Global Chat Channel List

[WingedKagouti]

While the game includes various useful channels, the most useful ones are IMO the player created ones that let people chat with each other regardless of zone and current character. They do have one tiny fault at the moment: You can't get a list of all publically available channels. Hence this thread.

Currently known channels, main categories in italics:

General
Help
chat
PTS
C.R.E.W
Global

Item related
Crafting
Auction
trade
Market Place

Content related
Perk Hunters
LFG
Player Events

Roleplaying related
Champions RP
Socrates Comm
RP
OOC
CORP

I'll add channels as I'm made aware of them.

How to use channels:
To join a channel, use the Channels tab in the Chat Options (right click the chat tabs to open). Type in the name of the channel and click Join.

To chat use:

/ChannelSend <channel name> <message>

Example:
/ChannelSend "Perk Hunters" Hi there

This will result in you sending the message

Hi there

to the channel Perk Hunters. Note the quote marks around the channel name. They are required for any channel with spaces in the name.

A keybind that can help with this is:

/bind <key> "startchatwith /ChannelSend <channel name><space>"

Example:
/bind + "startchatwith /ChannelSend "Perk Hunters" "

This will input

/ChannelSend "Perk Hunters"

(with the trailing space) in your chat field whenever you press the + (plus) key, essentially working like the enter key does for your default channel. The system knows how to correctly parse the multiple quote marks in that bind.

To change channel colour of the channel messages open the chat options and click the white (default colour) square next to the channel name. This can help you quickly identify what channel is being talked in if you are subscribed to multiple channels.

As a final note, remember that you can only be subscribed to 5 user created channels at the same time, so only join the channels you .

Edit:

Originally Posted by Dracoslayer16

Another useful command I found.

/channel_setcurrent <channel_name>
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent Local
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent TeamID_LIVE
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent GuildID_LIVE
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent Zone

These ones will change the channel you are typing in so you can quickly and easily change between channels instead of sending single messages to each channel.

[Lohr]

Thanks WK, very helpful! I added this to the wiki, of course, crediting you.

[Thrage]

There's also a 'Help' channel. There are people in it but rarely does anyone say anything. And then there's 'RP', and 'OOC', which roleplayers use.

[Dardove]

Personally I like this one better

[Chat]

Awww my own thread. I feel all warm and tingly inside.

What?

[Dracoslayer16]

Another useful command I found.

/channel_setcurrent <channel_name>
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent Local
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent TeamID_LIVE
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent GuildID_LIVE
/bind <key> channel_setcurrent Zone

These ones will change the channel you are typing in so you can quickly and easily change between channels instead of sending single messages to each channel.

[WingedKagouti]

Updated OP with new command.

[Dardove]

Looking good.

[WingedKagouti]

Added a new channel to the list.

[FLitz]

This is a win thread OP, Thanks a lot.