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How important are voice comms in W-space?
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Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#1 - 2013-01-04 14:57:41 UTC
I know, I know - can't do ops without voice comms.

But is it absolutely necessary for everybody to speak or just listening is enough even in so nasty environment as WHs?
In BRRC basically whoever wants to talk talks but except FC and scout(s) nobody is required to talk on ops. And fleet channel is observed by basically every fleet member.

As for just chatting up with corpies we mainly use in-game chat channels not comms.

So how it looks like down the rabbit hole?

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Vincent Gaines
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-01-04 15:05:25 UTC
Most of my corp/alliance is too inebriated to write coherent sentences, so I prefer comms.

Not a diplo. 

The above post was edited for spelling.
Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#3 - 2013-01-04 15:07:07 UTC
if you are not using voice communication in any team based multiplayer game, you're doing it wrong.

I should buy an Ishtar.
Bane Nucleus
Dark Venture Corporation
Kitchen Sinkhole
#4 - 2013-01-04 15:09:29 UTC
Vincent Gaines wrote:
Most of my corp/alliance is too inebriated to write coherent sentences, so I prefer comms.




After a while all the slurred, drunken babble feels like a second language lol

No trolling please
Backfyre
Hohmann Transfer
#5 - 2013-01-04 15:09:42 UTC
Listening suffices for most PvE, including C4 sleepers. My corp "requires" being on voice comms to enter our WH, but we allow low-risk exceptions, such as people logging in to reset PI. We mostly chat in voice comms.

PvP is another issue. Yes, PvP will find you in W-space.
Bamsey Amraa
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-01-04 15:31:32 UTC
Just die in silence....... including local chat too ;D
Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#7 - 2013-01-04 15:36:05 UTC
So it seems I will have to put creation of WH chapter of rebelz up to vote because apparently you all can't live without yapping your mouths down there :)

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Backfyre
Hohmann Transfer
#8 - 2013-01-04 15:48:53 UTC
Keep in mind, it could be good discipline to help avoid having a member accidentally type something in local...

True story:

One day when we had little activity in our WH, a group of miners came in and started scanning. We had 2 or 3 grav sites at that time. One of our members was semi-afk in the WH. He noticed his local tab flash. One of their miners said something like, "Wow, look at all the good ore! This is going to be fun."

It was a good day. Shortly thereafter, we bagged ourselves a couple hulks, an orca and sent the miners back to hisec via the pod express.
Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#9 - 2013-01-04 15:52:20 UTC
Oh, you underestimate suicidal tendencies of my fellow misfits :)

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Ayeson
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-01-04 15:55:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Ayeson
Comms or GTFO. Its a requirement to be on comms. You won't be able to hear us singing without it.

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Efraya
V0LTA
OnlyFleets.
#11 - 2013-01-04 16:09:17 UTC
We have a player who is mute, they only listen on comms. Our only requirement is listening to comms, we appreciate that it may be late and people may be in the house sleeping.

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Fradle
Collapsed Out
Pandemic Legion
#12 - 2013-01-04 16:42:18 UTC
Efraya wrote:
We have a player who is mute, they only listen on comms. Our only requirement is listening to comms, we appreciate that it may be late and people may be in the house sleeping.

That person sounds vaguely familiar.
Godfrey Silvarna
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#13 - 2013-01-04 21:50:11 UTC
Vincent Gaines wrote:
Most of my corp/alliance is too inebriated to write coherent sentences, so I prefer comms.


This answer applies to all Finns playing any game ever. You can safely assume we are all shouting drunkenly at an arbitrary number of other Finnish players at any time, who may or may not be too drunk to be of any use.
TomyLobo
U2EZ
#14 - 2013-01-04 22:05:21 UTC  |  Edited by: TomyLobo
I can't be arsed to type when I have the choice of holding down my middle mouse button. Makes me life easier. If RL permits it then yeah, otherwise, comms or GTFO.
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#15 - 2013-01-04 23:54:01 UTC
they are extremely important.

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Crovax Parianic
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2013-01-05 00:02:44 UTC
It really depends in my opinion. If you have a small group of serious players, you can definitely be succesful with chat only. However as things get bigger, chat might get flooded and voice comms will be very important. Size and type of engagement are key factors in wether voice comms are a must or a bonus.
Patient Zero1
If You're Reading This You Suck
#17 - 2013-01-05 00:06:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Patient Zero1
If your not on comms, you're a dead man. Thats our story, and we're sticking to it.
bubble trout
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#18 - 2013-01-05 00:34:46 UTC
Not being able to communicate in a fast and efficient manner would hurt not only the person who won't talk, but everyone else in the hole too. We have a dude who whispers on coms due to where his comp is, and while it is funny as hell, if he didn't we'd miss a lot of stuff.
Glasgow Dunlop
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
#19 - 2013-01-05 13:13:14 UTC
No comms, then you miss out on gettin to know the folk as well, you can tell a lot from folk just by talkin to them :-)


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Drake Bryan
Four Pillar Production
#20 - 2013-01-05 13:44:22 UTC
Definitely comms. You can get more info to your corp/ alliance members over comm than typing.
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