Does Mute Block Text Now Too?

TiaxTiax Join Date: 2003-05-28 Member: 16802Members
in NS General Discussion
If it does thats not good, i just want to mute sound on most people, not text too <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • antfarm007antfarm007 Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 10035Members
    I believe it mutes text as well as speech.
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  • TiaxTiax Join Date: 2003-05-28 Member: 16802Members
    Sigh, why did they do that? Some people have scratche mics, annoying voices, or they just dont' understand what the term "quiet" is. But having it mute text too just hurts the team.

    Does anyone know how to mute just the voice but not the text? I hope they fix this in whatever newest version is comming out.
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  • SemperFi1SemperFi1 Join Date: 2003-02-14 Member: 13559Members
    Best feature ever.
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  • DramaKingDramaKing Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17582Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin--||SemperFi||+Sep 2 2003, 07:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (||SemperFi|| @ Sep 2 2003, 07:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Best feature ever. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • LancedresLancedres Join Date: 2003-09-01 Member: 20458Members
    i always mute 4 year old players, or those whose voices are childlish, they annoy me and make me die. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    I'm fine with childish voices unless they sing...or yelll..or scream...or talk about every single thing happening in their game.
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  • LancedresLancedres Join Date: 2003-09-01 Member: 20458Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--MrMojo+Sep 2 2003, 09:00 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrMojo @ Sep 2 2003, 09:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm fine with childish voices unless they sing...or yelll..or scream...or talk about every single thing happening in their game. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All that gets resumed when i say 4 year old players <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
    but yeah i think muting text is evil
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  • TiaxTiax Join Date: 2003-05-28 Member: 16802Members
    Yes yes, but the point is now if you choose to mute those people it means you can't even read their text. So when something important happens you won't know.

    I always told people "im muting you, use text if you need to speak to me"...now that doesn't work cause of this new, stupid, feature.

    Many servers have flood control anyway, ive never seen a problem with chat...and even if someone is spamming its so small it can easily be ignored. What possessed them to put this into the game?
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    Usually if I mute someone he is just plain annoying, even when typing. and if theyre spamming mic they dont spam chat.
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  • snozzlesnozzle Join Date: 2003-04-23 Member: 15788Members
    voice_scale 0 for all your mic needs ...

    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> only problem is that you cant hear anyones voice at that point
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  • LancedresLancedres Join Date: 2003-09-01 Member: 20458Members
    Yeah, like when the comm is all nervous and in a bad mood ( <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> ) he starts screaming on the voice chat, which makes him annoying and gives the skulks to sneak and attack our backs, but he's the comm after all, he gives the orders, can't mute him =/
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  • Racer1Racer1 Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9615Members
    I agree with the current method of muting both, until a system of muting each separtely is implemented. Wouldn't you rather have an option that mutes both voice and text than an option that only mutes voice but has no ability to mute text?
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  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    Interestingly enough, muting text does not work if the person is on the other team.
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  • TiaxTiax Join Date: 2003-05-28 Member: 16802Members
    No, as I explained I rarely, if ever, find a reason to need to mute text. Text does not prevent gameplay like voice chat does. Having text mute means that if someone has an annoying voice that my whole teams gonna suffer or I end up suffering because I can't just block the sound.

    Being able to continue to read the text is important. I certainly hope flayra finds the time to fix this. While a flag in the config that says "on = mute all, off = mute voice only" would be nice, the simpliest and quickest way would be to put it back how it was.
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  • DoggDogg Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15063Members
    On the other hand, I'm very happy that text is also muted.

    I never met a voice spammer who gave important text commands.
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  • TiaxTiax Join Date: 2003-05-28 Member: 16802Members
    The problem with voice chat is that many people treat it like a telephone. They just talk to hear themselves talk. If they know they are muted they'll type something that the team needs to know...but the new system prevents that. Hence why its bad.

    Even if a person using text says nothing important all you get are some small words (unless your using some 600x400 screen res, but then its your own fault) on the screen for a brief while. There is really nothing a text spammer can do to ruin your gameplay because its so easy to ignore.

    Voice chat on the other hand can not be 'ignored'. When someone is yapping it blocks out other sounds in the game. The mute should be voice only.
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  • JynxDaddyJynxDaddy Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8151Banned
    Voice Only pls~
    I nearly always mute vioces because people talk too much, they even comment of every kill and death.
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Voice mute only

    They should just implement some sort of delay to stop spamming teamchat with annoying messages at critical moments like preparing a siege outside a hive *coughallsuxcough*
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  • RoCkIn_RiCkYRoCkIn_RiCkY Join Date: 2003-08-28 Member: 20306Members
    Muting text was the best feature anyone brought to Half Life.
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