Please give casters battle voice

its so weird how they dont have one. just because theyre not doing physical stuff, doesnt mean theyre completely silent.

hell, red mage has melee combo.

also lore wise, they should be one of the talkiest ones since they need to recite spell incantation and stuff

Black mage should scream "EXPLOSION" everytime fire 4 or flare or despair is casted.

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Originally Posted by foussi

Black mage should scream "EXPLOSION" everytime fire 4 or flare or despair is casted.

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Isn't that was macros are for? ;) (NOTE: I'm being sarcastic)

Only if they give us separate sound slider setting for it - I don't want to hear it, but don't want to mess with current settings either.

I don't se how it's weird that casters don't have this? It's less a "yelling in combat" thing and more a "bard's whole schtick is singing and playing music and supporting their allies with voice and instrument on the battlefield."

We aren't just shouting at the wind because we feel like it, it's tied to what bards *do.* I mean if it'd make sense to me anyone else to have a "battle voice," I feel like it'd probably be tanks who lead the charge into battle?

I'd much rather see a *different* group buff for casters. ...other than embolden. I mean... word of power maybe? Or something.

Lol wait... reading again, I guess you mean actual character voice lines? Thought you literally meant battle voice, whoops xD

I guess my answer is kiiinda similar anyway, though - I dunno if I'd be shouting "HUAHHH!! HAHH!!!" every time I cast a spell, but I dunno, maybe. I did really love how Aion actually had vocal incantations with a lot of spell casts, even if it did get a little annoying hearing "BIIINN GAHERAAA!!" or whatever TF it was every 2 seconds after a while.

Still don't think it's weird they don't have it, but not really opposed to it being changed either.

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Originally Posted by Anzaman

Only if they give us separate sound slider setting for it - I don't want to hear it, but don't want to mess with current settings either.

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This, or a toggle for character voice effects, either way. I don't enjoy listening to my healer grunt forcefully like some sort of heavyweight champ every single time she casts a spell.


(If this is a specific ability called Battle Voice, I'll see myself out. Seems unclear from responses lol.)

Only it it comes with an option to turn everyone's combat voices on or off. A couple of them really grate after a bit.

RDM does the battle voice when doing the melee combo.

Regarding the other DoM, I just assume they do the spell non-verbally.

Lore-wise, is it ever actually said anywhere that casting requires any sort of incantations?

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

Lore-wise, is it ever actually said anywhere that casting requires any sort of incantations?

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Not explicitly, but considering that the main interrupt mechanic is Silence, it's inferred.