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Proposal:
Brief voiceovers at the beginning of missions to introduce players to the flavor of IS, Clans, individual factions.
These would be map specific but not mission specific.
Example 1:
The map is Terra Therma.
Playing as IS you hear Commander Lang (voice of Phil) come over comms at the start of the match.
"The key to this terrain is the Devil’s Anu$. It’s hot and wet in there. Don’t ask me how I know."
If playing as a clanner, you hear Star Captain Ty (voice of JagerXII) come over comms at the start of the match.
"The freebirths call this the Devil’s Anu$. For once I agree with them. Let us lay the enemy to rest here. A fitting end for excrement."
Example 2:
Something more about motivations on Crimson Strait.
IS: "Look at it, gentlemen. This city has been untouched by war for 50 cycles. A beacon of peace and prosperity. If we do our jobs right we’ll be hip deep in mead and women tonight."
Clan: "Look at this shrine to waste and excess. The freebirths worship wealth. They would squander all the resources of the galaxy on frivolities if they could ever stop killing each other."
The lore is so juicy. I think this is a great short-term solution to engaging new players in the BT universe in a way that doesn't require huge amounts of reading or forcing them seek out sarna.net. It's easily togglable for whoever doesn't like it. The NGNG crew I'm sure would be happy to do the voice work. Or PGI staff. It doesn't require professional voice actors.
It adds flavor and meaning to each faction.
Room for expansion: Each faction could have its own voiceovers. Brief snippets that give the flavor of Liao, of Davion, etc.
Snippets specific between factions: Liao vs Davion. Liao vs Clan Wolf. etc.
This wouldn't be an engineering marvel to bring to the game. But it would enrich it dramatically.
Edited by CtrlAltWheee, 05 December 2014 - 05:54 PM.
