Arcadion - I absolutely love the announcer

[LilimoLimomo]

One of my favorite innovations in Dawntrail has to be the Arcadion's ring announcer. Not only does it make it genuinely feel like a cornball wrestling match to have a bit of color commentary, but it just feels really cool to have the game respond to how your team handled any given mechanic; it ends up feeling like our performance is actually being seen and acknowledged, and for me that makes it feel more like we're in the spotlight somehow.

Plus, hearing callouts that let me know when a teammate has died gives me another avenue of learning that my team is having a bit of difficulty without needing to divert my attention over to our life bars, and that's helpful because such a cue can help me decide to (for example) take fewer risks for a bit while my team gets back on our feet.

I'm looking forward to hearing more from the announcer in the future wings of the Arcadion! And I'll be interested to see if they can find a way to alter this system so that it might work cohesively in future non-wrestling themed raids as well!

[Maxilor]

Fight callouts are always fun.

Yeah, it takes extra effort and more voice lines to be recorded for all the different scenarios but it's really worth it.


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[ZephyrMenodora]

I like that I feel like I'm playing a Final Fantasy / Street Fighter crossover.

[ovIm]

the fact that the announcer actually lets others know if someone was hit, or if everything was executed perfectly is a nice touch. Makes the fight feel much more dynamic, and his desperation when things go wrong gets the adrenaline flowing so nicely too

[Auroracuno]

I'd love it if they doubled down on it for the next round. I want to hear specific callouts like "Ooh that Reaper just went down hard".

[Volgia]

I'd love it if they doubled down on it for the next round. I want to hear specific callouts like "Ooh that Reaper just went down hard".

I want this to happen so bad...

[CKNovel]

All the voice acting in the Arcadion is fantastic, I liked DT story but I want to see more of the Arcadion NPCs and that kind of power re-used in the future, even if toned down for the necessity of the story.

I'd also like the announcer to call out more situations, if a tank buster is heavily mitigated there should be a mention how the WoL parried said attack.
When an ally is low then saved with heals/mitigation, the announcer should praise the teamwork.
When an ally dashes and fall off, I want the announcer to say something like "whoops, seems like someone slipped!".
When a tank invuln, a mention about it should be made.

I want more dynamic voicelines and reactions from the announcer or the boss, it really makes the fight alive. Hopefully they don't forget the idea like many other great ideas they gave up way too early.

[EusisLandale]

I'd love it if they doubled down on it for the next round. I want to hear specific callouts like "Ooh that Reaper just went down hard".

Calling out by role would be more likely than by specific jobs, just so it works for everything going forward without needing to constantly record new lines.

[BabySneed]

I love Lalafell Doug Dimmadome, I hope he gets even more lines for the next tier

[Valence]

The scoundrel!