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[Swinebeast]

Hey guys, any official dedicated comms in place? A server that will allow me to communicate with my fellow teammates in my match without having to join/make a group using a specific channel?

[Durant Carlyle]

Nope. I'd go on, but you don't seem willing to get on the public TeamSpeak servers set up for MW:O.

Edited by Durant Carlyle, 24 April 2014 - 10:55 PM.

[Swinebeast]

Yeah not interested in joining a group, am a happy PUG just real time comms would be nice without having to drop premade.
Biggest thing is my throttle centres in chat.....would be nice to "Walk and talk"....lol

[p4r4g0n]

Swinebeast, on 24 April 2014 - 11:29 PM, said:

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Biggest thing is my throttle centres in chat.....would be nice to "Walk and talk"....lol

Turn off throttle decay in settings

[Swinebeast]

Yeah I'm using a Warthog HOTAS, not the keyboard, thanks.

Edit: as in an actual throttle, the decay check doesn't seem to matter.

Edited by Swinebeast, 24 April 2014 - 11:44 PM.

[Redshift2k5]

Swinebeast, on 24 April 2014 - 11:29 PM, said:

Yeah not interested in joining a group, am a happy PUG just real time comms would be nice without having to drop premade.
Biggest thing is my throttle centres in chat.....would be nice to "Walk and talk"....lol

Use auto-detect and not PTT

Swinebeast, on 24 April 2014 - 09:36 PM, said:

Hey guys, any official dedicated comms in place? A server that will allow me to communicate with my fellow teammates in my match without having to join/make a group using a specific channel?

There are no official dedicated servers. Even the official semi-integratd app, C3, still uses user-made channels and no official channels.

Jump on NGNG's TS3, Comstar NA, or any of a large number of public faction-centric comms.

[Swinebeast]

Thanks for the info on comms Redshift, the throttle problem relates to text chat (PTT also I would expect), I press Y and the throttle auto centres.
So was thinking I could jump on comms just for the basics, but not if I have to drop in a premade, nothing against it, just too casual for it.
Auto detect is great advice if I decide to jump on voice comms tho, thanks again.

[Buckminster]

The throttle issue is a known for those of us that use analog throttles. It requires constant input from the controls to maintain your speed, and by typing in chat your controls lose 'focus'. It's a known problem.

There are a couple generic Teamspeak servers, I'd look for them. Something like that is really the only option. The 'integral' voice comms (C3) don't work well, if at all.

I know what you are looking for - something like Left 4 Dead, where the voice comms are automatic and you don't need to find a group before hand. That just isn't in MWO yet.

Edited by Buckminster, 25 April 2014 - 05:00 AM.

[Swinebeast]

Thanks mate, that's exactly it, log onto a voice server that auto dumps you into the group your playing with.
Bit of an ask with the auto match making I suppose but thought I would pose the question.
Thanks Buck.

[AlmightyAeng]

Swinebeast, on 25 April 2014 - 05:33 AM, said:

Thanks mate, that's exactly it, log onto a voice server that auto dumps you into the group your playing with.
Bit of an ask with the auto match making I suppose but thought I would pose the question.
Thanks Buck.

That'd be cool. Nope, there's no such thing.

[Swinebeast]

Yeah, cool it would be. Nice sig by the way GB.

[AlmightyAeng]

Swinebeast, on 25 April 2014 - 06:30 AM, said:

Yeah, cool it would be. Nice sig by the way GB.

Thanks. Rediscovering photoshop turned out to be a fun way to spend lunch breaks at work, lol.

[Swinebeast]

Nice, that's how I picture my FB stalking the battlefield in my head, unfortunately mine actually looks like that 50% of the time after wearing various enemy ordinance....

[Buckminster]

Swinebeast, on 25 April 2014 - 05:33 AM, said:

Thanks mate, that's exactly it, log onto a voice server that auto dumps you into the group your playing with.
Bit of an ask with the auto match making I suppose but thought I would pose the question.
Thanks Buck.

It shouldn't really be that hard, I think every game Valve makes has it built in - TF2, Counter Strike, L4D, and so on - they all have built in voice. And I think that the idea was to get it so that C3 filled that void, but my guess is it's been back-burnered to all the other content out there. Especially since so many people use TS3, the 'need' isn't quite there.

What I'd love to see is a lance-only level of communications, where the lance leaders can talk to each other. I think it'd go a long way towards making it the squad based game I'd like to see.

[Votanin FleshRender]

Swinebeast, on 24 April 2014 - 11:29 PM, said:

Yeah not interested in joining a group, am a happy PUG just real time comms would be nice without having to drop premade.

^^^^ x10

Any plans for ingame VoIP? It would change my, and every new players experience dramatically.
I'm far far too casual of a player for joining a group I think. Like the OP, not looking for a premade either, but being able to listen to my pug (can't chat, lotta RL around me) would make me do the Humpty Dance.

Edit - not sure I would describe myself as a happy pugger. Doing this would go a long long way towards changing that though

Edited by Votanin FleshRender, 25 April 2014 - 08:57 AM.

[Swinebeast]

Lol, yeah I even bought the Pug for the dash....tho he does fry occasionally at the hands of premades....lol...all fun tho.
In game PUG VoIP would be pretty awesome even to listen in, or add input where needed if so desired, even lance level would do the trick.

[AlmightyAeng]

Honestly, with my group I just on TS when I jump in game...if someone is there, great, I'll either drop solo until they exit a match, or just wait a couple minutes. If not, I'll drop alone.

These days we rarely hit 12-mans...it's 2-4 mans interspersed with booze and laughter, lol. We don't consistently run meta, or assaults...though we'll confer. One of the most often phrases I hear is "I don't care...pick a mech and I'll match weight or speed."

I like relaxed premades...I like winning, too, lol, but I'm not gonna practice this game like it's my job to achieve it. I've just kinda fumbled my way into what works for me, more often than not

Not to say Pugging is bad, lol...just that not all premades are the way you think we are hehehe.

Edited by Ghost Badger, 25 April 2014 - 09:32 AM.

[Jon Gotham]

Ghost Badger, on 25 April 2014 - 09:32 AM, said:

Not to say Pugging is bad, lol...just that not all premades are the way you think we are hehehe.

I'd like to second this. Not all units are what people think. We are not all "elitist" or "try hards" a LOT of us, just chatter away and have a laugh.
I'd reconsider your opinions about groups guys, we'd be happy to have you and setting up TS to talk to us only takes mere moments-it's NOT hard, give it a go you don't know what you are missing out on!

[Buckminster]

Ghost Badger, on 25 April 2014 - 09:32 AM, said:

Not to say Pugging is bad, lol...just that not all premades are the way you think we are hehehe.

Thirded. The guys I drop with are there for the lulz.

[AlmightyAeng]

Buckminster, on 25 April 2014 - 09:43 AM, said:

Thirded. The guys I drop with are there for the lulz.

Which doesn't necessarily mean we suck...just that we prefer drinking booze to eating babies lol.