I myself have used com crystals in RP to "throw" my voice. Especially when having a "statue" speak. So this might be an even nicer crystal to use.
It will. The EM version has a "spoof mode" which barks your speech without a prefix indicating it comes from a crystal.
As for the "spy mode" the only thing wrong with the old crystals was control/shift.... allowing folk to "see" hidden ones. I'm rather hoping "spy mode" means I can set it somewhere and it can't be "seen" ..... unless someone looks. As in if they control/shift they aren't going to see "a communication crystal".
They'll pick up speech from inside a container or when being held by a player or a pet. Or a vendor (they can be set "not for sale" for this purpose).
I am curious to see what creative uses people will find for these.
