Ps4/Xbox1/PC Voice Chat

[Kyle_Ragnador]

I really cannot understand these ragers. Ingame voicechat is a nice Feature. Sure many have a working Bypass but why using a Bypass. I use a pc and I find it uncomfortable to post an ip adress to others which they have to copy and put in in the communication program. It would be so great to click xy and Player z to add them to a voice Group runnig on a server placed on Group leader machine for example. If people don't like it they won't use it, but it's great for fast groups( pvp,instances,fates, sudden roleplay ... . They only need a Mic Boost and noise Cancelling.

[coco1851]

Its stupid because we have a 500$ piece of Technology (ps4)that has full capabilities to comunicate with other systems if the powers that be work out . Some people still gave crap phones that wont support things like ventrillo or mumble , the PC players seem out of touch with the Ps4 community , they say oh just Skype ... well what if people dont have Skype? What if people dont have money for a iphone or a laptop or a PC. Why choose to limit the capabilities of the Ps4 ?

No offense but your sorta contradicting yourself if somebody can 'afford' a '$500' system they can certainly 'afford' the others. Heck some people can get an iPhone free with a new contract or upgrade. I get that you want voice in game & are trying to persuade others to want the same as you & I came from a mmo that had voice which I kinda miss at times however, I gotta agree with the others because in game voice tends to bring the worse out of people between playing music that others may not want to hear, kids don't bother me cause I have children but it clearly does others, & the toxic part which is some people getting way out of hand. The cons of in game voice outweigh the positives.

[Kyle_Ragnador]

Dreaming of a fc home where you autojoin a Region communication like in the division. And can go to someone and speak to him because you are in a 5 m Range (you should be able to deactivate that option).

[Kyle_Ragnador]

I gotta agree with the others because in game voice tends to bring the worse out of people between playing music that others may not want to hear, kids don't bother me cause I have children but it clearly does others, & the toxic part which is some people getting way out of hand. The cons of in game voice outweigh the positives.

What Kind of nonsense are you writing? Voice communication is optional. Who forces you to join a Group with these people.

[coco1851]

What Kind of nonsense are you writing? Voice communication is optional. Who forces you to join a Group with these people.

Clearly something that went way over your head, when did I say I was forced? Not surprised since you cut half of what I said.

[Seig345]

I don't care if they add it in, as long as I can turn it completely off. For every 1 person who uses push to talk or voice-activation responsibly, there's always 10 more who simply don't know or care enough to bother and unleash the beautiful, immersive sounds of their fans/TV/parents/kids/dog/chewing/slurping on their fellow players. I don't really fuss with PF groups as it is, and if anyone rages about it in DF PUGs it'll just be a new flavor of gamer angst, already present in the community, that I simply ignore.

I'm sure I'll crack a smile or two at the inevitable threads of people complaining about players who have it turned off.

[Kosmos992k]

Maybe people just don't like voice chat in general. Stop trying to act like as if they're hermits.

For a player playing an avatar of the opposite gender form their real gender, I suspect that there is an element of breaking immersion when using voice chat. Certainly for myself, I don't think I would be comfortable with voice chat in those circumstances because the 'voice' my imagination gives to my characters would not match my own voice, and that would feel jarring, it also takes me out ofnthe game. However, I don't raid, so it's not an issue.

[Aquaslash]

Requiring voice is a bad thing. What about those that are deaf or mute?

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You stop that. You stop that right now. I'm sure there's a term for this level of reaching, but I can't think of it.

[Vidu]

I dont think we need to talk about voice chat and how nice it is when it comes to raid groups - thats out of the question and there are more than enough (even cheap) options to get a voice chat running. I'm not scared or concerned about "socialising" and talking to people on voice coms - I normally hop on any thats being offered for a raid group.

Yet I'm still against adding a voice chat to the game - just imagine this scenario: A kinda new-ish player, let it be a healer, enters a dungeon for the first time (let it be the Vault). They struggle with mechanics, their healing, etc. and the group wipes. Now that healer is being told to come on voice chat, because its easy and ingame and if they dont they'll be kicked. Now that healer joins the voice chat and get yelled at everytime they mess up - I wont deny the chance that they will get some decent help aswell, but I dont think its worth the risk. Keep in mind your voice chat wouldnt only be used for raiding or among friends. Keep in mind that having an in game voice chat would be a statment that voice chat is supposed to be used ("If they didnt want us to use it, why is it in the game?"). And while some are confident with voice chats, other are not. That doesnt make them a social failure - they might just want to enjoy a quite few hours after working, playing and not having people yell at them.

Also: I happen to be female and I dont want to imagine what I might get to hear if I join a group (+voice chat) on a friday evening with a bunch of young men that may or may not be slightly drunk...

Ingame voice chat could probably a nice thing if everyone playing this game would be a nice, decent, respectful person. But thats not the case.... by far not...

[Lambdafish]

Xbox live and CoD has voice chat, look at what a nice reputation that has