How do you speak in game? (poll)

[Binne Boi]

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.



And there you have it.

[Solenoid]

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. 

[Binne Boi]

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. 

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.

[klushy225]

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

[Solenoid]

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. 

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.

[Kateaclysm]

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.

[Tyrant]

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

[Mouse]

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

[Lefinch]

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

[freedo5]

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.

[UrsulaMejor]

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

[Mouse]

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.

[Outie]

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

[KikiMofo]

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.

[The ailman]

Shortcuts feel REALLY good to use, it was specifically helpful for me when I played in a shitty laptop a few months ago. The "y" radio box took an annoying (not a a lot but it changed) amount of time to appear. It's also very dynamic to use, your muscle memory and word association (:m for medical, :c for civilian, :e for engineering) helps a bunch when learning it