Tell me the disadvantage while using pic related while gaming.
Let me start.
It is using massive load on cpu.
botnet
just say skype
why didnt you say skype
>>321032664
>Playing League
>Get a message.
>Tabs me the fuck out during a teamfight.
Shit pisses me off. So Now I have to play on do not disturb on every game I play now.
>>321032817
I hate to say words that i hate.
>most epic kill streak
>game shuts down
>anon is calling
>squad is on a teamfight
>in conference
>dead faggot starts inviting more people.
>everyone kicked to desktop
>ingame
>faggots start posting in conference
>popup appears in full screen mode
>lagging the shit out of the game
>deactivate pop ups
>kicks you to desktop installiert
>>321032664
> while using pic related
Say Skype you fuck nugget
>>321033915
you mean voip jew ?
>using skype
just use fucking teamspeak
mumble or if you are some kid discord
Use Curse
You're a fucking idiot.
Use discord.
>not using Mumble
>>321035434
This.
>>321035434
>>321035491
>implying mumble support plugs considered vital to some games
check m8
>>321035434
Cause I've gotten used to Team Speak. Friend has got a server on there with a nice bitrate.
>be popular as hell
>make TS2 look like antiquated garbage
>one day suddenly decide to never fucking update again
Discord for nondweebs
ITT: people that don't use do not disturb mode while they do not want to be disturbed during a game.
>>321035434
don't know will try. Problem is to convince the other people. Skype is like undertale to some of them.
Tried discord and curse. Both were fine.
>but muh skype
>>321035686
>>but muh skype
Basically what happens any time I try to get people on Discord.
All of you are faggots. Dolby Axon best software for voice chat.
>using skype for anything other than getting nudes off of cheap whores
i can't believe that skype never integrated a fucking mute single person in a large call option
>friends always invite meme spewing /b/ tard
>constantly saying edge 2008 memes
>calls everyone a nigger and newfag
i'd have to leave the skype call anytime we played dota. thank god we switched to discord where i can justkick him :^)
>>321032664
>skype
>hearing every little faggot on your group call's open mic
mumble master race
>on Skype
>some asshole eating Doritos
>heavy breathing
>keyboard klick klack
>no one uses xfire anymore
>>321035993
>it took years for skype to implement a proper push-to-talk
>almost nobody ever uses it
>>321035880
>not using pic related
Just about anything else is an improvement. Discord, Mumble, Raidcall take your pick.
>>321036083
Jesus fuck, I'm getting flashbacks, I completely forgot this was ever a thing.
Why is Skype so terrible
It eats way more CPU and RAM than it should
>>321036264
>Not using Discord
>>321033370
>>321033150
>>321033003
>>321032937
You can turn that shit off in settings you fucking retards
What's actually best: Team speak, vent, curse, mumble, discord? Which ones require paid servers, which ones require locally hosting the server, which ones use peer to peer?
>shilling discord this hard
It's literally Reddit endorsed.
>>321036651
What does this even mean? How is this a discord disadvantage compared to skype.
>>321036651
So you'll purposely use an inferior program out of spite to retain some e-cred on an anonymous board?
>>321032664
I don't really know, I don't have any friends anyways so VOIP programs don't matter to me.
>>321036435
Show me
>>321036782
Well, linuxfags exists, so yes.
>>321032664
>ALL my friends using skype
"lol just switch to mumble u fuck"
I would love to, anons, I would love ot.
>>321037932
Be the change. Be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.
>>321036782
Not him but I'm not, since I use mumble.
>>321036496
last freaking time, teamspeak is best for general purpose
sever based, free to host up to 30 slots
supports plugins for games like arma, DCS and more
easy to use and setup
>mumble
teamspeak but without the plugin support for many games
sever based
>ventget off my vent or i will have you bent
a worse mumble
server based
>discord
the new hip voip on the block, offers nothing new
another random VOIP
server based
>skype
antiquated and owned by m$
rely on everyone having a decent connection
peer-to-peer
>raidcall
antiquated
another random VOIP
server based
>curse
mm9 aspirin is the only cure
question: when and why the fuck did this "le skype for gaming" meme start? What was wrong with teamspeak/mumble/etc.
>>321038383
Except where mumble has better quality and plugins don't offer anything to offset that advantage.
>>321038629
I blame league/dota players
>>321038629
I presume the lack of needing to set up a server fueled it.
>>321038674
And you're an idiot for doing so.
Discord is good and all but I can't believe they launched it without something as basic as a contact list.
>>321038669
>better quality
okay pal prove that shit
>plugins don't offer anything to offset that advantage
you dont play any which that need it however i and many others do
your point is moot
Skype screenshare is king though. My group of friends like to stream games with minimum latency. Skype is the best program i found to do that.
>>321038796
>any which that need it
There aren't any.
>>321038794
It also needs a quote feature and highlight of keywords.
But it's doing good so far.
arma, DCS and a few more
without it coms are bad
>>321038875
>what is arma
Why not just use Discord like everyone else?
>TFW I tell my friends to try Discord and get off Teamspeak
>they say they don't like how it feels like a social media thing and have trouble getting voice chat to work the way they want it to
>they go back to Teamspeak
>>321038734
That's the big one. I used teamspeak for years but "it's too old" for my normalfag friends. They use curse and only play assfags.
>>321039024
Not an example. Thanks for conceding.
>>321039092
you need better friends
>>321039028
>using discord for voice chat over anything bar Skype
Fucking lmao
>>321035598
Fucking ventrillo. I still use it.
>>321037932
You could try telling them to go to discord, it's pretty good and your friends don't need an account. It works through your browser.
I like mumble too bc it uses like 0 processing power but discord is pretty cool guy. https://discordapp.com/
>>321038669
>Mumble
>better quality than TS3
They are both using Opus, you nit. Granted, the server has to have rooms created that are using that specific codec, or at least allow you to choose Opus.
The server I've been squatting in for years has the settings to default to Opus at "quality 6" (5.71KiB/s) for new channels. Only allows us to slide it up to "quality 7" (6.20KiB/s). Good enough for me, I'm not the one paying for the server.
>Everyone keeps saying how fucking good Discord it
>Decide to give it a try
>No way to search for groups, you can join them only by invitation
>No idea where or how to find groups to join
>>321039414Try /vg/.
>>321039414
Why the fuck would anyone have a public VoIP server? Who just joins random VoIP servers?
>>321039414
I believe it's called socializing or having friends. You can take it from here.
>>321039028
>Discord
>"Oh, look at me. I'm one of the cool kids hopping on that new black dick."
>>321035598
I still feel like its all you need.
>>321039414
stupid fucking faggot bitch
>>321039559
I've plenty of friends I speak one on one. Discord seems to be more focused on group chats though. Little different.
>>321039536
Thanks for the tip anon. I'll check when I've got some free time.
>>321039028
discord was made to sucker in those skype kids and make them feel adept at pc. vent, teamspeak or mumble if you need flawless VoIP performance.
>>321038629
Casuals who don't want to pay for a server just to talk to their friends while playing videogames.
I can't blame them though. Convincing normal people that Skype sucks is difficult.
>Well why should we stop using Skype?
I dunno guys, maybe because it's a shitty program that minimizes us while we play games and makes us disconnect from each other constantly. You can't tell them about the processing usage because normal people don't give a shit about things like that
>>321039718
Because it is.
>tons if e-friends as a teenager playing various games
>stop playing various games
>eventually lose contact with them
>years pass
>rarely play multiplayer games anymore
>somehow even less e-social now than back then
What should I play to try to make new e-friends? No assfags.
>>321039758
Teamspeak has an extremely shitty UI
I've been using Skype for probably six or seven years and have never had an issue. It is completely free, what is the problem?
>>321039887
MMOs. What else?
>>321039929
It has a spartan ui because you don't need anything more for a VoIP program.
>>321038629
It was nice for monster hunter but everyone played with had decent mics so you never heard anyone's game, mouth breathing, or clicking of controllers. Push to Talk during Hunts is pretty awful.
>>321039938
it's easy to forget when your friends sound like robots because skype servers are shitting themselves. I tried using Skype because family on Dad's side is too technologically inept, hate the fucking issues on it despite everyone having 50Mbps+ bandwidth. I set everyone on my family up on my private vent server hosted on a Dell Latitude D630 and have had no issues at all.
>>321036264
Is your computer made of paper?
For multi layer stuff (EVE, Project Reality) Mumble is the best
>having friends
Normies.
>>321040002
No, I mean its a clusterfuck. There's too much there.
>>321040290
efficiency, da
>>321040312
>EVE
acutely teamspeak does the same shit but better
>PR
its called fucking arma with ACE, play it you hipster
>>321040391
shut the fuck up, you don't know what you want to complain about.
>>321040312
Can mumble do a chain of command type of thing where a commander can choose to only talk to squad leaders and squad leaders can only talk to their squad and other options?
I just use Discord. Works great, is free, sound quality is great and I can use it to share cute pictures with my friends.
My only real complaint is the lack of a minimalist UI like Mumble has. The whole thing is really large but Discord's still in alpha/beta whatever apparently so I'm hoping they'll add more options in the future.
>for some reason Skype don't like my drivers so every single fucking time someone calls me I have to go into my microphone options and drag the boost up and down
>for some reason Skype just randomly decide to not have a ring tune so I miss calls all the time
Who cares about fixing things if you can just slap some more fucking ads in there.
>>321040554
>friends
Fuck outta here normie
>>321040312
Discord can do that too and it's much more simpler to get things up and running like that through Discord than through Mumble desu.
I have a low-end rig and Skype is literally no problem. I also took the three seconds to edit my Skype to not be the shot out of the box.
>>321039750
You can still use it 1 on 1.
>>321039887
>No assfags.
I can already tell why it is hard for you to make friends.
>>321035361
Nicco pls go
Is Discord P2P?
It's fucking annoying having to mess around with servers and shit when you just want to have a quick conversation.
>>321040425
>its called fucking arma with ACE, play it you hipster
Rude af tbqh wtf
Arma bores me
>acutely teamspeak does the same shit but better
No
>>321038790
No you're an idiot
>>321032664
>he doesn't use skype on phone instead
>>321040650
Stop shilling that thing
>all this conforming going on in this thread
>same people complain about casuals shitting up their hardcore scene
>>321040717
>You can still use it 1 on 1.
Sure can. But it's hardly optimized for 1 on 1. It doesn't even have a dedicated "Friends" window or something like that. Anyone can tell that Discoard main function and use is for group chats.
>>321040857
I do this.
Feels good to be smart
>>321040864
It's not shilling?
I legitimately think Discord is the best voip option available right now, even in its bare bones state. Once it actually gets more features since the devs are actually updating it (unlike teamspeak), it'll only get better and better.
Stop being a fuckwit contrarian, just use Discord.
>Discord
>that privacy policy
Not even once. It's literally no better than Skype.
>>321040931
I suppose. It will be added soon though, since everyone is asking for that.
>>321041038
How is it contrarian to not want to use Discord? I've never even heard of it until this thread.
>>321041038
>teamspeak needs bloat in order to be better
>doesn't know about overwolf for extra useless shit from teamspeak
>>321041237
>I've never even heard of it until this thread
This
>>321040772
It's server based but it's literally so easy to make a server that you have no right to complain tbhonest.
webm related
>>321041404
Are you hosting the server or do just take up a slot on one of theirs?
mumble. dead simple to setup, especially on linux and light on resources. never heard this shit about plugins. plugins for what? literally never heard plugins being important, inb4 positional audio plugins, protip, those are annoying more than anything after the 'wow' factor wears off after 5 mins when you realize it's annoying as shit to carry on conversations when the voices keep going back and forth
>>321040532
I believe so; I think they have that specific situation and the setup for it on their wiki under the ACL/Permissions page.
>>321039786
I use skype all the time and I've never had it minimize my game or disconnect me.
>Circular avatars
Call me autistic if you want but that's literally the only reason I'm not using Discord yet. I fucking hate circular avatars. Call me when they add square support.
>>321036042
Xfire's dead, isn't it?
>>321040421
Sorry your computer is shit, bruh.
>>321041484
Nah you don't host the server locally.
This is probably a problem for some people but I don't really have an issue with it since Discord's "ddos protection" or whatever the fuck security they use seems on point.
>>321039250
>>321039250
>"Man why the fuck do we need to download and configure a similar problem if we have a skype?"
>"I'm not gonna install another program just because it's slightly better than skype"
Literally what my "friends" saying. Like come the fuck on, normies not gonna switch from skype. And when one of them agreed to test Discord with me he had a echo for some reason. Yes, he checked echo-cancelling and yes he tweaked his voice settings. Echo is gone but I barely hear him. There is no such problem in Skype. What do? It's getting crazy when several people start talking.
>>321035434
It's hard to convince my contacts to switch over.
>>321041647
autistic
>>321041926
This.
If you've been using the same program for years you'll be reticent to switch no matter how much the new program could be because you are simply too accustomed to the old one.
>>321042059
Nobody can ever get accustomed to Skype since it's a worthless piece of trash
>>321032664
discord has all but consigned skype, ts and mumble to the dustbin, it's an in browser client so you dont have to dl shit
https://discordapp.com
>>321042148
Never underestimate stockholm syndrome.
>>321042186
How much is discord paying you Chinese ducks to shill this?
>>321042148
Used skype for 8 years and never had an issue with it. I got low-end pc and shitty brandwidth (15mbps). Dunno wtf are you even on.
I vouch for discord but honestly why the fuck still use Skype.
>hurr durr i love leaving a cpu hog running 24/7 that shits ads in my face at every opportunity
Use anything else, even fucking Curse.
Skype is dogshit.
The only thing Skype is good for where these other programs aren't is for webcam chats, and even then shit like Google Hangouts does it 10x better.
fuck skype desu
>>321041496
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcknTDsXbPc
i use TFAR however basic usage is the same
now educate your self
>friends try to get me on Skype
Fuck that noise
>>321042186
Too bad 1 browser tab takes 50mb of RAM and with 1 discord tab it goes over 250mb. Meanwhile skype takes 80mb.
>>321042310
>shill
dont be so fucking stupid, would you call people who said a jet liner was better than an old prop aircraft was shilling?
>>321042354
Look at:
>>321040290
How is this a cpu hog?
>>321042473
If they were getting paid to say it? Yes I would.
>>321042473
>/v/ in charge of analogies
IT'S TIME TO DITCH SKYPE
IT'S TIME TO DITCH SKYPE
IT'S TIME TO DITCH SKYPE
IT'S TIME TO DITCH SKYPE
IT'S TIME TO DITCH SKYPE
>>321042447
Then download the client padre.
The browser version is simply an option for fuckwits who refuse to download anything else and it most cases it works perfectly fine, but arguably Discord is meant to be used as a client.
>>321042617
I'm using Teamspeak and it's 60mb while Discord client is 200mb
>>321042617
I'm talking about client version, padre. Also for some reason there is 3 processes (if you try to shut down any of them Discord shuts down).
>>321042897
are you in 3 servers?
Just Christ just buy more fucking ram you damn poorfags. 100MB of it is not gonna kill you fucks.
>>321042943
Only one.
>try out discord with a friend
>it's US GAMERS HUH: the program
>we both get echo and none of the settings change anything
>uninstall and go back towii u chat
>>321042995
>Just Christ just buy more fucking ram you damn poorfags.
Why would I buy that meme product? I'll just download more ram.
My only real complaint with Skype is how you cannot remove the ads anymore. I don't think resource usage is really a complaint in 2015/6 unless you're a third worlder, since most people don't run on toasters anymore.
That being said though I like discord. Mumble's pretty great too.
Personally think Teamspeak's UI is a garbage mess but that's just me, plus running Overwolf fucks with my PC for some reason whereas Discord & Mumble have their in-game overlays built in without that add-on bullshit.
>>321043073
>we both get echo and none of the settings change anything
IKR? We don't have that shit in Skype. That's like the only problem with Discord.
>>321043195
>My only real complaint with Skype is how you cannot remove the ads anymore
You can. You can even downgrade to before the latest terrible UI change.
>>321043195
>My only real complaint with Skype is how you cannot remove the ads anymore
>tfw running Skype 4.3
http://:
it's a bit disturbing how popular Discord is getting when Mumble always has been there. Less bloat, botnet, latency and memory.
>>321041404
>singapore
>>321035993
>go to mumble
>leave mic to open
Fuck you, you faggot. You can't control me!
>have a faggot in teamspeak crew
>his microphone is super sensible, you can hear him chew, hit his keyboards keys fuck you even hear his chair creaking when he farts
>always tell him to up his sensibility
>no
>what the fuck man everybody can hear everything
>not my problem
>finally after weeks of telling him he finally wants to change it
>i dunno how this work do I have to install the Razor driver for my headset for this?
>nigger you what you do it in the options
>yeah I'm in the options what now
>there is a slider right?
>yes
>what does it say?
> - 50 db
> MINUS FUCKING 50 DEZIBEL
That nigger owns a fucking 199€ headset AND DOSN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PROBERLY USE IT
>>321038850
Discord has plans to implement screensharing sometime next year. It's on their list of 'to do' things, after the overlay.
>>321032664
It is literally made of the ashes of Adolf Hitler.
A proper voice server is like 1$/€/£/cat per month. Are you really that cheap?
>>321035993
My stupid old guild leader refuses to transition to discord because he actually likes hearing background noise instead of everyone having PTT enabled because "NO ONE TALKS"
I left that guild for other reasons but that was one of them
/thread
>>321043579
>I left that guild for other reasons
Do tell.
>>321039887
Be a furry. Furries will do nothing but introduce you to other furries for ERP and vidya gaems.
>>321035686
>but muh skype
Okay either you are important enough to those people that they will try a piece of software on your recommendation or fuck them anyway.
>>321043628
Wait until people start talking on discord it ups to 100+mb per process.
>>321043628
That's like saying firefox is better because it has one condensed process unlike chrome's mess
>using any voip to communicate
>not tin cans and string
>>321043579
You can have open mics and voice activation on Discord too anon-poster.
I pretty much use voice activation almost exclusively now. Fuck PTT.
>>321043723
What about echos then?
>>321043723
Firefox is better and that is one of the reasons.
>>321042354
>not blocking skype ads
you obviously have no clue about anything to do with technology
>not using MSN Messenger
>>321043812
I run a discord for 50+ people and this echo problem is new to me.
The most common problem I've had with new people is their mics just not being recognised.
Dunno what to tell you mate. Just look at their Twitter and search for your problem. They have some guy running their Twitter who is actually extremely active and helpful which is nice.
>>321043753
You just need to be not incompetent and set up voice recognition so that it actually only triggers on voice, which requires some fiddling but is doable
>>321043753
>Fuck PTT
Nah, nigga Fuck you. I hope your mic activates while you're sucking that nigger dick.
>>321042354
>not disabling the ads
wow it's almost like you're retarded
>>321032664
>It is using massive load on cpu.
my i7-2600k sure is suffering from this CPU usage on max load.
>>321043740
>not using morse code with flashlights
pleb
>>321044557
>not using smoke signals
>Have friends spending most of their time on Mumble
>One of them, let's call him "Faggot", just rant about how much Teamspeak is better.
>Everybody leave mumble and goes on fucking skype because some friends of faggots don't want to come to mumble.
>I stay on mumble with the sometimes a guy or two.
>Spent 3 months without a PC nor Internet.
>Come back one day, Faggot is sperging about how much Discord is good.
>Convince me to install it on my fucking phone
>It's shit, crash every minute and get shitty quality if there a re more than 3 people on the vocal me included.
>Meanwhile Mumble on the phone is flawless.
>Later again get a PC, install Discord
>Still shit.
>Faggot be like "Your the only one having problem with it".
>MFW
How do I convince thoses fucks to come back to mumble ? Should I just get new guys to play with ?
>>321043998
Go away China.
>>321045337
You _are_ the only one having a problem.
>>321045302
>implying morse is not derived from smoke signals
get out of here Hiawatha
>>321043837
Not anymore.
Firefox is trash tier browser now.
The issue with communication software is that, ultimately, they can only be worth as much as how many people are using them.
Basically Skype is a huge piece of shit, except only a very small amount nof my friends give enough of a shit to switch over to Mumble to chat.
The rest are either too technologically retarded to join a server, or don't care enough.
It sucks.
>>321045525
>is trash tier
While it's definitely heading in that direction, it's still not there.
>>321045481
>not burning down several villages and giving small pox to people
Step up your game senpaitachi.
>>321032664
No individual volume control
No push to talk (not critical for someone with a good mic, but my friends are using shitty $1 ones /v/ so eager to recommend. Sure they are good for $1, but their quality is still subpar)
>>321045447
You're right friend, I need to read the shit I write before posting.
I deeply apologize for making your eyes bleed.
>>321045525
How so? And what should one use instead? Chromium?
>>321045657
You don't need to apologize, my eyes are completely fine.
>>321042354
>cpu hog
why do people keep saying this?
do they have cpus from 2002 or something?
>>321045525
Only the main fork has the stupid instant messenger and pocket thing. You can still get base functional Firefox which is still the best.
>>321045749
No, but optimization is important because sloppy coding is a slippery slope.
>>321039028
Discords best use is the fact you can join through link and works rather well through browser, other then that theres no reason not to use mumble or team speak or vent.
>>321045850
uh not really
its uses barely a 1% when in a convo
>>321041870
I once tried to make my friends switch from Skype to IRC. Don't really know what I was expecting.
>>321046361
>from Skype to IRC
But... why..?
>>321046361
>it'll never be 10+ years ago again
I miss irc.
>>321046418
The chat program is pretty bad and filled with ads, and I got my hands on a Raspberry Pi which could host a server. 4 friends were already willing to switch over but the rest didn't know how to connect even when we gave them simple step by step instructions. So that project just died because 4 of us were on irc and the rest still hanged on Skype.
>>321046905
How do you even do voice chat over IRC?
>>321046995
Well you can't. The thing is, we use Skype for the goddamn group chat thing. We used to use its voice chat but everyone got really tired of this one guys mic which would pick up the sounds of his shit dropping in the toilet etc so we switched over to Mumble.
>>321045525
Yes, Firefox slowly becomes Chrome, with makes it shit.
>>321043195
>Teamspeak's UI is a garbage mess
>uses Skype
I cannot comprehend this. It doesn't make sense.
>>321043508
Just mute him.
>>321043508
>2015
>not using PTT
>>321032664
Removing features with each update. Used to be a very useful volume slider.
No PTT. No autoscroll for chat.
I swear to god the only reason my friend uses this piece of shit is so he has an excuse to let everyone hear what's going on in his life.
>Brb
>Doesn't mute
>Family walks in to talk or yell at him
>Doesn't mute
>No conversation happening
>Has a loud fucking keyboard
>Sighing, coughing
>Doesn't mute
>all this shilling about some new voip
Nah I think I will just use the im client already running on my machine. It took three minutes to turn off the ads and sing I don't have a shit machine it doesn't take so much cpu. Sound quality is good and when properly set up there are never echoes.
>>321048370
Skype have push to talk (basically no one uses it though) and the chat scrolls automatically...
>>321035686
>Thinks Curse is fine
>>321047307
But actually you can voice over irc, there is some program that uses that file transfer mode for that.
Does Discord allow file transfer? Don't get me wrong Skype is fucking horrible for that but sometimes it's nice for very small files
>>321050776
20MB file limit for transfers
Using Discord personally. It's excellent.
The ads killed Skype for me. Is there anything using an equally decent codec? Teamspeak/Ventrilo sound like shit compared to Skype.
>>321050986
Mumble uses OPUS which is the highest quality codec when it comes to audio right now
which is the least data usage intense?
capped internet is the worst.
>>321050986
You can disable the ads, y'know.
>>321032664
>It is using massive load on cpu
Protips.
>Make a .reg file that disables every non-crucial windows service.
You can go to Black Viper's website to figure out which ones you need and which ones you don't, there's also a .reg file creation tool there. Really handy website. Put the entries in and restart before youre about to have a long gaming session. I have about 7 services running while I game and the windows default is around 20-25 services that all eat up substantial amounts of RAM.
>Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Turn Windows features on or off
Turn off everything here except for .NET frameworks, this will save you RAM.
>Computer, Properties, Advanced System Settings, Performance Settings
Disable everything except for smooth edges of screen fonts. This will save you some VRAM.
*if you don't have an SSD*
>Computer, manage, device manager, right click your HD and go to properties and then go to the policies tab and tick "turn off windows write cache buffer"
>Go to computer, right click your C: drive and go to properties, deselect "Allow files to have it's contents indexed"
>Short stroke your HDD and put your games on the fast sector
>Defrag regularly
Doing this will speed up your HDD tremendously.
>Open task manager and kill explorer.exe, use "new task" to launch your game or to re-launch explorer.exe when you need it
This will save you a pretty substantial amount of RAM while gaming.
You're welcome. This is especially useful for NEETs like myself who can't afford to upgrade their toasters. I am running a 560ti, i5 2500k with 4gb of RAM and I can play The Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 on Ultra at 1080p with these tweaks.
>>321032664
It barely fucking works and constantly glitches.
>>321050986
Me and my friends switched from Skype to Teamspeak about a year or so ago, I put the Opus voice codec setting up to 10 and it's a lot better desu, we went back to Skype for a night a couple of weeks ago because of TS packet loss shit and it sounded like garbage.
>>321032664
Is Skype really that cpu intensive? I always use Skype on my phone to make calls when I'm PC gaming so it's never been an issue for me.
>>321032664
> massive load
Is minesweeper also a massive load to you?
How is Tox?
>>321032664
i have stopped using it solely on account of the massive CPU load. It would drain my Phone battery, and it wasnt nearly as good as MSN Messenger, or whatever it was before that.
>>321032664
I rent a 20 slot teamspeak 3 server for my m8s for $3.74 aud a month.
It's bretty good but I don't get access to the file sharing and I wish the text chat was better. We tried Discord but the voice quality was worse so we didn't switch.
It'd be nice if teamspeak was still updated but all we get are small bugfixes or stupid shit like overwolf.
>>321050986
>Teamspeak/Ventrilo sound like shit compared to Skype
Have we entered the opposite dimension, where cars are hovercraft and boats swim through land? I've never heard anyone praise the sound quality of Skype. You must have been on some terribly misconfigured TS server.
>>321051873
>go through all this shit
Or just use non-terrible software.
>>321052329
Skype adjusts to your bandwidth. If you have bad sound that means you have a shitty connection. If you live in Finland/Sweden you'll have crystal clear sound, if you live in some shithole like Somalia or the US you won't.
It's a massive resource hog, the audio codecs are terrible, having a person within a call host it is not suitable for gaming, and it's owned by Microsoft now.
/thread
>>321052617
>If you have bad sound that means you have a shitty connection.
Going to have to go with no here.
whats wrong with the steam voice chat?I am serious
>>321052762
Ok, but it's true though. Of course, what counts is the bandwidth all the way to the nearest Skype server. So if you are on a bad network you might be better off with a private server.
Or you could switch provider.
>>321052305
>renting a 20 slot teamspeak
you can host it your self up to 30 slots free m80
>>321053343
Would if I could, aussie internet is pretty trash.
>>321053080
>Of course, what counts is the bandwidth all the way to the nearest Skype server.
They must be having some pretty terrible bandwidth for those then.
Regardless. I can go through all that hassle (and more due to ads, spying, the UI, etc.) or just use proper software. TS3 with Opus is at that level of quality where I just stop looking for anything better.
>>321052770
It's like having 1000 ping in voice chat
>>321053648
I see, I never used it so was just wondering.
>>321053732
steam voice chat is regarded as shit by everyone
it also messed with your mic volume
>>321053498
>there is no hassle in running yet another voip client as well as managing servers etc.
I removed the ads which was 2 minutes of googling and 1 minute of editing files. Now I just press the little phone icon, no hassle really.
Spying? If Microsoft wants to listen in while me and friends play starcraft 2 then fine. Honestly I think the risk of spying is greater on a rented teamspeak server (of course not on a self-paced one).
Why does every update remove features and add retarded shit? I hate this piece of shit but it's all anyone ever uses.
>>321053776
There is a checkbox for the mic volume thing. Seriously people complain about Skype and then talk about mumble and discord and teamspeak but they didn't even check the settings? Too complicated for you?
>>321053838
>If Microsoft wants to listen in while me and friends play starcraft 2 then fine.
The world needs more people like you. There also needs to be some "gullible consumer appreciation day".
>yet another client
>implying I use more than 1
Okay mate.
>>321053982
my point is the darn thing changes the volume even if i tell it not to
im not tech illiterate but it ticks me off i have to check every time after i used it which is also why i stick with teamspeak
>>321053839
>Why does every update remove features and add retarded shit?
Name one piece of closed source consumer software that didn't go that path in the past 5 years.
Going from skype to something else at this point is like getting a new SIM without saving your contacts, while simultaneously buying a new phone for all your contacts
Wasting time on finding and trying to convince friends/family that you use this one now is just a pain
>>321052305
> We tried Discord but the voice quality was worse so we didn't switch.
Supposedly Discord uses OPUS, which people say is the best codec, right?
If that's the case then how come Discord sounds like shit?
>>321054045
... Totally ignoring that I pointed out that you can be spied on in teamspeak too.
But to the point: no, I really don't care unless there is a Microsoft employee who spies in order to cheat. I do care about other instances of spying, but when I am plotting to overthrow a corrupt government I won't fucking use Skype. Nor any other voip that I haven't written myself.
>>321054168
That's sort of why I like discord really.
I have some friends that hate trying new things and installing shit, so I just tell them to click a fucking link and have them join my discord when I want to voip with them through their browser.
It's no hassle whatsoever and it takes just a few seconds.
If you have friends that won't even open a link in their browser for you, consider finding new friends.
>>321054227
I don't know too much about the audio codecs but when we tried out discord we noticed a difference right away. I would definitely recommend swapping to Discord if you still use Skype.
By default all new channels on Teamspeak are set to Opus voice with the quality set to 6 which I think is what Discord uses, we set ours to 10 on Teamspeak and you can tell the difference.
>>321054120
Hmm... Weird. All I can say is that it works for me.
>>321054487
>Totally ignoring that I pointed out that you can be spied on in teamspeak too.
Well there is "can be spied on" and "actively asking for it".
>>321032664
Skype is a piece of shit and I seriously cannot take anyone who uses it seriously
>power hog
>botnet
>p2p which means shit quality
>terrible security
>barely any settings considering audio/video
>>321044196
>>321043579
PTT is fine as long as you don't have a fucking shitty microphone and are using some software other than skype where you can actually configure the voice activation. If my $30 headset has a normal microphone that never turns on unless I talk, then so can yours. If there's any loud noises in the background I just quickly press the mute hotkey and it's done.
How the fuck do you play with having one finger and key busy msot of the time because you need to say something in the call
>>321054549
bah its steam voice, body uses that damm thing, right?
[spoiler ] works on my machine :D [/spoiler]
