Raiding and Teamspeak.

[Lyshell]

I think voice chat is EXTREMELY helpful when doing any 8 man content, especially if it has annoying mechanics or mechanics that do require more than one person coordinating. Like Ramuh EX. (god hate that fight) I do think though it is possible for a group or a static to not have a voice chat, however it would require people to know fights and be able to react to situations. I do love the convenience of having people being able to quickly saying they need something. "I need heals" "Oh I'll raise" "move here. now move there" it's awesome. It's definitely something players should look into, however it is not needed but you do need to make sure to put in the effort for the content that you are trying.

[Ashkendor]

EWWW MUMBLE then you call yourself a raider? Have consideration for your friends, and consider that not everyone have your internet. Eww...Mumble...even the name is cheap. It is the worse on MS ever. High ping all day long.

lol @ getting called out on whether or not I'm a "real raider" by someone wearing Prototype and Void Ark gear.

[Felmyst]

lol @ getting called out on whether or not I'm a "real raider" by someone wearing Prototype and Void Ark gear.

Does not matter the voice program you use it the worse. So swallow the truth and smile, now carry on. So if you want to start a calling out game, I'd be happy to start one!

[Jpec07]

I think ultimately it boils down to choice. FFXIV does a very good job of making mechanics approachable and understandable, and at making it so that if you're dying for some reason or another, with some individual examination, you'll be able to figure it out.

I personally prefer to be talking with my friends when I'm raiding, and find raid leading to be a simpler task with Ventrilo, Mumble, or TeamSpeak than typing everything into chat. But there are groups that are able to get through the content just fine without it, and that's okay, too. And there are groups that somehow sustain a mix of both - and that's also okay. So long as everyone is included and no one feels left out, there's nothing wrong with any of them.

lol @ getting called out on whether or not I'm a "real raider" by someone wearing Prototype and Void Ark gear.

Pshhhhh, everyone knows REAL raiders use Ventrilo. LRN2PLY n00b

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[Morbid]

Ventrillo was the best...

Back when I still played Ultima Online

[Felmyst]

Ventrillo was the best...

Back when I still played Ultima Online

Prrrretty much that!

[Greedalox]

Does not matter the voice program you use it the worse. So swallow the truth and smile, now carry on. So if you want to start a calling out game, I'd be happy to start one!

Ray. Of. Sunshine.

[Instrumentality]

EWWW MUMBLE then you call yourself a raider? Have consideration for your friends, and consider that not everyone have your internet. Eww...Mumble...even the name is cheap. It is the worse on MS ever. High ping all day long.

Discord voice quality is terrible. It's like Skype but somehow worse in every way.

Even the text interface is mostly useless information and awful to look at.

Edit: They should probably disable voice features until they stop making a Microsoft product look like a desirable alternative. What do you think?

[Ashkendor]

Even the text interface is mostly useless information and awful to look at.

See, this is how I felt about it too. It's a bunch of superfluous crap I'm not even going to use anyway. I much prefer the minimalist interfaces on Mumble, TS, and Ventrilo. I mean, my voice chat program is something that I really only look at when I want to see who has an open mic or who linked something in the chat box or to mute before I go afk or log out before I go to bed. The majority of the time it just runs quietly in the background and the only interaction I have with it is hitting my push to talk button.

[Werhusky]

I think voice chat is EXTREMELY helpful when doing any 8 man content, especially if it has annoying mechanics or mechanics that do require more than one person coordinating. Like Ramuh EX. (god hate that fight) I do think though it is possible for a group or a static to not have a voice chat, however it would require people to know fights and be able to react to situations. I do love the convenience of having people being able to quickly saying they need something. "I need heals" "Oh I'll raise" "move here. now move there" it's awesome. It's definitely something players should look into, however it is not needed but you do need to make sure to put in the effort for the content that you are trying.

Funny enough... I cleared Ramuh only WITHOUT voice chat and whenever a team required it they kept wiping XD