Voice Acting

[Achtzen]

Has anyone seen any posts or news articles about the future of voice acting in game?

I would like to see a PC take a more active vocal role in the storyline since we were allowed to pick a voice type during character creation. Personally, having my PC stand in the background staring inappropriately and having an NPC do all the talking for my PC during cut-scenes is pretty boring. The only language my PC knows is grunting or screaming whenever i get hit.

Around town or even in instances, NPCs should be talking amongst themselves so you can "eavesdrop" on what they are saying. It would be more effective vice clicking on them.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

Check the 2.0 teaser, it says it will have more voice acting on cs

[Wynn]

I believe OP was specifically asking about our PCs doing the talking though ala SWTOR.

That would be an incredibly expensive endeavor. Considering how much money this game has lost already, I wouldn't hold my breath on this one.

I would be happy just to be able to pick things to say out of an ABC line up. Something needs to be done though because heroes lead. They don't just stand back and watch everyone else advance the situation then just go with the flow.

[ChiefCurrahee]

If the OP is thinking anything along the lines for Biowares Starwars MMO


[size=5] NO THANK YOU! [/size]

If Voice acting is a must then let the NPCs have a voice but leave my character as a mute. I don't want to have my perception of my lalafell ruined by a select few sets of voice over.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Option for Text-To-Speech synthesizers fine tuned for the game to avoid the TTS licensing fees!

And maybe that F'laymen miqo'te songstress can get a vocaloid voice and sing an opera at the next gobbue parade.

Nah... it would be nice if our characters had more involvement in cutscenes instead of looking shocked, emphasized nodding, getting their butt kicked by enemies we know we can beat, and letting everyone else do the talking.

I think we rarely gasp after the first story cutscene.

[DoctorMog]

Read it out loud to yourself.

[Rau]

imo, only main story should have voices. too much voice acting entails bad voice acting.

[SniperRifle]

Voice acting is worst idea ever for a video game. If NPC/PC does not sound just right all immersion is ruined and i stopped playing game and will buy new MMO with no voice acting.

When read harry pooter i fell in love w/ harry and hermoine... an den, in movie they all have english accent like WTF? instantly i return movie n i march to deh cashier n i says, "The actors in the movie have terrible voices! Now give me my 20 pesos back!"

thats why harry pottar movies never sold.

So you see, voice acting can damage game severely. do u want to kill Final fantasy OP? do u!? voice acting is fastest way to do it, just look at swtor. they sold like 0 copies. n no one will play it.

[Zenaku]

imo, only main story should have voices. too much voice acting entails bad voice acting.

That true but the voice actor in ffxiv are people who does naruto,bleach and so on so i think we be hearing them again for 2.0 and new voice for the leader of each company.

I really did wish the 3 company had voice over when the leader where talking or ifrit that would have been cool.

[Reinheart]

They going to add voice like adults that comes out in Snoopy....

Wha wa waaa,,, wa ,,waa,,waaa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULhXf04

Oh and if they adding voice acting I hope they add option so players can decide to choose which language they want the voice in and have subtitle for cutscenes (pretty sure this part is no problem).... I can't stand Japanese anime with English dubs... when I found out Naruto on Netflix was all Japanese I was like YES!!!!! for FFXI I play on JP language locale so doesn't really matter to me lol