davhut Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I am curious how many guilds are using mumble instead of vent. Our guild has been using mumble since launch and love it compared to vent. We have used vent a couple times when our mumble server was down (loss of internet at the home of guildy that hosts it) and the quality of vent is poor in comparison. If you have not tried mumble I highly suggest it. You can also host your own server for free for up to 100 users. We run ours on an old P4 machine and it works great. Anyways just wanting to see how many others are using it and see what you all think that are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portichae Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I am curious how many guilds are using mumble instead of vent. Our guild has been using mumble since launch and love it compared to vent. We have used vent a couple times when our mumble server was down (loss of internet at the home of guildy that hosts it) and the quality of vent is poor in comparison. If you have not tried mumble I highly suggest it. You can also host your own server for free for up to 100 users. We run ours on an old P4 machine and it works great. Anyways just wanting to see how many others are using it and see what you all think that are. Most WoW players still use vent. Mumble is the better variant. Most if not all Corps I've played with use Mumble because of its auto-normalization and virtually no lag as well as a beautiful overlay. Smart people use Mumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dench Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 My guilds been using Team Speak 3. We're pretty happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackobite Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Vent is working for me, why would I change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlarto Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 My guild is trying mumble we have had vent for years, mumble to me still needs allot of work, strange sounds and just weird stuff, the sound quality is good most of the time, but it has a good base to improve upon, but over all mumble has not won me over yet, but it starting to grow on me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravaran Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Mumble is leaps and bounds above Ventrilo. -higher quality, smooth sound -auto-volume equalizer -more user-friendly, more options -customizable overlay ..to name a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredcat Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Shouldn't even have to use a third party program, it should be built into the client like EQ2. EQ2's built in VOIP blows vent away. And if it was built into the client they could have auto join channels in warzones and FP's and make PUGs a lot more competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleDress Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I switch from vent to mumble and never looked back. Been using it for over 3 years now. This is also my 3rd guild i have convinced to make the switch. Used it in my WoW days and now SWTOR. Everytime i have to use vent i cringe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDubstep Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Shouldn't even have to use a third party program, it should be built into the client like EQ2. EQ2's built in VOIP blows vent away. And if it was built into the client they could have auto join channels in warzones and FP's and make PUGs a lot more competitive. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teront Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 We switched to mumble about a year ago. The biggest reason? Cost period. 30 slots 5.30 a month. Service unmatched, quality amazing, and everyone's voice is the same level I don't have to go in and turn up or down every new person that logs in. No lag in critical boss fights. Those were the icing on the cake for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrdScorpio Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 This. I completely disagree. I think it is a waste of developer time and our money to spend working on in game voip when there are so may options already available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsillah Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 We happen to use vent in our guild but TS3 and Mumble are both better imo. Sure, vent does work, so it's ok but if we changed to TS3 or Mumble I would gladly do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrippAA Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I prefer mumble for reasons that others have given in the post. TBH they both work so pick one and go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggscoob Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 You can also host your own server for free for up to 100 users. How does this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudeauChop Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Anyone out there use C3 yet? I've played with it, but my guild is using mumble, and buddys use Skype, so far no luck playing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMasterSarynn Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 My guild has been using TS3 since it was in beta. We've used TS2, Vent, and Mumble over the past 8 years. TS3 has proven to be the best for us. It helps to be able to also host your own server with up to 500 users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterKayote Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I completely disagree. I think it is a waste of developer time and our money to spend working on in game voip when there are so may options already available. And no one ever uses it. Theyre usually horribly anyway. Just started using Mumble with new guild I joined. Decent program. I like Vent better though, if only for the sound that plays when you push-to-talk. Then again there may be a way to turn one on in Mumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicari Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 We switched to mumble about a year ago. The biggest reason? Cost period. 30 slots 5.30 a month. Service unmatched, quality amazing, and everyone's voice is the same level I don't have to go in and turn up or down every new person that logs in. No lag in critical boss fights. Those were the icing on the cake for me. http://www.raidcall.com 50 Slots Free. True VOIP not P2P. Great ingame overlay which works with SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldisper Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 i use ventrillo also however not everybody in my guild does lol oh well its cheap enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnu Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Shouldn't even have to use a third party program, it should be built into the client like EQ2. EQ2's built in VOIP blows vent away. And if it was built into the client they could have auto join channels in warzones and FP's and make PUGs a lot more competitive. I'd be too paranoid Bioware/EA would be listening in/recording conversations etc. Monitoring typed chat is one thing, but actual conversations is another ventrillo. just because I've never used anything else mainly and never been asked to dl mumble or use it Edited April 3, 2012 by Darnu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronamo Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Mumble is cheaper, prettier, easier to set up, sounds better, is more stable, is open source, and (for me at least) uses fewer resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnu Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) http://www.raidcall.com 50 Slots Free. True VOIP not P2P. Great ingame overlay which works with SWTOR. Is it picky about people's systems? Edited April 3, 2012 by Darnu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaNuls Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) We are giving away a free 1 year subscription for a 100 slot Mumble server to 3 different SWTOR Guilds. I am a SWTOR player with characters on the Shadow Hand server and got this idea from the Mumble vs Vent thread to do something interesting for the SWTOR community. How Contest Works: 1. A guild leader (only a guild leader) may register his guild into the contest. 2. Must be a SWTOR Guild 3. Must have registration in before Thursday April 5, 2012 at 7 PM CST (have to give us time to put them all in the hat for the drawing, we arent machines after all ) 4. Drawing will take place at 8 PM CST and the winners will be announced via the SWTOR Community Forums, at which time servers will be set up and upon verification emails will be sent out to the winning guild leaders via in game email. 5. Winning guilds must allow an character created by myself to join the guild to verify the guild and the leader before server will be awarded to them. (Character can be removed after verification is completed), this is for verification purposed only to prevent cheating. 6. You can register by filling out the form at http://www.mymumblezone.com/swtorcontest.htm (All information is confidential and will be removed upon contest results except that info of the winners. If you have any questions you can send me a private message here or reply to this thread. NOTICE: This is not an advertisement nor does Bioware or EA have any role in this contest. UPDATE: Due to some players being hesitant to give up their email due to concerns over phishing and spam we are removing the Email Address and other fields from the form. Please be sure that your server name, guild name and guild leader name are correct so we may contact the winners in game. Thank you Edited April 3, 2012 by ThaNuls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelWeasel Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Most WoW players still use vent. Mumble is the better variant. Most if not all Corps I've played with use Mumble because of its auto-normalization and virtually no lag as well as a beautiful overlay. Smart people use Mumble. I disagree with that. Dumb people who can't figure out personalized auto gain control in vent use Mumble. Smart people who actually need/want to have full control over their software still stick with Ventrilo's equalization and compression features because they maintain control over the software, not the other way around. Last I checked, Mumble does not allow you to have control over your auto normalization. You are literally not allowed to shut it off or adjust it if you need to for any reason. Auto normalization, otherwise known as Auto Gain Control or AGC Gateways are not infallible. They still make mistakes and mis-judge a person's voice patterns as being too soft or too loud and will mis-compensate those things. Lag is a personal issue and has nothing to do with Vent or Mumble as software. Lag will vary depending on whether you house the server application on your own server or pay for remote servers. Lag will also vary based on where your Mumble/Vent server is housed versus where each single person connected to it is housed. Johnny in Chicago will have more or less lag to my Atlanta, Georgia Mumble server than Frank in Florida because Frank has a slower internet connection and in in the middle of a rain storm and the connection nodes between his house and my server might be geographically closer, but has higher latency and ping because the cable companies there don't maintain their lines as nicely as Johnny's do. So... um.... I dunno. I think a blanket comment that Mumble users are smarter then following that up with a very generic and totally unsubstantiated claim that lag is controlled by the client software and ignoring all the other things that cause lag in a VOIP is kinda... not making your point for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arynoth Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Mumble is leaps and bounds above Ventrilo. -higher quality, smooth sound -auto-volume equalizer -more user-friendly, more options -customizable overlay ..to name a few Servers are about half the price of Vent as well. The only drawback to mumble is that there is a higher chance for you to echo your speakers if you use a stand mic over vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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