PROBLEM

[GermanJake]

I just played this for the first time and im rank L and cant speak this bothers me

[SpikeyThorn]

You're in the Local chat channel.
Hence the [L], which isn't your rank, it's just showing your chat channel.

Type /ch g to get into the global chat channel, which will be marked with [G]
There's also the Trade chat channel, (/ch t) which is for Trading with players, nothing more, this will be shown with [T]
And of course, as you've discovered, local, which will only be read by those around you, within a certain radius.

[2468avc]

250 blocks, to be exact.

[DeeKay]

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