Which voice chat are using your team ?

[Aequi]

instead of ALT-TAB try using F12 and minimize...

...have been known to use the old BFC, which with only 2 people works pretty good, except most voice programs including BFC don't like if your using internet connection sharing...

(BFC = Battle field Communicator - no longer updated, tech sold for new proggy by M$)

 

[[Nar]Saladin]

actually the best thing is typing preferences into the console i think, i bound that to f12

 

[DallasStarsRule]

Mad uses rw and I think most other ilcr clans do too. But I hate my headsets so I only use it during clan games.

rw.sobservers.com

Its the easiest way to list your channel on one place so everyone can see it.

 

[fxo]

Hi,

There is a review of some popular voice chat program at FreakyGaming here: Voice chat programs for games review

 

[Nukeproof]

Whow, that thread is really ancient.

 

[Crowze]

And the review is hardly detailed enough for my tastes at least. Was it really worth digging this up?

 

[EGM<NL>E]

jesus ancient indeed

today{thats 2005} people are using teamspeak 2 or ventrilo for infiltration
oh with ts2 you can also use ts display or ts overlay two different means of displaying
the names of people who are speaking at the moment

 

[fxo]

"Whow, that thread is really ancient."
Sorry, I forgot to check the date.

Crowze, what do you think the review is lacking, id appreciate any feedback as I plan to update the review.

Thanks!

 

[Crowze]

OK... firstly, Skype is not an instant messenger with voice chat capabilities, technically it's a voice chat program with instant messaging since it was designed from the ground up for VoIP (a mere technicality I know, but I'm like that).

Next, I'd mention something about OS and server support. As far as I know, RW is the worst with only a Windows server and Win/Mac clients, Ventrilo has multiple server support but only Windows client, and TS has both Windows and Linux server and client. Skype is peer-to-peer so no servers, but it has clients for pretty much any platform imaginable.

Next, perhaps a bit more quantative analysis of voice quality. This needs some audio analysis software and a fair bit of time, and is probably too much effort for too little gain. Still, I wouldn't mention at all what they claim to be their sound quality, rely only on what you hear. CPU usage might be a concern too, especially for gamers who prefer their CPU to be working on the game more than anything else.

Finally, I'd have a short list of features for each one - your glossary would be a good place to start. For example, Skype doesn't have push-to-talk or voice activated, it is always on, which can be a pain sometimes.

 

[Nukeproof]

Good points. Also structure/administration of the server and bandwith requirements might be worth talking about.

 

[fxo]

Thank you Crowze & Nukeproof, thease are very good points.

I admit that taking quotes from the programs homepages was pretty lame, even though I only did it when I thought they matches my impression. I must've been tired *coff* Thease will have to go.

On the 2do list:
OS and server support.
Platforms where sv/cl is available.
Feature list.
CPU usage.
Server administration overview.
Thank you note to you guys.

It will probably take some time to add, I already spent 20+ hours on this article. I thought I could whip it up in a few hours, but speach testing & installing the different programs took quite a bit of time.

Thanks again for the constructive feedback (& for not hanging me for thread resurrection), I really appreciate it!