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[PinkStatic]

No. The fact the PC isn't voiced is one of the reasons i prefer DA:O to ME. It's more immersive, methinks

[SuperMedbh]

How about simply being able to toggle it off in the options? Like persistent gore.

[Fangirl17]

I do the voice acting of the PC in my head Its fun,I dont mind the PC being mute.In fact I probably prefer it that way for a game like DA.

[ankuu]

i would like her to be voiced. cause that would make her more alive...more present. i just click on a sentence and appear dead while the other chars in game go thru angry moments to love and such.

but i agree that hearing "can i get you a ladder, so you can get off my back" gets me darn MAD. DO NOT CHOOSE the violent vioce! i choosed it because it sounded nice, next to the other ones...

[Wishpig]

SuperMedbh wrote...

How about simply being able to toggle it off in the options? Like persistent gore.

No... you don't get it. Sure some people like silent characters because it pulls them into the game more (I don't, I find voiced PC's like Shepard pull me in much much more)

The BIG problem is you can't have the massive amount of dialog options in DA:O fully voiced. It's just way way way way way to much.You would need to really cut back on PC dialog options in exchange for a voiced PC. Thats what most people do not want to happen. Thats what seperates DA:O from the ME series.

[Faz432]

I would like my PC to join in with some party banter but I'm not too bothered about talking in dialogue scenes.

[Feraele]

I guess I could go either way with this...I'm ambivalent. If they decide in the future to make PC voiced..okay icing on the cake.

[EJ42]

Majere613 wrote...

I want my PC to shut the heck up when I'm telling her what to do. 'Can I get you a ladder, so you can get off my back?' every ten seconds is deeply annoying.

I released an addon to completely silence your character.  I'm still planning to go back, and reactivate the trap warnings and combat grunts.

[Vaeliorin]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...
I very strongly want the PC not to be voiced in conversation. Voicing the PC in conversation creates far too many other compromises, in addition to dramatically reducing the amount of roleplaying freedom available to the player.

Sylvius is very wise.

If you look at that quote in my sig, I picture one of my characters (my dwarf noble) saying it all sheepish, looking at the ground, while another character (my dwarf commoner) would react angrily and storm off.  You can't have both those reactions with a voiced PC.

[Joshd21]

I'm glad the PC doesn't have a voice. Allows me to visual what their voice might be. Instead of paying a voice actor, to reply to several choices of how to respond. Let's remember their are four would be time consuming and a waste of money.

Let's however say it was Free and didn't require any time on Dragon Age's part. I would still say no, your PC sounds however you think he sounds or she sounds. I rather listen to other people then listen to my own PC talk.

In Mass Effect your PC talked, though they usually had only three responses. In my own thought there was little digole interaction in mass effect with a companion untill you complete a mission and virtually no interaction during their mission unless it was something that directly affected them

Did this happen because they picked to voice script the PC. I don't know, though I'd rather stick with what we got

[Squeelookle]

I think probably a better option - if they are going to implement PC voicing at all - would also suit everyone if you had an option in the Audio menu to turn off the PC voice.

But yeah, the repeated instances of "Can I get you a ladder, so you can get off my back?" got annoying after the first time.  Of course, my character was a dwarf at the time so I was always talking back to her about not needing a ladder in the first place...

[Eurypterid]

Wishpig wrote...

SuperMedbh wrote...

How about simply being able to toggle it off in the options? Like persistent gore.

No... you don't get it. Sure some people like silent characters because it pulls them into the game more (I don't, I find voiced PC's like Shepard pull me in much much more)

The BIG problem is you can't have the massive amount of dialog options in DA:O fully voiced. It's just way way way way way to much.You would need to really cut back on PC dialog options in exchange for a voiced PC. Thats what most people do not want to happen. Thats what seperates DA:O from the ME series.

I believe you're overlooking the spirit of the OP's premise in that money (and therefore, I assume, resources) isn't an issue. SO assume you can have all the options, only voiced.

[bconk55]

Eurypterid wrote...

I don't mind the PC not being voiced, but all things being equal, if all the other characters in the game have a voice, I think I'd opt to have the PC voiced as well.

Agreed. It is very noticeable when everyone is speaking full dialogue but the main character. It isn't as obvious in games that have some, but limited, voice acting (such as BG2). However, in a game in which you see not only voice acting, but facial responses as well, it is a little odd watching the stoic, emotionless main character interact.

Obviously, something you give up when voicing the PC is generally the customization of the voice, but I'd gladly give up the dozen or so unique combat phrases for a fully voice acted PC.

[OnlineSucks]

Querne wrote...

I´d like to read your opinion if you would prefer your PC voiced or not (besides of possible costs).


I have read many statments of people, who didn´t like their PC mute. 
I, myself was glad, that the PC doesn´t speak. Perhaps I missed some more mimic, but not a voice.

This way it feels as if I would speak myself, with my own intonation and mood. If my PC was voiced and his way of talking would not fit to my own feelings, it would depart me from my character.
I felt this way playing ME1, the female german voice was a little bit too harsh for me and I felt like piloting another person through the game instead beeing inside myself.
Of course this doesn´t concern NPCs, they HAVE to talk to get a personality and show emotions.

My question doesn´t concern, if voicing is realistic regarding financial issues, but what you would prefer if you had free choice and why.

Yes in a roleplaying game the main character is supposed to me, thus I don't want some gimpy voice actor ruining that.

[kyohei021]

i also agree that if all the other characters are so well voiced and show such emotion that i think the pc should be voiced. on another note i sometimes find my self getting weary of being called Him or greywarden be really awesome if the other characters could refer to me by name lol prolly asking to much there

[Leohan]

While I do agree that the enunciation and emotions behind the speech might take away from the immersion, I sometimes do get annoyed by my silent responses. It might be nice to have the option of having your responses voiced, though, so the ones that want it, have it, and the ones that don't can turn it off.

[Challseus]

I would have definitely like a voiced PC, but not having it didn't take anything away from the experience.

[aaronjew]

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[Aviena]

I actually found myself getting annoyed at my FemShepard's voice in ME1 (haven't gotten around to ME2 yet). Especially in the scenes before Ilos - I was facepalming my way through the whole thing. I definitely prefer DAO's silent protagonist, although I can understand why people find their apparent lack of emotion irksome.

[Silensfurtim]

No, I dont like a voiced PC.The Baldur's Gate series and NWN were great without voiced PC.

Modifié par Silensfurtim, 03 février 2010 - 04:43 .

[noellzy]

I much prefer the PC not being voiced. I can imagine the character's voice myself.



In ME and ME2 I have the choice of:

a)bland male US accent

b)bland female US accent.



They're not even the interesting US accents. Pure vanilla.

[Elanareon]

That's why i always use John Shepard with the default face because of his voice. It's like there is already a predefined character for the game, you just have the option of altering it.

[cipher86]

I'd like a "no voice" option for my PC.  None of the provided soundsets suit my taste.

[Inquisitor Recon]

I want more emotions on the PC's face. He looks like a zombie sometimes.

[Gwinever]

I would like it muted, if the PC is voiced the emotinal tone of the voice is dead set leaving no room for changing the tone as many dialog option can be said in alot of different way's and thus changing the entire attitude of the option.

edit: Would like some different stances though depending on what the NPC say's, we allrdy got attentive (hands behind the back) and questioning (arms crossed in front and head slightly tilded)

Modifié par Gwinever, 03 février 2010 - 05:21 .