Clan Chat

''This article refers to the clan chat added to the game on April 12 2011. For the previous clan chat, see Friends Chat.''

The Clan Chat (abbreviated as CC) was added to the game along with the Clan Camp on 12 April 2011. Similar in functionality to the Friends Chat, it provides a channel for communication between all members of a registered clan who are online at the time. Online clan members join the Clan Chat automatically upon logging in, and are always present during gameplay or while in the lobby. Clan Chats are available to both free players and members.

Until the Clan Camp update, what is currently called the Friends Chat was known as the Clan Chat.

Usage
Players send messages to the Clan Chat channel by typing two slashes (//) and then their message. A message sent to the channel will appear for every online clan member, regardless of their current world (if any). Because of this, the Clan Chat system is a useful way to reach all online members at once for announcements, or to hold discussions or meetings. Individual players can filter the messages received from the Clan Chat by toggling the Clan option at the bottom-left of the screen, even setting it to Off if they do not wish to take part in discussions, but the only ways to leave the Clan Chat are to log out or leave the clan.

Guests
Players who are not official members of a clan can join its Clan Chat as a guest if they know the clan's name and if the clan's officials allow guests to join the chat. They can do so by opening the clan chat interface, then clicking on the green 'Visited clan chat' button in the bottom-right corner of the clan chat interface, and finally cliking 'Join/leave another clan's clanchat' in the top-left corner of the interface.

Rather than the usual two slashes, players preface messages with three slashes (///) in order to send them to a guest Clan Chat. Depending on the settings of the Clan Chat, guests may be able to enter the channel and read messages, but unable to send any of their own. If an administrator invites a non-clan member to join the Clan Chat, they will be ranked as Recruit; otherwise, guest players are unranked.

Kicking/Banning Guests
Guest members of a clan chat can be kicked by anyone with the 'Who can kick from the chat' permission as set in the clan settings. The kicks can be performed by either right-clicking the guest's name in the clan chat interface, right clicking any chat sent by the guest or clicking the 'Temporarally kick/ban a guest' button in the top-right corner of the clan chat interface. A message will then be printed automatically by the kicking player staiting the player they are attempting to kick. Kicks will then last for an hour, unless the clan chat is emptied (which is more difficult to do with the new clan chat since players cannot kick clan members to help empty the channel, and players cannot leave the channel while in-game).

Guests can be perminantly banned from a clan chat by adding their name to the 'Clan ban list' (which is the red tab beside the visited clan chat). Players can only be added to this list by clan members ranked admin or above, and in adding someone's name to this list they will be unable to join as a guest untill their name is removed from the list. This list is visible to all members of the clan chat.

Clan Settings
Main article: Clan Settings

Clan officials are able to change the following settings of the Clan Chat. All options are set to "Recruit+" by default; clan members with Administrator ranking and above can adjust the settings.
 * Who can talk on chat? - Determines who can send messages to the channel. The settings range from Anyone (including guests) up to Owner only. Players who do not have the required permissions to be able to talk can still join the channel and read others' messages.
 * Who can kick from chat? - Determines who can kick and ban guest players from the Clan Chat. The settings range from Recruit+ to Owner only.
 * Who can enter chat? - Determines who can join the channel. The settings range from Anyone to Owner only. In order to allow non-ranked guest players to enter the chat, an administrator must change this setting to "Anyone".

Trivia

 * There is currently a glitch with the Clan Settings. When clicking on a clanmate's name to change rank, the options to edit their rank stay blackened, and "Please select a clanmate to view." is displayed. It has not yet been fixed.