diff --git a/ChatTwo/Plugin.cs b/ChatTwo/Plugin.cs
index b5adad9..fc45fc1 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Plugin.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Plugin.cs
@@ -153,13 +153,15 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             }
 
             // Hellion default tab layout for first-run and v10-wipe.
-            // General-catch-all + FC + Party + Linkshell + Tells matches the
-            // channel set the average raider uses; the Beginner tab only
-            // appears when the user has the Novice Network enabled in Audio
-            // & Notifications, otherwise it would just sit empty.
+            // General catches player chat plus active gameplay events; the
+            // System tab takes the technical noise so it does not bury real
+            // conversation. Beginner tab only appears when the Novice
+            // Network is enabled in Audio and Notifications, otherwise it
+            // would just sit empty.
             if (Config.Tabs.Count == 0)
             {
                 Config.Tabs.Add(TabsUtil.VanillaGeneral);
+                Config.Tabs.Add(TabsUtil.HellionSystem);
                 Config.Tabs.Add(TabsUtil.HellionFreeCompany);
                 Config.Tabs.Add(TabsUtil.HellionParty);
                 if (Config.ShowNoviceNetwork)
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs b/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs
index 538883a..c4dd719 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Settings_Information_Changelog_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Information_Changelog_Heading));
 
     // Hellion Chat — Default tab presets (channel-themed)
+    internal static string Tabs_Presets_System => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_System));
     internal static string Tabs_Presets_FreeCompany => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_FreeCompany));
     internal static string Tabs_Presets_Party => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_Party));
     internal static string Tabs_Presets_Beginner => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_Beginner));
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx b/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx
index 2aa6ac9..1f9b7f4 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx
+++ b/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@
   </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Default-Tab-Presets (kanalspezifisch) -->
+  <data name="Tabs_Presets_System" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>System</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_FreeCompany" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Free Company</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.resx b/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.resx
index 8fa8abd..519f010 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.resx
+++ b/ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.resx
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@
   </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Default tab presets (channel-themed) -->
+  <data name="Tabs_Presets_System" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>System</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_FreeCompany" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Free Company</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs b/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs
index 776d3f0..b143a5c 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs
@@ -14,22 +14,17 @@ public static class TabsUtil
         return channels;
     }
 
-    // Hellion-tuned General preset. Differs from upstream Vanilla:
-    // Tells (own tab), emotes, novice network and the FC/PvP announcement
-    // streams move into their dedicated themed tabs so the General tab
-    // is the public-chat catch-all that the maintainer actually runs in
-    // production. NpcDialogue stays here because the user reads it
-    // alongside system messages instead of in a separate Event tab.
+    // Hellion-tuned General preset. The pure player-talk catch-all plus
+    // the active-gameplay event streams (loot, crafting, gathering, NPC
+    // dialogue, party-finder pings). Pure technical noise (System, Error,
+    // Login/Logout spam, retainer sales, alarms, sign messages) lives in
+    // the dedicated System tab so it doesn't bury actual conversation.
     public static Tab VanillaGeneral => new()
     {
         Name = Language.Tabs_Presets_General,
         SelectedChannels = new Dictionary<ChatType, (ChatSource, ChatSource)>
         {
-            // Special
-            [ChatType.Debug] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Urgent] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Notice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            // Chat
+            // Player chat
             [ChatType.Say] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.Yell] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.Shout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
@@ -54,25 +49,13 @@ public static class TabsUtil
             [ChatType.Linkshell6] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.Linkshell7] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.Linkshell8] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            // Announcements
-            [ChatType.System] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Error] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Echo] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.NpcAnnouncement] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            // Active-gameplay events
             [ChatType.NpcDialogue] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.FreeCompanyLoginLogout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.PvpTeamLoginLogout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.RetainerSale] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.LootNotice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Progress] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.LootRoll] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.Crafting] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.Gathering] = (ChatSource.LocalPlayer, ChatSource.LocalPlayer),
             [ChatType.PeriodicRecruitmentNotification] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.RandomNumber] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Orchestrion] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.MessageBook] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-            [ChatType.Alarm] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
         }
     };
 
@@ -139,6 +122,33 @@ public static class TabsUtil
         Channel = InputChannel.NoviceNetwork,
     };
 
+    public static Tab HellionSystem => new()
+    {
+        Name = HellionStrings.Tabs_Presets_System,
+        SelectedChannels = new Dictionary<ChatType, (ChatSource, ChatSource)>
+        {
+            [ChatType.Debug] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Urgent] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Notice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.System] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Error] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Echo] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.GatheringSystem] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetworkSystem] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.NpcAnnouncement] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.FreeCompanyLoginLogout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.PvpTeamLoginLogout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.RetainerSale] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Progress] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.RandomNumber] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Orchestrion] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.MessageBook] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Alarm] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.Sign] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+            [ChatType.GlamourNotifications] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
+        },
+    };
+
     public static Tab HellionLinkshell => new()
     {
         Name = HellionStrings.Tabs_Presets_Linkshell,