I really dislike the VoIP idea.

You will not be forced to join our in-game voice chat, it's simply going to be a new option available to players.

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Unfortunately, the "official" sanctioning of voice chat will pretty much make it a requirement for grouping.

I don't personally plan to jump in the voice chat for standard groups and dungeons. I'm not really anticipating running into problems either.

There will be a master on/off switch in the options if you don't want to use the system, as I think most could accurately assume there would be, as well as the ability to block specific players.

There are a lot of specifics and details left to be worked out, and certainly not ready to be discussed yet. A built-in voice chat system which you know everyone will have access to easily, also with an integrated interface, etc. has the potential to add a whole lot in the way of easily and quickly communicating with others in a more intuitive way, but if you don't want to participate you won't have to.

edit - This is a good example of a situation where communication could have stopped me from writing up a post for a thread Eyonix had already posted to.

Q u o t e:
There will be a master on/off switch in the options if you don't want to use the system, as I think most could accurately assume there would be, as well as the ability to block specific players.

There are a lot of specifics and details left to be worked out, and certainly not ready to be discussed yet. A built-in voice chat system which you know everyone will have access to easily, also with an integrated interface, etc. has the potential to add a whole lot in the way of easily and quickly communicating with others in a more intuitive way, but if you don't want to participate you won't have to.

edit - This is a good example of a situation where communication could have stopped me from writing up a post for a thread Eyonix had already posted to.

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