Get the mics warmed up - 2.0: you're going to need voice acting

[DeadRiser]

The difference between SWTOR and XIV is that you usually only do the specific quests once...

In SWTOR, you can have multiple character but have to do the exact same missions over and over again. I rather have voice acting because I don't care to read a wall of text, especially when you have them speaking in some weird accent lol. People can compare all they want to SWTOR, but XIV is totally different and the people playing or totally different as well lol.

[Renshi]

I would give Voice Acting the Last position on things to do. First make the game enjoyable by everybody, then add Voice Acting =)

[syntaxlies]

I would give Voice Acting the Last position on things to do. First make the game enjoyable by everybody, then add Voice Acting =)

teh voice acting was a big promotional push for SW. if they want to have it on the 2.0 box and/or promote with it it need to be in game at launch.

[lordvr]

VA is an absolute waste. I'd rather they invest the money into more content for the game.

[DeadRiser]

VA is an absolute waste. I'd rather they invest the money into more content for the game.

there we go again, thinking the WHOLE team focuses on ONE thing at once.

Yes the teams work together for some aspects, but it DOESN'T mean the whole team stops. They work together. Stop with blaming the lack of content on other things.

[SnickleWhiskers]

Production quality

Keywords right there folks.

there we go again, thinking the WHOLE team focuses on ONE thing at once.

Yes the teams work together for some aspects, but it DOESN'T mean the whole team stops. They work together. Stop with blaming the lack of content on other things.

The person you are quoting has obviously never looked at the end credits of any movie/video game ever.

[Renshi]

teh voice acting was a big promotional push for SW. if they want to have it on the 2.0 box and/or promote with it it need to be in game at launch.

I know, but Voice Acting makes the people.
The Game itself keeps the people.
I would focus on the game first instead of working in Voice Acting.

Though, if there was any voice acting I'd like to see in game, is a Xenoblade Chronicles style of interaction with NPCs. (especially the old man of the gem crafting in japanese, if anybody played it =D)

[syntaxlies]

there we go again, thinking the WHOLE team focuses on ONE thing at once.

Yes the teams work together for some aspects, but it DOESN'T mean the whole team stops. They work together. Stop with blaming the lack of content on other things.

are you sure, i thought the 100+ devs all went into a room at the same time to hammer out their lines?

anyways im pretty sure they probably outsource the voice overs to a small prod company anyway.

[syntaxlies]

I know, but Voice Acting makes the people.
The Game itself keeps the people.
I would focus on the game first instead of working in Voice Acting.

Though, if there was any voice acting I'd like to see in game, is a Xenoblade Chronicles style of interaction with NPCs. (especially the old man of the gem crafting, if anybody played it =D)

i had a game for 3do taht had voice acting with dennis hopper hell:a cyber punk thriller, just thought of that dont know why.

had to google it to remember titile

[Jennestia]

there we go again, thinking the WHOLE team focuses on ONE thing at once.

Yes the teams work together for some aspects, but it DOESN'T mean the whole team stops. They work together. Stop with blaming the lack of content on other things.

Investing money =/= investing the whole team -- You do have a budget for your game, this is why some smaller companies go bankrupt/close after their game is released whether it does good or bad, because once you're outta money, that's it lol.

SE is a business, they can't continually funnel money from other potential projects for one -- especially considering SE stated that XIV is self-funded, they already dumped over 16 months into the game without any profit, that's a lot of money already invested.