Lack of voice chat in SFIV makes me wanna throw it out the window...

So here's the deal.. I got SFIV finally and the official blutooth headset. I go straight to online (screw arcade mode) and played nearly 100 matches last night and not ONE friggin' person speaks when spoken to. See that's the thing, I challenged several really good players and wanted to just gossip. Maybe get pointers ya know? Nothing!

I'll also add this.. I used to own a 360 and when I had SFII:Hyper and SFII:Turbo folks were talking literally every other match, sometimes 4 out of 5. I feel like I get my money's worth out of it when I hear the reaction from the ones I'm owning online (likewise other way around).

Perhaps I'm overreacting here. I haven't tried the 360 version of this game, but I was thinking damn it's gotta be better than this. Btw I don't buy into all that texture sharpening on 360 for better graphics and all, I really don't give a flip. All I care about is not playing with zombies and/or mute ppl online!

I'm gonna give this game a few more all-nighters and if it doesn't improve, I'm gonna try my best to return it and toss the idea of getting another 360 (for this game) around, which I'd rather not do. This game is so hot I love it, been playing SF since SNES.

Have others ran into the same problem as me? If so, have you tried 360 version with same results? Thanks.

I absolutely love the lack of voice chat. 95% of people who use voice chat annoy me.Thetaguru

I absolutely agree with you here. More than 50% annoyed me on XBLA. But it's the others out there who carry on good conversations that make this game better IMO. There's nothing like getting advise from pros pulling wild combos and whatnot. Sometimes the annoying ppl are rather fun because they can't stand getting beat. They'll spout out anything and everything and it just tickles me.

Anyone else share this opinion?

Its all preference man.

I actually own the 360 version... and I just disable voice chat myself.

I don't see why so few people like the arcade. I feel it's more important than the multiplayer content.

I'm happy there's no voice chat. A lot of them are incredibly annoying.

All the years I spent in the arcades at the SF and MK cabinets and hardly a word spoken beyond "good game". I find most everything spoken over voice chat to be absolutely, positively worthless for game enjoyment and often times actually detracts from the experience.emitsu97

All the years I spent in the arcades at the SF and MK cabinets and hardly a word spoken beyond "good game". I find most everything spoken over voice chat to be absolutely, positively worthless for game enjoyment and often times actually detracts from the experience.emitsu97

voice chat is essential in some games. at least ranked halo in the high 40's ski11buzz

[QUOTE="emitsu97"]All the years I spent in the arcades at the SF and MK cabinets and hardly a word spoken beyond "good game". I find most everything spoken over voice chat to be absolutely, positively worthless for game enjoyment and often times actually detracts from the experience.LP4EVA2005

So here's the deal.. I got SFIV finally and the official blutooth headset. I go straight to online (screw arcade mode) and played nearly 100 matches last night and not ONE friggin' person speaks when spoken to. See that's the thing, I challenged several really good players and wanted to just gossip. Maybe get pointers ya know? Nothing!

I'll also add this.. I used to own a 360 and when I had SFII:Hyper and SFII:Turbo folks were talking literally every other match, sometimes 4 out of 5. I feel like I get my money's worth out of it when I hear the reaction from the ones I'm owning online (likewise other way around).

Perhaps I'm overreacting here. I haven't tried the 360 version of this game, but I was thinking damn it's gotta be better than this. Btw I don't buy into all that texture sharpening on 360 for better graphics and all, I really don't give a flip. All I care about is not playing with zombies and/or mute ppl online!

I'm gonna give this game a few more all-nighters and if it doesn't improve, I'm gonna try my best to return it and toss the idea of getting another 360 (for this game) around, which I'd rather not do. This game is so hot I love it, been playing SF since SNES.

Have others ran into the same problem as me? If so, have you tried 360 version with same results? Thanks.

oldskooler79

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Seriously are you missing out on that much, for goodness sakes for the price of the headset you could have gotten another game. I on the other hand subscribe to the Chris Rock bullet and gun theory. Make the headsets around a $1,000 that way no one gets one.

Thanks for all the comments.

I see I'm in the minority here. Well, it's understandable for those of you who wish not to be bothered by someone talking. I probably came across wrong (or maybe I didnt?).

I hate to keep bringing up 360 on a PS3 forum but it's all I got to go by for now. What I'm trying to say is.. back when I was playing SFII-Hyper I did get alot of annoyances. However, usually after and ONLY AFTER the match we would both say "good game". It would also more than likely follow with a clean chat. Someone thinks they can challenge me with Zangief? They offer a challenge and they'll want me to pick a particular character to show me some counters.

Some may see this as no value, but I for one had many quality conversations about the game that ended up making me love it.

Allow me to give another example- One time I went into a match and the person I was playing was just standing there jabbing, such a noob. Well, half way in the match I heard the mic on his end stirring around and it turned out the kid's brother told me he'd play me in a minute. I'm glad I didn't quit after that match, because as it turned out I had a good challenge. Had this situation been last light, I would have quit and never had known somebody else would be in the room to play. This happened to me more than once. The ability to hear whom your playing gives you good insight to how good you really are. You dont know if he's 5, 10, 15, or 30, or perhaps female.

Sorry for the ranting in my own thread, but I'm glad I was able to get some replies. I wish Sony would bundle a headset with the system.

I agree with the TC. Though i made the exact same topic which was locked immediatly a few days ago. The microphone is the most useless accessory on the PS3. Its not just

a problem with Street Fighter 4, nearly every online PS3 game seems to suffer from a lack of microphone user support.

So here's the deal.. I got SFIV finally and the official blutooth headset. I go straight to online (screw arcade mode) and played nearly 100 matches last night and not ONE friggin' person speaks when spoken to. See that's the thing, I challenged several really good players and wanted to just gossip. Maybe get pointers ya know? Nothing!

I'll also add this.. I used to own a 360 and when I had SFII:Hyper and SFII:Turbo folks were talking literally every other match, sometimes 4 out of 5. I feel like I get my money's worth out of it when I hear the reaction from the ones I'm owning online (likewise other way around).

Perhaps I'm overreacting here. I haven't tried the 360 version of this game, but I was thinking damn it's gotta be better than this. Btw I don't buy into all that texture sharpening on 360 for better graphics and all, I really don't give a flip. All I care about is not playing with zombies and/or mute ppl online!

I'm gonna give this game a few more all-nighters and if it doesn't improve, I'm gonna try my best to return it and toss the idea of getting another 360 (for this game) around, which I'd rather not do. This game is so hot I love it, been playing SF since SNES.

Have others ran into the same problem as me? If so, have you tried 360 version with same results? Thanks.

oldskooler79

Please, don't turn this thread into a PS3 vs 360 because of voice chat. I feel what you're saying but saying that SFII had voice chat on 360 won't help you. SFIV might be a complete different game in terms of chatting. It's not because it was on 360 or not.

Please, don't turn this thread into a PS3 vs 360 because of voice chat. I feel what you're saying but saying that SFII had voice chat on 360 won't help you. SFIV might be a complete different game in terms of chatting. It's not because it was on 360 or not.

THQ88

Right, which is why in my last statement I asked if the 360 version was the same? If noone speaks on that one then I'll know to stick with this version. I'm not starting a war, I love PS3.

This is what I don't understand. The way I figured is that PS3 is the most expensive console, hence psn users should be able to afford a headset at the very least. Why not make the best of a high quality product?

One can argue that there wasn't a mic included in the box. However, last I checked it wasn't the stone age. This is 2009! If someone has enough sense to pay for a PS3, bring it home and set it up, and go online.. one would think they should be sporting a headset. If anything, the team-based games would benefit.

There's always that mute button.

dude a match is like 2 minutes , not even.. what could u possibly say in that time to spark some interesting convo? "LoLZ I pWNZd U with AkUmA , Lol " *match over*campzor

Way to generalize! Matches can be 2 minutes or they can be an hour when you play someon your skill level over and over!!! What? You only play somebody one match then turn your PS3 off? Lulz.

Somehow I'm getting the impression that lots of PSN users are mindless robots. It's a shame really, the way Sony has worked on PSN over the years and to finally have a robust service.

Just in case some didn't get the memo.. I said in my OP that NO ONE SPEAKS while playing SFIV. From the time I start the game till I turn the machine off. It's dead. I'm gonna try again tonight.

Keep the comments comin'.

[QUOTE="campzor"]dude a match is like 2 minutes , not even.. what could u possibly say in that time to spark some interesting convo? "LoLZ I pWNZd U with AkUmA , Lol " *match over*oldskooler79

Way to generalize! Matches can be 2 minutes or they can be an hour when you play someon your skill level over and over!!! What? You only play somebody one match then turn your PS3 off? Lulz.

Somehow I'm getting the impression that lots of PSN users are mindless robots. It's a shame really, the way Sony has worked on PSN over the years and to finally have a robust service.

Just in case some didn't get the memo.. I said in my OP that NO ONE SPEAKS while playing SFIV. From the time I start the game till I turn the machine off. It's dead. I'm gonna try again tonight.

Keep the comments comin'.

This is what I don't understand. The way I figured is that PS3 is the most expensive console, hence psn users should be able to afford a headset at the very least. Why not make the best of a high quality product?

One can argue that there wasn't a mic included in the box. However, last I checked it wasn't the stone age. This is 2009! If someone has enough sense to pay for a PS3, bring it home and set it up, and go online.. one would think they should be sporting a headset. If anything, the team-based games would benefit.

There's always that mute button.

Somehow I'm getting the impression that lots of PSN users are mindless robots. It's a shame really, the way Sony has worked on PSN over the years and to finally have a robust service.

Just in case some didn't get the memo.. I said in my OP that NO ONE SPEAKS while playing SFIV. From the time I start the game till I turn the machine off. It's dead. I'm gonna try again tonight.

Keep the comments comin'.

Is it that the game doesn't support voice chat or that people don't talk?G-Legend

Everyone has taken this the wrong way. I never once said I wanted to just "talk" just to conversate. If you believe chatting is no good in SF then I doubt some of your skills. Sure, you can be good. But if someone were to completely own you.. I garantee that you'd be a much better player should they share tactics with you (which includes speaking). Maybe you just don't take SF that seriously. Well that's fine.

I'm not gonna keep stating the same thing over and over just to have a few more frantic ppl come in here and say talking is for losers in a fighting game and whatnot. My concern wasn't catered to you, but thanks for you interest. Heck, I don't even talk unless I play someone more than once and they seem interested. Even then, I'll just tell em' there good and if they choose to elaborate then it's fine by me.

I couldn't care less about voice chat for this type of game. The matches are so short I can't see a decent conversation happening.......and if one did happen you'd lose focus on the game.Large_Soda

They either yell, scream, say "good game", share tactics in a calm manner, engage in random conversation (without loosing concentration on the game), and more.oldskooler79

I have to agree with most of you here, I dislike voice chat in fighting games.

When I play SFIV online, I play like I would in the arcade. I focus on my game and when it's done, congratulate the other player. While games like R2 benefit from the addition of voice chat, a fighting game is more about concentration and being 'in the zone', neither of which I find very easy while using voice chat, even while playing with people I know. If you want to discuss tactics or combos while playing SFIV, you'd be better off just inviting someone over.

Everyone has taken this the wrong way. I never once said I wanted to just "talk" just to conversate. If you believe chatting is no good in SF then I doubt some of your skills. Sure, you can be good. But if someone were to completely own you.. I garantee that you'd be a much better player should they share tactics with you (which includes speaking). Maybe you just don't take SF that seriously. Well that's fine.

I'm not gonna keep stating the same thing over and over just to have a few more frantic ppl come in here and say talking is for losers in a fighting game and whatnot. My concern wasn't catered to you, but thanks for you interest. Heck, I don't even talk unless I play someone more than once and they seem interested. Even then, I'll just tell em' there good and if they choose to elaborate then it's fine by me.

oldskooler79

If it's people on my friends list (from forums I goto) then I have no problem with using my mic.

Though, playing against random people, I would rather not use my mic because of idiots I don't feel like hearing.

[QUOTE="Thetaguru"]I absolutely love the lack of voice chat. 95% of people who use voice chat annoy me.oldskooler79

I absolutely agree with you here. More than 50% annoyed me on XBLA. But it's the others out there who carry on good conversations that make this game better IMO. There's nothing like getting advise from pros pulling wild combos and whatnot. Sometimes the annoying ppl are rather fun because they can't stand getting beat. They'll spout out anything and everything and it just tickles me.

Anyone else share this opinion?