ARR and Voice over IP

[Elexia]

Still doesn't mean people wanna play while having their phone next tot hem or the laptop all the time. This is the main reason why a lot of console players hate pc players for saying stupid stuff like this.

Ah yeah..these forums common sense = stupid..I forgot.

I'm sorry, but unless there's very special circumstances, this is not a problem. If you're asked to or required to use VoIP by your shell, the point is:

There's numerous options available to the common consumer of 2013 that there's no excuse to not use it. The main reason people hate PC gamers is because they lord over console gamers for having the "better games" and constantly mocking them for wanting to play PC games the way they'll be comfortable with (a controller.) So I suggest you leave your passive aggressive attitude elsewhere.

ppl need to stop forcing others to VoIP, if they dont want it they dont want it.

There is plenty of ways to gain access to VoIP, if they do not want it, then don't pressure them. Slowly ask them nicely and keep ask them nicely. Im sure they will warm up to it.

Instead of blantly go around forcing throat down and shit.

I hope you avoid end-game then, because that's the only time people force anything on anyone.

[Coombah]

I think it would be a cool option so I would vote yes but I dont think it will happen b/c of having to put additional money in to monitor the voip and most people are using a voip already.

[Linkurrra]

I was reading about it and it appears that even the games that try to implement their own voice chat have issues because of how the PS3 itself is built.. Anyone know of an effective voice chat from a game for the ps3?

It might just be impossible lol. I wonder if there is some way SE could set up the ability for PS3 users to login to Vent/TS/Skype/Mumble but not send anything - perhaps only one direction could make it more feasible..

They'd have to make some weird account service creator at home base to get into those PC apps though, unless there is some API / coworking with each company (I think, I've never networked more then a lan game.. which is nothing pretty much .. lol). Maybe they can create an API to send voice data to ps3 players and let players make their own plugins like for Mumble.

I dont know but I hope they explore at least the bare minimum - listening to other players.

I'd hate to see PS3 players not get into parties because they cant listen to the raid leader (in my experience "listen or gtfo" happens frequently (sometimes "mic")).




:O - Is it good quality? If SE could get the game to grab and send data to one of the 3d party applications available to PC users that could be a good compromise.. "Have it if you need it, otherwise its invisible".

The quality is OK. but not great. The best experience I have had is in Ventrilo and Teamspeak comes a close second. There is a new one I tried a year ago called C3. http://www.downloadc3.com/communicate/ It was unique because you could link copy a web link and past it in chat for people to join and download the web client automatically. They would literally be in your chat room in less that 30 seconds after clicking the link!

Either way there is not an all around elegant solution for in game voicechat with console players. The companies network always causes issues. They close their ports for security, but ports have to be opened up to do voicechat. PSN will do it for their built in one, but that doesn't do any good for PC players.

[Solace]

I am concerned making this would deviate time from others things they could be working on.
Voice can get tricky sometimes and end up causing, just as many problems as solving.
I don't mind using a 3rd parry app.
Would be nice for simplicities sake though.

Nobody is "forcing" anyone to do anything but don't expect people to try to type to you, during primals or anything serious..
That is going to cause you a lot of problems getting into end game, if you won't want to use voice.
For obvious reasons. People who refuse to talk, generally end up being the weakest link.
And we all know what happens to the weakest link..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI6gZxLnwdw