I don't have the design doc handy, and I don't remember what we decided for sure, but we DID discuss this...
What MY thoughts are (again, I'm not speaking for the group, since I don't remember the results of the discussion -- it was quite some time ago) is that I would like to see several chat modes:
1) Full text chat - visible to all players
2) Team Members only
3) Squad Members only
4) Visible Teammates only
5) Visible Teammates Macros Only
A Server would designate which chat modes were valid -- so you could have a War in which you could ONLY get Macro chat -- and that would only be sent in VS mode... thus emulating hand signals.
A 6th option would be Voice chat -- but I'm not a fan of voice chat -- not only is it not historically accurate (and takes up bandwidth that could be allocated to the game), but my wife thinks I'm nuts already without me talking to my monitor!!
S!
JW
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