Hello, I would like to suggest reforming what certain chats are used for
As we know, each chat is supposed to be used for certain things and this helps organizations. Ex: Trade chat is for all sales.
However, certain aspects of chats don't make much sense and players don't use them at all for their "intended" purpose.
For example, rating pokemon. In technicality, trade chat is supposed to be used for price checking and rating of pokemon. However, most people do it in help or all chat. This goes beyond its intended purpose. Players though, don't mind help chat being used for rating pokemon. People actively help other players in help chat when it comes to Ev spread, natures, rating, price checks, and important Ivs. This is not a bad thing, as players don't mind. I have never seen a single community member tell someone to go to battle chat for Ev spreads or tell a player to go to trade chat for price checks. Simply, the players of the community have adapted the chat for another purpose where they would prefer to put information and questions. I cannot speak for players, but my gut tells me that they would prefer not to have price checks done in trade chat, as to only keep trade chat for the sales of items and pokemon.
Changing the purposes of certain chats would also eliminate the problem of people switching chats. Most of the time, people arent in battle chat discuss Ivs, Evs, etc etc. A lot of those people are in the help chat and all chat. People also may get rid of battle chat to make way for guild chat or private conversations. Most people keep help,trade, and all. Having this change would eliminate the chat limit problem.
The only time I have ever seen someone tell players that help chat is solely for story question is when a moderator comes on. This is counter productive because it wastes staff time, as players prefer having help chat for the purposes they use it for. It also disrupts players who were comfortable with the way things were. Help chat is still used for story questions, I answer them all the time. But, there is nothing wrong with having its purpose expanded beyond what it was originally intended. Because of this observation, i suggest the following
1) Help chat be used for most questions. This includes Ev spread questions, ivs, rates, the works.
2) eliminate trade being used for price check
3) eliminate battle chat being used for Ev spreads, etc.
I admit, this is a small QoL change, but because it is such, its very easy to implement.
Pros:
1) players are more comfortable as this is already how it is ( on yellow atleast).
2) staff don't need to moderate chat excessively over these small things, which free up staff.
3) people don't have to be in multiple chats to get all their questions answered, which frees up their choice of which chats they want to have active.
Thanks for listening!
