a dirty Shisno
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.08.30 06:57:00 -
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That is a very well thought out, articulated response.
I must disagree on only one point, number 3.
The reason why whether or not a person has a mic should not be a deciding factor in determining if they should be placed as Squad Leader is simply that the PlayStation 3 is not sold with a mic, and as such it is quite possible that a majority of players on the PlayStation 3 do not own one. A free to play game such as this is attempting to attract everyone to play it simply by virtue of it being free, and having more people without mics than with, it would be entirely possible to have matches without any Squad Leaders if they were required to have a mic.
As well, this very situation causes some people to simply leave their mics off until someone else with a mic calls for anyone with a mic to speak, because they either do not want to waste the batteries, do not want to disturb those without mics with the sounds of every action they make, or just do not want to talk with no one responding back to them. Under the requirement you put forth, these people would qualify in theory because they have mics, but would be disqualified in practice because they are not on at the time of the decision process. |
a dirty Shisno
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.08.30 20:46:00 -
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Kro'nak Ragnok wrote:***snip***
1.) Mute the Squad Leader, essentially turning the squad leader with a mic into one without a mic which some people want.
2.) Join/Start another squad.
Just as their is no guarantee that a squad leader with a mic will be a good squad leader there also is no gurantee that a squad leader without a mic will be a good squad leader either. At least in regards to the squad leader with a mic verbal communication is optional & more encoraged whether good or bad. However if a player doesn't want to play with people with mics then the power to do so soley relies on the individual (you) through the mute feature which is a quick & simple solution... then again perhaps not everyone knows how to use mute feature.
I don't think anyone wants to have mic-less squad leaders, nor is anyone here advocating for that. What we are simply saying is that sometimes, such as language barriers, mics actually hinder communication among players. Sometimes the built in visual communications are just better for the squad and team as a whole, and because of that mic use among Squad Leaders should not be mandatory.
Kro'nak Ragnok wrote:
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In addition to that most of the time I've played with a squad leader without a mic they gave out significantly less squad orders or ZERO squad orders compared to the squad leaders with mics. For me at least squad leaders with mics have been more fun to play with & led to better winnings than the squad leaders without mics. Also squad leaders on mics are more likely to respond to communication & encourage communication as well as teamwork.
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And now here is actually an interesting conundrum. Simply because communication is easier when a group of mic users are talking to each other, Squad Leaders with mics are far less likely to use the ingame Squad Commands than Squad Leaders without mics. This actually hinders the players in the squad in the form of less points, since using the Squad Commands and obeying them offer up many extra points. This results in gameplay that is actually less rewarding to those communicating and coordinating the most. |