Quick Chat



Quick Chat is a method of talking using pre-set messages. It was released on 21 May 2008.

Quick Chat works by selecting from a database of messages. It also works using items, similar to the Grand Exchange item database - the user simply types an item name and it finds it from its list of items. This is the same with locations, food and monsters, as it has a database for each respectively.

You can access Quick Chat in several ways:
 * Clicking the Speech icon (Quick_chat_button.png) in the Chat Box
 * Clicking your Name in the Chat Box.
 * Pressing the Enter Key with no text previously typed.
 * Pressing the Enter Key with the '/' typed to bring up Clan Quick Chat.
 * Right-clicking on your name and selecting either Public or Clan Quick Chat.
 * Right-clicking on a name in your Friends list and selecting Quick Message for private Quick Chat.

Quick Chat is fast because it can be activated using keyboard shortcuts.

The current Quick Chat official worlds are Worlds 96, 160 and 161, as these are the only worlds where you can't chat freely. Many players use these worlds to get lots of raw items without too many players to compete with because most players don't want to be in worlds where they are unable to chat freely.

Context-sensitive chat
This only works in certain places. Basically depending on where you are, there are preset messages just for you. Hit F10 to view these. The places in which context-sensitive chat works are:


 * Barbarian Assault
 * Blast Furnace
 * Castle Wars
 * Clan Wars
 * Duel Arena
 * Falador Mole Lair
 * Fishing Trawler
 * Fist of Guthix
 * Games Room
 * Gnome Ball
 * God Wars Dungeon
 * Great Orb Project
 * Kalphite Lair
 * Party Room
 * Pest Control
 * Player-owned houses
 * Shades of Mort'ton
 * Stealing Creation
 * Trouble Brewing
 * TzHaar Fight Pit
 * Waterbirth Island Dungeon

Using the context-sensitive chat feature outside these areas will instead bring up the menu for the skill you last trained. Melee combat however used to always to bring up Attack, although this has now been fixed.

For example, if you last cut down a tree, pressing F10 will bring up the Woodcutting Quick Chat menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts
In addition to the Quick Chat update, the update also changed some of the previous keyboard shortcuts and introduced a new shortcut allowing the user to repeat the last Quick Chat message, along with other shortcuts.


 * Enter - opens up Quick Chat if you aren't currently typing anything.
 * F9 - opens the quick responses feature. From here, if someone said "How can I train up my Ranged level?", you could quickly reply with a monster name - e.g. "Try ranging: Chickens".
 * F10 - opens up the context-sensitive Quick Chat menu.
 * F11 - repeats the last phrase you said using Quick Chat.

Problems with Quick Chat
Given that Quick Chat is available to both muted and non-muted players, as opposed to normal chat (only accessible to non-muted players), some have expressed concern that it will become a tool for spamming. It remains to be seen whether this is the case.

The other concern is as to whether it will be a useful feature for most players. The main problem with the system is the sheer number of combinations, which makes it more difficult for players to learn specifics.

Strange Items
Many players have found that there have been many items in Quick Chat that do not exist in the game. There have been found by using the 'I like your item...' part in Quick Chat. Some of these have been taken off but some are still there.

Current Ones
I like your item...


 * More...
 * Back...
 * Paddle
 * Paintbrush
 * Hoop
 * Eastern Settlement/Discovery
 * No Eggs
 * Dwarfs
 * Seaweed in a Box?
 * Apricot Cream Pie
 * Truffles
 * Useless Ration Box
 * Trollweise

Past Ones
I like your item...


 * Pretty Girl
 * Sine Wave
 * Cape Fire
 * Sphinx Baby
 * Firestarter
 * Brass Monkey
 * 9mm Revolver
 * Double Helix
 * Mobile Phone

These may just be jokes, but they could be real future items that have just been leaked.

Trivia

 * If you are under the age of 13, you are only allowed to use the Quick Chat., unless someone of age has sent in the "Parental Consent Form" to Jagex.


 * Recently, one of the problems with quick chat (above) was that muted players could not use quick chat to tell other players they were muted. The option "I can only use Quick Chat." was added, however it is available to all players, not only muted players.


 * On the first day of its release it was functional but once the user had chosen from the options it would just disconnect them from the server. This was true for only about 10 minutes, as a new system update was completed to make it work. It was reported that World 124 did not receive the update, but regardless, it no longer has this glitch.


 * Quick Chat allows the user to type without the first letter being capitalized, whereas in normal text it is impossible to have the first letter not capitalized. For example, if someone were to say "w00t", then it would appear as "W00t", whereas the Quick Chat feature lets the user use the former.


 * There are a number of unreleased or fake items listed in the Items listed accessed via Quick Chat. Originally, these included "9mm revolver," "Truffle," "Pretty girl," "Sphinx baby," "Mobile phone," "Firestarter," "No eggs," "Brass monkey," "Double helix," "Dwarf," "Enjifern," "Paintbrush," "Apricot cream pie," "Sine wave," "Cape Fire." Some fake items such as "9mm revolver" and "Pretty girl" were removed on 23 May. Other items such as "Apricot cream pie" still remain.


 * It is possible to refer to the glitch items 'Null' and 'null'.


 * It is possible to refer to the ghost buster 500, Lathas' amulet, broken plate, sea slug, war ship, man speak amulet, broken axe and shantay disclaimer items Jagex removed from the game. Although the items are discontinued, they are still in the engine. However, the broken axe has been changed to 'broken hatchet', even though those items were removed before axes were changed to hatchets.


 * Searching clue scroll as an item will produce the message that there were too many results.


 * Player Moderator quick chat disappears when public chat is turned to "hide," "friends," or "off," without adding them to your ignore list.


 * The Quest As a First Resort... was spelled incorrectly in quick chat until 23 May. It was spelled "As a First Resourt".


 * You can't talk in worlds 96, 160 and 161. You can only use Quick Chat.


 * When talking to a person on FunOrb, the options seems limited. However, the enter shortcut still works, allowing you to send any phrase to a person playing FunOrb.


 * One of the reasons quick chat was released was so muted players may talk without breaking rules. However saying phrases like "I like your item: long bone." may be used to break the rules, however these are not always used in a sexual manner, though it is very easy to tell when players are joking.


 * Even though they're considered player-slang, Jagex made players able to speak using emoticons,(:-D :-/ :-P) with Quick Chat.


 * Jagex has stated on 09-02-09 that Quick Chat was introduced to comply with legal responsibilities, and was not introduced because they wanted players to stop using free chat.


 * When you are telling the surrounding players how much experience you need to get to the next level it only shows the difference between the level you're on and the next level. Example: If you are on level 57 and have 2.000 exp left to level 58 and tries to tell the surrounding players your needed experience it will show: I need 46826 experience to get to my next .... level.


 * The Quick Chat system is often used by players in PvP worlds, to discover another player's stats, because although players can say anything they want in the regular chat system, the Quick Chat tells the player's stats automatically. Most often it is used to determine the opponent's strength level.


 * When using the "I am smithing" prefix, and choosing Blurite or "more...", there will be some fake items listed on there.


 * When the quest Tale of the Muspah was released, players could refer to the quest Mysteries of the Mahjarrat, which does not exist.


 * It's possible to say "Another one bites the dust", 1980's song, via Quick Chat.


 * When you pick "I need ... experience to get to my next level" and choose a level 99 skill it will say: "I need 0 experience to get to my next level".


 * When you pick "I am going to craft rune...", there is the option to pick soul runes, even though the soul altar does not exist.