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[Clownwarlord]

Hi, with the new voip system being introduced anyone have the instructions on use and how it will work? That way people can hit the ground running when it comes to the system and cw.

Thank you in advance.

[Egomane]

You can help yourself by reading the patch notes!
http://mwomercs.com/game/patch-notes

Though some already report, that it doesn't seem to work.

Edited by Egomane, 17 February 2015 - 12:08 PM.

[NextGame]

I changed the keybinding on mine and it doesn't work. hurray.

[Bigbacon]

i thkn they need to change the display location, its right by the map

working for me although either no one is using it or it doesn't work for them.

Edited by Bigbacon, 17 February 2015 - 12:11 PM.

[Clownwarlord]

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The VoIP feature is on by default. To de-activate VoIP you'll need to go to your in-game Settings and de-select the checkbox next to "Enable VOIP".



The VoIP feature operates solely under a push-to-talk system, and is mapped to the CAPS LOCK key by default. This mapping can be changed through your in-game Keyboard settings.

When necessary, you are of course able to mute or un-mute individual players by clicking on that player through either the pre-match ready screen or the in-match scoreboard. Under the current implementation muting a player is only applied per-match. Running into a previously muted player in another match will require that you mute them again, if necessary.

We have taken particular care in ensuring that the VoIP feature has as minimal an impact on game performance as possible.

OK above with the thanks of Egomane I posted what is said for the voip controls.

Keys to Voip:
- Voip is already on by default
- It is push to talk
- the talk button is the CAPS LOCK
- to change the push to talk button you find it under keyboard in settings
- you can turn off the system by unchecking Voip Enable
- you have to continually mute people from match to match

Edited by clownwarlord, 17 February 2015 - 12:21 PM.

[Mudhutwarrior]

Its pretty quiet right now and most solos dont even know its enabled yet. Seems no one actually reads the patch notes.

[Kodyn]

My instructions for using VOIP:

Uncheck box. VOIP is off, Good to go.

Course I'll have to wait til the game decides to be unborked...

[Hydrocarbon]

The problem is people have ZERO idea what they sound like to others. We need a SELF-TEST feature. W/O a self-test feature, the player has to ask others how he sounds. From using TeamSpeak, I can say there are lots of people with ****** mics and/or bad settings. Some people I just individually increase or decrease the volume on. Of course that's not possible in MWO's VoIP.


My suggestion: go into the AUDIO settings and move the slider from -20dB to -10dB (LOUDER), ask your team how you sound, then re-adjust accordingly. You can also go into you PC's settings and manually boost your mic's gain. Mine is nothing special and I had to adjust it w/in the Windows settings first.

[Dirus Nigh]

NextGame, on 17 February 2015 - 12:08 PM, said:

I changed the keybinding on mine and it doesn't work. hurray.

This is my experience. The first few matches I played voip worked rather well. However the caps lock key is awkward for me to use so I rebound it to left shift. After doing so voip has not worked at all.

In order for me to get it to work I have tried resetting the controls and input devise in settings. Voip will then work just long enough for me to say hello in the beginning of a match then stop working.

here are some issues, and changes to the system.

-- The mute controls on the tab menu are sloppy.

When you click a player to mute them a mute button pops up and it is free flouting on the screen. This is a huge mistake on PGI's end. All they needed to do was make the little speaker icon a toggle switch. Just like the check boxes in the setting menu. Speaker icon to indicate a person is on, a red box with an X to indicated they are muted.

-- Key binding seems to confuse the system.

PGI needs to see if there is an issue with rebinding the key. I have rebound this command several times and it will only work for a few seconds in match.

-- Voip testing in settings.

There is no way for me to test my mic in the settings and hear the effect changing the settings have. Voip really needs the basic controls to test your mic, just like every other game with voip and communication software like TS, and Vent.

--HUD indicators need refinement.

Having the name of the person talking pop up is good functionality. However the very bottom of the screen is a very out of the way location. The name of the person needs to be in a better location. Just above the mini map, or beneath the lance member listing is a perfect place for this.

In addition lance members should have an indicator that lights up when they speak. That way it is very easy to see if it is a member of your lance speaking.

-- A better indicator to show that a players own voip is working.

Right now your own name will pop up when using the system just like every one else. However it does not show up all the time leaving the player to wonder if the system is working.

This leads me to ask two questions on how the system works: 1) Is voip on when I hold down the push to talk? 2) Do I have to hold down the talk command key, and then speak for the system to work?

The hud should have an icon either above the throttle bar, or next to your name on the lance menu, to indicate that the push to talk key is being pressed and turned on. It should also indicate that it is picking up sound.

Edited by Dirus Nigh, 18 February 2015 - 09:14 AM.

[Shredhead]

Kodyn, on 17 February 2015 - 12:45 PM, said:

My instructions for using VOIP:

Uncheck box. VOIP is off, Good to go.

Course I'll have to wait til the game decides to be unborked...

Derp

Edited by Shredhead, 18 February 2015 - 09:52 AM.

[Bigbacon]

yea to mute you should just have to click the speaker icon, no other popup needed.

[Raggedyman]

clownwarlord, on 17 February 2015 - 12:06 PM, said:

Hi, with the new voip system being introduced anyone have the instructions on use and how it will work? That way people can hit the ground running when it comes to the system and cw.

Thank you in advance.

Instructions would be nice, as would something on the client carousel as not everyone who plays also checks the website

[Rick Rawlings]

Shredhead, on 18 February 2015 - 09:52 AM, said:

Derp

You had to edit that post?

Derp Derp

[Mystere]

That push-to-talk thing is a bit of a bummer. Does anyone know a good way to activate VOIP via lowering the boom of a Logitech G390/G13 headset? I'd rather do that than tie VOIP to one of the headset push buttons.

[MechWarrior5152251]

I just want to know how to mute the noobs thinking they know tactics....

[MauttyKoray]

Egomane, on 17 February 2015 - 12:07 PM, said:

You can help yourself by reading the patch notes!
http://mwomercs.com/game/patch-notes

Though some already report, that it doesn't seem to work.

Its working, but its a tad quiet and no one seems to know what button to push...cause they either don't read patch notes or don't look in the keybinds.

[Creag]

It annoys me when I am on my groups teamspeak, and we are dropping as a four man then you here in game VoIP coming over the top in bits and pieces. So I turned it off,then started do solo drops I enable it again and it would not turn on.

[h0UNd]

My Corsair wireless hedset/mic is 'seen' by the game and set to it. But i get no icon next my IGN in the load screen - and yes its enabled and saved in audio profiles.

Please those who have it endeavor to use it.

[Troutmonkey]

Dirus Nigh, on 18 February 2015 - 09:10 AM, said:

Right now your own name will pop up when using the system just like every one else. However it does not show up all the time leaving the player to wonder if the system is working.

I've noticed that simply holding the PTT button doesn't make the icon appear, but it will appear as soon as I start talking. Could be some sort of threshold of sound before it shows the icon.

[Zeus X]

Just turn it off.

So much better not listening to pug traffic.