How do you think PS3 players will communicate in ARR?Follow

Hey there,

Since action Phase 3 is only a few days away, I'd like some input from people knowing more about these matters than I do:

ARR seems set to take a decent stab at PC / PS3 (PS4 in the future, perhaps) cross-platform gaming. Now, I know that XI back in the day had indeed launched for PS2, but I never played it on a console, indeed, the few months I spent on it were on my trusty PC.

So, an honest question: How do you think people playing from their PS3 will communicate with PC people? I mean, there are a couple of possibilities here:

For "guild" (Free Company?) gaming, I would expect people to have access to chatting and / or voice comms through some way or another.

For "Duty Finder" or other random grouping, some chatting would be in order. Even when merely grouping in a random group, small chit-chat and short instructions are meant to be relayed. Think about what happens for a dungeon boss, they might have certain abilities or need special care to be defeated.

Now, my understanding is that in PS3 (I don't own one) voice comms are directly available only if the game played supports them in-game.

Is this correct?

If yes, then how do you suppose people will communicate in ARR, if playing from a PS3? Use a keyboard? Speak (when needed) through an external service? Something else?

Curiosity killed the cat, but... meow. I had been wondering on how this would work out, since I definitely do not expect anyone with a PS3 to... type using some virtual keyboard and their controllers. That'd be just nasty.

Thoughts?

Yeah, pretty much like that.

I imagine there will be some kind of software keyboard like there was for the PS2 version of FFXI, I also expect no one to actually use it and instead to just use the USB ports on the front of the PS3 to connect a keyboard.

Hi, if the game allowed it we could use a headset (like in Black Ops). Otherwise, a keyboard.

Some linkshells in FF11 would not accept anyone who didn't use a ext service. The interview would be on some IRC channel.

Personally, I ended up turning off the sound in Black Ops because you'd have peeps that would:
1) Yell into the mike calling everyone a noob.
2) Decide the music they had on would be what everyone heard.
3) Have kids in the background crying to be fed. "Daddy, I'm hungry." over and over and over.
4) Shout out how wonderful a player they were. Over and over and over.
5) Static, static, static....
6) Hear a foreign language several people were talking, and be clueless about what they were saying.
7) Curse, and curse and curse.
8) Make up songs and sing them, over and over and over.

Grand Momma

LOL - I remember in FF11 the younger crowd began using the term 'your gay' to mean your stupid. And there were a lot of 'rape' comments. Neither of these terms showed up in Black Ops.

I use a deep throaty sound to convey my alpha status.

And if I find a suitable mate, I present myself to her in a rusted subligar.



If they made an integrated keyboard like the one they had for XI, I would buy three, and play FFXIV--even if it sucks--just to support a well-designed peripheral premise.

Edited, Jun 8th 2013 10:00pm by Kachi

Would probably buy a keyboard for the PS3 and leave it at that. I don't particularly care for voice chat. I would enjoy voice chat if the people on the other end were mature. As this thread supports, unfortunately, that rarely tends to be the case.

I got a sweet little wireless keyboard at Radio Shack for $20. I plan on using that the great majority of the time. I'll also be supplementing with voice chat apps on my phone or using my PC which is also now right here in the room with me for raiding or when voice is really needed.

Typing protects the illusion that the hot miq on the other end is not a fat pimpled teenager.

That is true, i believe if they still haven't done anything they should start doing so. Voice chat is quite important. While you can still use as we said laptops and mobile apps for voice chat its still not the right way.

While i support SE and will keep supporting the game i feel they should keep improving and not just say.." hey if they can have this work around we don't need to fix anything" because that's how they will make a great game out of a good one.

The keyboard will be needed whatever happens. If you play a game in ps3 or in w/e console that's a given problem. Solution would be not buy the ps3 version. Simple, that's not a FF ARR problem so we should not add unnecessary problems. The only problem from all that you said is the voice chat. FF needs to fix/look into voice chat for consoles. Even then you will most likely gonna use it for raids. In my eve online career we use voice chat daily all the time (it is in fact mandatory to be on voice coms if you are online) but games like WoW FF Terra rift or w/e don't need that.

No. I mean that voice chat would take the place of your kb when needed. Also I tend not to use wikis unless absolutely necessary. And why I choose to play on PS3 has no bearing on the matter.

Furthermore I don't know why I ever took your smarmy condescending posterior off ignore.

Good luck

I always join a "mature" friendly family oriented guild so such swearing and yelling is no where to be seen. It has worked in the past and i plan to stick with that plan. I hope they add a PS3 exclusive voice program to help people but I dont think its "needed"