Blocking VOIP while playing Dayz

[yumey95 10]

The playerbase of dayz is made up of groups and lonewolves. The groups sit on skype/ventrilo/teamspeak and talk while playing the game, because communication is very helpful in this sort of game. I consider this not right, and is an unfair advantage.

I imagine a group of people that play dayz would be laughing away and talking about random stuff and only when they encounter hostile people would they get their shit together and play the game the way its supposed to be played.

Now imagine dayz without those programs, a walkie talkie system implemented with your voice being heard to people around you based on how loud you speak. Now people wouldnt laugh like they did, or they just are not afraid.

This would add alot to the experience i think.

Edited August 1, 2012 by SniFF

[Disgraced 1123]

Your suggestion, if I understand it aright, is draconian and unrealistic.

[Miragenz 71]

Either add a walkie talkie: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2960-walkie-talkies/

Or force ingame voip.

[guirc 6]

The thing is, how gonna you block it?

[Disgraced 1123]

The thing is, how gonna you block it?

Exactly.

Not gonna happen.

I have my gaming machine and:

A Mac mini

An iPad

A windows laptop

iPod

iPhone

Android phone

How will you block them all?

Exercise in futility.

[yumey95 10]

Either add a walkie talkie: http://dayzmod.com/f...walkie-talkies/

Or force ingame voip.

Yes, this is what im thinking about. Beans to you.

[yumey95 10]

Exactly.

Not gonna happen.

I have my gaming machine and:

A Mac mini

An iPad

A windows laptop

iPod

iPhone

Android phone

How will you block them all?

Exercise in futility.

It will be a very hard task but, IF its possible to do, it would be wort it.

[Disgraced 1123]

I agree with you in spirit.

It would be grand to have people using in game voice.

But it's never going to happen (the blocking part).

Edited August 1, 2012 by Disgraced

[zipper 69]

VOIP is not new at all. Welcome to PC gaming.

[Zetal 90]

It would be interesting to see a Private server try and enforce this as an experiment, in that players that do not follow it would be kicked/banned, but on the hive...? It's unrealistic, even if it is a very cool idea.

[lugaru 103]

It would be easier to make voice chat always on... so if you are speaking out loud, chomping on doritos, whatever... you will be heard in the game.

This is easy to sidestep, but it is the most realistic, immersive and fun solution that does not involve taking something away. People can still rip their microphones out and call each other on the phone, but most wont and it will make for funny situations.

"Ok... I'm in elektro... and.. .DID SOMEBODY JUST FART?!"

[shreddog 2]

This will be nearly impossible to implement :D

Perhaps you could have the battleEye look for voice programs on the users computer, and if any are running in the background kick the player from server? :P

[zipper 69]

The minute DayZ has allowed and monitored access to other programs running on my computer is the minute I stop playing. You have no idea what legal ramifications the game could open itself up to by even attempting to implement such a feature.

[Baelethal 102]

Please use the search function, this has been hashed and rehashed as to why this wouldn't, shouldn't, and couldn't work.

[daliputka 7]

The blocking of VoIP idea will not work. Walkie Talkie is nice, but really not very practical unless it's someone you just met. Also, implementing this into the game would not be trivial. You'd basically have to implement private/passworded channels somehow. You could do it by frequency or something but then you'd have the possiblity of someone figuring out what frequency you're on and eavesdropping.

Edited August 1, 2012 by daliputka

[Zetal 90]

The minute DayZ has allowed and monitored access to other programs running on my computer is the minute I stop playing. You have no idea what legal ramifications the game could open itself up to by even attempting to implement such a feature.

Goodness gracious, I could never imagine what horrid ramifications might follow for doing such a thing! Surely no program has ever done anything like this, ever! (Battleye, ANY anti-cheat software)

Cough. =\

Sorry, I do agree with you, but your argument was just silly. Games already check what you're running, and can do that because they inform the player that they're checking what you're running. Ever read those long agreement things? Me neither.

[urspider2018@gmail.com 109]

They check but they don't actively block those programs. They just keep you from using the program the anti-cheat software is for. I'm with Zipper on this, and I'm sure plenty others are too. I do NOT want a MOD actively going through my computer and blocking programs it doesn't like.

[jamesthebrit 16]

Firstly it's impossible. Secondly, I'm pretty sure that it's illegal no?

[zipper 69]

Goodness gracious, I could never imagine what horrid ramifications might follow for doing such a thing! Surely no program has ever done anything like this, ever! (Battleye, ANY anti-cheat software)

Cough. =\

Sorry, I do agree with you, but your argument was just silly. Games already check what you're running, and can do that because they inform the player that they're checking what you're running. Ever read those long agreement things? Me neither.

You misunderstand what I am saying. I am well aware that games check what I am running. However they do not force 3rd party programs I have installed, separate from the game, to do certain things. Scanning and monitoring are two completely different things. I could care less if programs like Battleye or PB scan my computer. But forcing your 3rd party VOIP programs to be heard in game means they have access to those programs, and can manipulate them as needed. They can currently NOT do that. This is why there was such a big stink with EA's Origin. It goes well above and beyond what is needed.

[Quaby 93]

First, you would have to find a way to block my skype on my PC. THEN you would have to lowjack my ipod to shut it down every time I use skype within 10m of a pc playing DayZ. Good luck with that ;)

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

The voIP being on all the time could be pretty funny, but there is a LOT of people with really bad mics, or audio feedback. Also there is a LOT of people who have the TV blaring in the background too (never understood that bit, audio is VERY important in games)

[yumey95 10]

I realize now that there will always be a way around this, and blocking voip programs would be illegal i did not know, but never the less. IF and IF people didnt want to do this, playing on some kind of "Roleplay" server where they dont have any of the programs on, it would immerse players and make them think before they speak.