Ventrilo or Teamspeak

Best Voice Chat Software

  • TEAMSPEAK FTW

    Votes: 43 17.2%

  • Teamspeak is decent.

    Votes: 15 6.0%

  • Whatever man, its just a game.

    Votes: 37 14.8%

  • Ventrilo is decent.

    Votes: 18 7.2%

  • VENTRILO FTW

    Votes: 137 54.8%
  • Total voters
    250
I was agreeing with you, I hope you know that. Ventrilo is really not that hard to set up though. I've run servers for all three (well, two because GameCOMM runs their server for you), and while the GUI is lacking, it is still fairly straightforward to set up.

Oh, and thank you for my English lesson. I can die happy now :rolleyes:. I hope you understand that my comment was from "MY" perspective. IMO Ventrilo makes voices sound like complete ass, hence, I don't use it....i.e. it has nothing to do with how difficult the program is. I'm sure there are those out there who feel Ventrilo is easier to use, or at least more intuitive than other voice programs...you just haven't met them yet :D.
 
_Durandal_ said:
I was agreeing with you, I hope you know that. Ventrilo is really not that hard to set up though. I've run servers for all three (well, two because GameCOMM runs their server for you), and while the GUI is lacking, it is still fairly straightforward to set up.

Oh, and thank you for my English lesson. I can die happy now :rolleyes:. I hope you understand that my comment was from "MY" perspective. IMO Ventrilo makes voices sound like complete ass, hence, I don't use it....i.e. it has nothing to do with how difficult the program is. I'm sure there are those out there who feel Ventrilo is easier to use, or at least more intuitive than other voice programs...you just haven't met them yet :D.
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I didn't mean to offend you, sorry, but you can't say it has nothing to do with how difficult the program is when in the same post you mention how Teamspeak is easier to use, and it reads as one of your reasons for going with Teamspeak over Ventrilo.
 
FiZ said:
I didn't mean to offend you, sorry, but you can't say it has nothing to do with how difficult the program is when in the same post you mention how Teamspeak is easier to use, and it reads as one of your reasons for going with Teamspeak over Ventrilo.
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This is the last post as it's getting off topic, but seriously, I never said one of the reasons I use Teamspeak is because of how "easy" it is. Dammit, read my first post to you more clearly. I said, "Ventrilo makes voices sound like complete ass..."...THAT is the reason I use Teamspeak, period.
 
_Durandal_ said:
The exact same amount of delay exists in all three programs, and Teamspeak is by far the most user friendly. GameCOMM requires a subscription if you want to use their 'high quality" servers, and Ventrilo is seriously lacking in the GUI department...
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I assure you I am not putting words in your mouth, maybe your definition of user friendly is different than mine. Take a deep breath and calm down dude, no need to get riled up.
 
FiZ said:
If Teamspeak is the most user friendly that means it is easier to use than Ventrilo. Hence Ventrilo is more difficult to use.

As I said before those that host voice comm. servers tend to stick with what is the easiest to setup, and Ventrilo definately is not it.
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I'm sure there's truth in what your saying. In my case its a different reason tho, i'm using TS, and hosting my own server because I've been using it since version 1 and at the time Ventrilo wasn't even a urge in its daddy's loin.
 
I wish Vent would not cap the servers. But I still prefer it over TS.
 
TS is just a million times better.

- It only sounds like ass if the person configuring it has no clue what they're doing
- It can be costumized in almost every way
- 999999999 slots (add a few digits if you need them)
- At least in europe, everyone else uses it. Half the people I know dont even have Vent.
- Lower bandwidth hit for the client at the same sound quality
 
Sui said:
I wish Vent would not cap the servers. But I still prefer it over TS.
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What kind of cap do they have in place? The number of simultanous users?
 
dekard said:
What kind of cap do they have in place? The number of simultanous users?
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Yeah it is 8, started a few versions ago.
 
That must be for the free servers. I'm in a WOW guild that occassionally teams with another guild using Ventrilo. Their servers have been packed with over 40 people on them. I suppose they must have a paid version to have that many people online at one time.
 
_Durandal_ said:
This is the last post as it's getting off topic, but seriously, I never said one of the reasons I use Teamspeak is because of how "easy" it is. Dammit, read my first post to you more clearly. I said, "Ventrilo makes voices sound like complete ass..."...THAT is the reason I use Teamspeak, period.
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You do realize though that the quality on TS is utter shit right ? I mean if I log onto TS people sound like they're 100 ft from the mic and garbled... but hey you get used to it lol.

Ventrilo is a superb program, simplistic, easy to setup/use and has AMAZING quality. Better then most cell phones.
 
theNoid said:
You do realize though that the quality on TS is utter shit right ? I mean if I log onto TS people sound like they're 100 ft from the mic and garbled... but hey you get used to it lol.

Ventrilo is a superb program, simplistic, easy to setup/use and has AMAZING quality. Better then most cell phones.
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Then you obviously haven't logged onto a server that is using the proper codecs (they should be using minimum GSM 16.4, or Speex 25.9). If they are using the correct codecs, the people using it don't know how to configure their microphones/systems. Teamspeak is not as bad as you make it sound. In fact it sounds better than a cell phone.

It is not something I just "got used to" and now think is the greatest. I have USED both Ventrilo and GameCOMM. Does anyone even bother to read posts anymore? Apparently not...
 
_Durandal_ said:
Then you obviously haven't logged onto a server that is using the proper codecs (they should be using minimum GSM 16.4, or Speex 25.9). If they are using the correct codecs, the people using it don't know how to configure their microphones/systems. Teamspeak is not as bad as you make it sound. In fact it sounds better than a cell phone.

It is not something I just "got used to" and now think is the greatest. I have USED both Ventrilo and GameCOMM. Does anyone even bother to read posts anymore? Apparently not...
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I've used TS extensively over the years and only used 1 vent server. I've spent hours on the server in MC raids tho. And I have to say that Ventrilo immediately blew me away with a noticeable better sound quality. It just lost almost all of that compressed sound I've grown so used to with TS. Am I going to dump TS now that some else sounds better? No, but I will be looking to see what TS 3 sounds like. Substantial improvements are definately in order now.
 
Yeah, Gamecomm is great. They give out the 10 slot servers free. But until it becomes more popular, I'll still use vent. - In case you need to find a ringer or something, you have to make sure they have the client.
 
FiZ said:
If Teamspeak is the most user friendly that means it is easier to use than Ventrilo. Hence Ventrilo is more difficult to use.

As I said before those that host voice comm. servers tend to stick with what is the easiest to setup, and Ventrilo definately is not it.
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Vent is easy as hell to set up. Set up your name and comment etc. Then set up your server by putting in a fucking ip and port and if needed a pass. The setup options are just as easy. I picked up vent quicker then Teamspeak, roger wilco, gamecomm, etc etc etc. Vent also has been the best VOIP I have used in for ever. It's crystal clear and doesn't eat resources.
 
Ventrilo FTW, without a doubt. I even like the simpler UI better than Teamspeak. Some folks here say TS has a better interface, but I think Ventrilo wins in simplicity. It's like Foobar 2000 media player. Simple = better, in this case (not EVERY case, mind you). I had ventrilo configured and working in under 2 minutes, but I had to fight with TS for 15 before it even recognized that I had a mic and it wasn't muted. I don't know why. Then, after that, it sounded like I was talking through $2.98 battery powered walkie-talkies from 2 miles away. Vent is better.
 
Prim3 said:
Vent is easy as hell to set up. Set up your name and comment etc. Then set up your server by putting in a fucking ip and port and if needed a pass. The setup options are just as easy. I picked up vent quicker then Teamspeak, roger wilco, gamecomm, etc etc etc. Vent also has been the best VOIP I have used in for ever. It's crystal clear and doesn't eat resources.
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Heh I agree with you, I use it and host a server. I was just saying the number one complaint I hear about Ventrilo from others that host Teamspeak servers is that it is too hard to figure out.
 
Alex A. said:
Ahh.. back in the Rainbow Six Days using Roger Wilco, brings back memories
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ah! I did that too. Those were the good old days..... city_street anyone? (Or whatever it was, city streets or something, that was the best map ever! My friend would always get annoyed with me for playing it so much.)

I think someone told me to switch from RW to "sidewinder" at one point. Or maybe it was the other way around.

I haven't really used TS or ventrillo, but I think it's pretty clear w/o my opinion that ventrillo is better.
 
It all depends ho you look at the situation...

Ventrilo has better sound quality than TeamSpeak... Ventrilo is using the newer GSM codecs plus there is an option to use a much higher quality codec than what TeamSpeak currently supports... Check the TeamSpeak forums, there has been a lot of talk about it and I don't doubt that we'll see a substantial improvement in the next version... The downside to having these higher quality options is most likely latency. It only makes sense to me that the more data you have to transfer over the net the higher the latency is going to be so keeping data throughput fairly low is ideal for both the client and the server.

The TeamSpeak client in my experience is easier for people to setup. Ventrilo has lots of cool options etc. but that confuses some users. Also as others have mentioned the UI in vent needs some work. Sometimes you can't close a dialog box with the close buttion (X) and you ahve to click the actual close butotn... Windows users just arn't used to this so many go right for the X in the corner of the window.

The Teamspeak server can run on an old piece of junk computer. We're talking paper weight here folks. I've seen it running on Pentium 100s without a problem...

Oh and the client... It seems to use less memory than Ventrilo as well. Probably because of the lack of TTS capabilities, etc. On top of resource usage... I've had Ventrilo crash a number of times but I have never had TeamSpeak crash.


Oh yea and you can host your own TS server at no cost which really puts TeamsSpeak on top in my oppinion. I vote TeamSpeak, it's only going to get better as they start releasing new versions.
 
Teamspeak:

• Far better gui. Much less hassle getting friends setup with it.
• More stable (never crashed on me ever).


Ventrilo:

• Better voice quality/bandwidth ratio.
• Ability to set volume levels on a per user basis (I find this essential).
• Ability to add FX including 3D surround position and equalizer (also available on a per user basis).
• Server is easier to setup. Teamspeak is overly complicated in this respect forcing loads of admin, super admin, and user passwords on you and you have to use a shitty webpage to configure it all. Ventrilo just fucking works as it should do.


I currently use Ventrilo, though I had previously been using Teamspeak...


I had been using Teamspeak for ages and it worked fine, no problem, however, a few things annoyed me about it and annoyed me enough to make me go through the hassle of getting my friends moved over to Ventrilo. The ability to do a parametric EQ on the voice was what I needed in order to remove all the annoying bass from my brother's microphone. That combined with the ability to set sound levels for each of my friends separately is what really pushed me to Ventrilo.

Ventrilo is better, but it's a pain to setup for each user. Infact, when I moved my mates over to Ventrilo, I explained the whole setup process using Teamspeak. How's that for irony?
 
I just setup a TS server at overclockingwiki.org. I looked at both TS and Vent. The licensing was so much friendlier with TS that it was a no brainer. Plus the linux setup went smoother for TS. 1,000 server available for free use.

www.overclockingwiki.org, check the forums and you'll see the links there.
 
My friends and I used Teamspeak.
We tried Ventrilo.
Now, we use Ventrilo.

I think that's the way it goes for just about 90% of people gaming. Feel free to copy & paste away.
 
Teamspeak has and always will be the better, the only problem is that it takes more time and effort to set up, then again CS kiddies shouldn't be setting up servers when they have no idea what they're doing.
 
I realize that TS has more options and configurable things, but for me, I want simplicity. I need a program that covers voip communication and doesn't have any other bells and whistles. I only use vent to talk to a few friends so I don't need to know who's talking in other channels, or any of the other assorted extras that TS has.

If you do, great, but I've never seen a need for them personally so I stick with ventrilo. It has better voice codecs, and it's simple. It does what I need with nothing more: no bloat. For me, that's ideal so I stick with ventrilo.
 
We use TS at 21CW...Vent just cant handle 400 simultaneous users, and the whispers, channel commander, and admin controls are essential.
 
Ahh . . . 21CW - Brings back some fun memories!

In that situation, TS worked well. Like you said, Whispers, comm channel and to support all of those users - TS did do the job.
 
I chose to setup a TS for my starting WoW guild simply because Ventrilo decided to ignore its Linux user base, and I was unsuccessful in getting it to run under Wine. Maybe if they actually put out a *nix client like they promised...

With TS, all of us on Windows, Mac and Linux can still communicate.
 
Yes, TS on linux is great. pm me if you want a script that will automatically restart your TS server in case of server crash or reboot. I use it on the website in my sig and it works great!
 
vent is definilty better but i dont mind using ts at all, whatever is available i'll use
 
Vent ftw son. Teamspeak makes my shit crash and is a bit of a source hog imo. Also a vent server is so easy to host as well.
 
dekard said:
Yes, TS on linux is great. pm me if you want a script that will automatically restart your TS server in case of server crash or reboot. I use it on the website in my sig and it works great!
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Actually, I've got the server running just fine, it's the client that's hurting me.

Never have I suffered so much pain in Linux simply trying to make TS use the onboard sound rather than my AV710. Coupled with apathy on TS's part, sparse documentation on the ALSA side, and coupled with the fact that TS is natively OSS, I've invested hours in trying to get it to work. Maybe sometime, maybe sometime... :(

Still, loads better than Vent needing Wine to run properly (and therefore losing the ability to push to talk...), as TS runs just fine if you've got a simple box with one soundcard and nothing esoteric like SPDIF out.
 
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