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Darius Verus
Jun Member 2011

Darius Verus

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Im sorry to disagree, but i can already see how it would go wrong, Especially in the ge. Your computers speakers would probably break by too much sound fro the G.E., Clan Wars, Fist of Guthix. Also, voice chat is more usable for things such like Xbox Live, halo reach, because if you stop to type on halo reach, you get shot :P but, on RuneScape, there isnt much purpose. Not many people can get voice chat either. Microphones dont always work and their parents probably wouldnt buy a Microphone just to play a game to be honest. I do like the idea, but its over-thought. Too much sound, How many times you will mess up if you just want to talk to the clan, and... a big problem
You cant prevent someone from telling their account ******** if their is voice chat!
You blocked it by typed messages, But if they say it, it wont be recognized as the ********, and im pretty sure the voice wouldnt say "My ******** is ************" and websites would be easily chatted, as would some innapropriate language. Its a cool idea, but it has bad disadvantages.
Stick to Typing. Nothing bad can happen because you can block a typed message if it involves something that shouldnt be said, but with voice chat.. ********* will be told, Speakers could short due to over-loud sound, Microphones arent easy to get, Nothing can be blocked, its just... it wont work out. I like the idea but i see what can go wrong.

04-Mar-2011 00:13:25

05Prawn05
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05Prawn05

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@ Jar Jar
Are you stupid? it won't be public, more like a "clan Chat"
Nobody's perfect and I stand accused
For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse

04-Mar-2011 00:15:20 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2011 00:15:36 by 05Prawn05

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If you can only talk to people in a group that you permit or in a group you join that would be good. i wouldnt want to associate with the immature or troll crowd. I probally wont use it because i dont really want to talk to rs players

04-Mar-2011 00:15:25

mrcoolxp

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i think they will use the empty tab in game for voice chat and kinda inpl*ment the xbox live party system and be able to start a party and invite friends then close it so no random people can come in and spamm you/yell/be an *******

04-Mar-2011 00:15:42

mrcoolxp

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jarjar

you are an idiot im 19 i use ventrilo for in game chat we swear a lot and the best part is jagex cant tell us what we cant talk about if they do realese voice chat in game it will be like xbox live party chat ya know chat with up to 8 people and have privacy settings

04-Mar-2011 00:18:53

mrcoolxp

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jarjar

you are an idiot im 19 i use ventrilo for in game chat we swear a lot and the best part is jagex cant tell us what we cant talk about if they do realese voice chat in game it will be like xbox live party chat ya know chat with up to 8 people and have privacy settings


oops double post that wasnt supposed to happen

04-Mar-2011 00:18:54 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2011 00:19:26 by mrcoolxp

IrishSnowDay

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I've used voice chat for the clans I've been in (especially wars) and it definitely makes communication easier. But for random people in the game, we have to type all that out. If you added voice chat, that would be great.
Communication in runescape is generally easier than other games, which I like. You don't have to press the enter key in order to start typing, which is extremely nice.
But jagex, if you added voice chat into the game, it would be so nice. I do have a few concerns though.
1: Voice chat might not be as available as the typing feature, and therefore, typing might still be more mainstream.
2: Public, private, and clan chat would require 3 different voice channels, if you plan on allowing voice for all of them. I personally would use all 3, but having all 3 working at the same time might be a difficult User Interface to deal with. I'd probably have to change the volume levels of them frequently, and change the channel which my voice goes to.
3: How far are you planning on going with this? It will definitely help clans if it is purely single channel based, but those clans may only use it as a substitute to what they used before, thus not really changing much. But if voice chat was for public chat as well, then the voice chat update would be extremely beneficial.
If you make public voice chat (as in, talking like public chat, but with voices) I would be extremely impressed. Because there isn't much of a viewing distance to the game anyway, all the people a person currently sees would be heard by the player O_o . That would be pretty cool.

04-Mar-2011 00:19:11

BULLlSH
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BULLlSH

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Personally I use voice chat for two different reasons.
My first reason would be just to chill and hang out with friends while not having to type.
Secondly is when I go pk with friends It is much easier to pk and talk rather than having to type while pking.
Hope you guys add this to the game! Would be awesome.

04-Mar-2011 00:20:21

Unknown Chao
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Heck yes! its about time to be honest. Skype is great, but requires additional downloading, which players whom boss hunt and would be helpful, are usually (and rightly so) worried about downloading. With this, JageX could create a reliable, trust able system for players to chat. In a time where seconds can kill, typing can get you killed. when saying things out loud could have saved you.
Concerns:
Payment.
If this were a free program/add-on it would be best. we already pay for membership, why pay for something that should be free to us anyway?
Availibility.
This should really only be available in the same sence that Unmuted players can talk. So if your account is in good standings, your able to talk etc. because racial and inappropriate things can be said vocally just as easily as typed.
Trust.
I belive that links are occasionaly good to share, Such as a link to youtube. for a good song, maybe even a guide to a quest or whathave you. But viruses are super easy to share with links. To remedy this problem.. if you intend to put links in, make them only Google Safe sites. in other words.. they would be scanned long before sending as Safe.
thank you for taking the time to read this! i hope its implemented. It would be wonderfull ^_^

04-Mar-2011 00:20:46

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