The Daily Grind: Voice acting in MMOs?

Recently, a few of us on the team have been trying out some different MMOs. (All the newness at GDC will do that.) One thing we can't help but notice in different MMOs is the quality of voice acting – or in the case of some MMOs – the complete lack of voices at all when it comes to NPC dialogue. World of Warcraft has NPCs who seem to love to talk. Runes of Magic is stark in its absence of sound. Other games we can't mention yet (nda) are combinations thereof; some chatty, some strangely silent.

This morning we thought we would ask you which game you felt had some of the best voice acting? Or do you feel that voice acting in an MMO is wasted in the first place as you never keep your sounds on anyway? Would you prefer to see more all-star voice talents, or do you prefer relatively unknown voices?