Chat

**Chat** is a feature in Mope.io that allows players to communicate with one another by causing a text box to appear above players that use it. Introduced on October 7, 2016, it can be used by pressing `Enter` and typing in text and pressing `Enter` again, but is also a byproduct of certain animals' special or passive Abilities. In the latter case, chat is not able to be controlled and will reveal automated phrases pertaining to the player's animal. For instance, The Bigfoot randomly says "OOGA BOOGA!" in the chat.

**As of July 30, 2021, customised chat cannot be used by players that are not logged-in. However, the chat text of other players will still be visible for logged-out users.**

## Technical

* The player must be logged-in to an account in order to use the chat feature.
* By pressing `Enter` once, a text box will appear, and the player can type into it. The box has a certain character limit. By pressing `Enter` again, the text that was typed into the chat will appear above the player's animal in a small rectangle. If no text was entered, the text box instead disappears.
	+ The chat has a censor that replaces profanities and curse words with asterisks if the player attempts to type them into the chat.
* Chat also can appear automatically when certain animals use their special abilities. For example, when the Tiger uses its "Ambush Attack" ability, it will say "ROAR!!" in the chat.
* The Bigfoot has the passive ability of occasionally (and uncontrollably) speaking words in the chat such as "OOGA BOOGA!". Furthermore, the Desert Rat and Shrimp will say "SQUEAK!" and "SPLASH!", respectively, when their passive sprinting ability activates.

## Appearance

The color of chat changes depending on which biome each player is in. For instance, it will be green in Land, blue in the Ocean, yellow in the Desert and white in the Arctic. If an animal is diving, it would be translucent.

## Gallery

The first warning.A mouse communicating with a rock.A White Tiger chatting with a Black Dragon.The Bigfoot's passive ability of saying "Ooga booga."A Squid diving with "doubt" typed out in the chat text box.A Clownfish saying "fat clownfish" in the chat.
## History

### Criticism

Mope.io Chat has been criticized various times in the past for being an outlet of toxicity for players, as well as aiding the concept of teaming due to communication being easy. Prior to August 2020 since Mope.io was released, there was no filter whatsoever, meaning players were able to use many insults and derogatory language. In response to this, KOA implemented a chat filter that would cause certain words to appear as something else. For instance, the phrase "team" was originally filtered to show as "fight" in order to prevent teaming. While this effort did receive approval, it was still noted that there were loopholes around it, such as typing spaces between each letter.

## Trivia

* Chat has almost been around since the start of the game.
* There used to be a more specific chat filter system with more consequences in order to prevent profanities and toxicity against other players. However, the filter has since been altered to only censor common curse-words.
	+ As part of this older filter, when "team" was typed with no spaces (any capitalized letters still apply), the phrase "fight" would appear instead. This was probably an attempt to prevent teaming, though it was largely unsuccessful.

### Glitches

* Occasionally, the chat may not work; the box doesn't appear when the player presses `Enter`.

## Footnotes

### References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/post/UgyfmHQ65IMHUya8meF4AaABCQ

### Notes

1. ↑ When in water bodies that are on dry land, such as rivers or lakes, the chat will not be colored blue.