Hello everyone, I would like to start by simply saying that [u][b]this is not[/b][/u] the place to complain or bash Bungie at all. They get far enough of that in the other forums. This is a place for [b]constructive[/b] dialogue only, about this idea [u]only.[/u] IF you like this Idea PLEASE upvote it and make sure it gets attention. I was thinking about the storyline of D2 and how sometimes it was awkward that our character was a complete mute. I understand from a design standpoint the idea that a character having a voice "prevents" you from being the character(see skyrim where there are only dialogue options). For example since master chief had a voice, it couldn't be anyone underneath the armor, but was the specific man himself, while in Destiny 2,the "favorite guardian" can literally be anybody. Meanwhile there had been severe backlash in this regard and others(the severity of which is unwarranted(all hate no dialogue or attempt to see it from any point of view than their own)).I also understand the theory that budget didn't allow the various guardian voice actors from Destiny 1, and if that is the case this could overcome that limitation as well.(or the possibility that it is for some entirely different reason) So I would like to suggest a creative and unique suggestion that could continue your decision for a mute guardian, while also creating something incredible and groundbreaking. This suggestion is... [u][b]allowing each player to voice act their own lines[/b][/u]! The idea would be I suppose allowing a certain feature that would extend existing cutscenes just a little bit longer in the parts which a players guardian would have a chance to speak. The player would outside of the game open up a tool which would have a series of small recordable segments. Each segment would correlate to a coresponding scene in the game which would have the players guardian say dialogue. During strikes etc(in game activities) the segments could have a wider range of length. Ultimately the player would record their own unique dialogue for their player in the game for that particular scene. Then once finished the tool would insert that recorded dialogue into the game. For each segment, there could be suggested minimal dialogue(or default) that a player who doesnt want to put much thought into it. Additionally you could allow people to share and import templates(script) for dialogue, as well as allow people to share their completed voice acting recordings. This would allow the community to share and enjoy some of the best recordings. Some could be funny and sassy to their ghost, and others could try to be the most professional. If there were any celebrity fans who chose made their own dialogue, such as Schwarzenegger, then fans could share that as well. As a feature you could also include a voice filter that would affect a players recording to make them sound "Awoken" or "Exo". And for the players who do not care about voice acting, they could have an option to "default" which would simply shorten the cut scenes to their original length. An example of this in action would be the opening scene when Ghost and Guardian fly back to the city Ghost:".....No response on any of the channels, even the emergency frequencies" Guardian" That is really strange" Ghost" What is going on back there" Guardian "I hope its just a technical error" Ghost"Remember when I said your fly too fast?" Guardian "Yeah I remember you yelling 'Oh no we're going to die'" Ghost" Forget I said that, fly fast" Guardian "Sweet, going to mach 4!" Its simple and could eagerly be done. Existing cutscenes would be a little more problematic as they would have to be slightly edited to allow a little more length, but future cut scenes could be designed to accommodate this more. I have never heard of a game that allowed you to do this, this would be completely unique! And you, Bungie could select weekly or monthly some top picks for favorite lines or actors, and give them unique prizes such as they can chose their own emote to be designed(must be appropriate obviously), or earn a special banner. Perhaps you could even make a contest where the best community voice actor with enough skill could become the voice for a new character introduced! Imagine the fun a community could have creating their own lines! (A comparison for how communities would react to this possibility can be found in League of Legends, where fan made skin ideas that were good enough and the developers liked enough, actually became real skins!) This could be something that could take a complaint about the game and turn it into something that could be very fun and bring the developers and community together. I recognize that to develop this could be costly and expensive, so I could suggest allowing the community to design the tool to insert the dialogue in. Once the community designs all the framework, you could take it and replace the file paths and change it until it is compatible and secure(make it a part of the destiny app?). This would still leave you(Bungie) with still having to insert the code to play the guardian voice, and the aforementioned lengthening of cut scenes, but by outsourcing the development of the tool to the fans, it would certainly save you time and money and effort. I recognize this is a long shot idea, and I do not think it is likely to be implemented, but I really think it would be awesome if it were even considered. And if any of you at Bungie read this I would love to hear what you think of the idea, even if it isnt feasible. Anyone who read all this, please have a cookie and create your own dialogue for a scene below.(keep it appropriate) Note: I did not find an ideal category for this post so I posted it in feedback favorites and community.