Yay, any league bro?

Firstly, Ventrilo is not exactly 'free'. We still pay for the server which I run it on. But I also use this server for other things too, so it's more cost-efficient.

I like the fact that you are challenging certain aspects of the way we do things. That is the best way to breed progression and ensure we keep moving forward. I don't want to or intend to stifle your ideas & creativity, you made some valid points. It just so happens that some things are the way they are for a good reason and wouldn't be worth the effort or cost to change at this time. With VOIP Software for example; if we're going to upgrade, let's make it a serious upgrade to a really modern platform if we can find one we like.

Regarding unnecessary external noises when Push-To-Talk is not enabled. It depends on the quality of your MIC and your settings.

%CIB%KissMyGun - b29az & myself all prefer Ventrilo, as stated in this topic. Others like SW03_Carbon said they are also quite happy to stick with Ventrilo so it's not so conclusive really.


Me too. CS 1.6 and Source competitively for a long time. We only ever used Ventrilo, whether we were using our own VOIP or another teams.

I must disagree 5tarLine - in Counter-Strike communities is TS3 the main communication program. I play CS many years.

But that was just by the way.


I'm using push to talk button since my first use the TS3 so on Ventrilo. No prob.

I did change sensitivity and it seems to work better now but i have to try it out a little bit more.
It seems that my major problem with ventrilo is fixed.

However I still stand by my point that 1. I think push-to-talk is not the way to go and 2. TS3 could "bring us closer" as a community.

1. There already is a push to talk system in bf2 and I find it pretty annoying to use. Like I said, if you don't have every key in a "comfortable distance" already assigned in bF2, you're probably not using your keys efficiently again you use your barking/music argument, I have been using TS3 for years and never had this problem. I can't seem to find other TS3 users on this forum that are annoyed like you I guess you could have a point if you join a full TS3 server with 15 random people probably not even gaming, but that won't be the case. On top of that, exactly because you can hear eachother all the time you start talking way more about the game and also random stuff.

2. It's nor a personal crucade. I just know what TS did in my previous years on BF2 a long time ago and it really was a huge attribute exactly because everyone had it.

HOWEVER considering your arguments and the fact that the sensitivity seems to help, I won't continue to argue. I didn't know Ventrilo was free, so I won't make you pay for TS (of course).

I don't hate Ventrilo, I just think that switching to TS would bring a lot more people to talk to eachother. Considering the other opinions in this topic, outside of b29, I wasn't alone so I think it's important to discuss about stuff in this community when there are two different views. I'm glad you thought about it Star.

Considering your argument I'm guessing it's a close cased now.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I'm afraid I don't agree that changing to Teamspeak is necessary though.


This is for everyone's benefit - not just mine! Nobody wants to hear your dog-barking or your phone ringing or BF2 coming out of your Speakers! People seem to have great difficulty finding a suitable Push To Talk key. It's really not that hard if you put a little effort in and are willing to be creative / change a BF2 key. CAPS Lock / CTRL are good choices if you are struggling. Some people use their Mouse Scroll Wheel Click which is usually Mouse Button 3.


Following what S_h_a_r_k_93 told you, it seems like you had your Sensitivity configured incorrectly anyway. It doesn't sound like you are in a position to compare VOIP software if you haven't even configured the settings, you are not giving Ventrilo a fair chance...


This is fair enough, Ventrilo is more common in communities for other games like Counter-Strike. However, that's not a reason to switch. We have a simple Install / Setup Guide for Ventrilo. If people want to take their vocal communication beyond In-Game VOIP with Commander/Squad they can download it.


It really depends what time you check, I'm often on Ventrilo in the evening or later and we have had quite a few different people in Ventrilo at times. Civilains, Enlisted Soldiers, [LS] Members & Admin all together. Ventrilo gets more usage than you realise.


Low Sound Quality & Many Security Vulnerabilities.


Great idea why did I never think of this before? I'll get to work on that right away...

Whilst I do think your intentions are good, I feel like you are on a bit of a personal crusade against Ventrilo because you're a Teamspeak lover / Ventrilo hater. Teamspeak is really not good quality VOIP software as far as I'm concerned, if you get used to Vent you'll realise it's superior too. There are 5 main reasons why I prefer Ventrilo:
1) Financial, we host the Ventrilo Server ourselves, we'd have to pay for Teamspeak
2) Sound Quality
3) I already did a lot of work coding to integrate Ventrilo into the site
4) Security Vulnerabilities in Teamspeak
5) Teamspeak's ugly interface

I prefer ventrilo and I think it's easy to use
and got more services like sending files and more

i prefer ventrilo and dont want teamspeak

We (SW-Clan) use TS3 as well since many years. We are used to it and many of my mates don't want to change something that is established. I didn't even know about Ventrilo before I joined this community, nevertheless I think it is very good though. Ventrilo and TS3 are both great VoIP applications, but TS is actually more popular. Personally I would appreciate a change to TS3 because it is more convenient for me, but if you want to stick by Ventrilo it is ok for me as well.

I must agree with Belgero now. TS3 is really better and easier to use and it's owned by more players.


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The reality is that Ventrilo is not really catching on, so I'm guessing I'm not the only one that isn't the biggest fan of Ventrilo... I can try to change the sensitivity, maybe that will fix my problems already, but why make everyone download a program when most of the BF2 players already have TS3?

I'm just trying to discuss the issue that we can all see, that there are almost never people on Ventrilo, and if there are it's like one or two admins.

Back in the good old days TS3 was pretty popular in my clan and with good reason
So I'm hoping that we could get something like that in LS.

Ps: Shark: what sensitivity works best then? Like I said, it's the standard settings, I didn't change anything to the sensitivity