The Gamers Chat

## Description

The Gamers chat is a Group and Chat that was started in 2019 and closed in Early 2021. It was run by Jaylan with George as the Co-Owner. It was originally a temporary collaboration between The Gamers Club and The Chat but later became so big that Jaylan decided to keep it going and continue updating it

## Members

Below is the members list as of the current and final version of TGC. Obviously the ranks would change during the nearly 3 years of operation however the ranks remained stable during most of 2021. Some names were also left out as they were not important to the story of GHZ or left the group during 2019/after Gamer War 1.

### List of Members

Jaylan - Owner

George - Co-Owner

Julian - Leader+

Benry - Leader+

Thomas - Leader

Daniel - Admin

Ewan - Admin

Ilija - Member

## Updates

Below is the list of updates that were released for TGC. While dates for these updates would be possible to get, they would take quite a while to locate. I believe there were small updates here and there from 1.0 - 1.5 however i never gave these updates a name and they arent well documented.

### List of Updates

1.0 - The Creation. Added Bank, Shop, Custom Shop, Rooms

1.5 - ?

1.6 - Completed and Filled Shops. Added MLG Vending Machine, Beginner and Sale Shop.

1.6.2 - Added Premium, Gifting, Leader+ Rank.

1.6.6 - Bug Fixes. Added Achievements

1.7 (Bank Update)- Redid Bank. Security Updates. Added Board Member offices and Christmas deco.

1.7.1 - Added Purchasable Offices

1.8 (Room Update)- Added Room Shop, Room Themes, TGC Hotel Recpetion + Room Service, Vault and Gamer Shop v2.

1.8.1 - Special update to commemorate Julian

1.8.3 - Added Uber

1.8.4 - Refined Uber

1.9 beta- Added Rank Chart

1.9 (Level Update) - Added Player Levels, XP, Seasonal Acheivements

1.9.2 (Shop Update) - Refined Shop mechanics

1.9.3 - Added TV and Like/Dislike System.

2.0 beta - Redid Many Graphics.

Update 2.0 was supposed to come out at some point in mid 2020 however it was delayed numerous times due to lack of ideas and lack of motivation. It was continuously delayed into mid 2021 where the update was officially cancelled as most chats had died by then anyway.

## Story

### Creation

The Gamers Chat was created when Jaylan asked George for permission to create a collaboration between The Chat and The Gamers Club sometime during Gamer War 1. George agreed which led to to first version of The Gamers Chat, then called "The Awesome Gamers Chat" (a reference to the gamers clubs original name). The creation was known as update 1.0 or simply "the beginning". The first version of TGC contained a bank, a shop, ranks, the TGC hotel with rooms and a chat area.

### Name Conflict

A couple months after TGC was created (Oct 23 2019), George decided that "The Awesome Gamers Chat" was too long and didnt sound good so he shortened the it to "The Gamers Chat". Jaylan however did not like this and changed it back. George would then change it again. This would keep going until on October 31, Jaylan finally realised that "The Gamers Chat" did sound better and so it was changed to TGC permanently.

### 1.5

1.5 (released on November 12 2019 at 3:13pm) was the full release and "first update" of TGC history. While previously things were just added whenever with no warning and no patch notes, 1.5 was the first update to have downtime as well as a new version number on the main menu. While patch notes would be used following this new update method, 1.5 actually didnt contain any patch notes so what was added in the update isnt entirely known.

### 1.6

1.6 (released on November 30 2019 at 7:41am) was the second major update of TGC. Its main features were that shops were filled out and the MLG vending machine, Beginner Shop and Sale Shop were added. Update 1.6 was also the last update to not have a theme as all updates 1.7 and onwards would have a theme.

#### 1.6.2

1.6.2 (released on November 30 at 11:37am) was a hotfix for 1.6 which added the premium pass as well as gifting. While the original patch notes say that this update introduced the Leader+ rank, it actually wasnt introduced until a couple of days later.

#### 1.6.6

1.6.6 (released on December 7 at 6:34am) was another hotfix for 1.6 which fixed bugs and added acheivements.

### Independence

On Decmeber 1st 2019, independence was declared, presumably meaning that TGC was no longer a collaboration and was now a standalone chat. George, the previous Co-Owner was also demoted to visitor on the day, hinting to a possible fight that may have occured between George and Jaylan during the day.

### 1.7 (Bank/Christmas Update)

1.7 (released on December 13 at 4:58/5:57pm) was the third major update of TGC which focused on improving the bank system and adding festive items. Its main features were the additions of bank accounts, loans and ATMs. It also added the contents slide and made it so that anyone below leader rank couldnt add people.

#### 1.7.1

1.7.1 (released on December 25 2019 at 8:39am) was a hotfix for 1.7 which added purchasable offices for the TGC Hotel.

### 1.8 (Room Update)

1.8 (released February 1 2020 at 6:25pm) was the fourth major update for TGC which focused on improving rooms and the TGC Hotel. Its main features were the room shop and room themes, room service, the vault and the gamer shop v2. 1.8 was released unfinished as no room themes had been created when 1.8 released.

#### 1.8.1

1.8.1 (released February 7 2020 at 8:10am) was a hotfix for 1.8 which commemorated Julian, who was leaving to the netherlands. Julian was mostly active in The Gamers Club however he was in the group so he was commemorated. His activity in both groups would decline after leaving and he eventually would completely stop chatting. 1.8.1 also added a WIP Uber as well as completing 1 room theme.

#### v2.0 teaser

a few days before 1.8.3 launched, the first of many teasers for update 2.0 would drop, revealing a possible new chat theme and new main menu.

#### 1.8.3

1.8.3 (released February 18 2020 at 8:06am) was another hotfix for 1.8 which added the complete Uber (which was basically just a slide with links). It was also the first update to not change the version number on the main menu, most likely because Jaylan simply forgot to change it.

##### Uber Redesign Origin

Some time after 1.8.3 released, someone changed the Uber to say that it was paid (which it wasnt). This prompted Adfaith, a long time member of TGC to make a better uber (called didi) and make it free to all. Eventually Jaylan saw this and addressed the confusion, prompting Adfaith to delete the didi. Jaylan would however use the didis design to upgrade the uber in 1.8.4.

#### 1.8.4

1.8.4 (released on March 20 2020 at 5:55pm) was a hotfix for 1.8.3 which redesigned the Uber to look better.

### 1.9 Beta

1.9 beta (released on March 29 2020 at 8:51am) was a beta test for the upcoming update, update 1.9. It added the rank chart.

### 1.9 (Level Update)

1.9 (released March 29 2020 at 1:32pm) was the fifth major update for TGC which focused on adding XP and levels as well as making acheivements more important. Its main features were adding player levels, XP, and seasonal achievements. It also added the level chart.

#### v2.0 teaser 2

A couple days after 1.9 came out, a second teaser for update 2.0 came out, featuring another new style of main menu

#### 1.9.2

1.9.2 (released April 8 2020 at 6:49am) was a hotfix for 1.9 which refined shop mechanics and decluttered the chat. It was also the first update since 1.8.3 to not change the version number on the main menu, again, most likely because Jaylan forgot to change it. A COVID update page was also created a couple days after this update)

#### 1.9.3

1.9.3 (released April 23 2020 5:36pm) was a hotfix for 1.9 which added the TV and a like/dislike system for art. It also added the finished courtroom which was being worked on just before the update was dropped.

#### 1.9.4

1.9.4 (released May 5 2020 at 11:51am) was a hotfix for 1.9 which decluttered the chat as well as adding packs, updating custom text, adding shop customs and adding the Uber 3.0. This is the first of many mini updates which were not added to the official patch notes for an unknown reason.

#### 1.9.6

1.9.6 (released May 20 2020 at 12:03pm) was a hotfix for 1.9 which added paychecks, gamepasses and the gamepass shop. Was another mini update not mentioned in offfical patch notes.

#### 1.9.8

1.9.8 was an update that was planned but never officially released. It planned to add an upcoming updates page.

### 2.0 Downtime

2.0 downtime started on June 5 2020 at 3:16pm. The downtime would remain for a while until the beta was released.

### 2.0 Beta

v2.0 beta (released June 28 2020 at 7:50am) was a beta test for the upcoming update, v2.0. It added updated graphics and a teaser for the TGC Custom marketplace where people would make their own shops. It also added a fortnite style info page for gamepasses.

### 2.0 Cancellation and Closure of TGC

After the 2.0 beta was released, Jaylan noticed that the hype for TGC had died down significantly. This was especially apparent now as from the 2.0 betas release to the closure of TGC a year later, only 5 people of the many added would interact with the chat, most only interacting once. While the amount of times people would interact went from multiple times per day to a couple times per month. On July 20 2021 at 10:09am, 1 year and 1 month after the release of 2.0 beta, The Gamers Chat would be shut down permanently and would be turned into a sort of museum as it remained accessible to all added, yet it would be uneditable.

## Legacy

TGC was a large part of 2020 GHZ and it fueled many conflicts that occured during that era. While TGC did eventually close, it is still avaliable to view to the members who were in it before it closed. The entire history of the chat is also visible to me so i am consistantly getting more info ;). While TGC may be forgotten by some, for others it was a big part of their life and helped them find friends and others like them.