Quick Poll on Microphones

[Technyze]

Im sure I would recognize the name; as for a shell that was 100% mostly voice chat, Im not sure which you are referring too.

[Dhalmel]

Me & Verg's old shell.
CT.

[Technyze]

Me & Verg's old shell.
CT.

Who is this verg you speak of?

lols jk

[fusional]

impossible to be serious about raiding in the modern MMO era without using some sort of voice chat

[Nix]

impossible to be serious about raiding in the modern MMO era without using some sort of voice chat

Lies.

We can uh... use... smoke signals and shadow puppets D:

[Technyze]

impossible to be serious about raiding in the modern MMO era without using some sort of voice chat

I agree! Except that only a few people really need to be speaking in this regard.

[Hippo]

impossible to be serious about raiding in the modern MMO era without using some sort of voice chat

For me i prefer to listen rather than talk. Too many people talk rather than listen nowadays

[Luluna]

impossible to be serious about raiding in the modern MMO era without using some sort of voice chat

Isn't that stereotyping?

I don't use voicechat and im very serious about endgame...i know it makes things easier but i like a challenge i don't mind those that like using it but i prefer not too and i have enjoyed endgame content many times.

[fusional]

Isn't that stereotyping?

no, it's looking realistically at an ever-increasing requirement for timing and coordination in battle content with an ever-increasing degree of environmental hazards, movement elements and general difficulty. fights in modern MMOs aren't like fights in XI. you generally can't just read chat and react accordingly strictly on your own.

imagine in pro football you have a quarterback barking plays and audibles to his team at the line of scrimmage. the defense isn't forced to appoint a linebacker to talk to his team and tell them where to go or what to do, but if they don't- they're at a severe disadvantage and generally can't be as competitive as the team which does.

(and i reference pro sports because they're dead serious about winning)

[SkyeWindbinder]

no, it's looking realistically at an ever-increasing requirement for timing and coordination in battle content with an ever-increasing degree of environmental hazards, movement elements and general difficulty. fights in modern MMOs aren't like fights in XI. you generally can't just read chat and react accordingly strictly on your own.

imagine in pro football you have a quarterback barking plays and audibles to his team at the line of scrimmage. the defense isn't forced to appoint a linebacker to talk to his team and tell them where to go or what to do, but if they don't- they're at a severe disadvantage and generally can't be as competitive as the team which does.

(and i reference pro sports because they're dead serious about winning)

Really, even with chat, a group can lose horribly. The ability to talk shouldn't matter if the group is bad, and not having a mic shouldn't matter if your group is good. And neither should matter if you're having fun.