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Taking the MMO out of MMORPG

AStudsLyfe
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I would like to congratulate you on releasing a excellent RPG game. It is pretty much a visual carbon copy of the pc version minus addons BUT, the multiplayer function has been removed and here is why. Proximity voice chat on a console is an enormous fail, at least in the games current state. I would guess 90% of players have turned it off and those that don't you hear all sorts of things from snoring to things that make you consider calling 911 about. Don't get me wrong the game itself is great on console, the controls take some getting used to but it plays well and is fun, for a while. The thing is I feel like nearly everyone is playing it as a single player game, unless you went in with friends, it is difficult to find anyone to do anything with. I have found it difficult to do things that take seconds in a PC mmo The lack of text chat with no suitable replacement is simply not acceptable. I mean come on guys there is no one asking for help, no one talking politics, no guilds spamming their recruitment blurbs and no one trolling! Trading is much harder then on PC version unless a guild member wants what you have it will sit for days, weeks who knows.

I know there a few things in game like dungeon group finder and so on to help find parties but the basics on what make an MMO an MMO have been stripped away. Think back to some of the things that made you light up when you logged into your first MMO and for me at least one was the ability to chat with someone from Russia or Sweden as we were in the same room. I just think that if some changes are not made then the console'ers will soon be bored and the game will be as vacant as a wall-mart when a union moves in. Below are a couple things that can be added quickly to help improve the console version immensely.

1. PC & XB1
2. On in party only
3. If text chat is not an option then we need the ability to search for guilds for players to join. Thumbing through Reddit for guild posts might be reminiscently fun but isn't that taking 10 steps backward as far as development goes?
4. A Trade forum needs to be established where players can advertise their goods on the official forums.

Please lets keep this organized. copy this template and please reply maybe we can help.

1. Platform you play on
2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on?
3. list anything you think would help the version you play.
4. Something that can be easily added to improve play.
  • Prymael
    Prymael
    1. Platform you play on: PS4
    2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on? I play with it on until someone who isn't considerate on their end becomes too annoying to tolerate and then I turn it off.
    3. List anything you think would help the version you play: A list of available LFG players or groups in the ever ambiguous current "group finder"
    4. Something that can be easily added to improve play: Separating the use and jump button functions to different buttons.

    PSN: Dying_Digitally I'm new to the game as of console release and I play on NA server.
  • Thumbdunked
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    1. Platform you play on: PS4
    2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on? I turned it off the moment i got out of the cell block on launch day and rarely turn it on
    3. List anything you think would help the version you play: a chat box and a push to talk button!!!
    4. Something that can be easily added to improve play: a chat box and seperation of the jump and interaction button

  • Gizbyt
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    1. Platform you play on : PS4
    2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on? : Turned it off due to random mic activations from screaming people or music.
    3. list anything you think would help the version you play. : Text chat so i can actually communicate with people.
    4. Something that can be easily added to improve play. : see above, they did have to remove it after all
  • bertenburnyb16_ESO
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    1. PC & PS4
    2. on but have yet to hear anything usefull
    3-4. text chat, I literally have ZERO interaction with players, except on starting day when I was sitting in starter city on my striped senche I got some PS4 messages of where I got it, no idea how to look for interesting guilds, how to sell stuff (ouside of guild) how to find people to group with, ... played mostly pvp, solo, what is wierd because normally I instanly join a group
    Haze Ramoran Dunmer Dragonknight Tank/Dps – Smoked-Da-Herb Saxheel Templar Tank/Healer

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  • Sardracus
    Sardracus
    Soul Shriven
    1. Platform you play on - XBOX ONE
    2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on? - OFF
    3. list anything you think would help the version you play - TEXT CHAT
    4. Something that can be easily added to improve play.

    Voice chat is great for saying Hello, but for an RPG? Do i need to speak in a high-pitched voice when playing a female character?

    Honestly.... with voice chat only this is just a game of Destiny with Swords instead of Fusion rifles so you may as well drop the RPG bit.
  • Germal
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    Yeah until things change, maybe try Final Fantasy 14 on PS4, one of the best MMORPG atm on the market, it is subscriber, but you get every 3 months major content patches,PC interface on console,very few trolls, some of the best PVE raids.
    Only downside the pvp sucks :p its fun but not more^^ From most posts that the Master Race did in this forum, you could conclude Zenimax gives a damn about feedback :)
  • AStudsLyfe
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    Nice replies let's keep it going.
  • Heromofo
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    1. Platform you play on : PS4
    2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on? : Turned it off due to random mic noises and people abusing others and im Aussie so that says alot lol.
    3. list anything you think would help the version you play. : Text chat and see the Improving On ESO series
    4. Something that can be easily added to improve play. : see above
  • tallenn
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    1. Platform you play on PS4
    2. Do you have console proximity chat off or on? OFF
    3. list anything you think would help the version you play. Text chat
    4. Something that can be easily added to improve play. Controls remappping
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