Voice Chat is NOT incoming for PC--- OP was based on inaccurate reporting @ MMORPG

Scyantific · September 2015

LMAO.

PC users are getting voice chat before consoles are getting text chat.

Dem priorities tho

notimetocare · September 2015

Scyantific wrote: »

LMAO.

PC users are getting voice chat before consoles are getting text chat.

Dem priorities tho

PC > Console

But honestly, something I will disable, mute, or quit over.

Darlgon · September 2015

Rivan12 wrote: »

New voice chat coming to all ESO platforms...sounds good to me. Was a bit surprised I could find no mention of it on front page of the official or Reddit forums so posted to both forums.

The News prnewswire.com/news-releases/vivox-announces-collaboration-with-zenimax-online-studios-300147584.html

MMORPG Posting mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/loadNews/36439/One-Ringy-Dingy-Vivox-Brings-Voice-Chat-Tech-to-ESO

Sounds like a much demanded feature for Consoles is coming very soon, and as bonus, also for PC.

*sorry if I missed earlier posting*

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The "source" linked in the articles.. leads back to the ESO news section, which says nothing of anything of the sort.

Elsonso · September 2015

They won't remove the text chat on PC/Mac.

The whole announcement is really confusing. It is like it was written months ago and just released today, unless there is some upgrade or enhancement that they intend to do on the consoles.

Scyantific wrote: »

LMAO.

PC users are getting voice chat before consoles are getting text chat.

Dem priorities tho

This is because no text chat on consoles is intentional. While I do not know what they are intending to do, I do know that no one should expect text chat on the consoles. Come to think if it, they have obviously already told us what they are doing. We all now know that they have had this increasing focus on always letting people know what they are doing. I have simply missed the obscure social media posting, verbal aside in ESO Live, or interview that explains what they are doing with text chat.

P.S. - If this voice chat on PC thing is real, it is interesting to note that the majority of the information we are getting on the future direction of ESO is coming from their business partners, not from ZeniMax.

Rapthorne · September 2015

as long as it's 100% optional and has to be opted in to, rather than opted out of.

Legedric · September 2015

You read cross platform and think it is comingf or PC and console? Ever heard of cross platform just being XBOX and PS4 as two separate platforms?

anitajoneb17_ESO · September 2015

This looks like a huge unintended troll amplified by all those "news" sites that reproduce info collected via meta search engines and rss feeders without checking any of them.

They act as if voice chat on console were a new thing and as if Vivox partnering with ZOS was a new thing too. If you check the Vivox site, you'll see that they've been the ones implementing the already available console voice chat.

So the whole thing sounds like a big mess.

Furthermore I don't see why they'd spend resources on bringing voice chat to PC since we easily have it via 3rd party software and are (at least the vaaaast majority of us) just happy this way. Virtually noone asked for built-in voice chat on PC.

JD2013 · September 2015

Nothing to see here. Merely a troll post.

Yuke · September 2015

why do you waste resources for such a wasted feature

xeneblaze · September 2015

There is already voice chat on consoles (although the audio quality is awful) - is this going to replace it?

Asmael · September 2015

Gotta love this article, seriously.

ZeniMax and Vivox have announced a new partnership to bring voice chat technology directly into Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. Vivox's chat technology will span all of ESO's platforms from PlayStation 4 to XBox One to PC and will allow players to communicate with one another to enhance their game play experiences throughout the game.

"We are excited to incorporate voice chat into the console versions of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, enabling players to easily connect with one another," said Matt Firor, game director, ZeniMax Online Studios. "For us, Vivox was the natural choice, given their multi-platform capabilities, gaming industry pedigree and reliability."

Made my day.

vamp_emily · September 2015

I hope it is not like console, the biggest complaint I heard was you had to listen to everyone. Hope there is an option just to voice chat with friends.

Robo_Hobo · September 2015

Those news article sites always give me a laugh. They don't do any research, misinterpret quotes and use subjective opinions from other news articles as their sources. By Alkosh they repost the same information like once a week, I'm still getting notifications about articles about an unknown 3rd party company developing 'skyrim 2' because they misinterpreted Pete Hines at e3 when he jokingly said "another games company would roll out skyrim 2 in the next year" (he was emphasizing how bethesda focuses on quality and takes their time, and used that to illustrate his point, but those news articles took his words litterally lol).

Moonshadow66 · September 2015

Oh please tell me that voice chat on PC will be optional!!
I really don't want to hear all these... uhm, noises.. which console players reported here so often already.. Really, absolutely not.

AngryNord · September 2015

Moonshadow66 wrote: »

Oh please tell me that voice chat on PC will be optional!!
I really don't want to hear all these... uhm, noises.. which console players reported here so often already.. Really, absolutely not.

Take it easy, I don't fart _that_ often :-P

Pallmor · September 2015

In *my* day, when you needed healing in a group, you had to type out "Need healing!" And if the healer wasn't paying attention to the chat window, then you died. And you were like "Oh no, I died!" That's the way it was, it was better, and WE LIKED IT!

You darned kids and your fancy new-fangled voice chat, rock n' roll music, hoola hoops, and Pac Man videogames!

LoreRiley · September 2015

LiquidZ wrote: »

Sounds hilarious. I would love if it was like full open world voice with different ranges for what you can hear. Some of the conversations you would come across XD

Thats how it is on console XD

wenchmore420b14_ESO · September 2015

Voice chat on PC? Nooooooooooooo!!! Oh for Love of Akatosh, Please No!!!!!

Rivan12 · September 2015

Thanks to Dominoid73 over on my Reddit posting we have this link...

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Lends a bit more weight to the 'news' articles. Certainly something they seem to have planned for PC.

As for the 'news' articles...I agree they are definitely suspect, maybe ZoS will have some more concrete news during next ESOLive.

CholulaSins · September 2015

Cool, now give console text chat.

Elsonso · September 2015

I knew I had heard that they were thinking on it, but could not find the reference... now I find out I was the one who asked.

Thanks for the link Riven

Reddit

Q: Are there any plans to add the console VOICE feature to the PC/Mac?

A: zos_konk; It's definitely something we're looking to add to the PC/Mac version, but it won't be available until after console launch.

Hyssia · September 2015

Can't wait for kids to shout into their Wal-Mart microphones all around the wayshrine in Wayrest. What's the european equivalence of Wal-Mart?

KhajitFurTrader · September 2015

BOSTON, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivox announced today that they have partnered with ZeniMax® Online Studios to bring voice chat communication to The Elder Scrolls® Online: Tamriel Unlimited™. Whether on PlayStation® 4 or Xbox One®, millions of players across the globe are able to easily communicate in-game with Vivox's voice chat as they adventure through the legendary world of Tamriel.

"We are excited to incorporate voice chat into the console versions of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, enabling players to easily connect with one another," said Matt Firor, game director, ZeniMax Online Studios. "For us, Vivox was the natural choice, given their multi-platform capabilities, gaming industry pedigree and reliability."

With the recent launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, players can take advantage of Vivox's natively supported voice chat, both via private channels and publicly based on proximity to other players. If players are wearing a headset and encounter another player, they will be able to engage in real-time communication creating a new level of player experience.

"It is a privilege for Vivox to integrate our voice chat technology into such an esteemed and popular title," said Rob Seaver, CEO, Vivox. "Our instant and clear voice commands bring a truly immersive experience to The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited."

From this, I fail to see that anything other than consoles are meant to get this voice chat. There is no mention of PC and/or Mac whatsoever. The mmorpg.com news states it, but the only source they're quoting is this very same press release, and they link to the ESO News page which somehow doesn't mention this at all.

Edit: Thanks for the reddit link, folks. But the statement given there is 8 months old, while the news above is recent.

Seamonkey001 · September 2015

vamp_emily wrote: »

I hope it is not like console, the biggest complaint I heard was you had to listen to everyone. Hope there is an option just to voice chat with friends.

You can turn it off, you just have to go into the menu in-game and turn it off in voice chat, very easy.

For me, it works pretty well. If I need to find someone nearby for some help on a quest, all I have to do is ask and hope someone responds.

As for the article, this is old news because it already states that it is incorporated into the console versions of the game. So, you, sir/ma'am, have been trolled.

RatedChaotic · September 2015

So you PC guys are getting the voice chat our consoles have? Oh boy have fun with the ''timmies'' trying to sell their WW bite, the ingame singing, and that turd that says need healer 500 times.

My area chat has been turned off since release.

tist · September 2015

Nothing beats riding into battle in cyrodiil with some guy playing LOTR music yelling "FOR THE DOMINIOOON!"

angelyn · September 2015

If this does happen, then I hope that we will have a variety of ways in which to use it. For myself I would probably:

- Use text for zone chat
- Use voice chat and text chat at the same time for our guild social events. Possibly also for guild chat.( Not everybody wants to use their voices) PC users can already do this with 3rd party programs , so I hope that if ZOS do implement it- they don't limit it by not allowing the use of both at the same time.
- Use voice chat for group content.

I'm completely for adding new options to the game, provided that existing options aren't removed from the game.

EDIT: People like to communicate in different ways. ( For interesting reading check out your myers briggs type). In addition, if you live in a house with other people you may not want to be using voice chat at certain times of day. If the only way to communicate in game is voice chat, I'm not sure I would continue playing. Perhaps other people out there are similar to me. So , sure add voice chat but keep text chat options and the ability to use both at the same time (as PC can already do with use of 3rd party programs)

givitoomi · September 2015

No really understanding the benefit of text chat as typically when I am playing my hands are busy with the controls.

Maybe voice to text chat would work?!?

Defilted · September 2015

This has to be for PC.. Why would they re-implement voice on the console.. Just implement fast mute.

Seravi · September 2015

Confusing... I hope they don't do this. If they do I hope there is an option to turn it off.