Voice Chat access

[killian54]

<p>Starting with my logon i can no longer access any voice chat channels (guild, guild officers, group). I get  a messege that tell me I am not in a channel. Everything was fine yesterday. I also received a messege from microsoft that told me that Vivox failed.</p>

[Autenil]

<p><cite>killian54 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Starting with my logon i can no longer access any voice chat channels (guild, guild officers, group). I get  a messege that tell me I am not in a channel. Everything was fine yesterday. I also received a messege from microsoft that told me that Vivox failed.</p></blockquote><p>The latest voice chat requires a new program running called "VivoxVoiceService.exe".  It's possible that this application has been denied in your Windows Firewall.  Please <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx" target="_blank">read this page</a> to see how to add an exception if you've previously denied it to have internet access.</p><p>I think we'll try to rename the executable to something that makes more sense like EQ2VoiceService.exe...</p>

[Tempesste]

<p>When I logged on, Friday June 12th, I did unblock for vivoxservice. Came into the game and chat isn't working. I can see the chat box, but my name nor others are in it. I ran a full file scan several times, repatched several times but to no avail. Checking with my Windows firewall, vivoxservice shows as an exception.</p><p>Went onto a live server, where it sort of worked.</p><p>So what's next?</p><p>Thanks, Mo <-------- is missing her chat. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />((</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Haven't had a chance to log in to test, work has been tiring, Does this new update include voice fonts or is that still in the future. </span></p>

[Jehanne]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>killian54 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Starting with my logon i can no longer access any voice chat channels (guild, guild officers, group). I get  a messege that tell me I am not in a channel. Everything was fine yesterday. I also received a messege from microsoft that told me that Vivox failed.</p></blockquote><p>The latest voice chat requires a new program running called "VivoxVoiceService.exe".  It's possible that this application has been denied in your Windows Firewall.  Please <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx" target="_blank">read this page</a> to see how to add an exception if you've previously denied it to have internet access.</p><p>I think we'll try to rename the executable to something that makes more sense like EQ2VoiceService.exe...</p></blockquote><p>I've used the integrated chat since the day it went live.  Heck, I'm using it RIGHT NOW on a live server!  And no where on my computer can I find any file or program named VivoxVoiceService.exe.  Nor do I have any program running named EQ2VoiceService.exe. </p><p>Let's go back to the beginning and start again. Voice chat still works - it just doesn't work properly.  When I join a group and then join group chat, half the time I get immediately booted out.  If I join a raid and then join raid chat, half the time I get booted out just as soon as I join.  And if it doesn't happen to me its guaranteed to happen to at least one other person in the group or raid.  Now, the funny thing is, if the group or raid leader types /voice invite <name of person who can't get in the channel> then that person WILL GET INTO THE CHANNEL AND THE CHANNEL WILL WORK PROPERLY.</p><p>I'm no computer genius but I'm pretty certain this glitch doesn't have anything to do with Windows firewall or any other firewall.  It's a screwup in the voice program itself.  And its happening on both Test and Live servers.</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p>Yep, we've had a lot of people lately having the boot problem in raids.  And as soon as the raid leader invites them they are fine.  No idea what is causing it, I haven't been affected personally.</p>

[GrunEQ]

<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This problem just started yesterday....none of us in group could get the group voice to work.  I do have voice but group voice isn't working.</span></p>

[feldon30]

For the last few days, Group has randomly been omitted from the list of voice channels. This is on top of the various problems with joining the channel and only a few people being listed in the channel. This is an issue because then i cannot control their volume if they are not in the list.

[Landiin]

Same thing here Autenil, what I see when I try to join a my group Vchat channel or raid VChat channel I get booted with the message incorrect password. Yes I am getting incorrect password from the default group and raid VChat channels. If the gruop/raid leader invites a person it allows them to enter the Vchat channel. So the work around for now is to have to group/raid leader invite people into the Vchat channel.

[Wenshen]

<p>Not only is "EQ2VoiceService.exe" a new file added silently by the patcher, along with its buddy "libsndfile-1.dll", but neither one of them has any file properties or digital signature to verify their source.  You do have to unblock EQ2VoiceService.exe from windows firewall, or any other security software you're running.  As a matter of fact, Spybot Search & Destroy resident detects it as some sort of virus or malware & is thrown into an infinite loop as it continously blocks the executable from loading & the process reloads itself under a different process ID, blocks it, reloads itself under another PID, etc...  The workaround for me was to right-click the Spybot S&D resident icon in systray & exit it while in game.</p><p>I understand this is part of the effort to fix existing bugs with the integrated voicechat.  But next time executable files needing network access are pushed to clients, that were not part of the package previously, please list or at least mention them specifically by name in the update notes.  Also, please add digital signature or at very least file properties so there is a version number & they can be identified as legitimate, belonging to SOE/Vivox.</p>

[Koava]

<p>Feldon has described my problem EXACTLY, and Whenshen has hit the anil on the head. The omissions were poorly implemented, and we should have been told about the new exe files. A little communication from the Dev staff that they know of this problem that is OBVIOUSLY effecting the whole community would have been nice. We actually still do not really know if they are working on it, or hoping the problem will fix itself ... just as it crept into the code ... without their knowledge ? Ya right ... I've got some bottom land for sale too. Wanna buy a bridge ?</p>

[Autenil]

<p>My apologies for the missing release notes.  I submitted the following note along with a change and it (for some reason) didn't make it to the final list:</p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Using voice now requires another application running: EQ2VoiceService.exe.  If you have a firewall application, please make sure that you allow this application access to the Internet.</span></span></p>

[Sharakari]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My apologies for the missing release notes.  I submitted the following note along with a change and it (for some reason) didn't make it to the final list:</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Using voice now requires another application running: EQ2VoiceService.exe.  If you have a firewall application, please make sure that you allow this application access to the Internet.</span></span></p></blockquote><p>I was asked by my firewall if I wanted to allow this service or not when I did the GU update.  I alllowed it and VC still either A) kicks me out of group VC randomly or B) the quality completely stinks for everyone.  VC was so bad last night that we had folks actually log off because of it.  And as for the /voice invite working, yeah it does..... but see options A and B above... same results.  We've had to bring our Ventrillo server back on-line for this weeks raids because of the horrible quality.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My apologies for the missing release notes.  I submitted the following note along with a change and it (for some reason) didn't make it to the final list:</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Using voice now requires another application running: EQ2VoiceService.exe.  If you have a firewall application, please make sure that you allow this application access to the Internet.</span></span></p></blockquote><p>Updating the notes to reflect this.</p>

[Yimway]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My apologies for the missing release notes.  I submitted the following note along with a change and it (for some reason) didn't make it to the final list:</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Using voice now requires another application running: EQ2VoiceService.exe.  If you have a firewall application, please make sure that you allow this application access to the Internet.</span></span></p></blockquote><p>Updating the notes to reflect this.</p></blockquote><p>Um guys...</p><p>You can complete remove all firewalling and still have similar chat bugs.  There is a bit more rotten in denmark...</p><p>In fact we experience common service crashing of the eq2voiceservice.exe when it isn't behind a firewall.  It works for a while, then just change channels enough and KABOOM!.  The 'change channels enough' seems to vary from user to user.  Some its 1 channel change, others 20.</p>

[Autenil]

<p><cite>Atan@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Um guys...</p><p>You can complete remove all firewalling and still have similar chat bugs.  There is a bit more rotten in denmark...</p><p>In fact we experience common service crashing of the eq2voiceservice.exe when it isn't behind a firewall.  It works for a while, then just change channels enough and KABOOM!.  The 'change channels enough' seems to vary from user to user.  Some its 1 channel change, others 20.</p></blockquote><p>We have notified Vivox of the problems with EQ2VoiceService.exe crashing and they are looking into it.</p>

[Tempesste]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My apologies for the missing release notes.  I submitted the following note along with a change and it (for some reason) didn't make it to the final list:</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Using voice now requires another application running: EQ2VoiceService.exe.  If you have a firewall application, please make sure that you allow this application access to the Internet.</span></span></p></blockquote><p>Ummm...did you actually read our posts? Was allowed, shows as an exception. Still not working at all for me. Not one bit, not even partially. So please realize there is a bigger problem than just allowing vivoxservice.exe.</p>

[kelesia]

<p>specifically what port do I need to allow open on my router for this voice chat service to work? we have two machines in this house that play eq2 at the same time, so forwarding that port to a specific machine won't work.</p><p>And how does that have anything to do with the fact that my logitech headset is no longer a windows recognized headset by the voice chat?</p>

[Yimway]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Atan@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Um guys...</p><p>You can complete remove all firewalling and still have similar chat bugs.  There is a bit more rotten in denmark...</p><p>In fact we experience common service crashing of the eq2voiceservice.exe when it isn't behind a firewall.  It works for a while, then just change channels enough and KABOOM!.  The 'change channels enough' seems to vary from user to user.  Some its 1 channel change, others 20.</p></blockquote><p>We have notified Vivox of the problems with EQ2VoiceService.exe crashing and they are looking into it.</p></blockquote><p>Discovered yet another bug tonight.</p><p>I have my usb headset set as my output device.  Every time I log in, voice is going thru my primary speakers and not the headset.  In voice settings it still lists the usb device.</p><p>So everytime I log in, I have to go into voice options, change it to a different output device, save, go back in and change it to my headset to get it to apply.</p><p>Not so sure thats the fault of the voiceservice process vs how you are calling it.</p>

[Mynervia]

<p><cite>Anasur@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Now, the funny thing is, if the group or raid leader types /voice invite then that person WILL GET INTO THE CHANNEL AND THE CHANNEL WILL WORK PROPERLY.</p></blockquote><p>For me, that worked before the GU52 patch, but it no longer will.  Since the patch, I can select channels fine, but I see no one in them - not even myself.  This is true even if someone invites me into the channel - the channel name appears in the voice channel list and becomes selected, but there's no one in the user list and nothing is audible.  Have tested with Guild, Group, Raid, and custom voice channels.</p><p>I'm running Windows 2000, so the XP/Vista firewall isn't a factor.</p><p>May or may not be related, but launching EQ2 now gives me an error:</p><p>Title: EverQuest2.exe - Entry Point Not FoundContents: The prodcedure entry point getnameinfo could not be located in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dllButton: Ok</p><p>Clicking Ok causes EQ2 to run.  I'm suspicious that this may be related, as WS2_32.dll is a networking dll.  The problem appears to be that the Win2k version of WS2_32.dll does not support getnameinfo, but the MSDN article mentions a workaround using alternative header files that will use equivalent code if the OS does not have appropriate support: <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms738532(VS.85" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib.../ms738532(VS.85</a>).aspx</p><p>This has pointed out just how dependent we've become on the integrated voice client - it's been a royal pain to raid or even group today, since voice is working again for most of my guildies leaving me as the one in isolating silence ><</p>

[Landiin]

<p>N/M didn't work /shrug worth a try though lol</p>

[Nubious]

<p>I am also having a problem connecting to any chat. I have never had a firewall running. The program <a href="mailto:[email protected]">EQ2VoiceService.exe</a> program shows up in task manager.</p><p>So far I have deleted that executable along with the .dll file and re patched it the next time I went to log in. no luck.</p><p>I have disable and enabled voice chat many times and it does nothing.</p><p>When I try to log into any chat(specifically guild) I do get a red error message  by my talk bar.</p><p>Voice chat login error 1001. I cant find anything on this.</p><p>For me this has been going on since the latest patch . I have seen, every new day I log in, that there are new voice files being pushed. None of these however, have fixed my issue. Is there anything else I can do? or should I just wait for you guys to fix it?</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[Mynervia]

<p>Edit - I see they patched in a fix, and it all works now.   Yay and thank you very much devs! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>The below testing was done beforing patching to today's code.</p><p><cite>Toran@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Just grab WS2_32.dll from one of your friends and put it in your EQ2 directory untill they get it fix.. EQ2 'should' use that one and not the one the system uses being its in the EQ2 directory.</blockquote><p>Using the Windows XP SP2 version (5.1.2600.2180) causes the patcher to crash instantly, as does directly running everquest2.exe.  (couldn't find the entry point RtlIpv4StringToAddressW in ntdll.dll - and using the WinXP version of ntdll.dll doesn't change this error)  (the most up-to-date Windows 2000 SP4 version is 5.1.2195.6601)  I'm guessing that there's more to it (client-side) than simply swapping out the chain of dlls - while WinXP and Win2k are similar, they're not identical, and most WinXP code doesn't run happily on Win2k.  Hence why I posted the MSDN link, since from the sound of it there is a 'relatively' simple fix on the code side, and up to this point EQ2 was completely Win2k-compatible.</p><p>(I say relatively, because very little in a massive multifaceted program is simple even if just from a QA standpoint, especially not when you're doing things like changing the link targets of function calls)</p>

[Zeng]

<p>Still not working for me. I can see channels but when I join them they are empty. If I try to talk I get a message telling me I am not in a channel.</p><p>Windows XP Pro</p><p>Athlon 64 X2 5400+</p><p>NVIDIA 8600GT</p><p>Gigabyte MB with AMD chipset</p><p>SB Live 24 bit Soundcard.</p><p>All drivers up to date.</p>

[SilkenKidden]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>killian54 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Starting with my logon i can no longer access any voice chat channels (guild, guild officers, group). I get  a messege that tell me I am not in a channel. Everything was fine yesterday. I also received a messege from microsoft that told me that Vivox failed.</p></blockquote><p>The latest voice chat requires a new program running called "VivoxVoiceService.exe".  It's possible that this application has been denied in your Windows Firewall.  Please <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx" target="_blank">read this page</a> to see how to add an exception if you've previously denied it to have internet access.</p><p>I think we'll try to rename the executable to something that makes more sense like EQ2VoiceService.exe...</p></blockquote><p>I have Vista 64 Home.  I'm running Norton Firewall.  According to control panel Windows firewall is turned off and Norton is on.  I also have a Linksys router.  How do I make sure Norton is not blocking VivoxVoiceService.  How do I know if it is running. Where is this VivoxVoiceServices program?  Is it in the Sony section of Program Files? </p><p>Ok.  I found EQ2VoiceService in Norton Internet Security list.  Acess is Auto.  I've changed it to Allow.  </p><p>Why would I need to specifically allow one and have the other working on auto?  Alll the other EQ2 programs are marked auto.</p><p>Is there anything else I need to change in my firewall now?  Anything else to change in my Linksys Router?</p>

[Obsidiann]

<p>Good thing they tested this before pushing it live!</p>

[Jelyk]

<p>Not working here either.  When I updated I got a message asking if I wanted to allow the Voice service through my firewall.  Clicked yes but voice still does not work.  I did the in-game test & I can hear myself fine in the test but nothing in game.  Can't even join a chat channel.</p>

[ccarro]

<p>Voicechat = [Removed for Content]</p><p>Randomly getting kicked from channels.</p><p>Sometimes I can not join Officer chat -- Says "...password incorrect, or access denied" (I am guild leader btw)</p><p>Sometimes people are talking and noone can hear them</p><p>Othertimes voice keys up on its own (as if it is voice activated)</p><p>Error code "can not connect 1079" pops up when logging into eq2 and then it will not allow you to join a channel</p><p>Sometime I get an additional icon on the voice bar that says I am logged into voice under a different user...[Removed for Content]?!?</p><p>I have an idea...</p><p>...Ventrilo!</p>

[Evilnikki]

<p>I still am unable to connect to voice chat at all. I allowed voicechat through my firewall have double and triple checked to see that it is on the exception list (and it is). Soon as I log into game i get a red message saying "voice chat connection error 1207". I can see the voice chat box, go to connect to group and no names show up, about 30-1min later I get a message saying "you have left such-n-such channel" when I never got a message stating that I connected, and none of my group members/etc ever saw me join it.</p>

[TalanRM]

<p>Truly awful. Last time I logged in I could use Voice Chat fine. Now I can hear it but not use it. Several other people have had this problem too. Allot of pick-up groups are asking for working VC to join. This devistating to gameplay. What on earth is wrong with implementing a system that simply runs automatically with uss needing to re-programme their operating system?</p><p>I can't locate either 'VivxVoiceService.exe' or 'EQ2VoiceServce.exe' on my machine either my srcing my entire hrdfrive, looking under all pogrammes or going through Windows Firewall (on Vista).</p><p>I know that this is difficult to do, but please have the courage to step-back this change. Everything was working fine, but not a siginficant part of the game is stuffed.</p>

[Gormak]

<p>roll back voice changes. Thus is simply unuseable.</p><p>Posted fix does nothing.</p>

[greenfoxx]

<p>Hmmmm, Nothing at all, running a Vista and a XP, each CAN NOT log into VC, and when tryed, it says in red "No channels are available" or something to that point.  Now I tryed most everything, shutting down fire walls, accessing diffrent programs, tickling most of the fancies that were listed on this page to no avail.</p><p>Then last option was to start skipping items on my end.  I have a Comcast Modem, and Linksys Router.  I dumped the Router, and plugged one comp (Vista) into the modem directly.  Success, for me at least, the better half was peaved she couldn't get on.  Yet I still had an issue twice threw out a six hour night, where i was randomly dropped from the channel and had to be reinvited.</p><p>After raid unhooked the Vista, and plugged in the XP to the Modem, again success, voice worked.  Odd!... </p><p>KK maybe its Router, went for new driver's, and any other updates, all up to date.  Plugged each back in the Router nothing.  Game is playable, but its a lonely world, when there's no one there.  Even worse world, trying to do a Raid zone, deaf n at times dumb 8 D.</p><p>Not a comp wizard here, neither of us, yet just wondering, do Dev's ever contact Linksys, or other company's and make sure that all their new sparkly's are compatable? </p><p>Normally (Dev's n Tester's) you guys are on the mark, with quick fixes, and with most other prob's, and you are extremally reliable.   Do some odd moves at times, yet in the long run, everything ends up smooth, and we laugh about it a couple weeks later.</p><p>But I plead with you . . . . . Fix it soon, the better half is growing Horns, she refuses to cook, or clean, the dogs are going hungry, children are miserable, and one of the desk's (hers) is [Removed for Content] near broke in two from all the fist pounding.  My neighbors have contacted the local police on the third night, when she was on the front lawn whipping the lawn gnome with her mouse cord due to sheer frusteration with the game, after a dozen Deaf Deaths that could have been avoided easily.  I haven't seen her this was since EQ1 when we had to deal with 72 peeps and no VC.</p><p>Well, any endevour to get this quickly fixed will be greatly appreciated, and that meatloaf I was looking toward's two days ago, may finally be peeled off the ceiling, or at least I may be aloud back into house  to clean up the mess, pet the dog's and pamper the children 8 (    At this time, I'm crying out for help from the local library. </p>

[Kordran]

<p>Funny, but in all seriousness, this is why most raiding guilds stick with Ventrillo or Teamspeak. EQ2's in-game voice chat has always been a bit flakey; it's completely broken and unreliable now. Those few that did switch have undoubtably switched back to their previous third-party voice software, and I doubt they're going to be eager to repeat this mess. Still, I'm not sure SOE understands how significantly they've screwed up here.</p>

[Kurindor_Mythecnea]

<p><span style="color: #ffff00;">These changes need to be rolled back until a fix is established. End of story.</span></p>

[Cadin]

<p>I've had the same issues as everyone else on here. I've read eveyone's little fixes and it doesn't seem to work for me. I even downloaded a fresh copy EQ2 the whole game and still the problem is there. I either get voice chat connnect failure:1072 or can't detect windows mic in the otions>voice chat, or I can see anyone or hear them in group, then it kicks me out of any channle I'm in. Any feedback would be good. Also have Vista X64 wireless laptop that I run EQ2 on and it has the same problem. Built in Mic and speakers, and I know they work.</p>

[Landiin]

works fine for me on my vista and xp box's..

[greenfoxx]

<p>This is from the Official Forums:SOE Rothgar wrote:</p><div><div>Quote</div>Yes, we do know there are people that cannot connect. I play almost every evening and I'm in a guild with 40+ members. Of those members I'm seeing almost every permutation of voice issue out there. We have a couple of people who cannot connect at all. We have some that occasionally get booted out of the channel. We have some whose devices keep getting reset and can either hear and can't speak or vice versa. I'm also aware that some people are seeing crashes of the voice service.Personally, I started having issues on my home computer this evening where I was getting booted from the guild channel in the middle of the raid. Sort of makes it difficult to MT and communicate with the raid so I certainly understand.I tweaked with some of my own firewall and client settings until I found a combination that seemed to fix my problem. But when I tried to work with several of our members who weren't able to get into the channel at all, my fixes didn't help them.Is this a top priority for us? Yes, it certainly is. However, there are some issues we have control over and some that we don't. As I stated before, we are working with Vivox on all of these issues to get them resolved ASAP. While combinations of software and hardware can cause different problems for different people, it doesn't mean we need everyone to send us their hardware info. Fortunately we have a lot of logging on our end and on the voice server side that helps us to see what is going on. The fix for the problem will almost certainly be a software change on our end, and not something that you have to change on your computer to make it work. So unfortunately that means there isn't much you can do until we have the fixes completed and rolled out.We are all very sorry for the inconveniences because we understand how important voice communication is to gameplay. We also know that you guys took a leap of faith by using our voice chat over the other third-party apps out there. We are trying our best to fix these issues as fast as we can and in the end we hope to meet our goal of having a better voice service through the improvements we've been making over the past few months.</div><p>Further in the thread that came from was this bit of info:Yerma wrote:</p><div><div>Quote</div>Like many others my VC stopped working last update. I traced the problem to my Comodo firewall detecting and blocking fragmented and malformed data packets:UDP packet length and size on the wire (1557 bytes) do not matchplusFragmented IP packets are not allowed.The problem is likely down to most firewalls, routers etc have a max MTU of 1500 and VC is using larger packets (1557). The messages are being broken up and somewhere getting blocked. In my case I went into Comodo's Advanced Detection and PreventionMiscellaneous Tab and unchecked:Block fragmented IP datagramsDo protocol analysisVC works fine now. I guess people need to check their MTU settings and fragmented packet blocking in their firewalls ans routers.</div><p>and Rothgar responded with:</p><div><div>Quote</div>Thats very interesting information. I can see where this would certainly cause problems for some people. I'll pass this data along first thing Monday morning.</div>

[Yimway]

<p>There are many, many issues with voice atm, some are network/permision related issues that may or may not be within your control.</p><p>However, I've detailed several repeatable bugs that exist in voice.  I don't want to repeat information, so here is the link to the post I made in support:</p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=453537" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=453537</a></p><p>Note, almost all of these existed on test last week as well.</p>

[GrunEQ]

<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">All I have to say is it worked fine until the update...now it's glitchy.</span></p>

[Jelyk]

<p>Is everyone still having issues with the voice chat?  I updated tonight & my chat still doesn't work <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" />.</p>

[ccarro]

<p>Well, even though GU51 and GU52 have been the worst updates since eq2 went live I am going to try my best to give something constructive as feedback.</p><p>Here it goes...</p><p>1. Voice chat has been horrible since it was implemented.</p><p>     a. People tend to break up more then with any third party application. - I know you guys can do better then this!</p><p>     b. People can not chat while zoning (half the time) - Set voice up as an exterior program so eq2 doesn't disrupt it.</p><p>     c. People get an open mic when zoning (the other half the time) - see above</p><p>     d. Have a feature that plays a sound when you key and unkey (make it something that can be disabled)</p><p>     c. Bring in an autoequalizer so that it makes everyone speak at the same volume.</p><p>     d. Add additional effects to voice, voice fonts, etc.</p><p>     e. Add voice to station launcher and leave it there. Keep it out of eq2 all together and just have the control options in game.</p><p>     f. fix all known issues!</p>