Chat

An integral part of MMORPGs and their gameplay is the communication with other players. In DCUO chatting is executed in the chat window where you can type in your messages.

There are certain things a player should know to use chat in DCUO efficiently. This article tries to outline those.

Chat Window
The chat window is in the lower left corner of the screen. Once it is activated you cannot interact with your character, so be careful not to get knocked out while you chat.

Activate the chat window by using the [Return] key, leave it by using [Esc] or [Return] on an empty line, meaning if you accidently active the chat window, just press [return] again.

Chat Channels
DCUO offers several chat channels which you can change with the [Ctrl] key if you are playing on a PC and once the chat window is active.

It is important to understand that these channels have different content and more importantly different scope.

[Shout]

Contents: informal, but say nothing you would not say in public

Scope: Your current map

[Say]

Contents: informal, perfect to e.g. talk to another player or group nearby

Scope: Your current surrounding

[Trade]

Contents: formal, search for or offer tradable items or respond to such calls

Scope: Server-wide

The posting frequency and message length both are limited.

[LFG]

Contents: formal, search for or offer a group to join

Scope: Server-wide

The posting frequency and message length both are limited.

[Group]

Contents: informal, talk about whatever you like to

Scope: Your current group

[League]

Contents: informal, talk about whatever you like to

Scope: Your current league

Chat Commands
The DCUO chat function interprets all lines beginning with a slash as chat command.

Try entering /help into the chat window.

For starters the most important commands are

/t name or /t "name with spaces" for a private message and /invite name to invite a player to a group

Chat Emotes
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