# Would be nice to be able to read chat while you are in a match
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/would-be-nice-to-be-able-to-read-chat-while-you-are-in-a-match/53584
**Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback
**Created:** [April 3, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/would-be-nice-to-be-able-to-read-chat-while-you-are-in-a-match/53584 "2019-04-03T20:28:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@BARBELITH](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/BARBELITH)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/would-be-nice-to-be-able-to-read-chat-while-you-are-in-a-match/53584/1 "2019-04-03T20:28:59Z")
wondering why this has not been implemented where we could see chat messages at the top of the screen while in a match the same as you do while you are on the map without having the chat window open
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### Author:  [@jpraveensn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jpraveensn)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/would-be-nice-to-be-able-to-read-chat-while-you-are-in-a-match/53584/2 "2019-04-04T06:25:10Z")
Probably because the battle needs to be unobtrusive in everyway. It is fine to just open the chat window when we need. Otherwise the window may start to look too cluttered.
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### Author:  [@BARBELITH](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/BARBELITH)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/would-be-nice-to-be-able-to-read-chat-while-you-are-in-a-match/53584/3 "2019-04-06T11:54:40Z")
Lol fair enough, this is why I rarely chat on global… because I play the game a lot xD