I would prefer having the money spend on more programmers to have core mechanics working perfectly before anything else
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hashtag_yrmom
Absolutely! In theory, that should be mostly ironed out before it gets out of beta anyway.
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NitroMidgets and Luisedgm
Don't do voice acting until the far future when the game is actually developed. Use quality audio prompts that are thematically tuned.
One thing I know Tera did that I found good enough was having all the weird asian looking characters just make a bunch of nonsensical noise to make it seem like they were at least saying something.
One thing I know Tera did that I found good enough was having all the weird asian looking characters just make a bunch of nonsensical noise to make it seem like they were at least saying something.
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ObsoleteVodka and Luisedgm
It wasn't purely Brazilian. It was a mix of Brazilian-Portuguese so it wasn't meant to sound "correct"
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NanoTechnician
I guess the only other thing I would say is use consistency. If you're going to have professional voice work done, go all out. Have it done everywhere. Not just half here, half there, text here, no voice here, etc. make it consistent.
The hard part is programming for trigger mechanics in an MMO though. Since a lot of content is usually repeatable, same goes for that audio. Plus when you're grouped, then you need to add skipping features for the party who've already watched and heard that cutscene before, etc.
No easy task.
The hard part is programming for trigger mechanics in an MMO though. Since a lot of content is usually repeatable, same goes for that audio. Plus when you're grouped, then you need to add skipping features for the party who've already watched and heard that cutscene before, etc.
No easy task.
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OhNoDomo!
I'm totally against the op... I want as many voice acting as can be. I play online games since the beginning, I'm sick and tired of text walls... I mean give my eyes a break please. English is not my native language, I've learned it by watching cartoons and then movies subtitled in my native language and then reading it in games starting with the old NES consoles, then came PS/2 console and then PC (on it ever since).
So it would actually be very educational for the young people to learn an international language. The best way to do it is to have both voice and writing (with an option to turn it off, for sistem resources economy) displayed. I'm thinking games with cutscenes... like GW2, BnS, etc.
So it would actually be very educational for the young people to learn an international language. The best way to do it is to have both voice and writing (with an option to turn it off, for sistem resources economy) displayed. I'm thinking games with cutscenes... like GW2, BnS, etc.
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DARKB1KE
Imagine Blackwater, you've just collected the phat loot and are about to make your escape when suddenly Graves begins his monologue. Chosen are swarming around you all firing their weapons when a giant text box appears, covering most of the screen. Due to recent cutbacks and the fact that this is the 45th time you've run Blackwater Graves decided to send you a text message instead.
). But I have to say that I didnt think it was broken in the Firefall. I honestly hope we get Voice acting in Ember aswell
