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[AntharPrime]

In the latest NGNG podcast, Russ confirmed that the commo rose and VOIP is coming to MWO and by the sound of it, it looks like it is sooner rather than later.

[Scromboid]

No way. They hate teamwork and have said it time and again. They cannot balance the game around it.

We will never see it working in MWO.

[Roadbeer]

AntharPrime, on 12 April 2014 - 08:31 AM, said:

VOIP IS COMING.

It's barely breathing hard

[Renegade Robot]

So basically, now instead of reading shouting matches, I can hear them. Somehow I don't feel excited.

[TercieI]

AMT527, on 12 April 2014 - 08:37 AM, said:

So basically, now instead of reading shouting matches, I can hear them. Somehow I don't feel excited.

Honestly, this. Unless they allow larger groups than four, I don't have any desire to be on open voice chat with random players, based on what happens in text chat.

[Charons Little Helper]

On the plus side - I'll enjoy coordinating with my teammates more on the fly.

On the negative - now I'll have to listen to the squeakers.

Hopefully it comes with a mute button.

[Jin Ma]

nice. they're making strides. can't wait to meet all my fathers

[DEN_Ninja]

Jin Ma, on 12 April 2014 - 09:57 AM, said:

nice. they're making strides. can't wait to meet all my fathers

Squeaker: "U wot m8, fight me irl. your mum likes met"
You: "My Mother is dead so good luck with that kid"
Squeaker: "Get rekt'd kid" (Sounds like he's 12, you sound like an adult)
You: "...mute button"

[AntharPrime]

I know technology is hard for some folks but a mute button next to the player list solves all problems with Squeakers. Plus you should not be in communications outside your lance unless you are the squad leader or commander and absolutely no communication with the enemy.

[Roadbeer]

AntharPrime, on 12 April 2014 - 10:52 AM, said:

I know technology is hard for some folks but a mute button next to the player list solves all problems with Squeakers.

Yeah, because PGI has such a good track record when it comes to in game communication (hows that chat feature working in game?), I'm sure that the mute button will work swimmingly.

[Morang]

AntharPrime, on 12 April 2014 - 10:52 AM, said:

I know technology is hard for some folks

For PGI, for example. So... I hope for ability to mute selected players during the match, but I don't absolutely expect this ability to be there.

Their text chat I consider substandard (badly chosen color of team chat, friendly speaker's chassis not shown, no color-coding of speakers - i.e. when somebody writes in general chat, you can't say by color if it's enemy, teammate or lancemate, and in team chat - if it's just teammate or lancemate. You only see which chat is used, and only lance chat leaves you without doubt, as it can only be used by lancemates).

Edited by Morang, 12 April 2014 - 11:48 AM.

[Amsro]

[Kenyon Burguess]

cant wait to sing you all the songs of my people.

[Elizander]

12 people talking is gonna be a mess unless they add channels.

There should be a channel for all the leaders and another channel for just the lance. Maybe an all channel but let me turn that off and please mute out anyone who dies. I don't need to hear post-death whiners. )

[Charons Little Helper]

Elizander, on 12 April 2014 - 01:36 PM, said:

please mute out anyone who dies. I don't need to hear post-death whiners. )

I vote for that. Let them text chat if they want to - but cut off their VOIP.

[Bobzilla]

VoIP should allow groups of any size. Both are needed.

[Charons Little Helper]

Random - did anyone else - in their head - read the title like the Stark house saying. (a la Game of Thrones)

VOIP is coming...

[Rebas Kradd]

Heck, I'm going to be muting myself. I constantly gripe and bellyache after dying, and I grunt and growl and make random noises DURING the match. Nobody wants to listen to me.

[Silentium]

Why not Geist? I have already seen the dance of your people :-D

[Chemie]

VOIP has been coming since closed beta when they first released VOIP via C3.