If you're going to include voice line triggers on boss fights then GIVE THEM A VOICE!

[Fawkes]

I forget which fight, but there's one that has a chat bubble that always covers up my ability to see the gaze indicator.

[KarstenS]

OPs Point

It took me 3 years to notice Hydaelyn is speaking to us during the Ultima Weapon battle.

And I'm sure, the big fail "Steps of faith" could have been prevented by using voices.

[HaelseMikiro]

rekt. The 10 page ACT Callout thread just got censored/deleted. Wasn't even that toxic compared to many other threads, and there wasn't any naming/shaming going on

[Gun-Cat]

Why on earth would you develop an encounter with Nael in Unending Coil having a voice trigger for an ability with no actual voice?

Because the designer intended the player to read the bubble and identify what mechanic will follow from that. You might not like this, but it is part of the fight. If they wanted to make it easier, they would have voiced those lines, but as far as I gather, "easy" is not the intention of that specific encounter.

[Unaki]

Because the designer intended the player to read the bubble and identify what mechanic will follow from that. You might not like this, but it is part of the fight. If they wanted to make it easier, they would have voiced those lines, but as far as I gather, "easy" is not the intention of that specific encounter.

And how exactly does forcing the player to constantly shift their eyes across the screen to keep an eye out for a speech bubble make the fight harder? All it does is put strain on the player without any real reason. Seems other games can add voice lines without altering the difficulty so what exactly makes this any different? Its simply a case of them not putting voices where they should be for god knows why. Not any different from a player in VOIP doing callouts or an ACT trigger going off.

[Gun-Cat]

And how exactly does forcing the player to constantly shift their eyes across the screen to keep an eye out for a speech bubble make the fight harder?

By making the player constantly (although it is arguable, the instances where Nael says something come at a regular interval) shift their eyes across the screen to divert their attention. This is what makes it harder. Yes, if one person does it and calls it out over voice then it is a team effort and that one person carried their team for this one mechanic. The fight is pure strain, that is the point of it. Now you know how people feel who are less skilled in the game and are getting confronted with mechanics they are not comfortable with.

[BorisDaBlade]

Yes! We need more, “ Sloppeh!” And “Die, Die, Die!!!” In our lives.

I think the voice cues is what has made not only Susano easy, but also made the last boss of Rabanastre probably the easier of the bosses in the alliance raid.

[BigRed5392]

take case studies from .coms with a grain of salt.

[Eloah]

without reading the other comments, I feel the voicing for major bosses, is more recent, "starting" with Sophia, if i remember correctly. Nael, though the encounter, is new, is an old boss, so a voice trigger might not of been in the mix. But that isn't to say it can't be added.

[Dualgunner]

By making the player constantly (although it is arguable, the instances where Nael says something come at a regular interval) shift their eyes across the screen to divert their attention. This is what makes it harder. Yes, if one person does it and calls it out over voice then it is a team effort and that one person carried their team for this one mechanic. The fight is pure strain, that is the point of it. Now you know how people feel who are less skilled in the game and are getting confronted with mechanics they are not comfortable with.

I understand your point. Artificial difficulty like that is still cheap, though.