The sad truth about technology and EQ.

[Rhambuk]

I can't stand vent, not only in eq i just really don't like the program and how its setup.

One live our guild used teamspeak once, and never again, only about 5 of us officers and barely even spoke because there was no point...

On p99 I like vent, in a completely non required to play way. I like to talking to the people i've met here and it can be A LOT of fun, but i still prefer to keep it out of my game. I prefer typing and reading to listening and speaking, thanks classic everquest

[Tecmos Deception]

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

I prefer typing and reading to listening and speaking, thanks classic everquest

Not to mention it's hard to blast stuff from the "What are you listening to?" thread if you need to be able to hear what people say in vent, to say nothing of pissing all your friends off when you open your mic with music going.

[Rhambuk]

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

Not to mention it's hard to blast stuff from the "What are you listening to?" thread if you need to be able to hear what people say in vent, to say nothing of pissing all your friends off when you open your mic with music going.

oh so true, i 100% played live with headphones on to my cd player. Not so much now but i like being able to watch/listen to my tv in the background when theres a lull in the pulls/in between spawns etc.

[Messianic]

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

Not to mention it's hard to blast stuff from the "What are you listening to?" thread if you need to be able to hear what people say in vent, to say nothing of pissing all your friends off when you open your mic with music going.

Doing this while playing counter-strike years ago elicited the most hilarious reactions I have ever heard in my entire life. In my.entire.life.

Seriously, do it with some garbage like "Barbie Girl" or the main Lion King theme. People are really efficient at muting you nowadays but you might still get a few people threatening to come to your house and murder you.

[Uggme]

Originally Posted by Thana8088 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm sorry Vent and EQ are not fun for you. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The guilds I have been in have had some mighty good times!

I've used vent to record podcasts with my friends (3 or 4 of them). I've used it if I've had a project to work on with someone long distance. It's been fun for sure!

But these are people who are my close friends and family. There is a specific goal to complete, and a timeframe I can expect to be on Vent for... similar to a phone call.

Using these tools in a game like eq is a completely different. You're on it for an indefinate amount of time usually (read: while poopsocking or tracking), often times for multiple hours. Guilds are larger, and you may not necessary like everyone in the chat. Some people's mics might not be properly calibrated (too loud or quiet) making even listening to it annoying.

What's worse, is it absolutely destroys the immersion, at least for me. Not just for EQ but in any MMO I've played. while on vent the game is no longer an adventure. It's a damned video call where I have the appearance of a grinning ogre or whatever my avatar might be at the time. On top of that, this video chat requires me to do something for people who are constantly talking in my ear about god knows what. Sometimes it's relavant, sometimes it's not.

Finally, I've got to wear a headset mic. I'm assuming most others do this too. I did that for 6 years at my job previous to my current one and hated it. The last thing I want to do is put one on in my free time.

Just a few reasons why I don't like using vent or TS while gaming here [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] And besides, shit's classic!

[Danth]

This technology was around by late 1999 (see: Roger Wilco). Many folks still had dialup and didn't use it back then.

I made considerable use of voice communication in shooter and flight sim games, but I've never cared for it in role-playing games. It's not quite so beneficial in role-playing games and the slower pace of gameplay tends to promote a greater proportion of idle chatter that I don't care to listen to.

Danth

[TarukShmaruk]

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

So hard to mangina with vent....SIGH!

As someone who, as a 16-17 year old lad, fell victim to quite a few manginas in the era pre-voice comm, I can't say I miss those days.

Back then all you had to do was type like this! hee hee! =)

[Danth]

In almost twenty years of online gaming I've encountered extremely few men who actually pretend to be women. In my experience most guys playing female characters make no effort to hide that fact. Given that I don't actually believe that the Troll or Iksar I see in my group is *actually* a Troll or Iksar, either (given that they don't exist), I've never given any weight to immersion complaints with respect to voice chat.

Annoyance is a different matter entirely. As I recall, I started using voice comms in late 1998 and started using them in most games I played about a year later. As the tech gained broader appeal more and more folks I didn't care to listen to started using it. I don't think I've used voice comms to any great degree since about 2008. As I age I have less and less patience for listening to teenagers or college kids blather about crap I don't care about.

I don't think most P1999 guilds are as insistent as they say they are, regardless of the rules they post. The player base is small enough that the majority of second- and third-tier guilds have to take what they can get.

Danth

[Freakish]

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

hee hee! =)

Hey baby. You online? wanna go to crushbone? I have a PGT for you.

[FenninEQaddict]

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

So hard to mangina with vent....SIGH!

Sorry thats no excuse. True Manginas bent on nerd deception can just use this line "my mic doesnt work" if that fails then fall back on "I dont own a mic" but remember never use the "my cat ate the cord to my mic" line because then everyone just thinks your a crazy cat lady and starts to withdraw. Those first 2 lines have worked over 4 games or more for some people. Just remember if you 'dont have a mic' never accidently key it up or talk in vent because your voice will give you away.


It can be fun to sit in vent and listen to the idiots who really think to impress or who have mental defects that prevent them from interacting with society effectively outside of a video game.