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Posted - 2012.10.21 02:27:00 -
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Sobriety Denied wrote:communicating with blues is mostly fail.. the few that actually use a mic have no clue what it's really for they think it's to talk about COD and how they hate this or that in DUST.. most of the ppl who use it for tactics have long since given up on talking to randoms and are squaded with non randoms who use the mic for tactics.. the rest are blues left to babble and scream at each other when they die on opposite sides of the map
but local voice chat would be part of the game sound surroundings. And that's the plan for eve's WiS, so they already know how to do it.
Think about it, sure you could turn it down in the settings, but people talking is just another sound in the game environment. Dust could be the the 1st to take it to the next level.
Now some people say the downside is you can't censor people and harassment can occur. But this is the same with current voice chat. Plus if someone is following you around trying to order a burger because they think it's funny, there can just be a simple aim and block player mechanic.
I believe the level of immersion that this would add would be mindblowing. Let me give you an example.
You are a new player. You are going around playing this new fps. Now most mmos you can type while playing and make friends right? a lot harder in an fps. So follow me for a second, please I promise you won't be disappointed.
So you join a match. It drops you in a game with other players into the lobby, and you can hear the other players. People are walking around and talking to each other on comms. Now they can hear each other anywhere they walk because they are in a squad. they have mics built into the dropsuits. But when you walk up to the 4 and say hi, your naturally introduced into the squads voice chat. While you stand near by you can take part in their conversation. If they don't like you they can block you or walk away.
Now the game starts. And you're learning how to play. Now again in a standard mmo you can chat in help chat. So after some run and gun you want to try sniping. You sit on a hill and pew pew. Then another player comes up to you and you hear through the game sound him talking to you. "hey dude, press triangle to change your stance and the scope won't sway!"
BAM, you press triangle, it made since. People would say hello and goodbye within a game.
A squad could run up to a point they were losing and see a fallen team mate. So they rez him, and him lets them know that they have 3 snipers up on the hill. Now the local vocie chat just saved a few dropsuits. Plus the revived player can verbally thank you. Another long time tradition of playing mmos. But in dust you can be typing while playing.
Do it ccp, make dust the game changer it could be. |