To VOIP or not to VOIP?

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Dear developers,

 

I strongly believe that an incorporated VOIP client in demigod would be infinitely useful. Sure teams who go on teamspeak or ventrillo or what ever else get to talk, but what about the random teams, who are forced to communicate using text? And never really get a chance to compete against a group of friends joining games together (stacking).


I think the rest is obvious! Go VOIP!

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

Agreed. So so so agreed.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

Tons of people agree with this thread.  There have been many made before this one, but the devs don't want to add the cost to the game.  As such it won't be there.  To me this is one of the biggest issues with the game.  Major missing feature!!!

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

I think it would be best to include voip in the Impulse Dock itself so as not to complicate the game code. Kinda like Microsofts GFWL.

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

major issue? you exagerate a little, there are already many programs that allow you to do voip. the players will just have to use them instead of the one that will not be implemented. I 'd rather see them work on the netcode and the balance.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

Steam does that, the VOIP client in games is provided by steam, not the game. So really an impulse reactor VOIP client, not a demigod one.

 

In any case SUCH a missing feature. AT LEAST improve text-based communications. I mean right now communications is pretty shitty in-game. Make text-based communication colors better, more persistent, i mean in wacraft 3 it was pretty decent, in demigod you didnt even match a 5 year old game's text-based communication goodies :( Font, color, and how long it stays on the screen is everything.

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Fred_Bonaparte, reply 4
major issue? you exagerate a little, there are already many programs that allow you to do voip. the players will just have to use them instead of the one that will not be implemented. I 'd rather see them work on the netcode and the balance.
End of Fred_Bonaparte's quote

 

Do you forget about The Pantheon and pickup games? These teams will be randomized, so getting everyone all into one vent/TS server would take far too long.

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

honestly i find that this would be an excellent addition to the game especially to communicate ganks/saves.. too many times have i gone into mist as erebus with about 200 hp when a regulus plants mines under me.. i find that telling someone to please come and set them off would be much faster than be typing it..