NPC VOICE

[Vilhem]

We were already limited to English only for 1.0 as far as voices <.< the subtitles changed depending on language your settings were in.

Ideally it'd be nice to have more voiced things (Thancred *.*) but that would mean slower updates. Voice acting in 4 languages takes a long time (getting actors into the studios on their schedules etc), which means slower updates on stuffs.

[Xatsh]

Voice over are nice, but very very few games have them done well. you get alot of repeated phrases and half the npcs in the world sound the same. (would not be cost effective to do it other wise)

I would rather SE spend the money on solid playable content, instead of paying voice actors and taking the time to do it right where the VO is meaningful and not just muted by the players in the end. A solid game full of well designed content > a game full of Voice Acting. SWToR proved this.

[Virtuso]

I think GW2 showed that voiced town npc's are more annoying than anything else. And SWTOR voiced storyline, while enjoyable just isn't compatible with a MMO update schedule that players expect. Despite the fact that SWTOR was sold on being an "Endless RPG" and for promoting story, the painful year+long wait for any new addition to it's main storyline shows that it just doesn't work. Especially for a subscription based MMO.

I'd rather that XIV's approach to continuous story updates like they've done with version 1.xx and promise even more of for ARR than take months to a year for a voiced storyline update.

[Ricky]

It's a waste of money and time outside of cutscenes
SWTOR taught us that lesson

[casker]

I wouldn't say voice acting is a total waste of time or resources. A little bit can go a long way. For example even the few lines Yda got and the way she said them made me like her. And if you just record some neutral greetings, I think it engages players a little more to hear some dialogue once in a while rather than the eerie silence save for crafting flash sounds.

Of course, you don't need to go full retard like SWTOR did. And they only did that because they knew they couldn't do anything interesting. (real talk)

[Zehira]

XIV is international, it would require too much of work. All languages have to be on the same patch so we would have more delays tho.

FFX is the first FF to have voice actors and I hated the laughing part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAgVjH9V9Ps

[faris]

With respect, if I play an english localized version of a game, I expect the voiceacting to be english. Subs and Japanese? No thanks.

[Thebard]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TQNp5MIO0

[Zehira]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TQNp5MIO0

Your link is broken but let what Cid Highwind can say...



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[Thebard]

Your link is broken but let what Cid Highwind can say...



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