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Tanki Online - ChatWhile Tanki Online is primarily a place where players take charge of tanks and go to battle against other 'real' players, it is also something of a social platform. I use the word social in a fairly loose sense of the word though as it is not always that sociable, and it is here that you can see that the average age of player is quite young.
I sometimes glance at the chat as I am making up my mind to which battle to get involved in or waiting for a micro upgrade to be completed. I have never bothered joining in as it all seems a little disorganised with lots of conversations getting all mixed up. I think it is unlikely that this will change a great deal as the chat room is really on an add-on to the the Tanki Online site.
There is also a chat option in all battles. In death match battles you can only talk to every other player at the same time and you can not just talk to an individual. In team battles you can either to chat to all your team mates or everyone in the battle. It is a feature, that if used 'properly', can be very useful in Catch the Flag battles as you can warn others about an oncoming attack, notify team members of where your team flag might be hidden from view by the enemy, call for assistance from an Isida player and more.
It is in battle where conversations can get a little nasty, with players getting angry with each other, sometimes for the slightest thing. You can report players who do this but I choose to just ignore them, although I have been known to try and wind up a few players in my time. To enter the chat while in battle, press 'Enter' on your keyboard and write your message, then send. While in chat mode you can not continue in the battle so you need to press 'Enter' again to leave the chat. If you want to hide the chat in either the main menu mode you can go in to your settings section and un-check the tick-box. |