VOIP squads

[Rudd]

Its perfectly normal for people to make VOIP squads, "engvoip", "gervoip", "infantryVO" etc etc...

but why the heck do people join such squads if they either:
1)Do not have a mic
2)Don't speak the god damn language of the damned squadname?!

Either the 'grey cells' arent doing their damned job in some people's heads, or they simply do not give a damn.

Having to use the squad kick function more regularly because of this,

rant over,

[Smegburt_funkledink]

The one round I've played with you, Rudd, was chaos before you joined. I forget what my squad was called, prob'ly "ENGvoip". I had to kick a few for not responding on mic'.

There was a pair of chaps with the same tag in their names, happily chatting to eachother in their native language. I asked them to repeat themselves in English but had no response.

One problem is the language barrier. Maybe not all people understand what ENG VOIP means. Although, most do.

[gazzthompson]

tbh i like if i have 1 or 2 guys in my voip squad without voip(as long as they respond with text) shows they want to be in a voip environment and im ok with that, can u image a squad full of "no voip" people ?? fail

[Wh1tE_Dw4rF]

Never had a SM not speaking english in my ENG VOIP squad, more annoying is though that if you are commander, people speak to you in a different language then english. But if they SM can't be bothered to speak english then it mostly ends up with a sq kick.

[LtSoucy]

Its even worse as CO, and u getted asked in another language and you say "huh?"

[Isaristh]

HEY! I like VOIP squads even though my VOIP wont work (crappy VISTA made sure of that), and seeing as its not my fault I dont see why i should be punished by being unable to join a good, effective VOIP squad.

Many times i've joined a VOIP squad and they really dont have a care if i cant use VOIP, and the squad still works very effciently and i can get their orders and when needed they can read my chat.

However the whole "Doesnt speak the language" thing i agree with you on. Personally i didnt know Mexico or Germany had versions of BF2 but eh! @_@

[Wh1tE_Dw4rF]

I don't mind people withoud a mic at all, just aslong as they dont go out in their own little world sniping, i'm fine with it and if I can comfirm they're not dead robots but respond via chat. Hate to be stuck with a bunch of mindless brain gnawing zombies bunny hopping behind you eagerly waiting for your next task. :/

[Cyrax-Sektor]

I don't have a working setup, shame because of the cool dual microphone built-in the laptop, but I can still hear others. Some leaders don't want 5 chatterboxes going at the same time, so a few non-mics balance it out.

[Blackie]

HEY! I like VOIP squads even though my VOIP wont work (crappy VISTA made sure of that), and seeing as its not my fault I dont see why i should be punished by being unable to join a good, effective VOIP squad.

Many times i've joined a VOIP squad and they really dont have a care if i cant use VOIP, and the squad still works very effciently and i can get their orders and when needed they can read my chat.

However the whole "Doesnt speak the language" thing i agree with you on. Personally i didnt know Mexico or Germany had versions of BF2 but eh! @_@

nothing wrong with vista and VOIP m8

[chimpyang]

try always running it in admin mode, ok it's a little annoying having to click the permissions button, but VOIP works fine on my laptop (Acer 5920) with built in mics and also with jack plugged ones

[VF-74-L33T-]

My VOIP doesn't work. There are servers out there that say in there rules no 1 man squads and if your only choice is join a voip squad you have to do it. I get kicked from squads all the time for no VOIP wish i didn't there the most popular squads and they usually have rallypoints. Just cause some of us have no VOIP or mics doesn't mean were bad players I focus on teamwork that's the whole reason I like PR is the teamwork. I will look back at the squads that kick me and see there scores and usually they have no teamwork. I always stick with my squad and follow all the squad leaders orders regardless if i think it's a stupid order or not. Maybe that's my old military training kicking in but if we can't talk it doesn't mean were bad players.

I have been playing this mod since it was a mini-mod and the old gloryhoundz days when maybe there was only about a couple hundred players playing this mod there really wasn't a VOIP grip until recently. I kinda miss the old days you could be on a server and reconize all the players names and you knew who to stick with now congrats to the devs for a good job but the new guys to the mod seem to ruin it.