Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria (PC)
GameSpy's Voice SDK gives all players a vote at the council.
Based in Tolkien’s beloved Middle-earth, Turbine’s fantasy MMO, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, and its follow-up expansion, LotRO: Mines of Moria have earned plenty of accolades. Boasting one of the best story-telling experiences in an MMO, it is no surprise that Shadows of Angmar and Mines of Moria have collected treasure vaults of “Game of the Year” and “Best MMO Expansion” critics and reader’s awards.
In addition to the epic journey, Turbine understood that players also needed an enjoyable gaming experience with easy-to-use tools and features that allow players to focus on having fun. That’s why Turbine tapped GameSpy Technology to provide the voice technology to power its in-game voice communication.
Technology for the Epic Journey
Fighting dragons and Balrogs requires a great deal of coordination among players. Voice communication is critical for an MMO title, as without it any group of heroes would find themselves defeated, unable to call for help or shout warnings to one another. And where some games might get away with restricting voice communication to a small of group of players, a raid against a dragon in The Lord of the Rings Online requires a minimum of twenty-four people working in concert to drive the beast from its lair.
GameSpy Technology’s voice services for the PC and PS3 platforms pull no punches, enabling crystal-clear voice communication among 24 players – simultaneously. With a high-quality audio bit rate and processing at a blazing 0.02 seconds per audio frame, GameSpy ensures that messages will never get lost in transmission. And with technology optimized to work on the smallest of platforms, GameSpy Technology’s voice services have an almost imperceptible memory footprint, allowing high numbers of players to communicate at minimal impact to performance.
Welcome to the Fellowship
Whether you’re making voice available in your title at launch or patching it in later, GameSpy Technology makes the job at hand easier than ever before. For one-on-one buddy list chatting, chat rooms, or large in-game raids, GameSpy Technology’s voice API is well-documented, well-tested, and can be implemented by someone with little or no voice communication experience.
And where hobbits and dwarves might call it magic, we call it good design. GameSpy Technology’s voice services work within your existing network architecture, and come fully loaded with features that allow players to customize their voice experience in-game. So whether you wish to slay a Balrog or just converse with elves, GameSpy has you covered – see you in Middle-earth!
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