Voice Chat?

[CryBloodwing]

Get discord...

/endthread

Except no one would take the time to add each other on discord before starting the dungeon.

[Jijifli]

Except no one would take the time to add each other on discord before starting the dungeon.

And no one would take the time to enter a built in chat room for the party, which could instead be spent killing.

Or is that different?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I take you have never experienced the utter joy that is Xbox Live. Granted, FFXIV isn't nearly as hype competitive as say, Call of Duty, but I don't doubt for a minute a built in voice feature would lead to... shall we say, less than polite responses.

"Why the fuck are you using aoes?"
"Use fucking cleric. We're not here to carry your dumbass"
"WTF? Are you retarded?!"

I could go on.

Typing means people have to stop doing things, which most won't bother with. Voice? Now they can rage freely. And I ensure you, people will.

[Kaethra]

I take you have never experienced the utter joy that is Xbox Live.

Apples and Oranges. Do at least like I did and compare it to another MMORPG.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Apples and Oranges. Do at least like I did and compare it to another MMORPG.

How is it apples and oranges? The basis of a voice chat system doesn't change based on platform or even genre. People make those types of responses through chat. You honestly don't think it would happen in voice because this is an MMORPG?

[Kaethra]

How is it apples and oranges? The basis of a voice chat system doesn't change based on platform or even genre. People make those types of responses through chat. You honestly don't think it would happen in voice because this is an MMORPG?

You said Xbox live. I gave an example of a MMORPG. While you went on a off topic tangent about a platform that can't even play FFXIV.

I don't think, I personally KNOW it wouldn't happen. I played Everquest 2, Star Trek Online, DC Universe Online, Firefall, and a few others which all had voice chat. As I said people use it to socialize or explain things in a bit more depth if the text isn't understood. Those that leave it off or muted have never been harassed for it. I know in some of them I left it off (due to being in a TS channel normally), and was never told to turn it on.

Hell even the MMOFPS Planetside 2 has voicechat and no harassment behind it. A free-to-play, FPS. So even your little tangent is false. Experience this stuff, don't rely on false reddit posts or heresay.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

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You are comparing extremely small MMOs to arguably the second largest on the market. If people type profanities and jump on people for mechanical mistakes, it's silly to think they wouldn't use voice. Furthermore, because you haven't experienced it. Does not mean it hasn't happened. I've experienced decidedly little harassment or even jerk players in XIV, but I certainly won't say it doesn't happen. Yes, people can mute it, but as others have said-- including Yoshi himself. It will gradually be seen as mandatory, especially for new content.

[ErikMynhier]

Except no one would take the time to add each other on discord before starting the dungeon.

I don't understand why you would need it in dungeons. Unless its the first run on patch day anyone walking in there should know how to face roll the face roll content of a dungeon.

I mean really why would anyone want voice in this game, as mean and salty as the base is and the thin skin of players would see posts right after adding it to remove it because its mean.

Get discord, make a network or join a network of content users and go to town.