Ok, i just had an idea that we should try and have a Ventrilo server for the Thinking With Portals clan where we all get on and chat about what ever we want... to do with mapping or other games that is

Anyone got a server or anything like it that doesn't cost money to run?

there are several free vents that could be used before obtaining a real one.

CALI2.NATIONVOICE.COM:3811;password 0929
pioneer.pure-voice.net:3379
voice.lexicongaming.com:3785
Atlanta5.NationVoice.com:3816
vent.esports.ro:3999 (http://www.esports.ro/ventrilo/ <-- requires old version but u can request for admin)

I've got some other ones, but eh, I don't think the admins will like it.
But obviously someone could setup a free vent server if someone works at a datacenter for instance...

Perhaps if we all chose the first one then we could all chat on there yes?

What would we really talk about though, realistically.

Anything, we could just talk about what we do at work/school... anything we want i s'pose.

Even how to do something in the map editor or tell someone to test their map... it's like being on msn only you are using your voice instead of your fingers.

Mapster wrote:
Anything, we could just talk about what we do at work/school... anything we want i s'pose.

Even how to do something in the map editor or tell someone to test their map... it's like being on msn only you are using your voice instead of your fingers.

Fair point.

I vote for a ventrilo.

I'm on ventrilo now if anyone wants to join, on i'm the first server that ebola posted.

IRC seems to scratch this itch just fine, IMO.

Hober wrote:
IRC seems to scratch this itch just fine, IMO.

TBH - People seem to forget that IRC is there.

Grudge wrote:
TBH - People seem to forget that IRC is there.

Tell that to the 15-20 people who idle.

msleeper wrote:
Tell that to the 15-20 people who idle.

That's my point.

You go in mIRC with a problem, see loads of people "Woohoo people are in there, I can get my problem solved!"

You ask your question, and noone replies. People forget MIRC is on their taskbar. Even I do because there is no blink thing like MSN, not that it needs one.

At least with Vent you can hear people if theyre in and the chances are theyre not AFK.

I'm not entirely sure about other IRC clients, but mIRC will turn a channel name red if someone speaks and the window is not in focus. I usually position my IRC window so that my channel bar is hovering right over my task bar, and leave a little gap there so even if I'm working on something I can see if a channel turns red.

That said, however, I'm of the philosophy that vent and IRC are not mutually exclusive.

Is it not fine to just have both? In all fairness vent is a much easier way of communication. If you want have a problem and no one in IRC answers right away, you'll be fine, someone will answer eventually. It's no different than posting on the forums when nobody is available. It would be no different on vent considering most of the people that would be active on vent would probably be the same people active on IRC.

Theres some sponsors at gamesurge.net that sponsor people free 20 slot ventrillos for having like a constant 5-7 people idle in there channel if you guys wanted to xD.

Note: they don't just make you channels, they actually give you an entire ventrillo server for your use with full admin and possibly access on a FTP server.

Script Kiddies wrote:
lolmirc=irc

And I'm more likely to be in IRC than a vent server just because it doesn't require a mic. I fire up IRC on my laptop while gaming and check it when I die, etc. Trying to carry on a conversation while defending the last point on Dustbowl isn't so easy.

Eh' old thread

I think vent server would be great, even if there wouldn't be alot of people. It would be cool to hear others talk. Another choice is our Steam Groups voice-chat. We could begin using it way more. (I don't know how much you have used it tho)

And chat would be more fun in Ventrilo than in IRC. I think it's totally different.

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