I think that someone here is sensitive to trolling!
@BraiNRaiN:
I see your point, but is 'console-spamming' really a problem? IMO it hardly is.
Firstly, the most important (by you defined as) communication channel is TeamSpeak. UT's say function is ineffective (you've got to type) and too easy to ignore (nope, not because of console spam, but because of concentration on your crosshair, incoming bullets or whatever makes you unable to read text during a game).
Secondly, console spam is hardly blocking for serious or important messages. There's a 20 second interval (average, no scientific proof, sorry) in which there may be 5-20 lol-binds on your screen, which takes about 2 seconds for them to disappear again. Assuming that the most important messages in UT are teamsay messages for incomings (which are usually spammed as well, btw), there will hardly be a problem, right? (On top of that: teamsay messages are visually more clear)
In all the years I've played UT and PUGs, there's hardly been a situation in which console-spam prevented me from reading messages. Only sometimes a suicide-message (cue for a launch) is missed, but it doesn't go much further than that. If UT's built-in chat function is your main communication channel then I could see a minor problem. But I guess using UT's built-in chat is a bad choice to begin with anyway.
Your short-sighted view on peoples personality because they console-spam is completely rediculous as well. If you're trying to be a smart-ass, then please do differentiate between what people mean with their console spam and the way you perceive it. If you really are offended by DJ's -bind or someone else with some lol-spam, then I guess its time to question your own personality instead of questioning the personality of the sender.
@BraiNRaiN:
I see your point, but is 'console-spamming' really a problem? IMO it hardly is.
Firstly, the most important (by you defined as) communication channel is TeamSpeak. UT's say function is ineffective (you've got to type) and too easy to ignore (nope, not because of console spam, but because of concentration on your crosshair, incoming bullets or whatever makes you unable to read text during a game).
Secondly, console spam is hardly blocking for serious or important messages. There's a 20 second interval (average, no scientific proof, sorry) in which there may be 5-20 lol-binds on your screen, which takes about 2 seconds for them to disappear again. Assuming that the most important messages in UT are teamsay messages for incomings (which are usually spammed as well, btw), there will hardly be a problem, right? (On top of that: teamsay messages are visually more clear)
In all the years I've played UT and PUGs, there's hardly been a situation in which console-spam prevented me from reading messages. Only sometimes a suicide-message (cue for a launch) is missed, but it doesn't go much further than that. If UT's built-in chat function is your main communication channel then I could see a minor problem. But I guess using UT's built-in chat is a bad choice to begin with anyway.
Your short-sighted view on peoples personality because they console-spam is completely rediculous as well. If you're trying to be a smart-ass, then please do differentiate between what people mean with their console spam and the way you perceive it. If you really are offended by DJ's -bind or someone else with some lol-spam, then I guess its time to question your own personality instead of questioning the personality of the sender.
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