Serious? Still no public VOIP enabled by default?

(Stormtrooper Dan) #1

I thought this issue was apparent and would have been fixed patches ago. But do servers by default still disable public VOIP? If so, then please patch it so it is on by default.

This is suppose to be a team game, but you purposefully hinder team play by disabling public VOIP. I know that fireteam VOIP works, but if I’m just in a public game, I wont know who should be in my fireteam, and what if I need to communciate to everyone?

I there are other options such as vent, teamspeak, mumble and skype. But if I’m in a public game and I don’t know anyone, none of those things are helpful.

Please give us public VOIP.

(Deadwalking) #2

=GiB= servers have VOIP on at all times.

All server owners have to do is set a few cvars in there config and it is on.

Another thing that could help you is not to join servers running Standard config, it has VOIP off by default. Advanced, Competition, and Old School have VOIP on by default.

(EnderWiggin.DA.) #3

@OP. It’s in the dedicated server .pdf. I think what you really want is a client filter which selects for VOIP on/off. Server admins are gonna do what they’re gonna do.

“Custom” servers might also VOIP on. Mine does.

(Lokalen) #4

Non-issue, its up to the server admins as Dead explained. You only need to patch yourself or the host of your gameserver :wink:

(Stormtrooper Dan) #5

I don’t host any servers, I’m just a player. It doesn’t matter how easy it is for a server admin to set it up.

I live in California, and when I get home there are only 4-5 servers (<100 ping) with enough people to play on. Out of those, I pick whichever one has room. Getting really frustrated with those servers without public voip on.

(Lokalen) #6

Try to contact the server admins and ask them to turn it on. VoIP should really be turned on.

(Patriotqube) #7

[Qube] Servers also have it turned on

would be nice to have a serverinfo in browser as we have in W:ET where cars can be seen, thats maybe in the HLSW?

(SebaSOFT) #8

VOIP is off by default because of something… something you find a lot un pub servers… shouters and whinners… those 12yo with a lot of time and don’t really care much about teamwork…

(Mustang) #9

Personally I’ve encountered this less times than I can count on one hand since I’ve been gaming
Which TBH I found to be more funny than annoying
Perhaps this is more prevalent in America or on consoles?
If all else fails then just mute the beggar
Don’t see a reason everyone else should suffer the inconvenience for something that happens once every other blue moon