BF2S Forums VoIP - who actually uses it!?

I just recently purchased a new headset with voip capabilities.  On every game I play, the first thing I try to do is join a squad, and open communications with others.  I've had limited success with this.  When I get responses the game usually goes better, with people working together and letting each other know whats going on.  Sometimes people just ignore the mic checks and don't even bother to comma rose the "negative" whe I ask if anyone out there is Voip as well.  Frustrating but I don't stop trying.  The games where people talk are usually much better.

KJ

Try Xfire and teamspeak.  I've yet to use Xfire (signed up just no friends).  But from what I understand, a pre-formed squad all on Xfire is pretty good.  I've heard nothing but positive feedback from clans and squads of close friends who use it.

KJ

I use VOIP sometimes, but not always. When I VOIP, and my squadmates do so too, I experience the best games. One of my games my entire squad was hooked over VOIP and we were kicking ass. At one point i was in the gun of a humvee and my squadmate was driving, and we went chopper hunting, this was before patch 1.2, so the choppers were still hard to kill. I gave him instructions on where the choppers where and where to go, and he did it. It worked like a charm. After a while the choppers came after us, but since I kept telling my driver from what side they were coming we managed to stay outside their field of fire/ directly underneath them and we kept shooting 'em down. Nothing beats yelling "KEEP GOING BACKWARDS.... NO STOP FORWARD... YEAH KEEP GOING... *BOOM* okay we got em, nice driving!"

the comander ......yes personaly its only good for clanwars i think
i alsaw wont some more comunacation on voip but look this if you join a server (some) have somthing standing like this

------>feel free to join ore TS on and then some numbers of a TS 2 server try here for good game play
(ore join a clan allways fun)

VoIP is cool. I use it alot, create a squad called Mics Only... Works a charm, as for getting more squad leaders to speak to you, only help the squad leader who does and ignore the rest (the will soon work it out).

Best game I ever had was when my entire team was using VoIP and that commander, he was playing an RTS... thats the way he acted anyways...

I would use it more but my wife tells me I shout! I usualy play when my kids are asleep. BTW I love a commander who talks a lot. They keep us informed.

I dont think there are VOIP only servers on bf2, so I dont think most people use it.  But if you do want to use VOIP just find a server with it.  My clan is required to get a microphone to use, drop by to our server sometime and use Voip with us.  IP: 70.84.212.117  Normal port.

I just bought the Turtle Beach X-51 headset. (@ $49.99 American)  It's getting the job done.  5.1 stereo, 3 directional speakers in each earpiece, with a muted "sub" over the back of the three original speakers.  It comes with 5.1 jacks for the back of your cpu and doesn't require a seperate power source.  It has pretty keen 3d sound due to the directional speakers. (good enough to catch that spec ops guy sneaking up behind me - footsteps talk buddy)  I reckon that the $100 sets might provide a better fit or better sound, but I seem to be pretty happy with these.

The only downside to the Turtle Beach is long time wear.  The hinges allow for fitting even the biggest pumpkin head, but yet when I sat down to a 15 hour "Empire at War "session, I developed a headache from the headset applying too much pressure on my left ear lobe.  Not a bad one, but I could imagine it escalating after a week of all-niter gaming.

Hope it helps.

KJ

"This is the BEST headset I've ever laid eyes on."

When I play, my buddies and I all get on a TS public server.  Screw the VOIP.  It's amazing what a squad can do when they can talk without lag.  Once you've sat in the gunners hatch on a humvee and had 2 others calling out targets and you're untouchable, you'll hate playing any other way.  It's the only way to go!

i use voip all the time especially while in the chopper because i may and do see things that my fellow pilot slash gunner may not see. i can talk to my squad if we are all actually going around and taking flags i can see things they cant as well as them. those that dont i say its foolish but if you dont take the game serious or just having fun then dont but it makes it easier to communicate with others.  i will only play on servers that have voip activated if not then i dont play. I also like to use it to meet new people.

=TFS=DEVILS.HITMAN how many players your clan is looking for, me and my buddy were looking for a clan to join.