6. Turn off trade chat and clean your screen

To the newbie, this is pure moonspeak

This is one thing I'm sure would take away from ANY immersion. That thing is nasty! It's an endless spam of people typing in code that even the FBI would have trouble cracking, attempting to buy or sell gear like some massive black market. Right, now the code makes sense.

On a serious note. Just switch it off. It takes up a huge portion of the screen, it's constantly changing, it's not just distracting and annoying, it's a complete hindrance to anyone who wants to enjoy the game or at least see what they're fighting. The day Grinding Gear Games gave us a chat filter should be declared a holiday!