How Does Voice Chat Communication Sound?

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Ascalonian Squire

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 12:56 AM • #1

Wouldn't it be sweet if they made available voice chat communication through your microphone on PC so you can talk to party members and guild members? If you can talk to all (people in town, etc.) then that would be a little too hard to hear who is speaking. But if they keep it to a minimum of party members or guild members, now that would be nice. Simple, press/hold "key" and speak then release when you are done so there is no noise interference.

Amnisac

Frost Gate Guardian

Running Makes It Worse [Run]

R/E

Joined Apr 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 1:05 AM • #2

Uh... Teamspeak and Vent....

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Sleazy_D

Academy Page

Legion of Gweep

Mo/Me

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 4:54 PM • #3

Ask anyone on XBox Live what the downsides of that are.... Besides There are 3rd party tools to do that, and ANet probably doesn't want to blow $$$ on chat servers. Granted it would be nice.

bobrath

Wilds Pathfinder

Scouts of Tyria

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 5:15 PM • #4

dear god no.

You think swastikas and body parts on your minimap are bad? Wait until Mr. InternetAnonymous has access to your speakers via a microphone... UGH.

Tzl_Jack

Ascalonian Squire

Wyld Styllions Reunion Tour

E/N

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 5:38 PM • #5

yes please no voice chat.

my guild uses a vent server.

you can get a 10 man server for almost nothing anyways.

Algren Cole

Banned

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 5:41 PM • #6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleazy_D

Ask anyone on XBox Live what the downsides of that are.... Besides There are 3rd party tools to do that, and ANet probably doesn't want to blow $$$ on chat servers. Granted it would be nice.

why would enabling voice blow money on voice servers? why would there be a need for voice servers?

Tzl_Jack...how does this help PUGs?

Sir Aurik

Krytan Explorer

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 6:03 PM • #7

yea, u must have just bought your 1 st computer game, download vent or ts...

ElevenBravo

Academy Page

Joined May 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 6:17 PM • #8

Quote:

Originally Posted by funnybunny008

Wouldn't it be sweet if they made available voice chat communication through your microphone on PC so you can talk to party members and guild members? If you can talk to all (people in town, etc.) then that would be a little too hard to hear who is speaking. But if they keep it to a minimum of party members or guild members, now that would be nice. Simple, press/hold "key" and speak then release when you are done so there is no noise interference.

no no no.

#1 TS and vent would be better
#2 I dont want to hear a bunch of strangers talking. Just my guild.
#3 Voice through the game would cause lag.
#4 see number #1

Bueno Star

Frost Gate Guardian

Digital Heroes

Mo/N

Joined May 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 6:19 PM • #9

that sounds like exaclty what i do with guildmates....................... on Vent. ;-)

Algren Cole

Banned

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 6:21 PM • #10

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElevenBravo

no no no.

#1 TS and vent would be better
#2 I dont want to hear a bunch of strangers talking. Just my guild.
#3 Voice through the game would cause lag.
#4 see number #1

#1 - yes they would be...for established guilds
#2 - you wouldn't hear anyone you weren't partied with
#3 - no it wouldn't
#4 - yes it would be....for established guilds.

Zubrowka

Frost Gate Guardian

Joined May 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 6:32 PM • #11

A way for your character to say some fixed phrases would be useful. You know, things like "Help!" or "Run for your life!" In the middle of a fight it's hard to catch people's attention with speech bubbles.

Diable II had something like that if I remember correctly. A little surprising the feature didn't find its way into GW.

Pashet

Frost Gate Guardian

House Nightshade

R/Mo

Joined May 2005

Jul 5, 2005 at 11:04 PM • #12

TS and Vent are enough. And I don't even use those. Ugh. I already have pervs 'whispering' at me. I don't need them actually speaking to me.