I want my voice!

[Nezerius]

i already do via my paying for the entire game through my sub.

You don't really get to decide where your sub money is going to, it's simply used to develop FFXIV and other SE games.

If they were to decide to add voice lines for the player character, that'd take resources away from actual content, since resources (both money, and time) are finite.

[SinSiew79]

You don't really get to decide where your sub money is going to, it's simply used to develop FFXIV and other SE games.

exactly, just as you dont know what your sub money goes to, neither do I, but im pretty sure that SE can afford to pay their VAs.

[Nezerius]

exactly, just as you dont know what your sub money goes to, neither do I, but im pretty sure that SE can afford to pay their VAs.

Way to ignore the second half of my post.

What content would you be willing to give up for voice lines?

[SinSiew79]

Way to ignore the second half of my post.

What content would you be willing to give up for voice lines?

the same shitty grunts I've been getting all this time. Im pretty sure SE can afford it if they want to.

So basically, it's can you afford Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. or Tara Strong and John DiMaggio, who are two big named American VA's but would get a fraction of the pay for 4x the work.

Why would I want hollywood actors in a japanese game? I'd much rather have someone from the 'world of VAs in games'who knows how to do game VA then *insert hollywood celeb whos totally unsuited for it* to do the job. And I'm talking about paying them the same wages as what the VA for Merlwyb, Alphie et. co gets paid, presuming its a fair pay. (I have no clue, I dont check these things)

[Eloah]

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And point was missed.

[SinSiew79]

And point was missed.

For you too, so feel free to leave anytime, bye

[Eloah]

For you too, so feel free to leave anytime, bye

I think it's very clear that because this thread has traction that your point was not missed, but it's also clear that you aren't being realistic. SE like any company has a budget and must try use that budget to make efficiency. And as the game gains traction and popularity, they will continue to increase the budget, but with that increase it will go towards resources that will procure them more money, like advertisements, more developers, resources, etc.

But, I grow tired of this dance, so I think I will stop posting.

Oh and the next time someone says you missed their point, regardless of how they express it themselves, don't be rude in return. I simply said you missed the point of my statement, not that you should leave the thread, which comes across as juvenile.

[Nezerius]

the same shitty grunts I've been getting all this time. Im pretty sure SE can afford it if they want to.

Are you even reading? Adding voice lines takes resources (time/money) that'd otherwise be spent on developing something else.

Again, what content (dungeons, raids, etc.) would you be willing to give up so you'd be able to hear your character talk in cutscenes?

[SinSiew79]

Are you even reading? Adding voice lines takes resources (time/money) that'd otherwise be spent on developing something else.

Again, what content (dungeons, raids, etc.) would you be willing to give up so you'd be able to hear your character talk in cutscenes?

Clearly as little as you are reading: P I'm pretty sure SE has the money needed to VA our char for a few major CSs throughout the entirety of the game. You seem to think SE is bordering on broke and that EVERYTHING will cost someones firstborn, their grandma and her teeth!

Who says it has to be one or the other? why cant it be both? And frankly I'd personally, just for me and my gameplay give up PVP in a heartbeat for that.

[Nezerius]

Clearly as little as you are reading: P I'm pretty sure SE has the money needed to VA our char for a few major CSs throughout the entirety of the game. You seem to think SE is bordering on broke and that EVERYTHING will cost someones firstborn, their grandma and her teeth!

Who says it has to be one or the other? why cant it be both? And frankly I'd personally, just for me and my gameplay give up PVP in a heartbeat for that.

So you're absolutely clueless about game development. I never said SE is bordering on broke, but it's still a company. Companies care about profit, and having to spend more on development cuts into that profit.
Then again, money was half the resources I mentioned, since I also mentioned time (as in, the time it takes to develop something).

Read Elamys' post, you can't just invite some voice actors over to create lines, and then just drop them into the game. This dialogue has to be written from scratch, fitted into the cutscene, translated to multiple languages, and the voice acting has to be changed to fit with every voice of every race.

To put the last into perspective, each race has 12 male and 12 female voices, at a total of 144 voices (midlanders and highlanders each having their own set), although there's some overlap in voices, so let's say 120 unique voices. These would all have to be voiced in Japanese, English, French and German. Since each patch has some cutscenes with voice acting, that's something they'd have to do every 3.5 months.