Unpopular Opinion: In Game Voice Chat
Devs have stated multiple times, on multiple forum posts and on multiple streams, that the goal is to "bring solo players 'skill' up to the same level as SWF + VoIP".
So just implement in-game voice that only survivors can hear and get it over with. We know this has already been thought about in house, so just bite the bullet and do it. It's the only way this plan can possibly succeed.
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Whats the point if you have to mute most players? Do you really think this toxic community would do well with being able to speak in game? Screaming save me #########, noob players, playing music etc.
The other thing is why should the players who have always played as the game was intended be disadvataged?
And that's not to mention regions like Europe where you can have 4 different languages in a match, there is also swf so what if 3 are Spanish and one is French? Two German one English and one swedish? And that's just some examples.
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No thanks. Europe is a clusterfuck of different languages and I really don't want to listen to a bunch of kids screaming gibberish at me, each-other or the killer.
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I'm absolutely against voice chat with strangers. There are a lot of other ways to give solos more information.
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It's gonna happen the distance-based in game voice chat, since all gaming trends point to that direction that the pressure will be unbearable
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The whole point of the game is the lack of communication for survivors, the devs said on the game release. Also, a voice chat would just make the game even less serious than it already is.
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@Banshee Why does it need to be serious? Having survivors and jason talking ######### to eachother was one of the best parts of f13 before that game died.
Banter and role play would be great imo...
Why is being social a negative? I find it hilarious and entertaining to join a multiplayer match and hear other people ranting or joking around.
Mute buttons would also exist. All of this is a standard in every big multi player game that isn't DbD or Nintendo...
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This is equivalent of making whispers and bbq as base killer traits.
Hell no, its even stronger.
Just make it that swf is visible in lobby and problem solved. Killers will use basic ######### on randos and save iridescents for 4man groups.
Edit: Also, hearing ######### screechings during most trials will kill the remanents of immersion there is. Just. No.
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I’m a survivor main and even I don’t want an ingame voice chat just let people use their party chats with friends that’s fine but if everyone is always communicating it would be really hard for the killer
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Yes, it would be hilarious, I'm certain. But I'm pretty sure BHVR wants the game in the same manner as they've aimed for since the start. Also, toxicness is a huge problem atm. and a voice chat would contribute a lot to that problem.
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The only solution to make solo survivor be same lvl as the swf its making kindred a basekit
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Not only that but also a clusterfuck of nationalities, I remember when the Crimea crisis was at its height that Ukrainians and Russians refused to cooperate with each other in Dota2.
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There's a couple major issues with that:
- If it's optional, not everyone's going to use it. I can safely say that I wouldn't. I turn voice chat off in just about every game that uses it.Typically my experience with public voice chat is negative. Someone leaves their mic on with a ton of background noise, someone talks way too much, and the second things go south, people turn on each other and start pointing fingers. If there's a chance your teammates aren't going to hear you, you've already lost the benefit of adding voice chat in the first place.
- If it's mandatory, you'd be forced to listen to other people's background noise and insults when they die. That's a nope from me, I wouldn't want to play a game like that.
- It kills the mood. Imagine you're a new player that's still scared of the killer and immersed in the corner hoping they don't see you. Just as Michael Myers sees you, X Gon Give It To Ya start's blaring over someone microphone.
- People might not even speak your language. Particularly in Europe where's a bunch of different languages right next door, you're not guaranteed to be able to talk to people anyway.
I feel like there's much better ways to convey the same information through the UI, whether that's an indicator that tells the others you're being chased, a totem counter, or some other QOL changes. A totem counter won't blame me when someone else dies, for example.
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Yes let’s all make everyone on SWF level right. As if they aren’t problematic enough for killers. How about helping killers combat swf instead of bringing solo survivor to SWF. Just like bringing a indicator to see How many SWF in the lobby. They have a lot of info so should the killers. And That’s the point of being “solo” where u don’t know anyone and very little info.
miss my LOL reaction.
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