well its not that big of an issue since VOIP is considered old news in games. adding VOIP is not ground breaking in anyway, SoT has VOIP, AA, PS2, AS, Rust, WA, and list goes on. plus i never played a game with VOIP and it didn't have a turn off function for it. Its one of those things where you can have it in the game, and if you dont like it you can just turn it off. why say no to it and cause people who do want it to be left out for those who don't want it, when all they have to do is just turn it off. now if it didn't have a turn off feature, that i could understand, but ive yet to see a game with it that didn't have the feature.
VoIP do we need it?
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Understandable but so many games are so greatly improved by VoIP. While certainly not something to be a priority, VoIP allows for very... colorful expression from one gamer to another. Though a public vicinity VoIP would be a hellscape in space stations, maybe radio-transmissions with different channels could be worked into ships?
For that, I prefer a voice-commands like in Tribes Ascend, or user-made macros. The added negativity of VoIP in games FAAAR exceeds the added positivity, so it doesn't worth it for me.
Plus, to make it "logical" and prevent heavy noise and spam at stations, the range should be really low, so either way pirates must use chat to notify a target from 30+ meters.
Plus, to make it "logical" and prevent heavy noise and spam at stations, the range should be really low, so either way pirates must use chat to notify a target from 30+ meters.
I think all of the cons of VoIP could simply be washed away by just saying that you can only contact on the radio of your ship kind of like what biglet said. This makes sense not only because radios and stuff but also because you can't speak in space. I know there is already noises in space in this game but still, they could just say you can't talk because you are in space. Also I think there should be quick emotes like putting your hands up for when you are not in your ship.
I haven't played Tribes Ascend, so I can't say much to that. Still I think it would be hard if not impossible to have a command for every eventuality. The issue of of heavy noise at stations could be solved by having the option increase/reduce the radius you hear in, or automatically reducing it at stations.
Personally, I wouldn't limit it to only ship radio, but maybe having the option of ship radio transmissions as way for relatively long way communication.
Personally, I wouldn't limit it to only ship radio, but maybe having the option of ship radio transmissions as way for relatively long way communication.
Maybe some options for people who dont like it could be.
Reduce all VOIP to background radio chatter, that way you know someone is trying to hail you and you can respond with a message.
Switch it off but have an icon when someone broadcasts near you.
Have it switched off except for direct communication (Privat channel)
Reduce all VOIP to background radio chatter, that way you know someone is trying to hail you and you can respond with a message.
Switch it off but have an icon when someone broadcasts near you.
Have it switched off except for direct communication (Privat channel)
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I get it - and to your earlier comment as well - you clearly don't play games like Day Z, do you? Games like that (which have definite similarities with Starbase) absolutely need VOIP or a huge element of the game is missing. Fortunately, Starbase is much bigger than Day Z and similar games, so it wouldn't be a deal breaker... it still would really really miss out on something amazing, IMO.
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Personally I think a mixture of VoIP and some pre-existing dialogue options would be best, with certain limitations built into the VoIP.
For VoIP - Voice Chat is limited strictly to parties, with players able to hail others and invite them to join their communications. Players not in each others groups would not hear other player's mics.
The dialogue option would be a handful of basic responses for potential situations - a bit barebones, but it'd get the job done. Think like Sea of Thieves, where you can use the pirate wheel of text to post phrases that let you get your intentions across, like demanding a player's items or threatening them to show you're hostile or some kind of phrase to show you're interested in something more peaceful, like trading.
For VoIP - Voice Chat is limited strictly to parties, with players able to hail others and invite them to join their communications. Players not in each others groups would not hear other player's mics.
The dialogue option would be a handful of basic responses for potential situations - a bit barebones, but it'd get the job done. Think like Sea of Thieves, where you can use the pirate wheel of text to post phrases that let you get your intentions across, like demanding a player's items or threatening them to show you're hostile or some kind of phrase to show you're interested in something more peaceful, like trading.