In-Game Voice chat

[Nayto]

Yeah this has always been the concern at the back of my head, and people that I know that are interested in this game and own a console are not as 'tech' heavy as you think they should (Instead of a laptop with a nice wireless headphone. Let's throw in a craptop that's constantly shared by the family/wife/roomate etc. hence sometimes your VOIP get's interrupted because your little brother/husband/roomate is playing something else on craptop).

I mean most console games have in-game voicechat. It kinda would be a necessity to have it in an online game. Even Ps3's second life playstation home (pretty pointless social hub imo) has voicechat. And there has already been foreign language dealings with voicechat features in other games, it's simply helped by just bearing with it or just hitting the mute button.

This thread shows why a lot of console players hate pc players.

Shouldn't have said that... that's just ganna add chaos into this already bipolar forum.

[KaplanHomahru]

Aside from the additional development costs and language barrier, there were more concerns with in game voice chat. Harassment (female gamers in particular), but also what about people who don't want to use it? Officially supporting it would give rise to more severe alienation for people who just don't want to use VOIP than not supporting it would for PS3 players. If they supported it, people could argue that it's a "must" for raids and what not because voice chat is "official". By not supporting it, SE is effectively saying "You don't need voice chat to do everything in this game well. Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise".

EDIT: Here is the Yoshi response. Its a lot more complicated than the language bit:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post544090

[Chardrizard]

I believe it has something to do with Japanese players custom where they like to remain unannoymous, there was one drama back then in my JP LS, we usually use teamspeak to communicate and there was at least 4 females that speaks regularly.

One day, a new NA guy that joined the LS decided to stream his FFXIV without asking, so everything was leaked out, the players name, ingame chat, LS chat, their voices, and they gets so outraged.

On my point of view, it seems to be overreaction but i respect their choices. So this might be one of the consideration why you don't see JP multiplayer game supporting voice chat ingame.

[Coombah]

I don't think it is a bad idea. If you don't want to use it....don't. JP players can remain anonymous. I rather play with people I can talk to so I can get the information faster and most people use Vent / Mumble etc because the option is not there to begin with.

[Akk]

Step 1: In-game web browser (probably Firefox-based), even if it would officially be limited to accessing The Lodestone (without formatting/etc errors).
Step 2: Make a version of The Lodestone that's compatible with PS3 specifications/controls.
Step 3: Square-Enix hosted voice client which is accessible through The Lodestone's linkshell features.
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit.

[Coombah]

Step 1: In-game web browser (probably Firefox-based), even if it would officially be limited to accessing The Lodestone (without formatting/etc errors).
Step 2: Make a version of The Lodestone that's compatible with PS3 specifications/controls.
Step 3: Square-Enix hosted voice client which is accessible through The Lodestone's linkshell features.
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit.

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[KaplanHomahru]

Step 1: In-game web browser (probably Firefox-based), even if it would officially be limited to accessing The Lodestone (without formatting/etc errors).
Step 2: Make a version of The Lodestone that's compatible with PS3 specifications/controls.
Step 3: Square-Enix hosted voice client which is accessible through The Lodestone's linkshell features.
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit.

Edit: misread. But yeah it isn't about being technically possible, it's about not officially condoning it for other reasons.

[Tomoken]

Few options/ideas

1.) A laptop/nearby computer can function for any voice chat medium, and we know this will be a guaranteed option now and later.
2.) If they implement a voice chat into 2.0 given the option to use it or not in various party/raid scenarios.
3.) If there is a way to run/create/implement certain voice apps in the background on a PS3 (Mumble for PS3 perhaps).

#2 and #3 both would offer the convenience of having everything all in one place and the ability to use the PS3 headset hardware, though at the moment only #1 is a guarantee.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

hmm well i kind of prefer to have voice chat because of PS3.. :P

[Aminore]

well i dont think it will work out well on the ps3. its funny how theres a lack of ffxi being talked about now thats going off topic. i doubt SE will create or rent a voice client server so players from other consoles or pc's can chat. I dont know if any game has done that. vent or any other voice cilent will work just as fine. of course i cannot talk for everyone else but my nyc apartment has wifi if i was playing on ps3 i will be greatful if ventrillo brings out a moble app who wouldent ?. sence i have laptops and a pc, im not going that route anyway.

i cant use games like dc universe because its a free to play mmo that charges you for voice chat. thats stupid on the higest level