Teamspeak/ VOIP
#1
Posted 23 November 2016 - 03:27 PM
My main concern is Everyone wants voip implemented back into Hawken, yet no one uses Teamspeak, which btw is being paid for from my understanding. I believe Merl made a gofundme page to keep it up and certain amount of players pitched in there money to keep it up and it's not being used to its potential.
Those who HAVE come to TS that were newer to the game, learned alot and got better at it by some of the vets who do still use it and became better players.
It would be nice too have a fun time playing while being in the TS server. From my experience it gets funny as hell. Competitive. MOST of the time now and days usually lonely.
Point is why want voip when hawken teamspeak isn't even being used as much and it's being paid for. :( I are lonely
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#2
Posted 23 November 2016 - 04:12 PM
The big problem is that there's very little pick-up on in-game advertisement, which is functionally the only way we get and keep Recruits that aren't on here or the Reddit, both of which have hit their take-in limit at this stage. TDM was for the longest time a significant driver of pickup but even they managed what... 30 players out of hundreds? And how many still stick around?
This is a problem across all gaming, in part because people are fatigued by an overabundance of clients. Mumble, Ventrilo, TeamSpeak, Skype and now Discord mean that 1) people have their preferences and some people are RABID about them 2) they don't want to bother 3) inhgame VoIP suffices for the vast majority of people who want to bother and getting them off it is an uphill battle. Discord is making serious headway due in part to its browser functionality and ease of use, but even itbis projected to slow its growth soon (and maybe it already has, my research is months old).
I do wish more people used the HKTS so I could benevolently wave my iron fist over them, dispensing blessings, but I honestly don't see a way forward, in the industry in general and this game in particular. A hot-tile in the client would be cool, but given the deliberately independent nature of the TS, this is understandably unlikely.
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#3
Posted 23 November 2016 - 05:07 PM
#4
Posted 23 November 2016 - 05:15 PM
I think sometimes people read things a certain way on forums that make it seem like we're bad people, not friendly so it drives people's interest when all in all we usually get along in TeamSpeak.
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#5
Posted 23 November 2016 - 05:17 PM
Maybe the first step towards getting the word out more is posting the link to download the client and the server ts is on everywhere and anywhere. I know for me initially everyone talked about it but I couldn't find it directly on my own and needed help. I would rank myself below average in all things tech, including the mech and I suspect the average Hawken player is in this same boat.
Yea that can be done no problem. I'm not at a pc atm, but anyone else access to the information at this time I'm sure can provide it.
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#6
Posted 23 November 2016 - 05:23 PM
I would use the TS, but it is incompatible on my machine.
I've tried to figure it out but it is a baffling issue that probably won't resolve as the incompatible software is end of life and won't be fixed.
I would try mumble or discord, but there is no server regularly frequented for Hawken.
Everyone get in there, VOIP can make a huge difference and the admins can keep out the trolls.
#7
Posted 23 November 2016 - 05:52 PM
Ok, So this is the official website for Teamspeak if you somehow cannot find this on the internet in 2016.
There is downloads for all formats which ever one you use, Windows. OS X. Linux. Android and IOS. (choose most preferred)
https://www.teamspeak.com/downloads
1: Once you have downloaded teamspeak. Open the program.
You will then see the client appear. Click Connect on the top left hand corner.
http://i.imgur.com/XfLO8W9.png
2: Once you do that, this will appear.
http://i.imgur.com/Tf5KrLM.png
3: Where it says ''Nickname'' choose the alias you would like to go by in the teamspeak, you can change your name later on once privileges are given.
Where it says ''Server Address" copy and paste this information for the HKTS.
4: ts5.gameservers.com:9152
5: You will then connect to HKTS into the ''Drop Zone" where If you click on that room. You will then notice Rules that are written, you don't have to study them but at least take a glimpse at them and follow as many as you can. [ Don't worry we break some of them cause we're fun people]
6: You will be in the Drop Zone until an HKTS Admin has come to provide Privileges to you, Either with a Recruit Badge or Something else [ Depending ]
7: Once Privileges are given you may now roam through any channel you would like, unless they're locked which either need permission or password.[ Preferably for Clans]
8: MAKE SURE your mic is set to PUSH-TO-TALK, which can be done in the options. Self Explanatory.
Once you did all that you can have fun, chat, post links, even if you don't have a mic you can come listen and chat with us, there is a message board.
ENJOY
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#8
Posted 23 November 2016 - 08:07 PM
Santa, I quit TS when the numbers got too low. I know the feeling of sitting in a TS channel forever, one person comes by...by mistake. I don't feel it's right to play with TS or anything else that also doesn't come from the game itself. I feel like it's cheating to the extent that we can share information faster than anyone else can. These days I play the game with the sound off and put on Pandora. eff it.
Edited by Xer06siX, 23 November 2016 - 08:15 PM.
#9
Posted 23 November 2016 - 08:13 PM
Santa, I quit TS when the numbers got too low. I know the feeling of sitting in a TS channel forever, one person comes by by mistake...lol
There is people in here usually, just not playing hawken though Lol.
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#10
Posted 23 November 2016 - 08:21 PM
There is people in here usually, just not playing hawken though Lol.
That's what happened to BSB n such after a while. I had a channel with a few other people, gave away the passwords, we had a good thing going on for a while but that didnt last. Warframe came along which I also play,, Dark Souls, and other mother fuzzi bunni effin sh1t.
#11
Posted 23 November 2016 - 08:55 PM
That's what happened to BSB n such after a while. I had a channel with a few other people, gave away the passwords, we had a good thing going on for a while but that didnt last. Warframe came along which I also play,, Dark Souls, and other mother fuzzi bunni effin sh1t.
I just draw now. Lol learning the digital stuff
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#12
Posted 24 November 2016 - 06:37 AM
i've recommended it before and i'll recommend it again: i think discord is a much more reasonable option.
costs go to 0, and people get a text chat with history. without even considering the (lack of) cost, i think being able to effectively marry the populations of the ts and irc is an intelligent step forward.
Edited by devotion, 24 November 2016 - 06:37 AM.
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#13
Posted 24 November 2016 - 06:51 AM
i've recommended it before and i'll recommend it again: i think discord is a much more reasonable option.
costs go to 0, and people get a text chat with history. without even considering the (lack of) cost, i think being able to effectively marry the populations of the ts and irc is an intelligent step forward.
Good news, we've had one for a while, run by eth0!
Here's the link: http://<span style=...6uWJFsIP</span>
Edited by Miscellaneous, 24 November 2016 - 06:52 AM.
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#14
Posted 24 November 2016 - 10:02 AM
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#15
Posted 24 November 2016 - 10:58 AM
i've recommended it before and i'll recommend it again: i think discord is a much more reasonable option.
costs go to 0, and people get a text chat with history. without even considering the (lack of) cost, i think being able to effectively marry the populations of the ts and irc is an intelligent step forward.
good luck making that happen. the irc will always be the irc
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#16
Posted 24 November 2016 - 11:09 AM
i've recommended it before and i'll recommend it again: i think discord is a much more reasonable option.
costs go to 0, and people get a text chat with history. without even considering the (lack of) cost, i think being able to effectively marry the populations of the ts and irc is an intelligent step forward.
you can try to replace #hawkenscrim but you can't
my kingdom will live on
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#17
Posted 24 November 2016 - 12:51 PM
After dancing between Team Speak, Mumble and even a Ventrilo server at one point. I must say Discord is a giant upgrade. It's ease of use it vital to retain users and the functionality of it as a whole is amazing. Of course, what makes it easier is that you can create instant invites and do not require an account to use. As long as you have that instant click invite you can access the chat. Combine that with the fact it is accessible via browser and it makes it all the better.
I used to join the Hawken TS, as well as the War Wednesdays TS too, but like with most TS Servers. I often found myself stuck in the lobby until an admin came around to allocate me as a user and allow me to speak.
#18
Posted 24 November 2016 - 01:57 PM
having to wait for permission to speak is not always a bad thing, because it helps keep out the trolls.
#19
Posted 24 November 2016 - 03:35 PM
having to wait for permission to speak is not always a bad thing, because it helps keep out the trolls.
this is exactly the purpose of the current setup of the HKTS - you have to say something - or be vouched for - in order to get permission to move amongst the channels. voice permission is on from the get-go, and if you don't have perms, anyone can move anyone else around in order to accomidate this.
also, there is the #hknchill discord, but, again, as with the current skew with the different social avenues within the game, actual populations will differ. there are those that only use one (irc/ts/discord/forums/ingame), but very few are streched across all, although those that do hop from each one, will have a tendency to be on all of them.
funny, no one uses steam social platforms to a great effect from what I see...
Edited by coldform, 24 November 2016 - 03:40 PM.
I like going against the best of any game I play. Helps you in the long run n motivates u to do more. Always room for improvement not failure

FIRST OFF WHAT THE FUZZ IS A "SHILL"
#20
Posted 24 November 2016 - 03:45 PM
#21
Posted 24 November 2016 - 04:14 PM
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#22
Posted 25 November 2016 - 08:20 PM
A I'll hair of the dog that bit you makes it a lot easier to board the buss in the morning that also hit you last night while you were crawling across the street to put your mind in another gutter.
#23
Posted 27 November 2016 - 09:06 AM
A I'll hair of the dog that bit you makes it a lot easier to board the buss in the morning that also hit you last night while you were crawling across the street to put your mind in another gutter.
Im so glad this post makes sense
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#24
Posted 27 November 2016 - 09:44 AM
Me too. I was starting to get worried about myself. I think I left a chunk of my sanity somewhere on Illal.
Edited by Xer06siX, 27 November 2016 - 09:46 AM.
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Posted 27 November 2016 - 10:12 AM
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