Teamspeak/Voice chat - NOT CLASSIC, can we ban it?

[Champion_Standing]

+1 for ts ban

[MycahDavith]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hate the over use of Team Speak and Vent.

Usually just a bunch of verbal diarrhea and it causes people to not read guild/group chat and miss important information since they are waiting for an audio cue while tabbed out or watching TV.

Sounds like an issue with peoples brains then. Not the software or application.

[Seltius]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hate the over use of Team Speak and Vent.

Usually just a bunch of verbal diarrhea and it causes people to not read guild/group chat and miss important information since they are waiting for an audio cue while tabbed out or watching TV.

I would think the overuse/abuse of wakeup channels would be the bigger thing to hate.

[Daldaen]

Originally Posted by MycahDavith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sounds like an issue with peoples brains then. Not the software or application.

Ours brains rewire based on the application/utilization of new technology. It's understandable that people rely on Vent/TS vastly more now a days than they did back then.

I would agree with Ele though. The crutch that is voice talk, cripples people's ability to type quickly, and pay attention to chat boxes. There are many people I know who don't read guild chat at all because they expect everything important in Vent/TS.

I learned to type fast largely due to EQ/Raid leading with no voice chat. One of the most impressive aspects of my guild on PC was our ability to down extremely complex events with no required voice chat program. We were just articulate enough to put across the important information that everyone needed to get the job done.

If Teamspeak and Ventrilo and Skype all died for a day, and Rogean did a repop. Oh lord Jesus would that be a sight to behold.

[Lisset]

Originally Posted by skootr [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

People didn't have high speed internet either! Throttle everyone to 56K speeds! Then throttle the CPU and memory to 1999 specs! Then force everyone to go buy a CRT monitor with max 640x480!

dumb

Speak for yourself, I was running at 1024 x 768 with DSL.

[Ele]

Originally Posted by skootr [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Then throttle the CPU and memory to 1999 specs!

EQ would probably run smoother then compared to the myriad issues it has with modern laptops. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[golten]

teamspeak launched about a year after EQ... pretty sure everyone was using... i remember using it.. in 6th grade... in 2002..... sooooo......

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by Daldaen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ours brains rewire based on the application/utilization of new technology. It's understandable that people rely on Vent/TS vastly more now a days than they did back then.

I would agree with Ele though. The crutch that is voice talk, cripples people's ability to type quickly, and pay attention to chat boxes. There are many people I know who don't read guild chat at all because they expect everything important in Vent/TS.

I learned to type fast largely due to EQ/Raid leading with no voice chat. One of the most impressive aspects of my guild on PC was our ability to down extremely complex events with no required voice chat program. We were just articulate enough to put across the important information that everyone needed to get the job done.

If Teamspeak and Ventrilo and Skype all died for a day, and Rogean did a repop. Oh lord Jesus would that be a sight to behold.

I miss talking for the hell of it in Teamspeak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[indiscriminate_hater]

is this serious? i can think of several ways to get around this that would require very little effort

[Ele]

Originally Posted by indiscriminate_hater [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

is this serious? i can think of several ways to get around this that would require very little effort

Would it be RMT if I set up a conference call that charges everyone in it .50 a minute (funds going to me of course) and I require all my raiders to use it?