Vent or TS? - Guild Wars Forums

smiznith · Aug 07, 2008, 04:09 PM // 16:09

Hi, thinking of renting a server, which should i get? Vent or TS? and whats some good prices out there? any help will be GREAT!

Commander Ryker · Aug 07, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26

I prefer TS....vent just pisses me off. It's hard to set up as a user, I can't imagine the nightmare of being the admin.

Songbringer · Aug 07, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27

vent has better sound quality...and i won't give an opnion on who i think has best prices because I would consider that as spam and advertising. Which is reportable sorry. When I got mine I just googled high quality vent servers. Looked through different sites and found one where I thought i was bieng treated as a person not a paycheck. I didn't go with the cheapest one I could find but I got great quality for what I was paying.

I suggest you look around and make sure you aren't getting cheated out of money. Look for quality even if you have to pay a buck or 2 extra a month.

Anyway yea thats my suggestions. By the way I don't have the server anymore thats why I was using past tense. Yea good luck finding a server you like.

komma · Aug 07, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30

i find vent is more commonly used among guilds but ts's auto talk feature is much better imo.

Songbringer · Aug 07, 2008, 04:41 PM // 16:41

I don't like auto talk....you here those people who have mic to close to there mouth breathing and crap. Or when they are yelling at mom/wife/gf/bf/father whoever it gets pretty annoying.

kratimas · Aug 07, 2008, 04:41 PM // 16:41

I like Vent, as it is easy to admin the users and set up the server.

TS is east to use and admin too, but we had really poor quality sound.

Mr. G · Aug 07, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42

PvP = Vent (its cleaner, crisper and faster)
Pve = TS (its more relaxed and user friendly)

Commander Ryker · Aug 07, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42

I've been on both and I found the quality to be the same. Songbringer, you do know you can adjust the quality on the channels, don't you?

Quaker · Aug 07, 2008, 04:48 PM // 16:48

Of course, there was already a thread about TS vs Vent recently:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...light=ventrilo

Josh · Aug 07, 2008, 04:58 PM // 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by komma

i find vent is more commonly used among guilds but ts's auto talk feature is much better imo.

Voice activation..? That's on both Ventrilo and TeamSpeak..

A year or 2 ago I used to always use TeamSpeak, never tried Ventrilo but the past year or so now I've been using Ventrilo with my CS:S Clan and it's so much more clearer, crisp, and has a better networking side to it I find as voice transmits noticably faster.

To the ones who don't find it user-friendly or find it hard to administrate, I too thought what the hell to do but if you play with it for an hour or 2 you get used to it all and it's so easy to use.

Songbringer · Aug 07, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commander Ryker

I've been on both and I found the quality to be the same. Songbringer, you do know you can adjust the quality on the channels, don't you?

I have been on both to. Only owned a vent server though. I have found vent to be better sound rate and they are withing like 1-2 dollars a month of each other. Even changing the quality sound in each channel. Other things come into affect when you try to do it. It can only get so good for the quality server you have.

smiznith · Aug 07, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10

THX! i appreciate it, im going to shop online now!

T1Cybernetic · Aug 07, 2008, 06:16 PM // 18:16

I use them both but i host my own teamspeak for friends (on my windows server box), it's cheaper than renting one

and it is very easy to maintain plus it doesn't use much bandwidth or resources at all...

Baratus · Aug 07, 2008, 06:16 PM // 18:16

The quality is identical. I have used both since I started my FPS gaming clan in 1999, and used RogerWilco before that. TS is superior as far as bandwidth is concerned. Ventrilo can be set to higher sound rates, but anything over 18k~20k is just stupid. I mean you're getting a mono signal from the microphone, unless you use two microphones or something, so quality above that 20k barrier is just an extra waste of bandwidth.

We normally use TS with the Speex19.5k codec. Nobody sounds robotic, very little bandwidth is used (we have some guys on 768k DSL, not much to spare), and it works great even with twenty or more of us on during a raid in WoW. Also, the auto-speak feature in TS is awesome, and saves a key for use in-game.

Note that I have hosted both types of servers on the SAME Linux machine on the SAME 12Mbps connection, so my observations when we were choosing a format were not biased due to hardware or bandwidth. TS is the superior program, although I notice a LOT of younger people flocking to Ventrilo like it's crack or something. I believe it's one of those things where somebody said it ruled, and the kids came running.

Bottom-line, they both sound the same at 20k or above, but TS uses less bandwidth and has a wonderful automatic feature.

Keekles · Aug 07, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27

Personally prefer Vent. Don't mind using either though.

AncientLord · Aug 07, 2008, 09:27 PM // 21:27

I suggest Vent

Aug 07, 2008, 04:09 PM // 16:09	#1
smiznith Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OK Guild: [SOUL] Profession: D/	Vent or TS? Hi, thinking of renting a server, which should i get? Vent or TS? and whats some good prices out there? any help will be GREAT!

Aug 07, 2008, 06:16 PM // 18:16	#13
T1Cybernetic Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth Guild: Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg] Profession: N/	I use them both but i host my own teamspeak for friends (on my windows server box), it's cheaper than renting one and it is very easy to maintain plus it doesn't use much bandwidth or resources at all... Last edited by T1Cybernetic; Aug 07, 2008 at 06:27 PM // 18:27..

Aug 07, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26	#2
Commander Ryker Site Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/	I prefer TS....vent just pisses me off. It's hard to set up as a user, I can't imagine the nightmare of being the admin.

Aug 07, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27	#3
Songbringer Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: EastCoast Profession: E/Me	vent has better sound quality...and i won't give an opnion on who i think has best prices because I would consider that as spam and advertising. Which is reportable sorry. When I got mine I just googled high quality vent servers. Looked through different sites and found one where I thought i was bieng treated as a person not a paycheck. I didn't go with the cheapest one I could find but I got great quality for what I was paying. I suggest you look around and make sure you aren't getting cheated out of money. Look for quality even if you have to pay a buck or 2 extra a month. Anyway yea thats my suggestions. By the way I don't have the server anymore thats why I was using past tense. Yea good luck finding a server you like.

Aug 07, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30	#4
komma Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: None Profession: N/	i find vent is more commonly used among guilds but ts's auto talk feature is much better imo.

Aug 07, 2008, 04:41 PM // 16:41	#5
Songbringer Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: EastCoast Profession: E/Me	I don't like auto talk....you here those people who have mic to close to there mouth breathing and crap. Or when they are yelling at mom/wife/gf/bf/father whoever it gets pretty annoying.

Aug 07, 2008, 04:41 PM // 16:41	#6
kratimas Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Order of the Setting Sun Profession: R/	I like Vent, as it is easy to admin the users and set up the server. TS is east to use and admin too, but we had really poor quality sound.

Aug 07, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42	#7
Mr. G Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S. Wales Profession: Mo/Me	PvP = Vent (its cleaner, crisper and faster) Pve = TS (its more relaxed and user friendly)

Aug 07, 2008, 04:48 PM // 16:48	#9
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Of course, there was already a thread about TS vs Vent recently: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...light=ventrilo

Aug 07, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10	#12
smiznith Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OK Guild: [SOUL] Profession: D/	THX! i appreciate it, im going to shop online now!

Aug 07, 2008, 06:16 PM // 18:16	#14
Baratus Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Elizabethtown, NC Guild: Deathkings of The Dark Citadel Profession: D/Me	The quality is identical. I have used both since I started my FPS gaming clan in 1999, and used RogerWilco before that. TS is superior as far as bandwidth is concerned. Ventrilo can be set to higher sound rates, but anything over 18k~20k is just stupid. I mean you're getting a mono signal from the microphone, unless you use two microphones or something, so quality above that 20k barrier is just an extra waste of bandwidth. We normally use TS with the Speex19.5k codec. Nobody sounds robotic, very little bandwidth is used (we have some guys on 768k DSL, not much to spare), and it works great even with twenty or more of us on during a raid in WoW. Also, the auto-speak feature in TS is awesome, and saves a key for use in-game. Note that I have hosted both types of servers on the SAME Linux machine on the SAME 12Mbps connection, so my observations when we were choosing a format were not biased due to hardware or bandwidth. TS is the superior program, although I notice a LOT of younger people flocking to Ventrilo like it's crack or something. I believe it's one of those things where somebody said it ruled, and the kids came running. Bottom-line, they both sound the same at 20k or above, but TS uses less bandwidth and has a wonderful automatic feature.

Aug 07, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27	#15
Keekles Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Floating amongst the ethereal seas of placating breezes. Guild: Like A [Boss] Profession: Mo/	Personally prefer Vent. Don't mind using either though.

Aug 07, 2008, 09:27 PM // 21:27	#16
AncientLord Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Slovenia Guild: Battlecry Warlords Profession: R/	I suggest Vent