Requesting more Voice Acting!

[RaijinSupreme]

Hello Eorzeans.

With the new expansion Stormblood coming in less than 5 months, I was thinking about some of the things that can make it substantially better than what we've been playing thus far. I've had hours and hours of fun playing through the MSQ, doing dungeons, raids, etc, but some of the most intriguing things about the game have been the voice acting, in particular, the voice acting while inside dungeons.

Between Hraesvelgr in Sohr Khai, and then the slight voice acting in Baelsar's Wall, It gave those dungeons more depth, and made them more satisfying, especially the first time through.

I also really loved the voice acting during the pivotal times in the MSQ, but I think it should be way more frequent. Even now with the new ongoing cutscene feature they added, it would make the cutscenes even more fun to watch, and might even make people who weren't fond of the MSQ have a reason to pay attention to it (cause those walls of text can get exhausting to just constantly read lol).

What do you guys think? Should SE use their budget to put more voice acting in the game? Or do you think it unnecessary?

[Arutan]

SE should only pay for Jap dub because it's the only one worthing it

[MilesSaintboroguh]

SE should only pay for Jap dub because it's the only one worthing it

Right, because I like having to watch a scene in a different language and needing subtitles for it.

[Felis]

Right, because I like having to watch a scene in a different language and needing subtitles for it.

that is already normal for a non-native english gamer

[Lewtskie]

SE should only pay for Jap dub because it's the only one worthing it

I'll concede the voice acting aint bad in JPN either, but there's a pacing problem for me. See, I know where the end of the sentence is in ENG and can quickly flip the dialogue box to keep things rolling steadily. Can't with JPN. I'm constantly always trying to figure out if the sentence ended or if they're just taking a breath. Now if they gave me an option to just keep the conversation going without having to hit the next button that'd be great. Cause I'll be honest, the old english and arbitrary word fluff certainly grates on my nerves at times. Feelin like Alisaie listening to these people make a paragraph out of a single sentence.

[Arutan]

See, I know where the end of the sentence is in ENG and can quickly flip the dialogue box to keep things rolling steadily. Can't with JPN. I'm constantly always trying to figure out if the sentence ended or if they're just taking a breath. Now if they gave me an option to just keep the conversation going without having to hit the next button that'd be great.

They actually just added that in 3.5, press space in a dialogue

[Lunaxia]

SE should only pay for --- dub because it's the only one worthing it

May I suggest using an abbreviation that isn't highly racist or offensive?

[Arutan]

May I suggest using an abbreviation that isn't highly racist or offensive?

How is it racist or offensive? it's the same as saying fr or en or whatever

[Lunaxia]

How is it racist or offensive? it's the same as saying fr or en or whatever

The equivalent to FR or EN is JPN or JP. I don't want to derail the thread going into it, just look it up.

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

How is it racist or offensive? it's the same as saying fr or en or whatever

It's a WWII term to insult the Japanese and the Imperial Army. Certain 'slogans' were made from it too, hence, why it's offensive. Now, back to FFXIV!