In-Game Voice chat

[Malakhim]

The PS3 crowd better brace for a certain degree of alienation however, since all add-ons will only work on the PC version as far as the devs have let us know.

[Elexia]

The PS3 crowd better brace for a certain degree of alienation however, since all add-ons will only work on the PC version as far as the devs have let us know.

And will be implemented on the PS3 version if it's popular.

[Firon]

I'm pretty sure he did read, actually. In fact he did exactly what you asked, which was to post his thoughts on the matter. Did you just want people to agree with your post and not hear a word of an actual debate? I'm ready to disagree as well just out of spite. Come on, dude.

Anyway, I don't see why they couldn't get a feature like this going as long as they can get it done in a way that doesn't mess with connection speeds and stability and whatnot. It shouldn't be that hard for them to do, although I agree that it isn't particularly necessary right now, although if it is, there's no reason that a PS3 player can't use a Vent or Mumble app on their phone or something like a PC user would use a third party program. I'm willing to bet someone would make an add-on for just that, though it would also only be available to the PC crowd as well.

No that person did not read it if he/she did, he/she would have not said most pc players use some type of out of game voice chat. This whole post was about making equal footing for ps3/pc.

Laptop, put it on arm of your chair, or on your sofa, open vent/mumble, disable push to talk, and speak.

Wireless headset for your PC, put on, talk. PS3 players can use them just because it's not in the same box doesn't mean you can't use both.

Believe it or not, not everyone has a pc/laptop just sitting next to their ps3 ready to connect a headset to it.

[Siegtaru]

And will be implemented on the PS3 version if it's popular.

By that logic, if someone were to say, create an addon for the PC version that allowed remote connection to a VOIP server, as the normal VOIP program would do itself, then if that became popular and was carried over to the PS3 client, VOIP on the PS3 is as simple as... well, that.

[Firon]

I don't think the point he's trying to make is "I can afford to have 20 different devices in my house to seperately run VOIP programs from my main gaming system and so should everyone else", because I remember playing XI I used to not have a router (back in the day!) and I played on the PS2, so I was only able to have one of the connections (PS2 or my PC) running at one time, meaning I was unable to take advantage of things such as VOIP or online resources in general.

I know people who would play XIV on the PC and then use their spare laptop for the VOIP (usually due to something such as the VOIP program crashing their game client on the same machine), and that's totally cool, but it would be nice to give console gamers the option to engage in VOIP through the game if it were possible for SE to manage (it might cost them more money than it's worth) especially considering that many people who play games on the PS3 such as Call of Duty, which have been known to always have a voice chat feature built into their games, likely already have a headset that they bought specifically for their PS3 (I personally have a bluetooth one for my PS3) and it would be a great additional and optional feature for those players to enjoy.

I also don't want to have the future PS3 playing community of FFXIV to feel alienated because they're unable to setup their play environment to accomodate an extra PC/Laptop purely there for the purpose of using a VOIP program.

Exactly Sieg

[Malakhim]

Believe it or not, not everyone has a pc/laptop just sitting next to their ps3 ready to connect a headset to it.

Poor people shouldn't be playing video games!

[Rau]

Believe it or not, not everyone has a pc/laptop just sitting next to their ps3 ready to connect a headset to it.

Smart phone?

Even if they were to implement a voice chat into the game, very few would use it because everyone who needs it use their own servers where they have better control/quality of who they can hear.

[JillyBean]

Believe it or not, not everyone has a pc/laptop just sitting next to their ps3 ready to connect a headset to it.

Seriously. Or they would probably be playing on it.

[Elexia]

Seriously. Or they would probably be playing on it.

...Or some people prefer playing on consoles? They create them for a reason xD.

[Delsus]

No that person did not read it if he/she did, he/she would have not said most pc players use some type of out of game voice chat. This whole post was about making equal footing for ps3/pc.



Believe it or not, not everyone has a pc/laptop just sitting next to their ps3 ready to connect a headset to it.

Don't need the PC or laptop right next to the PS3, most ps3 players have a bluetooth headset, get a cheap bluetooth adapter to connect the headset to and your done (depending on the range) or what about smartphones, there are smartphone clients for Mumble, Vent and teamspeak, which just about covers them.

This will cover 99.9% of people that will be playing FFXIV including the PS3 players.