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Ian Razzledazzle
Kilrathi Knights
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Posted - 2013.01.30 17:44:00 -
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Haven't been able to get a real explanation on how the various chat types work. So far all I've been able to figure out is how to chat with members in my squad. I'm getting ready to start up a Corporation. How do I voice chat with people in the corporation chat room? I've seen these Universal Chat things that you have to purchase. Is that what those are for? Any explanation would be helpful |
Tiel Syysch
Imperfects
Negative-Feedback
634
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Posted - 2013.01.30 17:47:00 -
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Universal Voice Transmitters are for voice chat in any tab that isn't Squad or Team (Local can't have voice). So yeah you'd need it for Corp. |
Iron Wolf Saber
BetaMax.
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Posted - 2013.01.30 17:48:00 -
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UVTs are a way to pay for the voice server that eve online pilots already pay for. Having one lets you talk anywhere outside the squad in any player made channel including corp channels. Other mercs will need uvts to hear you. Pilots will not.
Local channel and other NPC gernated channels are not voice allowed.
While its a bit awkward and off its one of the things in negotiation atm but right now providing voice for the million mercenaries we have so far is rather expensive. Even when using a variant of the C3 by Vivox that is built in. |
Ian Razzledazzle
Kilrathi Knights
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Posted - 2013.01.30 17:53:00 -
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Only asking because I'm not at home right now to check for myself. I thought I read that UVT's cost AUR. If that's correct, why? |
Iron Wolf Saber
BetaMax.
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Posted - 2013.01.30 17:58:00 -
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Ian Razzledazzle wrote:Only asking because I'm not at home right now to check for myself. I thought I read that UVT's cost AUR. If that's correct, why?
Quality of Service require for voice is NOT CHEAP.
Bandwidth Isn't cheap either.
Neither is a comparable team speak servers that cost about $300 usd a month to operate and about $10,000 in hardware.
Luckily consumers rent parts of that server as low as 15$ or less depending how fragmented they make the server.
Either way someone has to pay for voice and ccp feels that if they track uvt sales they can fairly pay vivox for the services they provide instead of getting gouged.
As I said though negotiations are still being worked out for something better.
Corp UVTs are on thier way.
Also Aurum items will be resellable for isk eventually and will probably be the best dollar to isk conversion because everyone wants a 30 day uvt. |
Ian Razzledazzle
Kilrathi Knights
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Posted - 2013.01.30 18:28:00 -
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That's really interesting thanks for explaining. It never really occurred to me before, not really something one things about when taking full advantage of being able to chat to their friends in a game at no charge. I don't really have a problem paying for it after being given that explanation.
I keep defending this game to people who are slamming it for not being what they hoped for. But what CCP is doing with the resources it has (I have to assume that they are significantly less then that of say, EA or Sony or whatever other AAA game developer you can think of) is remarkable in terms of scale and it's not being appreciated. |
BigussDikkuss
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.01.30 19:18:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Quality of Service require for voice is NOT CHEAP.
Bandwidth Isn't cheap either.
Neither is a comparable team speak servers that cost about $300 usd a month to operate and about $10,000 in hardware.
Luckily consumers rent parts of that server as low as 15$ or less depending how fragmented they make the server.
And yet voice chat in every other game is FREE.
Go figure. |
Ian Razzledazzle
Kilrathi Knights
4
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Posted - 2013.01.30 19:47:00 -
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And you paid for those games. And some of the money you spent goes towards making sure you can continue to chat for free. Knowing this, I'm not surprised that I have to pay to get on Xbox Live, and why I don't have to pay to play online on my PS3. |
Iron Wolf Saber
BetaMax.
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Posted - 2013.01.30 19:50:00 -
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BigussDikkuss wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Quality of Service require for voice is NOT CHEAP.
Bandwidth Isn't cheap either.
Neither is a comparable team speak servers that cost about $300 usd a month to operate and about $10,000 in hardware.
Luckily consumers rent parts of that server as low as 15$ or less depending how fragmented they make the server. And yet voice chat in every other game is FREE. Go figure.
Not free, contracted. |
Baal Roo
Subdreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.01.30 19:51:00 -
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BigussDikkuss wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Quality of Service require for voice is NOT CHEAP.
Bandwidth Isn't cheap either.
Neither is a comparable team speak servers that cost about $300 usd a month to operate and about $10,000 in hardware.
Luckily consumers rent parts of that server as low as 15$ or less depending how fragmented they make the server. And yet voice chat in every other game is FREE. Go figure.
nonsense. |
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Iron Wolf Saber
BetaMax.
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Posted - 2013.01.30 19:52:00 -
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Anyways if contract succeeds we may get a far cheaper price point or price eliminated entirely. but it a three way convo last I heard of it. between CCP Sony and Vivox |
NORIC verIV
DUST University
Ivy League
34
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Posted - 2013.01.30 20:06:00 -
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Its an item so when playerz can sell thing, i expect u can buy one using isk. |
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