Chat (manual)
Chat is still limited, but it's got an ever-growing functionality. Here's the basic stuff you can do:
/? or /help
Pull up a list of common commands.
/c [channel] or /channel [channel]
Go to another channel.
/channels
See which channels are available to you. Normal, Help, Trade, Games, and Roleplay are open to everyone from the start. The names of the channels should give a very good indication of what their purposes are, with Normal being a catchall for anything not in the others. No spoilers will be allowed in Help. All other channels will stand by the 48-hour rule (no spoilers for anything discovered in the last 48 hours, unless it's clearly open to the public, like items in stores.) Most channels have shortcut codes: N for Normal, ? for Help, $ or T for trade, G for games, RP for Roleplay. (We're saving R for something else, so no complaining.)
/l [channel] or /listen [channel]
Listen to another channel. To stop listening, type the command a second time.
/s [channel] or /switch [channel]
Switch to another channel, but still listen to your current channel.
#[channel] [message] or `[channel] [message]
Speak into a channel that you're listening to but aren't in currently. You cannot speak into a channel that you're not listening to. Example: you're in channel normal, and listening to help. You could use this to say something in the Help channel.
/who
List who is in the channel.
/whois [player]
Look up information about a player, by ID or by name.
/em [message]
Puts a message in italics. Is short for "emote" and is generally used to imply actions without speaking. Be like the mime, not like the chattering monkey.
/pm [player] [message] or /msg [player] [message] or /w [player] [message]
Send a private message to another player. You can send it to the player's ID or name (with underscores instead of spaces).
/cls
Clear the chat screen of all messages.
/taglen
Stands for tag length. Toggles between short and longer versions of channel tags. (Example: will display [N] instead of [Normal] or [?] for [Help].
/exit
Leave chat.