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Naturi Riclenore
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Posted - 2012.12.18 15:16:00 -
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This not a bug.. this is how it was intended to be for a while. Now whether one agrees with this or not is up for debate.
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=248659#post248659
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ello,
Just to clarify what UVT is supposed to enable and what you get for free:
UVT Gives you:
- Ability to voice chat in custom channels, DUST or EVE/DUST
- Ability to voice chat in corporation channels, alliance channels, ect.
UVT is NOT required for:
- Team voice chat
- Squad voice chat
Text chat is of course free everywhere.
Players can speak / listen to one channel at a time.
Keep in mind that price is still subject to change during the beta period.
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Naturi Riclenore
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Posted - 2012.12.18 18:48:00 -
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The purpose of the UVT was stated MONTHS ago. The fact that Corp was able to use it after player corps were introduced was a bug. remember VC does not go through SONYs servers, it goes through EVE Onlines voice services. CCP in no way tricked anyone as it was stated exactly how a UVT could be used.
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=248659#post248659
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Hello,
Just to clarify what UVT is supposed to enable and what you get for free:
UVT Gives you:
- Ability to voice chat in custom channels, DUST or EVE/DUST
- Ability to voice chat in corporation channels, alliance channels, ect.
UVT is NOT required for:
- Team voice chat
- Squad voice chat
Text chat is of course free everywhere.
Players can speak / listen to one channel at a time.
Keep in mind that price is still subject to change during the beta period.
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=263211#post263211
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Q: Will the price of a UVT stay at 1 AUR after closed beta ends?
A: No, this is a temporary price to encourage players to test the feature. Final pricing for UVTs has not been determined
Q: Why do DUST players have to pay for voice chat and EVE players do not?
A: In EVE Online, we can cover the ongoing costs of voice chat through the gameGÇÖs subscription fee. Because DUST is free-to-play, we will need players to cover some of the costs of voice chat.
Q: ArenGÇÖt UVTs a pay-to-win feature since they make communication easier and are only available for purchase with AUR?
A: We understand this concern and plan to address it before the game ships via the in-game player market, which will allow players to buy and sell UVTs with ISK, the currency awarded in game.
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Naturi Riclenore
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Posted - 2012.12.18 19:48:00 -
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Tony Calif wrote:Nova it was -ú15 a month I seem to remember. That's not cheap. That's more than an EvE sub.
When it initially came out, it was still kinda cheap.. in fact let me pull up the original pricing (before the 1 AUR pricing change)
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=247120#post247120
60 - 1 Day
150 - 3 Day
250 - 7 Day
900 - 30 Day
A merc pack at the time gave you 4,000 AUR (before x10 AUR change). So you would need to pay $20 3x a year (1 every 4 months) or $60 a year for chat = $5 mo. So it was never more than an eve subscription; but it was enough that people didn't really like how they were priced. Since we are not paying a subscription, CCP does need to somehow recover the cost, but at the same time, not make us feel like they are gouging us.
I think the more resonable question you asked to get answered is: What if you have an EVE account already? Since you are already paying for the voice through the EVE subscription? I would like to see that one answered
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