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Koochi-Q's avatar
7 years ago

Lifeline's voice

Seriously, can there be another voice actress for lifeline. I can't stand that Jamaican accent... already in the first few matches I got annoyed by it and so was a buddy of mine... It's nothing against her voice, but to hear it almost every match for hours is damn near mind screwing

I know I can't be the only one other than him. 

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  • Kreahke's avatar
    Kreahke
    7 years ago

    In a current outrage culture people will always find something to get mad or triggered about. . .

  • i like her talking. i dont know where it belongs i just like the way she talk
  • But, wasn't that the point? Same with Bloodhound? It's not supposed to be a jamaican/mid-east-european(?) accent, but a hybrid, nonexistent one with those as a base.

  • Yea I feel the same way it just sounds cringey and out of place. I can't really play lifeline because of it. I'm Caribbean but im not even from an Enlgish speaking Caribbean country, I'm Haitian, and oddly enough her accent is so bad that some people have told me that that they thought she was Haitian or Louisiana creole. Which is sad because its not just a bad accent its also bad patios which is a language. Her patios phrases have grammatical errors and pronunciation errors for example when she uses American pronunciations for the letter H in words. Its really bad. For people that have not been expose to people from the islands i can see how this might seem cute or whatever but if you're from the Caribbean it just sounds really bad for the great majority of us. Its like the white voice that some black comedians in the 80's would do but a little worse because at least some of those were accurately degree and it was clearly for comedic purposes. But this is poorly done, and is clearly just what someone from another culture, who has done no research which is sad for a professional voice actor, thinks we sound like and thats why its disrespectful because its suppose to be taken seriously and you're displaying someone else's culture. But besides that i love her. I had great games with her. I just wish they took the time to cast an actual person with the accent like how they got a korean american to voice crypto which was well done. I actually main crypto partly because i love the voice acting. I love apex and think its a great game however but that accent really has to go. And her skins are very ugly too. But i don't know if thats for gameplay reasons to make her stand out as a nerf because shes the healer but if not oh man.

  • I'm Jamaican American and grew up around the Caribbean accent. Lifeline's is literally the worst accent I've ever heard in a video game. It genuinely feels like she's making fun of us.

  • @Koochi-Q Lol before you * on Jamaican accents go and google the VA. The problem is that it isn't a Jamaican accent it's an American throwing on some Louisiana, American-style fake Jamaican accent. Mela Lee can't do a Jamaican accent to save her life.
  • I'm also Jamaican, so if u don't like it don't use it and stop disrespecting our language 😤 

  • ROTTERDAM-BOSS's avatar
    ROTTERDAM-BOSS
    Seasoned Adventurer
    4 years ago

    @Koochi-QI am sorry i cant find myself in this post. I am a Lifeline main since day one and i think Lifeline need more important work than a voice change.

    I just made a few days ago a post (REWORK Lifeline’ megathreadā€ She is so outplayed and need a revive mechanic rework.

    No response at all from EA devs.

    And i just read this.. i am actually furious!

    https://www.thegamer.com/lifeline-usage-newcastle/?utm_source=TG-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=TG-FB-P

    What are the devs thinking? Please put someone on this team with some actually feeling for the game their making. 

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