Goonhub
07-22-2017, 06:49 PM
I'm personally against this because color actually plays a role in gameplay.
You use the colors of the chat to distinguish different "meanings." (Ex: Public radio, in person talk, department radio, actions/verbs, the odd warning message.) While in this case the spoken text isn't altered, the highlighted names don't add anything, and sorta just make everything look cluttered.
On the other hand, potential function of colored names could be tying players to whatever headset they're using. Example, someone speaks through a research headset, so their name comes up as purple in the chat. That said, it still has the problem of weird clutter, but it would be better than custom colors.
You use the colors of the chat to distinguish different "meanings." (Ex: Public radio, in person talk, department radio, actions/verbs, the odd warning message.) While in this case the spoken text isn't altered, the highlighted names don't add anything, and sorta just make everything look cluttered.
On the other hand, potential function of colored names could be tying players to whatever headset they're using. Example, someone speaks through a research headset, so their name comes up as purple in the chat. That said, it still has the problem of weird clutter, but it would be better than custom colors.