Built in voice chat

[Blarp]

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.

I don't think anyone is demanding that in-game VOIP should be added right now. Just thinking ahead.

[Belial]

I don't think anyone is demanding that in-game VOIP should be added right now. Just thinking ahead.

The problem is though is that this thread will be buried or closed long before this becomes a legitimate question. I don't think it's a dumb question, I think it's a dumb time.

[Wolfie]

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.

I like how you say enabling in-game VOIP would make it so you can't communicate with other players, and then you turn right around and say you use VOIP and then have no issues communicating with other players. You basically contradicted yourself and shot down your own argument right there.

Enabling in-game VOIP does not mean that your auto-translate text goes away. It will not reduce your ability to communicate with non-English speakers at all. There is no pigeonholing.

[OranKells]

I really need to work on being facetious in text better... I thought italics work. Do they not work? I thought they worked?


Anyway I do like to play devils advocate a lot sorry.

The post is largely what I think SE would say; that being a voice chat in game would create an added incentive to not play with people who speak your language and we don't want to see players in global servers segregated like that.

I'm not saying this makes a whole lot of sense, but I'm willing to bet you that is the line they'd give you

[Coglin]

Tell ya what, everyone will worry about PS3 players when the game drops for PS3.

This is an unintelligent mentality.

here you say lets aim to be reactive and not proactive.

Lets not prevent problems, lets let them occure and solve them after they are already an issue. You are certainly attepting to be part of he problem and not the solution.

[Ruisu]

So what about PS3 players genius?

It'll be even easier for PS3 users since FFXIV won't be hogging up their PC!

[PSxpert2011]

So what about PS3 players genius?

Really? I'm just a regular gamer.
What about PS3?? I got a PS3 and I'm not worried about it. I hope they decide not to add the feature... "genius".

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

Couldn't put it any simpler but over complimenting a MMORPG with voice IP is something SE could think about but not worry about when everyone has all other crazy demands.

It'll be even easier for PS3 users since FFXIV won't be hogging up their PC!

I think PS3 users (some really) would be dieing for "voice chat" but I would probably a compatibility 2nd or 3rd pty program as SE has stated it would support. I don't think they'd refuse it, just not develop it. A PS3, it's sort of like a computer that can run programs in the background, as long as voice chat doesn't interrupt other players of FFxiv.

[Belial]

Couldn't put it any simpler but over complimenting a MMORPG with voice IP is something SE could think about but not worry about when everyone has all other crazy demands.

I agree, which I stated later that it's not a bad question at all (for PS3 users), it's just a bad time. I'd say PS3 Beta would be the perfect time to throw this idea out there.

[buritoslicer]

I agree, which I stated later that it's not a bad question at all (for PS3 users), it's just a bad time. I'd say PS3 Beta would be the perfect time to throw this idea out there.

I definitly can agree with that... december 2012ish???

[Ruisu]

I think PS3 users (some really) would be dieing for "voice chat" but I would probably a compatibility 2nd or 3rd pty program as SE has stated it would support. I don't think they'd refuse it, just not develop it. A PS3, it's sort of like a computer that can run programs in the background, as long as voice chat doesn't interrupt other players of FFxiv.

The PS3 is a closed platform. Good luck getting 2nd or 3rd party programs on it without softmodding the PS3 itself. Also the PS3's hardware cannot handle doing multiple tasks at once. Notice why you can't listen to music whilst playing games? Or cross-game voice chat? It'd just be much easier to use Skype/Vent/Teamspeak like everybody else. Typing isn't very hard either.