Built in voice chat

[Silma]

As a PC user and LOTRO player, which has a built-in voice chat, this feature would be greatly appreciated.
I support OP suggestion!

[Firon]

I swear they already said they wont put this in due to language differences.

[Wolfie]

From what I've heard from my Co-worker who wont stop pestering me to play WoW (Never happening) the Voice interface with is terrible and they all use Vent/Skype/Teamspeak to communicate.

So please, show me a game with VOIP that beats the current free services available to anyone?

*edit*

I see your talking about more than just MMO's well then I present the entire god damn Call of Duty series. There is no option to flat out mute everyone without messing around when some idiot who can't stop breathing into his Mic or eating dorritos, or listening to Chocolate rain without just muting my entire TV.

I see your Call of Duty and raise you Battlefield series and Valve games. Easy to mute/unmute, crystal clear voice chat, perfect in-game integration.

And if you want an example from a small developer, go check out Heroes of Newerth's VOIP.

I'll also counter your "don't have to listen to stupid idiots" argument by saying that it's applicable to text as well. I have to deal with stupids in text chat as well. I also have to deal with the same stupids in-game, sans any form of communication. I can't stop people from running around in circles, or crowding around and then AFKing on top of important NPCs, or being nuisances. Stop being so oversensitive.

And before you tell me that it's easy to mute people in text chat with a simple system command and it's hard to mute people over VOIP, all of the games I listed above have text commands to both mute VOIP and ignore text coming from an offending person. Heroes of Newerth even has a one-click button next to someone's portrait to mute them, without needing to pull up a special VOIP menu or mute menu.

[Wolfie]

The reason why I hate using voice chat is because it's just annoying.

It's annoying to wear a headset. I prefer to play with open air speakers and a desktop microphone, but I understand that's not optimal for voice chat because the mic picks up what the speakers say. I have NEVER found a wired headset I feel comfortable wearing simply because of the funky slack the headset has to take to connect to my PC.

However, for PS3 users, the option to use it should be available. Emphasis on option.

There are tons of people even in games that have built-in VOIP that don't use it. For pickup groups and small scale stuff, it's really not something that's ever required or expected from people (if anything, just listening). End-game groups will require this and probably rely on it, but it's already happening now, so it doesn't really matter.

There are also (expensive) microphones that you can buy that cancel speaker and background noise. If I wasn't living in an apartment, I would be getting a kick ass speaker system and microphone instead of a headset.

[Belial]

Thanks but no thanks, Wouldn't trust a mod for anything. Until we get ad-ons with 2.0 me and Lina will be using the stock experience Square provides.

Part of the issue is due to a Windows 7 feature called "Windows Snapping." What the program I reference does is disable this feature for the window you select. There is no direct interaction with Final Fantasy XIV, so it's not a "mod." Windows Snapping can also be turned off via your control panel, however this will result in all programs losing Windows Snapping and not just FFXIV. Since most enjoy the feature, the program mentioned is the best bet to allow for Alt+Tab with FFXIV while having a Full Screen view.

Edit so DeadRiser doesn't get a hernia, as far as built-in voice chat, I'm not opposed because I won't use it either way, but it's a feature that will be left dead in the water much like any other MMO voice chat.

[TheRac25]

Just thought of something! If I say I play on ps3 after it releases I won't have to hear anyones annoying voice ever again in game!! O_O

good call i might have to buy a ps3 just for this "feature"

[Andrien]

There is a button called mute, and even multiplayer games on consoles have it. I really don't see the issue here.

edit: I'm really just shooting for voice chat feature for ps3 version, since pc has already many options to use from.

[OranKells]

Okay it seems my sarcasm was lost on people. I'm gonna try to spell out why I don't see this happening from what I understand of the school of thought that is SE

the servers are global, meaning a couple things: people on 24/7 someones always around to play with blah blah blah economy blah blah blah player base.

but the big thing out of it is


multiple countries == multiple languages.


SE would like it if everyone could play with everyone, not necessarily be social but still have some interaction with each other. Thus the auto translator is born! facilitating poorly structured and understood communication between our Japanese counterparts along with bad double entendres about galka sausage since 2003


now the thing about voice chat is that it would pigeonhole people into playing with those that only speak the same language beyond the inherent fact that you already speak the same language
so until the day comes that Siri and google translate have a beautiful baby, the technology just isn't at real time voice translating. even with a handful of boxed phrases to use it gets a kinda cumbersome and redundant, so might as well just type.

I know, flawless logic.

I use vent with my linkshell, its easier sometimes. I get it. This is just why I don't see SE ever doing it.

[Blarp]

Um, no... There's SKYPE, VENTRILO, TEAM SPEAK and many more (that I don't know about). Get a clue, SE is not going to do it. I could probably walk you through how you can download one of these cool programs for free but you'd have to really want it (sigh).

I have a lap-top and a desk top. I play on my desk-top but I'd rather surf the web and use these voice-chats on my lap-top. It saves resources on my already kick-butt PC (which I plan to upgrade again).

So what about PS3 players genius?

[Belial]

So what about PS3 players genius?

Tell ya what, everyone will worry about PS3 players when the game drops for PS3. Right now? Useless feature is useless.

It's completely moot to try and implement something into the game that will receive NO USE, only for it to be re-structured on a new game engine.

Like I've said previously, I'm not opposed to in-game voice chat because I like most PC users in active Linkshells will use the other options available, and we always will. Sure, it'd be nice for PS3 users...... but we won't have PS3 users for 1+ year(s). It's called biding your time.