Built in voice chat

[Andrien]

PC users, I know we all use vent/skype etc. However for PS3 users, an option like voice chat will be greatly appreciated.

[Silma]

As a PC user and LOTRO player, which has a built-in voice chat, this feature would be greatly appreciated.
I support OP suggestion!

[Firon]

I swear they already said they wont put this in due to language differences.

[Andrien]

There is a button called mute, and even multiplayer games on consoles have it. I really don't see the issue here.

edit: I'm really just shooting for voice chat feature for ps3 version, since pc has already many options to use from.

[OranKells]

Okay it seems my sarcasm was lost on people. I'm gonna try to spell out why I don't see this happening from what I understand of the school of thought that is SE

the servers are global, meaning a couple things: people on 24/7 someones always around to play with blah blah blah economy blah blah blah player base.

but the big thing out of it is


multiple countries == multiple languages.


SE would like it if everyone could play with everyone, not necessarily be social but still have some interaction with each other. Thus the auto translator is born! facilitating poorly structured and understood communication between our Japanese counterparts along with bad double entendres about galka sausage since 2003


now the thing about voice chat is that it would pigeonhole people into playing with those that only speak the same language beyond the inherent fact that you already speak the same language
so until the day comes that Siri and google translate have a beautiful baby, the technology just isn't at real time voice translating. even with a handful of boxed phrases to use it gets a kinda cumbersome and redundant, so might as well just type.

I know, flawless logic.

I use vent with my linkshell, its easier sometimes. I get it. This is just why I don't see SE ever doing it.

[Wolfie]

Okay it seems my sarcasm was lost on people. I'm gonna try to spell out why I don't see this happening from what I understand of the school of thought that is SE

the servers are global, meaning a couple things: people on 24/7 someones always around to play with blah blah blah economy blah blah blah player base.

but the big thing out of it is


multiple countries == multiple languages.


SE would like it if everyone could play with everyone, not necessarily be social but still have some interaction with each other. Thus the auto translator is born! facilitating poorly structured and understood communication between our Japanese counterparts along with bad double entendres about galka sausage since 2003


now the thing about voice chat is that it would pigeonhole people into playing with those that only speak the same language beyond the inherent fact that you already speak the same language
so until the day comes that Siri and google translate have a beautiful baby, the technology just isn't at real time voice translating. even with a handful of boxed phrases to use it gets a kinda cumbersome and redundant, so might as well just type.

I know, flawless logic.

I use vent with my linkshell, its easier sometimes. I get it. This is just why I don't see SE ever doing it.

I like how you say enabling in-game VOIP would make it so you can't communicate with other players, and then you turn right around and say you use VOIP and then have no issues communicating with other players. You basically contradicted yourself and shot down your own argument right there.

Enabling in-game VOIP does not mean that your auto-translate text goes away. It will not reduce your ability to communicate with non-English speakers at all. There is no pigeonholing.

[OranKells]

I really need to work on being facetious in text better... I thought italics work. Do they not work? I thought they worked?


Anyway I do like to play devils advocate a lot sorry.

The post is largely what I think SE would say; that being a voice chat in game would create an added incentive to not play with people who speak your language and we don't want to see players in global servers segregated like that.

I'm not saying this makes a whole lot of sense, but I'm willing to bet you that is the line they'd give you

[MyKotoShi]

The PS Vita has more memory than PS3. Chew on that for a minute before calling me a heretic.

Era 1: No voice capability but might be considered if popular.
Era 2: ____________________________________________.

DOTH THOU CATCH THY DRIFT?~

[Esk]

lol at the anti choice trolls..
But anyway.

I don't feel it'll be needed in some ways post 2.0 as a lot of people who want to use Com's will and do.
An hopefully we wont be stuck using scripts to get windowed full screen.
But maybe for the Ps3 group when they arrive it would be more welcomed and it could allow random groups who can and will use com's to talk more easily, an simpler cross platform chat.
Maybe SE could add Vent/TS support in game?

For the No crowed.. Well if you don't want to use it don't, ranting over multipul posts against something that you don't want that would not negatively impact you or anyone, but simply add another option for how people play is a little ...
Well nvm.. /hug