VoiceChat

[falactal]

I really wish you guys could implement an OPTIONAL first party voice chat for the game. A lot of people go to third parties such as mumble and vent. Which is fine for smart phone owners and PC users. But for the PS4 users who don't have smart phones it can be kind of a hassle if you joined a party and they are all talking in VOIP. I know the easy fix for these players would be to leave the party if there is a lack of communication but just throwing the idea of a cross platform first party voice chat in-game would be a great feature.

[Surian]

No, voice chat shouldnt be mandatory for this game. It's anoying enough as it is having people restrict face-roll content behind "must use TS or vent" reasonings. You dont need to use voice in even Coil, you can go through it easily enough with a pre-made strategy and if you really need it, helpful macros for warnings. There's absolutely zero added value to voices. It will make everyone require it for even the most basic of stupid stuff in the game.

If i were forced to use VoiceChat in dungeons because it is now available to everyone i would rather quit. I, and many more casual players like me, am not in a position to talk freely. We have computers in the living room and dont want to disturb anyone else with loud voices, laughter or even needing to raise our voices through the mic because the quality of the sound is terrible and no one can make out what you're saying otherwise. Lets not even mention the 12 year old people who sound like high pitched little girls shouting and screaming at you.

Right now it's hard enough as it is to understand what people are saying due to diffirent quality of microphones, diffirent volumes, diffirent accents and flatout diffirent languages and proficiency at those languages. And just imagine the trolling that would take place that would otherwise be confined to text chat. People screaming in mics, singing, making loud noises or just going "trolololololol" or anything. No thanks.

Also it would stop any kind of "log" that records insults, agreements to kick someone or other forms of harassment that can be shown to a GM as proof. You're basicly taking away every form of supervision you have.

It's a bad idea, and would quickly ruin this game.

Cant use Teamspeak on the PS4? Get a laptop or a smartphone next to you if you really cannot avoid it. But take note that there's absolutely no reason to use voice chat now, it's not faster or in anyway better when you can type things quickly or in short hand if needed...

[Allyra]

It's a bad idea, and would quickly ruin this game.

Other MMOs offer ingame voice chats. Show me where the doom and gloom you predict are happening in those games.

[NovaUltimatum]

Other MMOs offer ingame voice chats. Show me where the doom and gloom you predict are happening in those games.

It's already come to Yoshi-P's attention, his answer is no:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post544090

[Allyra]

It's already come to Yoshi-P's attention, his answer is no:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post544090

That was over two years ago and before FFXIV ARR's release.

I give Yoshi enough credit that he is not like the FFXI crew that will never change his mind on something. Especially on something he stated before they could see what ARR would be like once live.


Personally, I don't need an ingame voice chat. I use all the other third party tools just fine. I do see the value in them, though, considering there are players like the OP.

More importantly, I don't like doom and gloom posts like the guy I quoted. Especially when there is evidence from a ton of other mmos that his predictions are simply not the case.

[falactal]

There's absolutely zero added value to voices.

There are no pros or added value to using voip? Here let me help you do some research: http://bit.ly/1nGPc82

While yes there are they're down falls in no way am I saying that it is something to be mandatory It would be nice though for players who do not have access to 3rd party but WANT to use voice chat, not for the people who DO NOT(such as yourself). As for the part of people making parties and raids that would then require you to use the voice chat. There already are said parties within game. I have been one of those people who joined up in a PF and then I was asked and instantly dropped when I responded that I did not have it. I would of been nice to say sure let me turn on the voice chat I'm sorry I do not have a mic but i can listen instead.

[NettoSaito]

It sounds like someone in this post doesn't understand how voice chat works in mmos. Typically you can toggle it on or off, and you are never forced to use or hear it. As for when it is turned on, some games are set so those who are close can hear, unless they are on a private chat channel. It is a system which works well, and helps bring people closer to the game world. It's also very helpful in dungeons when you don't have time to type.

Also, as a ps4 player, it's either in game chat, or no chat at all for me.

[falactal]

It's already come to Yoshi-P's attention, his answer is no:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post544090

As Allyra has said Yoshi is not like the XI team and his answer was more of a these are the reasons we are not doing it as of right now. And it has been over 2 years since he responded on the topic. With one of his fears of a Required Voice chat being an issue still being within the game, as I've said in response to the "Gloom and Doom" post, even when first party software is not available. Many of the other such issue he mentioned in that post are easily fixed with a /blist option on a voice chat as well. While I don't have an issue using voice as I play on PC now there are many in my FC that do and would like to use it if not to talk but hear.