser towns and out-posts don't have as much wts/wtb spam nowadays.and you be happy only buying stuff from people that use the trade channel,how do you know they didn't use both though?also the trade chat was an extra that a few poeple asked for,so many started with trading in the main chat and still do.and since the game started people like you have wasted there time trying to stop it instead of ignoring it and just enjoying the game,or does this in some way restrict your game-play?

not flaming just stating fact but read that last line of the ops last post and tell me that isn't pot/kettle syndrome right there.

oops the post before the last one now.and teklords post also looks like p/k syndrome to me aswell.

actually in my opinion over the last 5 months ive played the game it has gotten significantly worse.. maybe thats just my perception, but im entitled to that

for many of us it DOES restrcit the gameplay as its virtually impossible to get a group formed amidst the inceasant WTB/WTS in many towns .. the requests and such are off screen before they are read .. as are most of the trade offerings.. the sheer volume makes this kind of spamming pointless anyway

look, bottom line, it doesnt matter what they started doing, or anything else .. there IS a trade channel for this purpose, it should be used. or should the rest of us start using the trade channel and mute the main ? sounds stupid doesnt it ?

LA ID1 used to be quiet, dead quiet whenever Gaile or the Frog wasn't around. I don't know when it changed, but now that there's been an tiny influx of people who regularly hang out there just to socialize, even this small crowd attracts the wts/wtb spammers.

What exactly is "p/k syndrome"? That question asked assuming such a thing actually exists. If something in my post is inaccurate or untrue, please do try and point it out. Just make sure it is actually not true, and not simply your opinion that it isn't true.

Addition: To illustrate the points of my prior post.

1. All channel is there for the purpose of general communication. AKA meeting people, organizing groups and the like.
2. Trade channel is there as the namesake implies, to trade. Those who don't wish to hear it, shouldn't have to.
3. Those who feel their opinion is fact (ie. The cutscenes are horrible) have no divine right to say or think that everyone feels that same way and should act accordingly.

Do tell me what is false in there.

Keep in mind you aren't obligated to remain in the first district of any particular town. You should know by now that LA-1 and Droknar's-1 (and Augury 1 still?) are so-called 'trade towns'. My guild and I have made a habit of zoning to the last district in any given town, simply because it will(in theory) be less crowded, thus less noobism and less lag. Also there's nothing wrong with turning Local/Trade off, you won't miss anything.