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SilentJ245's avatar
7 years ago

Previous chat history shouldn't be visible when you join a lobby

Product: Apex Legends
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number N/A
Enter RAM memory size in GB N/A
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? SilentJ245
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)?
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In the lobby (waiting area before the match)
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Joining open chat room
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Joining open chat room
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? I don't know
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? N/A
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) N/A
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Little to no impact to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? If you join an open lobby, you can see all the chat history that occurred prior to you joining. This seems like a privacy issue and not at all intuitive to the people in the lobby who had the conversation. I can join the lobby while they are in game, read the conversation, and leave without them ever realizing
What should be happening instead? Shouldn't see messages prior to joining the lobby
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Conversation in a lobby. 3rd person join later. sees conversation.

Previous chat history shouldn't be visible to people that join the lobby later. Especially so with open lobbies.

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  • Joining you can join any of your friends' party and have access to their chat history. I imagine that could be abused in some way or at least to some awkward moments as people might read what wasn't meant for them to see.

    Recorded a video, unlisted on YT: https://youtu.be/sG_9mUnNzW8

    If it's something that's already been discussed or addressed in the last update then I'm sorry, I haven't been able to test it since

  • Product: Apex Legends
    Platform:PC
    Please specify your platform model. PC
    AMD or Nvidia Model Number NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Enter RAM memory size in GB 16
    What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? Cocopiggie
    Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
    Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)?
    Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
    Where did the issue occur? In the lobby (waiting area before the match)
    Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Main screen with chat
    What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Joining a teammate
    Did your squad mates also experience the issue? I don't know
    How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 0
    When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 21/03/19 16:30
    How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
    How severe is your issue? Little to no impact to gameplay
    What happens when the bug occurs? When joining a teammate through the friends list menu, chat history of the players joined is presented.
    What should be happening instead? No history of chat between players before you join should be present.
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have two players talk to each other in the main menu via chat, have a 3rd player join and he will be able to see the chat prior to him joining.

    I discovered the other day that you can see parts of chat history between other players when joining a squad. A few days ago I joined a friend of mine through the in-game list and to my surprise I could see the chat log 30 minutes prior to my joining. I am unsure if this is intentional but seems to be a huge breach of privacy. The same thing happened to me today when I joined a group of 2 players which I recently friended as I enjoyed playing with them. I just felt that I should let you know that this is an issue and seems like it could be a very big issue with many users as it could lead to information being shared with users of the game of which it is not intended. I am currently unsure as if this issue is present when joining a squad through the opt-in feature you recently added. If it is, then an even bigger problem is presented when sharing other users chat history with unacquainted players.

    If you require any other information, please feel free to contact me. 

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