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How do you speak in game? (poll) - Binne Boi - 04-06-2024

I got curious and wanted to get to the bottom of it. Down below will be a link to a poll where you choose your method of communicating in game. 

Here is the poll

Id also like to hear your thoughts and opinions on the different options. Personally I only use y for radio and t for talking. I know some people also change they way they talk depending on what role they play. Such as ai needing to juggle between radios quicker.


Explanation?

Talking:

T to open a window where you type, then hit enter to say it.

Tab then type "say blah blah" to say "blah blah".

Radio:

Y to open a window where you type, then hit enter to say it over radio.

Shortcuts means using shortcuts for radio in your preferred way of talking. Such as :c :m :g.


Results:
I have updated it a three times now, with a total of 33 answers.

[Image: Radio-1.png][Image: Speaking-1.png]

And there you have it.

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RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Solenoid - 04-08-2024

Thanks for the stats! I find it pretty neat that a third or so of the population uses the :g, :c, etc. shortcuts. I used to do that, but eventually swapped to the Y menu instead. Do you have any plans for future polls? Seeing how people regularly emote, drag items, point at things, etc. would be cool too.  space bear

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Binne Boi - 04-09-2024

(04-08-2024, 07:31 PM)Solenoid Wrote: Thanks for the stats! I find it pretty neat that a third or so of the population uses the :g, :c, etc. shortcuts. I used to do that, but eventually swapped to the Y menu instead. Do you have any plans for future polls? Seeing how people regularly emote, drag items, point at things, etc. would be cool too.  space bear

Id gladly do some more polls in the future, if you or anyone else has any suggestions I am all ears. Right now I have some plans on making a poll about favorite job / antag among other things.

Oh and what made you switch from shortcuts to y? Was it something specific? I am curious to know.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - klushy225 - 04-09-2024

I probably should switch to y- I always accidentally transmit security stuff over general by typing too fast

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Solenoid - 04-09-2024

(04-09-2024, 02:34 AM)Binne Boi Wrote:
(04-08-2024, 07:31 PM)Solenoid Wrote: Thanks for the stats! I find it pretty neat that a third or so of the population uses the :g, :c, etc. shortcuts. I used to do that, but eventually swapped to the Y menu instead. Do you have any plans for future polls? Seeing how people regularly emote, drag items, point at things, etc. would be cool too.  space bear

Id gladly do some more polls in the future, if you or anyone else has any suggestions I am all ears. Right now I have some plans on making a poll about favorite job / antag among other things.

Oh and what made you switch from shortcuts to y? Was it something specific? I am curious to know.
AI has some differences in the shortcuts, not major, and I don't play AI much, but it showed me the shortcomings of using them. Plus, as klushy mentioned, you can sometimes mess up and transmit department-specific stuff over general, which is annoying at best and gives the antags intel for free at worst.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Kateaclysm - 04-15-2024

My memory is awful, and committing all of the shortcuts to memory is an exercise in futility for me, so the Y shortcut is a godsend. If there's any major benefit to the shortcuts, I'm not aware of them.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Tyrant - 04-16-2024

The major benefit, for me, is typing faster. Y menu takes about half a second for me, wheras the text box with T (or wink opens instantly. But then again i have intercontinental lag, so this might not be true for everyone

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Mouse - 04-16-2024

I used "y" for any radio beyond the default and Enter + say for anything else.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Lefinch - 09-06-2024

I used Y because I do not trust myself not to mischannel constantly if I didn't.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - freedo5 - 09-06-2024

Shortcuts for life, it's really funny when i tell something to the entire crew and it was meant for the department only, the reactions people have can be really amazing especially if they misinterpret the message and think some trouble is coming.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - UrsulaMejor - 09-06-2024

I click the chatbox to focus the command bar and type "say" like everyone else, of course.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Mouse - 09-07-2024

(09-06-2024, 12:32 PM)UrsulaMejor Wrote: I click the chatbox to focus the command bar and type "say" like everyone else, of course.

I will do this even if I'm not in game.

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - Outie - 10-16-2024

I've been typing 'say' for so long but after seeing this im definitely making an effort to switch to the hotkeys, especially because I noticed it doesn't put the chat bubble over your when you type say vs. when you already have the hotkey menu open

RE: How do you speak in game? (poll) - KikiMofo - 10-16-2024

Such a shame that the command box and typing "say" was forgotten about with this poll.
BACK IN MY DAY WE DIDN'T HAVE TEXT BOXES WE ONLY HAD THE COMMAND BOX AND YOU HAD TO CLICK IT AND TYPE SAY EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING
AND WE LIKED IT.

I use text box nowadays.