IRC

So~
How many of you know what IRC [Instant Relay Chat] is, how to use an IRC client, and would be interested in a BlueSkooma channel if I created one?
-big eyes-

Anyone?

Oops. I made one anyway.
Anyone interested in joining can find me on the DarkMyst server, join #BlueSkoomaRoleplay
:3

Currently getting ChanServ set up, and seeing about loading some scripts into the channel to make playing fun. :3

Not sure what this is?
:confused:

IRC is basically the grandfather of instant message?
It's a giant chat client that lets you IM groups.
It's used for just about everything-- including roleplay.
It's been around since the beginning of the internet.

There are a handful of clients for it-- most popular are mIRC and xchat.
I use xchat-2 for Windows, which is the freeware version of x-chat.

It operates very similarly to the chat system in ESO-- in fact, most MMORPGs use an IRC-based script for running their global chats.
However, with channels, you only get messages from people IN the channel.

The Server is where Channels are hosted-- think of the server like the forum, and the channel as the thread.

It's kinda like TeamSpeak, except way more customizable and silent which is good for my late-night habits. xD

So like Skype Chat?

Skype's chat was developed from IRC, yes. :3
Again, IRC clients are more moddable-- you can customize them in about a hundred thousand different ways if you know what you're doing with the Scripts. (I don't know much, I'm a dabbler, not a whiz, hehe.)

If you want to come check it out without downloading a client, you shhhhould be able to.
Mozilla firefox comes with Chatzilla add-on, so you could run it right from your browser if you use Firefox. (http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/)

If you do use the Mozilla addon, then in your URL bar, just copy and paste irc://paralysis.tx.us.darkmyst.org/ to open it and get to the server
and then in the text bar, type /join #BlueSkoomaRoleplay to get into the channel I've got open. :3

You could use any DarkMyst server location, the TX one is just the one I happened to grab. Lol.

http://www.darkmyst.org/?page=servers

If this actually picks up, I'll set ChanOps and such to run and maintain the Channel and such and have their awesome officerstatus in the channel xD

(I'm crashing for te night. Will leave the chan up. )

I got my start to RP life on mIRC about 12 years ago. It was great fun really but I pry wont ever download the client again myself. Just cuz ... *sigh* I've moved on *tear*

LoL but in all seriousness this isn't a bad idea BUT it's kinda old school.

What iş thaaaat?