cant find how to talk to people on the same map... (solved)

[Lee.5746]

all I have is the /say command (that works) there is a /map command but nothing happens when I use it. I would like to join a guild but finding it impossible at the moment. please help.

[Samnang.1879]

nobody speaks in map chat unless ure doing a meta or in LA (though LA is questionable these days). most gw2 players are not social butterflies

[BunjiKugashira.9754]

/sh or /shout is what you're looking for.

[Yolanda Hardass.8045]

if you press enter, it should bring up the chat window. If you then click on the green text that says "Say" (the text right next to the small arrow there) it will bring up a list of channels you can select to chat on like team,squad,party etc. Hope this helps.

[Lee.5746]

didnt know about the shout command, i've tried all the other commands and just got silence

[Lee.5746]

not social butterflies indeed. they don't talk at all

[Trise.2865]

/say is a local chat, it broadcasts to a specific radius around you. Local chat text is green.

/map broadcasts to most of the map. Map chat text is red.

 

Guild Wars 2 has customizable chat channels. If, for some reason, you're not seeing either red or green text, press backslash "\" to open the chat dialogue box (hidden by default). Click the arrow on one of the tabs. A number of checkboxes or "toggles" will appear. Make sure that Local and Map are checked. Now, whenever you're using that specific chat channel, both of those chats will appear to you. Alternatively, you can use the Gear, Settings, on the top-left to create a new chat channel and customize it.

 

PS: Regards to searching for a Guild: These forums have a Looking for Guild section where guilds and new members can seek each other out. I would suggest looking there as well.

[Lee.5746]

 

 

 

> @"Trise.2865" said:

> /say is a local chat, it broadcasts to a specific radius around you. Local chat text is green.

> /map broadcasts to most of the map. Map chat text is red.

>

> Guild Wars 2 has customizable chat channels. If, for some reason, you're not seeing either red or green text, press backslash "\" to open the chat dialogue box (hidden by default). Click the arrow on one of the tabs. A number of checkboxes or "toggles" will appear. Make sure that Local and Map are checked. Now, whenever you're using that specific chat channel, both of those chats will appear to you. Alternatively, you can use the Gear, Settings, on the top-left to create a new chat channel and customize it.

>

> PS: Regards to searching for a Guild: These forums have a Looking for Guild section where guilds and new members can seek each other out. I would suggest looking there as well.

 

Thank you, I had just tried the map command again but no writing shows up when i send a message, i'll have a look for those check boxes, thank you

[Lee.5746]

> @"Lee.5746" said:

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> > @"Trise.2865" said:

> > /say is a local chat, it broadcasts to a specific radius around you. Local chat text is green.

> > /map broadcasts to most of the map. Map chat text is red.

> >

> > Guild Wars 2 has customizable chat channels. If, for some reason, you're not seeing either red or green text, press backslash "\" to open the chat dialogue box (hidden by default). Click the arrow on one of the tabs. A number of checkboxes or "toggles" will appear. Make sure that Local and Map are checked. Now, whenever you're using that specific chat channel, both of those chats will appear to you. Alternatively, you can use the Gear, Settings, on the top-left to create a new chat channel and customize it.

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> > PS: Regards to searching for a Guild: These forums have a Looking for Guild section where guilds and new members can seek each other out. I would suggest looking there as well.

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> Thank you, I had just tried the map command again but no writing shows up when i send a message, i'll have a look for those check boxes, thank you

 

Still not getting a map chat. nevermind.

[Trise.2865]

> @"Lee.5746" said:

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> > > @"Trise.2865" said:

> > > /say is a local chat, it broadcasts to a specific radius around you. Local chat text is green.

> > > /map broadcasts to most of the map. Map chat text is red.

> > >

> > > Guild Wars 2 has customizable chat channels. If, for some reason, you're not seeing either red or green text, press backslash "\" to open the chat dialogue box (hidden by default). Click the arrow on one of the tabs. A number of checkboxes or "toggles" will appear. Make sure that Local and Map are checked. Now, whenever you're using that specific chat channel, both of those chats will appear to you. Alternatively, you can use the Gear, Settings, on the top-left to create a new chat channel and customize it.

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> > > PS: Regards to searching for a Guild: These forums have a Looking for Guild section where guilds and new members can seek each other out. I would suggest looking there as well.

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> > Thank you, I had just tried the map command again but no writing shows up when i send a message, i'll have a look for those check boxes, thank you

>

> Still not getting a map chat. nevermind.

 

Do you have a paid or free account? Free accounts are somewhat limited in regards to chat, and cannot send messages to Map chat.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Account#Free_accounts

[Eruaph.4039]

Have you purchased either of the expansions? If you are on a 'free' account I believe that certain chat functions are restricted until you do (To prevent gold sellers just making lots of free accounts to spam us with).

[Loosmaster.8263]

Also make sure you don't have map chat turned off.

 

Also when you type /m then space, does it change from green to [m] red?

[costepj.5120]

> @"Samnang.1879" said:

> nobody speaks in map chat unless ure doing a meta or in LA (though LA is questionable these days). most gw2 players are not social butterflies

 

Map chat is used a lot in WvW.

[Tekoneiric.6817]

/l for local to the area you are in and /m for map wide. Sometimes people are chatty but much of the time people are too focused on whatever they are doing.

[Ardenwolfe.8590]

Agreed. Sounds like you have map chat turned off. Otherwise, yes, a free account has limited settings as far as /map.

[DeanBB.4268]

I see map chatter wherever I go. I also see people interacting, including answering questions that are asked.

[Lee.5746]

thanks guys that was the problem, I just bought path of fire expansion and now it works! thank you for all the very quick help

[Deadly Moonshiner.1354]

I suggest you check what chat channels are enabled on the chat tab. It looks to me that you don't have the map chat enabled.

Click on the tab options (little down pointing triangle on each chat tab) and there you can set what chats are visible in that particular chat tab.