The sad truth about technology and EQ.

[myriverse]

Originally Posted by xarzzardorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not sure how some people playing a very social online game start from the assumption that everyone they play with is an obnoxious toolbag

It's got nothing to do with obnoxious toolbags. Talking on TS/Vent with the best people alive is irritating. Just the noise is distracting.

[Nune]

Pretty much never get in guild TS/Vent. To me, it's like guilds are friend groups, and I don't really want to start "hanging" with you guys by sitting in your TS like a fly on the wall. I have a very.. morbid/raw sense of humor, and not the kind you just unleash on a group of strangers. On the plus side, girls think my TS voice is sexy, ooooooh yeeeeeeaahhhhh (Day Bao Bao) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Vondra]

I definitely liked MMOs a lot better when Vent/TS etc wasn't a thing.

It's not even that I mind hearing people talk when it's related to the game. Calling incs and assigning stuff and all that on vent, have no problem with it.

It's all the boring inane shit MMO players talk about when they don't have to type it out that I don't want to listen to. Especially when they try to be funny.

[LordSterben]

Totally agree. Voice chat kills it for me for many of the reasons above. For one, it breaks the fantasy and immersion of the game. More irritating...give most kids a microphone and they somehow think it's their duty to say every meaningless thought that pops into their head. I just see it as laziness...if you can't communicate what you need to say in a chat window you need to learn how to type faster. If you have to say something long-winded, then that's what downtime is for. =)

[Duie]

I don't think TS or vent has ruined EQ . At least for myself , it can be quite fun to get together w/ friends and shoot the shit while grinding xp. Cell Phones however ,has defiantly changed the way we raid and IMO not for the better.