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I wonder if the difference in PTT vs voice activated has to do with the common games being played at the time. PTT is mandatory running an MMORPG raid with 40

by klank 8y ago

I wonder if the difference in PTT vs voice activated has to do with the common games being played at the time. PTT is mandatory running an MMORPG raid with 40 people. Voice activated is perfect for playing a game while talking with 3-8 people at a time.

pvg 8y ago
I think that's exactly it, as well as the comparative twitchiness of the game. You don't have time to fiddle with an extra button in something like Overwatch while you can probably exchange a couple of emails and check twitter during a single FF14 GCD.
wlesieutre 8y ago
Even for Overwatch in a group with 2-3 friends I’d much rather have them use PTT because a lot of people are keyboard-smashing typists who can’t set the mic transmit threshold right.
- chii 8y ago
  How can so many people be complaining about keyboard sounds?! I assume they ain't using a mechanical keyboard, and/or they ain't using a laptop with built-in mic, but a headset.
- stringyham 8y ago
  In Overwatch, we can set the input/output volume but no threshold and my mic doesn't have that option. That's why I also use PTT.
eertami 8y ago
Eh we raided Mythics with 25 where most people had voice activation. Was perfectly fine. I think it's more about who you're playing with, if you are good friends with the people that you are on voice with, chances are you're quite alike and considerate to each other.
- gizmo385 8y ago
  Wouldn't the sheer overlap of sounds of people mashing on their keyboards drive you insane? I'm usually fine with voice activation in a smaller group (like maybe 5 people) but once you get up to 25 people, I feel like the background noise could seriously overpower some really important callouts that one might need to hear (in the context of something like Mythic raiding).
  - gsich 8y ago
    >Wouldn't the sheer overlap of sounds of people mashing on their keyboards drive you insane? That's a hint that the voice activation level is not configured correctly.
    - piyh 8y ago
      No level of voice activation can work well with Cherry Blues
      - jasonlotito 8y ago
        Yes, yes it can.
        ihuman 8y ago
        It never did for me. I have a Blue Yeti set to cardioid, and the levels needed to fully ignore my mx blues also sometimes ignored my voice.
        brownbat 8y ago
        Mumble offers signal to noise detection that can be more effective than amplitude detection in many but not all situations. I'm surprised it hasn't caught on more widely. Edited for tone.
        gravypod 8y ago
        Do you have a pop filter or a foam head? That will help.

by klank 8y ago

pvg 8y ago

I think that's exactly it, as well as the comparative twitchiness of the game. You don't have time to fiddle with an extra button in something like Overwatch while you can probably exchange a couple of emails and check twitter during a single FF14 GCD.

wlesieutre 8y ago

Even for Overwatch in a group with 2-3 friends I’d much rather have them use PTT because a lot of people are keyboard-smashing typists who can’t set the mic transmit threshold right.

chii 8y ago
How can so many people be complaining about keyboard sounds?! I assume they ain't using a mechanical keyboard, and/or they ain't using a laptop with built-in mic, but a headset.
stringyham 8y ago
In Overwatch, we can set the input/output volume but no threshold and my mic doesn't have that option. That's why I also use PTT.

eertami 8y ago

Eh we raided Mythics with 25 where most people had voice activation. Was perfectly fine. I think it's more about who you're playing with, if you are good friends with the people that you are on voice with, chances are you're quite alike and considerate to each other.

gizmo385 8y ago
Wouldn't the sheer overlap of sounds of people mashing on their keyboards drive you insane? I'm usually fine with voice activation in a smaller group (like maybe 5 people) but once you get up to 25 people, I feel like the background noise could seriously overpower some really important callouts that one might need to hear (in the context of something like Mythic raiding).
- gsich 8y ago
  >Wouldn't the sheer overlap of sounds of people mashing on their keyboards drive you insane? That's a hint that the voice activation level is not configured correctly.
  - piyh 8y ago
    No level of voice activation can work well with Cherry Blues
    - jasonlotito 8y ago
      Yes, yes it can.
      - ihuman 8y ago
        It never did for me. I have a Blue Yeti set to cardioid, and the levels needed to fully ignore my mx blues also sometimes ignored my voice.
        brownbat 8y ago
        Mumble offers signal to noise detection that can be more effective than amplitude detection in many but not all situations. I'm surprised it hasn't caught on more widely. Edited for tone.
        gravypod 8y ago
        Do you have a pop filter or a foam head? That will help.