[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by vanjast

Yup.. what he's saying is true, if you have a wife/girlfriend in the house, that wants you to talk to her instead of a game.
He' not knocking it.. but it's 'impractical' to use in his case (that's if you still want a relationship ), as it would be in mine too.
I'd love to shout orders at my virtual crew.. but then my family would first of all, get very annoyed, then would have me committed

With all due respect, Vanjast, knocking it, without trying it, is exactly what UKönig , and you, are doing. “I don’t have any direct knowledge of how this works in practice, but I THINK I know how it works, and, IF it works like I THINK it does, then I THINK that would cause a problem, so I won’t even try it.”

I have been evangelizing for SHSpeech ever since I discovered it two years ago, because I believe that the use of voice command adds greatly to the enjoyment of the game. Whenever I post a strong recommendation, someone invariably responds that they would like to try it, but that their spouse/SO/roommate will object. It would be refreshing to see a posting that said: “I tried it, and others around me found it annoying, so I won’t use it.” Then I would know that some people’s fears were well-founded.

My house has a large common area where we spend most of our time when we are indoors and awake. I play SH3 and SH4 with voice command while my wife sits near-by watching TV, reading, or working on her hobbies. What she does doesn’t bother me, and what I do doesn’t bother her. Trust me, after 40 years of marriage, I would know soon enough!

“YMMV” I like to say. But, before you tell me what your mileage is, please go for a drive.