Chat system
Basic Chat To chat with other players in the nearby area, type what you wish to say and press the "Enter" key.
Clan Chat Type the "@" symbol (Shift-2) and a message, and the message will be displayed to other members of your clan, no matter where they are in the game world.
Alliance Chat Type the "$" symbol (Shift-4) and a message, and the message will be displayed to other members of your alliance, no matter where they are in the game world.
Party Chat Type the "#" symbol (Shift-3) and a message, and the message will be displayed to all members of your current party.
Trade Chat Type the "+" symbol before a message to send your message to the trade chat channel.
Whisper Type a quotation mark (") before the character name, then enter your message to send a private message to another player in the game.
Shout Type the "!" symbol (Shift-1) followed by a message to shout the message to nearby players.
Hero Type the "%" symbol (Shift-5) followed by a message to broadcast the message to all players on the server. This channel can only be used by Heroes once every 10 seconds.