How can this game not have built in voice chat?

[ispano]

1) How is mandatory chat for raids a CON? Is typing/communicating already a requirement for these things? what am I reading!? It's an mmo.... not a single player fanfest of nonsense where we party up as mutes.

2) Female Gamers - ... I'm sorry... then just don't talk.... or you know, we can keep hiding behind this justification FOREVER making woman uncomfortable to talk.... ridiculous fear mongering.

3) Bandwith costs... REALLY..... then gives those that struggle that much the option to completely avoid receiving/seinding it... meanwhile the other 99% of mmo gamers can talk.

4) WHAT? sound effect!? wut ... just..... wut....

So I have to put up with console gamers .... that more often than not don't even have a keyboard in my parties and raids.... because of these excuses?

This is a PC/Console cross over... the ONLY way to effectively get any kind of decent level of communication is through an integrated voice chat.

Ignoring all the other issues, there's just no room in the PS3 client for it.

[Grimmies]

Ignoring all the other issues, there's just no room in the PS3 client for it.

I guess DCUO didn't have a functioning voice chat on the PS3... Oh wait..

[ispano]

I guess DCUO didn't have a functioning voice chat on the PS3... Oh wait..

Guess XIV doesn't cram the PS3's memory more than DCUO, oh wait.

[TestSubject09]

Guess XIV doesn't cram the PS3's memory more than DCUO, oh wait.

Do you have a source where they state it is a memory issue? or is this your assumption?

Still, there are 2 versions of the game which could do it. or 3 if you count the vita's remote play.

[Sove92]

Do you have a source where they state it is a memory issue? or is this your assumption?

The devs had to remove some elements from the UI when Focus Target is being used. That should already tell you that integrated VC for PS3 client is impossible.

[ispano]

Do you have a source where they state it is a memory issue? or is this your assumption?

Still, there are 2 versions of the game which could do it. or 3 if you count the vita's remote play.

SE has said multiple times that they have to be careful with the PS3 due to the limited memory.

... you miss the point completely, did you even read what I wrote? the PC side is fine.... but PC gamers have to interact with console gamers that have neither keyboard to type and cannot voice chat at all even with 3rd parties.

Yet the system is designed to support a keyboard. And the normal communication in an MMO is a keyboard. Playing an MMO without one is ridiculous. It's not a small group of people, such as in some FPS game.

Wouldn't common USB keyboard work ? It does work on XBox 360 ...

Yes, any standard USB keyboard will work, like they did on the PS2 for FFXI.

[Failia]

I guess DCUO didn't have a functioning voice chat on the PS3... Oh wait..

It did, but it also did not have cross platform support. PS3/4 had their server, PC had their own.