Chat & Messages

“Somebody out there is always mid-sentence.” — The Seamkeeper’s Codex, The Ten (Nerida)

Three channels, three purposes. All of them live in the chat panel, with a preview of the latest message pinned to your main screen so you never miss the conversation entirely.

World chat

The server-wide channel — every Overseer on the map shares it. Recruitment, trade talk, boss-kill announcements, and the general noise of a living server. Your messages carry your name and avatar; tap any speaker to open their contact card.

Note

World chat is public by definition. The block tool works here (a blocked player’s messages vanish for you), and the report tool is one tap away on any message — see Profiles & Safety.

Alliance chat

Members only. This is the working channel — boss windows, tech-donation nudges, who needs backup on a deep snarl. If world chat is the tavern, alliance chat is the war room; a healthy alliance’s chat scrolls daily.

You join it automatically with the alliance and leave it the same way.

Direct messages

Private one-on-one threads. Start one from any player’s contact card (Send Message), or continue an existing conversation from your DM inbox — the thread list shows each conversation with its latest message and unread state, most recent first.

Threads are persistent: leave, log off, come back tomorrow — the history holds. Unread counts track per-thread, so a busy inbox still shows you exactly where the new words are.

Blocking cuts both ways instantly: a blocked player can’t DM you, and their existing thread stops receiving. Unblock any time from your block list.

Etiquette that keeps servers pleasant

• Recruitment pitches: world chat, once — not DMs to strangers, repeatedly.
• Coordination: alliance chat, so the whole window sees it.
• Disagreements: DMs, where they don’t become theater.
• Anything that crosses a line: don’t answer — report and block. The tools exist so you never have to argue with a stranger at midnight.