yeah..because blueberrys all turn on team chat before the game starts.

why do they let stupid people on the internet?

yeah..because blueberrys all turn on team chat before the game starts.

why do they let stupid people on the internet?

I rather be on combined team comms with quick switch to squad or vice versa and being able to pick which two channels I want default talk on and hot swap to talk on. After may have to yell at the navy to fix their act and get a bombardment on down.

There's no downside. Turn down voicechat on your menu options...or keep it low by default and make those who favor Proximity turn it up.

Don't want people to hear your tactics? STFU talking in areas where the bad guys are. SOLVED.

EZ Mode? That might be the dumbest comment i've seen on the forums in...well, FOREVER. Good players use every advantage. Especially intel from you guys who don't know how to shut your trap.

That's funny...I sure can hear explosions and gunfire just fine. So only voice soundwaves don't travel? Those are some interesting physics we have here in New Eden.

I dont teabag or trash talk.

But I do listen for instances when the Dust 514 equivalent of the three stooges try to stealth flank my position but don't have the common sense to STFU while doing it.

Its also a great way to locate talkative snipers.

Then there's the instances you can warn blue-dots, ask for a ride, ammo, ask someone to cover the other door, tell a pilot to take you to A, or ask someone to watch your back while you hack....

But not like any of those things important or anything........(eyeroll)

No.. no its not. Offers me no advantage for the lag it causes.

Reasons against Proximity chat: way too low of the totem pole of things to add to even care about.
potential lag.
We'd all sound like the TF2 Pyro
Sig radius is measured in Db. As that is the standard abbreviation for Decibels I assume it is based off how much noise you make. As a scout with -125% to signature radius no one would hear me unless I was running and even then few would hear me.
People still have to turn on chat to hear it, which they simply don't.
just another way to harass people.

Pros:
you can talk to people that are super close to you not in your squad. . .

yup, so 1 good thing about it.



Being able to 1 button switch from team to squad chat would be nice

MAG had 256 player battles and proxy chat. What was that about lag again?

Reasons against Proximity chat: way too low of the totem pole of things to add to even care about.
potential lag.
We'd all sound like the TF2 Pyro
Sig radius is measured in Db. As that is the standard abbreviation for Decibels I assume it is based off how much noise you make. As a scout with -125% to signature radius no one would hear me unless I was running and even then few would hear me.
People still have to turn on chat to hear it, which they simply don't.
just another way to harass people.

Pros:
you can talk to people that are super close to you not in your squad. . .

yup, so 1 good thing about it.



Being able to 1 button switch from team to squad chat would be nice

yes we need to be able to switch chat channels on the fly, this would also help to coordinate corp battles, the commander does not need to hear everyone, he only needs to hear his officers/squad leaders, the troops would not hear the commander only they can hear their squad leaders- we need a more structured comms.

Its easymode for those who cant figure out what the enemy is planning so they need to hear them talk about tactics because they are bad players

Proxy chat is a ton of fun. Nothing beats hearing fallen enemies try to put together insults through their tears.

Proxy chat is a ton of fun. Nothing beats hearing fallen enemies try to put together insults through their tears.
It's also good for guiding those pesky blue dots though.

Funny how the biggest complaint is that enemies would be able to hear your tactics. God forbid you have to shut your mouth once in a while

People against proxy are obviously nerds with lisps trying to deny me my fun.

Edit: Maybe if it was push to talk only, I never played Mag so I don't know how it worked there.

The way it worked in MAG was pretty simple. The people in your squad would come through your headset. Just as it is in Dust now. But everyone else would come through your tv (for example, if you're playing Dust with your headset turned off while in a squad of people who are using mics), but only if you were close enough to them.

It works pretty well for a few reasons. First, imagine every time you have a repair tool, start repairing someone, then they run away. You could easily just say "Hey xXsnatchslayer69Xx, let me repair you." xXsnatchslayer69Xx would hear his own name through the tv, even without owning a mic, turn and see you shooting the magic yellow glow in his direction and wait for it. Or vice versa.

It can be applied in dozens of ways (ammo, calling out enemy positions, coordinating through squads, etc., etc.). But the ability to hear your name specifically from a stranger, even who doesn't have a mic, makes them act differently than being totally shut off from each other. It also works wonders since its totally temporary and location specific. It's not like you have this constant chat buzz coming through your screen.

I'm still amazed that proxy chat in FPS hasn't become more of a gold standard.

The way it worked in MAG was pretty simple. The people in your squad would come through your headset. Just as it is in Dust now. But everyone else would come through your tv (for example, if you're playing Dust with your headset turned off while in a squad of people who are using mics), but only if you were close enough to them.

It works pretty well for a few reasons. First, imagine every time you have a repair tool, start repairing someone, then they run away. You could easily just say "Hey xXsnatchslayer69Xx, let me repair you." xXsnatchslayer69Xx would hear his own name through the tv, even without owning a mic, turn and see you shooting the magic yellow glow in his direction and wait for it. Or vice versa.

It can be applied in dozens of ways (ammo, calling out enemy positions, coordinating through squads, etc., etc.). But the ability to hear your name specifically from a stranger, even who doesn't have a mic, makes them act differently than being totally shut off from each other. It also works wonders since its totally temporary and location specific. It's not like you have this constant chat buzz coming through your screen.

I'm still amazed that proxy chat in FPS hasn't become more of a gold standard.

One does not simply yell in ones dropsuit and expect to be heard from the outside... This ain't world war 2 where you yell at people. This is future where you are all on comms all the time. Well coordinated corp will have no isses without proxy chat.

For the record, I'm pretty sure teamchat is on by default, I heard people long before I ever turned on my own mic. So randoms can hear you... they just don't listen to you.