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Voice activation on teamspeak was much more reasonable and accurate. Discord's is always either trigger happy or drops quiet speech. Also voice activation is a

by Bekwnn 8y ago

Voice activation on teamspeak was much more reasonable and accurate. Discord's is always either trigger happy or drops quiet speech. Also voice activation is a boon for competitive games where you can't spare a hotkey and finger during play.

kadendogthing 8y ago
>Also voice activation is a boon for competitive games where you can't spare a hotkey and finger during play. I've been playing competitive games for 15 years. I think you're overstating how difficult it is to press one other button. It's also contradictory to the common practice of clans/scrim groups having a PTT policy. I think people saying "Well X does it better." are missing the point. It's always been a problem. Ventrilo, Mumble, Teamspeak, etc. If you've never considered it a problem there is a good possibility a lot of people around you were just tolerating it.
- _Tev 8y ago
  From my ~10y experience with multiplayer games voice activation IS clearly superior. Not sure what games are you talking about (and what's "competitive" level for you), but there was never enough keys for in-game actions and scripts, PTT is shooting yourself into the foot just because you can't find not-infantile teamplayers
  - kadendogthing 8y ago
    >voice activation IS clearly superior. Why? That's just a bald assertion with a butt load of evidence to the contrary. >and what's "competitive" level for you I'm pretty serious about competitive play. Started with CS 1.6, moved to SC2, then RB6:Siege, then GO, and now OW. I've consistently ranked in the top tier in each of those games. I moved my gym time to my lunch break and run when I wake up so I can play games in the evening and scrim when I'm on teams. It's an addiction. >PTT is shooting yourself into the foot just because you can't find not-infantile teamplayers I like how instead of addressing the technological merits of voice activation you just call people "infantile" to avoid actually discussing the subject.
slezyr 8y ago
Use your foot https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1qOGOKVXXXXX8XpXXq6xXFXXXZ.jpg https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1qOGOKVXXXXX8XpXXq6xXFXXXZ.jpg
- dandellion 8y ago
  Can confirm. I bought a cheap USB pedal and use it for push to talk, it works great.
- kderbe 8y ago
  I read a story about someone who used a step-to-talk setup for their game comms: the motion was so ingrained that, one day while driving in traffic, they inadvertently floored the gas pedal while having a conversation with a passenger. I don't think they hit anyone, but they did unplug the foot pedals from their PC the moment they got home.
  - adinb 8y ago
    When using pedal based PTT in the field, I would put the PTT pedal backwards and use my heel to develop different 'muscle memory' in relation to driving, etc. Worked great!

by Bekwnn 8y ago

kadendogthing 8y ago

>Also voice activation is a boon for competitive games where you can't spare a hotkey and finger during play. I've been playing competitive games for 15 years. I think you're overstating how difficult it is to press one other button. It's also contradictory to the common practice of clans/scrim groups having a PTT policy. I think people saying "Well X does it better." are missing the point. It's always been a problem. Ventrilo, Mumble, Teamspeak, etc. If you've never considered it a problem there is a good possibility a lot of people around you were just tolerating it.

_Tev 8y ago
From my ~10y experience with multiplayer games voice activation IS clearly superior. Not sure what games are you talking about (and what's "competitive" level for you), but there was never enough keys for in-game actions and scripts, PTT is shooting yourself into the foot just because you can't find not-infantile teamplayers
- kadendogthing 8y ago
  >voice activation IS clearly superior. Why? That's just a bald assertion with a butt load of evidence to the contrary. >and what's "competitive" level for you I'm pretty serious about competitive play. Started with CS 1.6, moved to SC2, then RB6:Siege, then GO, and now OW. I've consistently ranked in the top tier in each of those games. I moved my gym time to my lunch break and run when I wake up so I can play games in the evening and scrim when I'm on teams. It's an addiction. >PTT is shooting yourself into the foot just because you can't find not-infantile teamplayers I like how instead of addressing the technological merits of voice activation you just call people "infantile" to avoid actually discussing the subject.

slezyr 8y ago

Use your foot https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1qOGOKVXXXXX8XpXXq6xXFXXXZ.jpg https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1qOGOKVXXXXX8XpXXq6xXFXXXZ.jpg

dandellion 8y ago
Can confirm. I bought a cheap USB pedal and use it for push to talk, it works great.
kderbe 8y ago
I read a story about someone who used a step-to-talk setup for their game comms: the motion was so ingrained that, one day while driving in traffic, they inadvertently floored the gas pedal while having a conversation with a passenger. I don't think they hit anyone, but they did unplug the foot pedals from their PC the moment they got home.
- adinb 8y ago
  When using pedal based PTT in the field, I would put the PTT pedal backwards and use my heel to develop different 'muscle memory' in relation to driving, etc. Worked great!