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[Onyxian]

Once again... sitting in LFG on NGNG for 15 minutes... nothing to show for it.

I'm just not the type of person to just invite myself into a group, so if no one asks me to join....

again, not impressed with this process at all.

[ei8ht]

The player base has gone.

[Joe Psycho]

COMSTAR NA

Edited by Joe Psycho, 06 September 2014 - 09:48 PM.

[Roland]

Mumble > Teamspeak

[XX Sulla XX]

Been a huge amount of people on teamspeak. I have personally invited people out of the waiting for group several times. Also gone down and asked if they needed people.. And also just invited people off my friends list. Its not really that hard.

[Jon Gotham]

Biggest Salami, on 06 September 2014 - 09:22 AM, said:

In-game VOIP is fine so long as it's possible for players to opt-out/mute it.


I like socializing just fine; I prefer to do it by text though. Did it ever occur to you that some players have auditory processing disorders or speech impediments and may not want to communicate via voice/hearing the same way they're forced to everyday IRL?

Did it ever occur to you that for some people it's more relaxing and fun to not have to talk or listen to people talking while you're trying to enjoy yourself playing a game? No, you just try to push them into using Teamspeak because it's funner for you.

Your last part of the your post suggests you have a mighty chip on your shoulder about team speak and it's use. Your initital post was very aggressive as well.
If you have some kind of issue as stated in your post, why not just say it and lay that out as to why you are so against it? Instead of veiled aggression. I don't want to push anybody into using anything, but when you make an argument/point that is illogical (pros and cons part)-I will question it.

Your post I quoted was a disgusting display of aggressive dismissal. How come in the past DECADE I have not witnessed anything even close to what you describe? Believe me, I'm also FAR, FAR and away more picky than you'll ever be with whom I choose to speak to.

So how about dumping that massive, weighty chip and discussing things more civilly?

[Joseph Mallan]

I have yet to drop with a rude spoiled brat on either NG:NG or Steiner Hub. I have been very impressed with the character of the players I have met this weekend. Everyone was mature(ish) and fun loving.

[Widowmaker1981]

if anyone thinks they can effectively call targets/suggest strategies in in-game chat while in combat they are wrong (you can't even type and move!)

if anyone thinks you don't need to do that to be effective as a team they are wrong.

You don't need to speak, necessarily, but you need to be able to hear.

Headsets stop people in your house from waking up.

This game has a very mature player base compared to most, i suspect a lot of the worries people have are based on public voip on BF3/CoD type games with a much younger player base.

Most important point: If you a playing in the group queue and not using voice chat, you are playing at a SEVERE disadvantage, and it is your choice to be doing so. don't complain when you get stomped.

[Joseph Mallan]

Widowmaker1981, on 08 September 2014 - 02:46 AM, said:

if anyone thinks they can effectively call targets/suggest strategies in in-game chat while in combat they are wrong (you can't even type and move!)

if anyone thinks you don't need to do that to be effective as a team they are wrong.

You don't need to speak, necessarily, but you need to be able to hear.

Headsets stop people in your house from waking up.

This game has a very mature player base compared to most, i suspect a lot of the worries people have are based on public voip on BF3/CoD type games with a much younger player base.

Most important point: If you a playing in the group queue and not using voice chat, you are playing at a SEVERE disadvantage, and it is your choice to be doing so. don't complain when you get stomped.

My wife slept on the couch for Hours Saturday While I had Headphones on. She only woke up when I kissed her to let her know it was time for bed.

[Budor]

People are way more civil on voice comms than in this forum here let alone the ingame chat. At least i am

[Davegt27]

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For those of you who have not done so yet this weekend is the perfect time to get Team Speak and set it up. You wil meet lots of nice people and some jerks probably but it is a nice change from pugging it alone all the time. There are lots of people that will be happy to do a 4 man group with you and help you get up and going on team speak.


Free Team Speak [color="#b27204"]http://www.teamspeak...?page=downloads[/color]

There are many free servers. (If any one wants to list more feel free.)

NGNG
Server: voip01.n1585.hypernia.net:9992
Password: mechwarrior

Comstar NA

na1.mech-connect.net
no password

With your encouragement I went ahead and set it up and joined the challenge
I did get a free Mech bay

Sadly my high disco rate effects other people when they are counting on a 4th Mech

My apologies to everyone that dropped with me

[Colonel Fubar]

Oh ya, you certainly don't want to miss out on the assortment of background noises provided by the multitude of open microphones.

[burns]

People using the internets w/o a mic and teamspeak?! That´s soooo 2001