Thread: DEV REQUEST: Complete voice acting in 4.0 and beyond

I don't know about every single throwaway quest, but I'd like to see this happen for all MSQ dialogue (especially if that meant more of it would be rewatchable in the inn) and major sidequests.

I'd also be totally okay with them just doing this for the Japanese voice track and letting the other localization teams decide whether or how much was worth dubbing for their respective regions, but I know others might not agree with me on that.

Wouldn't you much rather they spend the money on actual game content? You do know voice actors aren't cheap, right? Well, unless you want something like Megaman X4.

Ewww, no. I can read very quickly. I don't like voiced cutscenes because it requires me to sit still and listen (I'm too anal retentive to just cut someone off mid-speech, even though I've just finished reading their faux-Shakespearean braying, and I'm only waiting for them to play catch up.) Save the VO for the big moments. Fully voiced everything doesn't really add anything to anything.

Originally Posted by Galgarion

Ewww, no. I can read very quickly. I don't like voiced cutscenes because it requires me to sit still and listen (I'm too anal retentive to just cut someone off mid-speech, even though I've just finished reading their faux-Shakespearean braying, and I'm only waiting for them to play catch up.) Fully voiced everything doesn't really add anything to anything.

Glad someone said it.
This recent trend to voice EVERYTHING just because it's possible in games annoys me so much x.X
Voices (if they are fitting!) can help immersion, but only from time to time. I'm fortunate enought to play with JP voices without understanding everything, so it doesn't hurt me as much to cut someone off mid-speech (I only wait for a breathing pause; cutting it off mid-word is unbearable to me too). I dropped many RPGs already because I spent so much time sitting around waiting for people to finish their slow-ass speeches..I neither need nor want that in my FFXIV.

MSQ should be fully voiced.

I can't stand doing a CS, Voiced. CS end... enter another CS without moving that isn't Voiced.

Originally Posted by AzraelX

this age of complete voice acted next rpgs

The horror.

I don't know. With the amount I keep reading about budget, staff and server limitations I kind of would prefer no voice acting at all and that money redirected elsewhere, let alone an idea like this that could cost a fortune.

Originally Posted by AeraLure

I don't know. With the amount I keep reading about budget, staff and server limitations I kind of would prefer no voice acting at all and that money redirected elsewhere, let alone an idea like this that could cost a fortune.

The engilsh voice acting sounds bad to me anyway. Most of it is annoying british/pirates/gaunty accents with words rarely used in modern settings. My whole time in HW I'd just read the text, stop the speaking with the X button, read text, X button etc. Times I would listen is to hear the silly voices of primal's and monsters that always have a distinct way of speaking, which to me sounded more interesting to listen to than actual humanoid characters.

Quick note: FFXIV has over 5 million subscibers I believe, and we pay 10 dollars a month, that's 50 million dollars every month. Now I'm still wondering how much money they actually need for stuff like this. -_-