Voice chat

Voice chat communication software (also known as Voice over IP or VoIP) allows users to talk (via microphone/speakers/headset) during gameplay. This allows players to discuss strategies and tactics in realtime, even during the battle, without time-consuming typing. As communication is a huge factor on the effectiveness of a team, voice chat is recommended for guild PvP. Communication also helps in high level team PvE.

Since Guild Wars does not include in-game voice chat, players must use third party software.

Third party voice chat software typically is a client / server application that runs in the background while playing Guild Wars. Many voice chat programs are available as freeware for download (both server and client), so anybody can set up a server and clients can connect. Be aware that running a server can put quite a strain on your CPU and your internet connection, servers should preferably run on a dedicated machine with a broadband connection (with up and downstream). Free hosted servers are available for many popular voice chat programs. For many voice chat programs it is also possible to talk peer to peer, but because of the CPU and bandwidth usage this is not recommended for more than 2-3 players.