New and improved Trade Chat spam

by Alex Ziebart Feb 13th 2008 at 2:00PM

I stumbled across a new feature in patch 2.4 that I hadn't noticed in the PTR patch notes while snapping in and out of a nap on the horribly long flight that is Ironforge to Quel'Danas.

You can apparently link quests and spells in select channels now. This doesn't work in General or custom channels(without a mod of some sort) but it does work in party chat, raid chat, tells, the Trade channel, guild chat, and things like that. Basically, if you can link items in the channel, you can now link spells and quests.

The quest link is pretty neat, it gives a brief description of the quest you're linking and a list of its requirements. The color of the text also reflects what level the quest is. Grey quests will have grey links, red quests will have red links. Shiny!

The spell links are pretty simple, not much to them. Light blue links, and simply includes the spell's tooltip. Not as useful as quest links, but that doesn't mean it isn't shiny!

Tags: 2.4, patch-2.4, quest-link, quest-linking, quest-log, spell-link, spell-linking, sunwell, sunwell-plateau

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Talys Feb 13th 2008 2:08PM

Pretty interesting change. Not a big one, but still interesting.

Also, do I detect the presence of a fellow browncoat in you, Mr. Ziebart? :D

Origin Feb 13th 2008 6:56PM

OMG, thank jeesus I wasn't the only one who was thinking Firefly then :)

So glad I'm not the only one who feels wierd when they here the word shint :P

Alex Ziebart Feb 13th 2008 11:54PM

There is indeed a bit of browncoat in me :D

Chubbs Feb 13th 2008 2:18PM

Preview of how inscripting will work? WTB Buff for [Arcane Shot].

Falcon6 Feb 13th 2008 2:38PM

That does make sense. I guess they're preparing for that onslaught before Wrath actually comes out.

But for now, it is for humor!

Zarzuur Feb 13th 2008 2:31PM

Quest Links!!! very neat, that's a definite bonus all around

Zarzuur Feb 13th 2008 2:38PM

.. except in General (just re-read it)

Boo. It would make group-quest requests in each zone much easier. But still good in the other channels.

JParris Feb 13th 2008 2:36PM

I smell a new addition to Nathrezim's favorite trade-spam meme!

Harry Potter and the [Tiger's Fury], anyone?
or maybe
Harry Potter and the [Seal of the Crusader]?

Ahahaha. Should be AWESOME.

Richard Feb 13th 2008 2:52PM

I was thinking the same thing, albeit in more of a Murloc and/or Chuck Norris fashion...

[2. Trade]: Chuck Norris casts [Hammer of Justice] on the world. World implodes.

Acceptable Risk Feb 13th 2008 2:53PM

Damn, this if gonna make Trade even worse. Enabling at least quest links in the General channel seems like common sense to me. And while we're at it, can we get a worldwide, or at least citywide, General channel and get these yahoos out of Trade, please?

Algorithm Feb 13th 2008 3:04PM

Does this show on the tooltip whether the quest has been completed? Like if I click on "The Defias Brotherhood," that quest is grey and should be marked as completed for me, since I've already done it.

Obiter Feb 13th 2008 3:20PM

Blizz needs to revise their whole chat paradigm. As it is, everyone on my server uses "Trade" as the defacto global chat channel precisely because you can link stuff through it and because it works between the cities. All of which is fine except how all the trading is starting to get lost in the noise.

Algorithm Feb 13th 2008 3:30PM

Seriously, does anyone remember the global Looking For Group channel? That used to be just like Trade is now with even less "intended purpose" going on.

And, to be fair, even in those days, Trade was still the same enchanters begging for clients and people emptying random items from their inventory they didn't know how much were worth.

Frostwolf Feb 13th 2008 3:40PM

Wow this patch is the patch that keeps on giving.

Makros Feb 13th 2008 5:30PM

"The quest link is pretty neat, it gives a brief description of the quest you're linking and a list of its requirements. The color of the text also reflects what level the quest is. Grey quests will have grey links, red quests will have red links. Shiny!"

So is this relative to just the speaker or the reader as well?