PS4 Only FC

[Naiyla]

On a sidenote I was playing a lil earlier this morning and I DID pay attention to the chat box. Guess what? RMT Gold sale spam and experience and loot spam. Went in to customize chat windows and did see a lot of good options. But then i thought to myself why not just use voice chat?

[rfk007]

Thank you and you are right, I'm better of just using the controller. I have become rather adept at using the point and click feature to select letters with the ps4 controller. In case anyone is not aware of this feature just hit r3 when you have the keyboard open, it's much easier and faster than using the pad or stick to select letters, once you get used to it.

[rfk007]

This is just something all jerks seem to need to do on message boards. If you post something they don't like or agree with they feel the need to put in their 2 cents, instead of just ignoring the post and letting the people that agree with it or that it applies to converse. There is no point in trying to explain to them, as the feel their way is the only way. Please don't think I'm referring to all the people who responded as jerks, some are really just trying to be helpful.

[Cap75]

Definitely check Thumb Knights out then. No keyboard needed . And language wise everyone is either American or from the UK. We have 19 people that are on daily at this point and everyone helps everyone else out as far as leveling, dungeons, advice etc. We have a bunch of MMO vets and a few first timers learning the ropes as well. We have fun and we're progressing well, got a couple people in the 80s, a few in the 70s, a few fresh 50s and people just taking it at a leisurely pace. No pressure to do anything you don't feel like doing. So long as your cool and respectful to everyone I'd think you'd enjoy our little group.

[Niwashi]

If you want your FC to communicate through the PS4's voice chat, I'm pretty sure that limits your FC to only 8 players. That's not necessarily a point against the idea, as small FCs can be great if they're active enough to make friends with the other few people in them. But it is a limitation that you'll need to consider.

For instance, making an all-FC dungeon run at high levels where you have 8 people in your party would require all 8 FC members to be there for it. And on any dungeon runs that include non-FC members you'd be back to using text chat anyway. (So you still need a keyboard, because you'll sometimes need to use it to communicate. It's just a matter of whether you always need to use it.)

your choice and refusal to use a keyboard to communicate is not only bad on your part, but it's one of the reasons so many veteran players will insult and bash newer players.

New players only get bashed for refusing to communicate at all, which nobody has suggested. You're not going to get bashed for communicating more effectively through voice in place of the clumsy and limited communication through text.

What are linkshells if they aren't in game voice chat?

They're in-game text chat. Just private chat channels within the regular chat window.

[rfk007]

They're in-game text chat. Just private chat channels within the regular chat window.

Thank you. The game makes it appear that it is a way to voice chat. So now I understand a little better as to the lack of people using voice chat.

[Naiyla]

Thx for the info, didn't know it limited to 8 on psn party chat. Disappointing considering a crap game(in my opinion) like dc universe online has voice chat.

[Cap75]

The way our FC makes use of the party system is to have one or two open parties up to figure out who wants to run what or just shoot the shit while doing solo stuff. When a group wants to run a dungeon they make thier own chat so as to be able to communicate easily and not have people talking over each other. When they're done they just bounce back to one of the main chats. Seems to work out well. And most of us have keyboards to be able to communicate with folks outside our FC that we may be running with.

[Ninmin]

Personally I don't really care for voice chat that much, heck I don't even use it in my own personal life so I am not about to start now. I only talk to people on my cell that I know in person. Its nothing person I just like keeping my private life well private..etc.

[Cap75]

Personally I don't really care for voice chat that much, heck I don't even use it in my own personal life so I am not about to start now. I only talk to people on my cell that I know in person. Its nothing person I just like keeping my private life well private..etc.

To each his own. I can understand that. Personally I can't imagine any MP game without VC anymore after the last decade or so of most every one of them having it. Just makes everything easier.