124004-allow-people-to-opt-in-to-whispers-from-trial-accs-also-see-ps

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Hello,
 
(EDIT1: I hope everyone out there recruiting in newbie zones is aware of this too!)I'm a new player to the game, but not to MMO's (Been playing since EQOA/eq2 casual and HC)It would be a good idea to let people have the option of receiving whispers from trial accounts(And allow trial accounts to join a guild)
I saw someone adverting for a guild in a newbie zone I believe is called Unknown Heroes, but alas I could not let him know through whisper that I was interested, nor was he in range of my /yellsThere was also no "reminder" that trial accounts couldn't send whispers.This could cause some frustration for people using the 10 day trial (regardless if they have planned on subbing already or not! ;))If people could "Opt-In" to receive whispers from trial accounts, I think it will be an easy way to increase player retention to some degree!(But now I read "Joining or creating guilds is disabled" for trial accounts, I also dont understand the reason for this limitation as if someone joins a friendly helpful guild during their trial period it will again, increase the likelihood of them staying in the game)Thanks,-AmalarPS: Really enjoying this game!! I have played countless MMO's (for about 10 years from eqoa/eq1-2 to now) and put in thousands upon thousands of hours in them, and the list I have about things to love about this game feels never ending. I understood the launch was rough and never played it back then, but so far I have had 0 bugs, it runs GREAT on my laptop (with an integrated chip mind you), the action-based combat feels fast and "impactful" but not button mashy, the quests and story line are done in such a way to make you more easily feel part of the world. As you can tell, the list could go on! Thank you for this experience and I wish this game all the best!	
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I wasn't even aware this was an issue. Interesting. Going on this information alone, I absolutely agree with you. Not being able to join a guild especially seems like a massive oversight. People most likely would be more inclined to stay if they were accepted in to a guild to help introduce them to the game. Carbine should really concider changing that.
 
BTW, glad to hear that you are enjoying WS!	
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I think we brought up this idea at some point, but it might be a bit of a wriggle to get in.  That said, I think consensus was:
 
-We should be able to enable whispers from specific accounts.  This should be from the receiver's side; the trial account shouldn't be able to ask for whisper clearance (we'd get spammed with them all day from buyplat wwwthissiteiswhywecanthavenicethingscom).  However, if I invite my buddy to play Wildstar, and he tells me his character name, I should be able to enable him to whisper me from his character.
 
-We should be able to invite trial account members to the guild, provided we have some kind of marker to know they're a trial account.	
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			WoW did it well, if they are on your friends list = they can whisper you. I think its the best method.	
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WoW did it well, if they are on your friends list = they can whisper you. I think its the best method.
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I think the limitation is there to try and limit spammers/gold sellers/other gross people from using trial accounts as a means for communication.
 
Since party chat is not restricted, you could always toss an invite to see if they would accept and speak to them there as a workaround. I know it wouldn't be ideal but it is an option. You could see if they have a circle you could join, I know some guilds make circles for these situations as well as to be able to chat with friends who are in different guilds.	
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			I came back on a trial... Is this why it seems like there is no talking in Zone chat at all? I haven't attempted to talk in it, but I've been playing for the last 4 hours and not a peep, even when I was in the Capital city.	
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I came back on a trial... Is this why it seems like there is no talking in Zone chat at all? I haven't attempted to talk in it, but I've been playing for the last 4 hours and not a peep, even when I was in the Capital city.
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Depends. Are you on a PvP or PvE server?  PvP servers seem to be pretty empty. PvE servers are much more populated.
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