Archived Entering Faction Territory On Screen Messages

[Joshy54100]

In case you didn't know, MassiveCraft recently added a cool feature to show the faction name and description on your screen when you enter that faction. Here's two screenshots.

This is right in the middle of the screen, and it's very large and lasts for about three seconds (I think so, not entirely sure).

For player's who don't PvP and only build or RP, I can see why they would like this feature. It is useful, and it adds a another level of immersion to the game. But for PvPers, it's very annoying when you're fighting near the edge of another faction's territory and this message keeps spamming you.
Just earlier today, I raided Magnanimus and fought @Cata. We were both spammed a lot by this message and it made the fight a lot less enjoyable because of this.

My suggestion is to make this feature toggleable, or remove it entirely (Only do this if toggleing it isn't feasible). This feature is really cool, but it's just not something that I find useful enough to want.

Leave your opinion on this matter below. Please, have a civil discussion, realize we can have different opinions and still love each other. No flame.

 

[Gerrior]

A toggle would work best, but failing that smaller font size would work I'm sure.

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I agree with that order.

 

[Beetletoes]

Hehe, toggle is such a funny word...

 

[SuperSaiyanWoff]

I agree completely. This is a super cool feature but would be reallly nice if it was in a corner or like you previously stated, toggleable.

Again I love this feature but gets in the way of fights sometimes.

 

[Ampers07]

I agree that the text does inhibit me for a few seconds no matter what I'm doing... wither it's buildings or pvping or just in the dark room, I cannot see anything that is in like a 90 degree window centered in-front of you. I don't mind something popping up and letting me know what I've "changed areas" if you will, but maybe just change the font size, location or duration of the text?

 

[BenRekt]

People are acting like entering a faction's territory and having it appear in your chat box would be a new feature... FYI before it was in the middle of the screen it was in your chat box.

 

[feiooos]

People are acting like entering a faction's territory and having it appear in your chat box would be a new feature... FYI before it was in the middle of the screen it was in your chat box.

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What where? Who?

 

[Jackmo_Jones]

People are acting like entering a faction's territory and having it appear in your chat box would be a new feature... FYI before it was in the middle of the screen it was in your chat box.

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Which was a much more reasonable place to have it.

Anyway to add some positives to all the negativity I have found 2 good uses for it.

1. It helps when claiming land. Very easy to see where your claim ends and wilderness begins.

2. It makes for a good title screen for any videos you make of your faction. Just scoot forward from wilderness into your claim at the beginning of the video for a cool title screen.

 

[Togal]

If it can't be toggled, then move it above the middle instead, that way pvpers can perhaps make use of the information. Having it in huge fonts in front can be annoying but if there is no choice then just move it overhead.

 

[Sarge_Peppers]

I think we are missing a whole other aspect to this debate. If you are a streamer, or a youtuber. Your viewers are not going to like to have their screens interrupted by giant font in the middle of the screen.

Say now: I am streaming on Twitch a battle, and of course as with many battles it will be fought on the border. This is because pvprs don't want to deal with the defense buff, so with the back and forth of PvP me going in and out of the territory, and my screen is never showing the actual PvP it is just FACTION, WILDERNESS, FACTION and so on. It really downgrades a viewers experience.