Vote Alltalk Option (Suggestion!)

[Bluekitty 2]

Hello, everyone! If you play on Lotus's Dustbowl Chicago #2 server, you've more than likely seen me as of recently, as I have become a regular. I love the community and all the regular players on the server, but because alltalk is not allowed, it is often hard to get everyone on the same team so we can all talk to each other. I suggest that we have an alltalk vote option so that if people do not want alltalk they can vote it down and if people do they can have it for an extended period of time. It would make playing the games with friends easier because we will not have to fight auto balance to be on the same team. 

 

Thank you for your consideration!

[Mana 3,867]

Since alltalk doesn't seem to be against valve's quickplay rules (which they don't seem to enforce nowadays anyway). Might as well consider adding something like this.

 

I edited your post into a poll. If it passes I'll look into making this work with our other alltalk related enhancements.

[fever 9,884]

We should probably consider what's a reasonable cool down time for the voting too. Last thing admins need is to be having to deal with vote wars over whether the alltalk is on or off. You're always going to have friends on different teams wanting it on and people thinking it's crazy because you can't go try hard.

Pretty sure on some servers if people don't get the vote they want the votekicker will be working overtime eventually xD

[+JB. 4,800]

You could always use our mumble server aswell.

Some people might prefer team talk to coordinate.

[Nirrox 358]

You could always use our mumble server aswell.

Some people might prefer team talk to coordinate.

 

True that! I cant speak for the dustbowl server, but on '2fort UK Fast Spawn' quite a lot of team coordination is done using the team chat. (Well, sometimes at least)

Edited January 25, 2015 by Nirrox

[Sphagnum Peat Moss 748]

Why?  There is no strategic purpose to communicating with the other team, which means the only communication with the other team is for banter.  If it's banter, it's not time-sensitive, and therefore doesn't need to use the fastest form of communication available (voice chat), but can be done over public chat (or mumble if they're your friends, which I'd assume they would be if you're so eager to chit-chat with them).  Why should the fastest form of communication available be designated for banter (which, if the Skial servers are any example of what Alltalk turns into, tends to just be squeakers arguing over whether or not Hitler was a good guy), at the expense of having to stop and type if you want to actually coordinate with your team?  That makes no sense.

[fever 9,884]

I guess some people are there to play tf2 and others are there for a chat with their mates and tf2 is just a thing to do on the side.

Spag makes a good point. Why don't we just encourage these people to join our mumble server and create their own room? Maybe our server messages should say that, maybe something like this....

Want to voice chat with

people on the other team?

Create your own room to chat

with friends whilst playing

Install mumble, connect to

mumble.lotusclan.com

[- Mike - 2,728]

Why?  There is no strategic purpose to communicating with the other team,

 

You're playing a pub. Team communication in a pub?

[fever 9,884]

You're playing a pub. Team communication in a pub?

 

I see it sometimes on the UK servers...not all the time but regularly enough.  I think it depends how long people have been on the server and how much "try hard" they've been building up in the e-peens.

[Se7en 10,762]

how much "try hard" they've been building up in the e-peens.

 

[Mana 3,867]

Perhaps we can just allow players to bind a key to talk to the enemy team. This would allow those who want to talk to everyone to do so at any time. And if you don't want to hear the enemy talking, you can always mute him/her.

[Gloves 945]

True that! I cant speak for the dustbowl server, but on '2fort UK Fast Spawn' quite a lot of team coordination is done using the team chat. (Well, sometimes at least)

 

???

[iron`mike 7]

I've never been a big fan of "all talk". Team communication goes out the door and it becomes mic spam fest because everyone wants to get their 2 cents in. But if the majoraity of people on the server want to vote to turn it on, then there should be a time limit or map limit on how long it stays on. That way it isn't on for the rest of the day, it should be reset to default and have to be revoted at some point.

 

p.s. Hi Bluekitty!

Edited January 29, 2015 by iron`mike

[fever 9,884]

True that! I cant speak for the dustbowl server, but on '2fort UK Fast Spawn' quite a lot of team coordination is done using the team chat. (Well, sometimes at least)

 

???

 

Its not always spam spam spam xD

 

Sometimes there is team co-ordination...

 

I also hear sometimes there is stacking too

[Nirrox 358]

???

Have you played with BB before?

As said: "sometimes"!

Edited January 29, 2015 by Nirrox

[Gloves 945]

Have you played with BB before?

As said: "sometimes"!

 

never heard of him

[Nirrox 358]

ButterBean

Nice guy, always coordinating over mic

[Gloves 945]

ButterBean

Nice guy, always coordinating over mic

 

 

this guy plays tf2? o.o

[Infin 763]

I think BB is a pretty cool guy. Eh is good cowordin8or and doesnt afraid of anything.

Edited January 29, 2015 by Infin

[fever 9,884]

BB is a legend....I laughed for a very long time at that photo Gloves....jesus, terrifying xD

[Gloves 945]

BB is a legend....I laughed for a very long time at that photo Gloves....jesus, terrifying xD

 

You have no idea.......

 

[Sphagnum Peat Moss 748]

Perhaps we can just allow players to bind a key to talk to the enemy team. This would allow those who want to talk to everyone to do so at any time. And if you don't want to hear the enemy talking, you can always mute him/her.

Yes, this.  Perfect solution.