Hi there, I know everyone uses text messages to roleplay, but I sometimes find it tedious to type + I like voice communication too much. Are there any people out there who use voice chats to roleplay? Maybe not exclusively, but at least partially?
Even though I understand that not all people are good at voice acting/have a mic/match their character appearance (all female elves are played by female girls, right?)… but maybe there’s still someone who does that?
Having RPed for many-many years, I have to say that I’ve never seen or heard anyone doing that sort of RP, friend. Most people are quite anti-social in their own nature, using text-RP as a form of escapism, so I think you will be disappointed in your search.
But hey, all power to you if you will find anything like that or hell, even start it.
Bloodstained Unity used to do it.
But overall it is a very niche thing and I don’t think other guilds currently do that kind of thing. I could be mistaken.
I’m an actual professional voice actor and I wouldn’t even do this.
Meaningful RP in Azeroth is a lot more than -just- the dialogue, for starters.
What’s meaningful, especially in the context of something like roleplay, isn’t objective. It’s totally valid to get more from verbal RP than written.
That being said, given how WoW is as a medium, I think it’s very unlikely to find a guild that focuses on voiced RP. More likely to find something to scratch that itch by looking for an online D&D group set in the Warcraft universe.
What’s meaningful, especially in the context of something like roleplay, isn’t objective. It’s totally valid to get more from verbal RP than written.
That’s a very valid point, though even if one would find purely verbal RP meaningful, it would be hard to do so within WoW’s framework because of the scarcity of others with whom to RP in such a manner.
I should not, however, have spoken in such absolute terms above. If the OP can find anyone and make it work, that’s no skin off my nose … so I hope they manage to find some like-minded folks and make it work. 
I once joined an RP event in FFXIV where the group decided they wanted to do it over voice, at which point I promptly left - only instance I’ve ever seen of it in an MMO (and certainly not the norm over there either). Used to RP on WoW for over a decade and haven’t seen it once - but it seems there are at least some MMO players out there who are into it!
The only thing that comes to mind, as you mention this is: Try table top RP. Gather some friends and try it out! Like D&D.
It is not only limited to D&D by the way, plenty of other table top roleplays out there and if you need to know where to find them, I’ll be happy to send you some links.
Because it is very much online, in this day and age!
For WoW RP: I have been in a voice chat sometimes, but that is more OOC than IC, for practical reasons such as hosting events or just hanging out together, but never actively RP’ed like I do in my Table top groups over voice.
WoW Is just a different setting, who in my mind do no need voice chat and thats the charm of it!
Look what I just found! Legion TTRPG Edition - Looking for a player
System: Genesys - A narrative first and action oriented system made by FFG and adapted by me to our setting.
How: The game is run using Discord for Voice chat and FoundryVTT for rolls, maps, character sheets and the like.
If you get in touch with this person, I’m sure something can be worked out for the future!
Having experienced voice RP in other games, I would not recommend it.
I have been summoned from the depths of my lair.
Indeed I do RP using Voice Chat though it is not really one in WoW or following norms of AD since in campaigns I run Lore is used in ways that don’t really work with server RP. One biiiig advantage of Voice IF you can get people to do it is that it is MUUUUUUUCH faster than having to type everything - WoW’s chat not beign too good for long texts is different topic.
If you can get a group together and agree to do it - you wont regret imo. Naturally works better in small bands rather than crowds. But nothing really works in crowds. Crowds aren’t good for RP.
How does one get into this?
Not only that but having completely text-based RP allows players to make up their own voices, etc. in their head (unless a given voice reference).
How does one get into this?
Do due diligence to find a reputable voice coach who can assess your potential, then follow their advice. Unfortunately, all the really cheap sources for voice training tend to be absolute muppets who will promise you the earth after 10 lessons. Don’t fall for that kind of sales speech. You will not be ready to record a demo after 10 lessons.
Lots and lots of coaching. Having a ‘great voice’ is a start, a bit like having a good car and wanting to be a racing driver, but there is a lot of technique involved that simply has to be learned with an investment of time and practice.
Getting demos professionally produced once you are at a point of training where the considerable cost is worth it. Demos have to be reproduced every few years, as they are a snapshot of what you can do as an artist -right now-, so as your range and skill increase, your demos need to change. Aspiring Talents often make the mistake of getting demos recorded too early, which will shut their career down before they start.
A professional recording space at home. Newbies start with a sound-treated closet or a sort of cave made out of moving blankets and work up, but the basic minimum is a sound-treated space with a professional quality of microphone and a computer running a Digital Audio Workstation. Speaking of which, it’s important to understand the difference between sound treatment and soundPROOFing and know how to treat your space to reduce the noise floor.
Having a DAW (See previous paragraph) and learning it so that you can be your own sound engineer.
Learning how to operate various hardware and software combinations so that you can interface from your recording space with professional studios elsewhere in the world. This isn’t essential at the beginning, but it is high on the list of priorities.
Understanding that nobody gets an agent until they are making enough of a financial success for an agent to see them as a worthwhile investment, so in your early years you will be doing your own promotion, your own research for leads and your own direct marketing. You will also be your own accountant initially.
Look at the GVAA websites to understand what the going industry rates are and do not sell yourself short on places such as Fiverr.
Having a professional website and a sense of your own personal branding. There will be genres in which your voice is a fit and those where it might be more of a stretch. Get to know your own capabilities and receive constructive feedback to which you listen.
Either be good at taking direction or learn to do this with coaching.
ACT. People forget the acting part of voice acting. It isn’t the same as stage acting, though a background in physical acting is of course an advantage. Acting classes, improvisation classes. It’s all good.
Network, network, network, network. Go to conferences, get to know other people in the industry. Take group classes. It’s not about who you know, but who knows YOU.
There are a bunch of great websites with information for aspiring voice actors, such as Gravy For The Brain if you are in the UK or Europe.
At the end of the day, it’s a business and so needs to be approached with the mindset of someone starting their own business. It takes time, effort and money.
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