Question for the comminty..

[FX1]

Does having your engine sound turned down or your tank tread turned down ethical??

Does this give you a better advantage than those that do have their sound turned all the way up?

Is this something that HT need to address?

Is this a exploit of the game?

Do you turn down your sound?

[kilz]

i dont think its an exploit. i turn them down and yes it helps to hear tanks coming in a little sooner then normal but not by much. i manly turn them down to hear vox alot better i teach this to all my squadies due to the loud tread sounds and jeeps and m3s are the worst.

[whels]

Originally posted by kilz
i dont think its an exploit. i turn them down and yes it helps to hear tanks coming in a little sooner then normal but not by much. i manly turn them down to hear vox alot better i teach this to all my squadies due to the loud tread sounds and jeeps and m3s are the worst.

i think it does or should, when recieving incoming VOX, mute or turn down
GV/plane sounds.

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by FX1
Does having your engine sound turned down or your tank tread turned down ethical??

Does this give you a better advantage than those that do have their sound turned all the way up?

Is this something that HT need to address?

Is this a exploit of the game?

yes

yes

no

no

[Bronk]

I think the further you turn your sounds down, all other sounds should scale to that.
That way no one can gain an advantage.

Bronk

[Krusty]

You can tweak the vox "effect" slider to lower background sounds during vox.


I don't consider it an exploit. Sometimes the sounds are too loud to hear yourself think. Since you can't hear "more" until you turn your engine off, I don't see a problem.

[pluck]

Intersting question.  Don't think it could be qualified as an exploit seeings how the settings allow you to change it to your liking.  Though I think having it at some form of base level as to make it a bit more realistic would be something I would favor.  That said, I don't know how far away who could hear other planes, tanks...and if some vehicles where easier to hear out of....or make less noise on approach.  I have a feeling that everything was loud and it would be unlikely that you would hear a plane closing on or 6.....or a panzer approaching while your vehicle running at full tilt.

The only advantage I see, as it relates to planes, is that if someone has the volume up, they may not hear you approaching....Though SA should go a long way to remedy this issue.

[TEShaw]

Here is something that is doubly dumb:

"Is this a exploit of the game?"

Well, first of all, when using the article, "a", it's actually spelled "an" when it precedes a noun starting with a vowel.

Your use of the noun, "exploit" gives us the sense that you are off on some adventure. You probably meant, "exploitation."

[Lusche]

Maybe we should specify that a bit more.
This question originated from a  thread where someone said he is flying without any engine sounds:

"Also i dont have my engine sound turned on. I can listen and tell were a con is without looking at my 6
(...)
That's one of the first trick i teach people is to turn your engine sound off and turn exterior sounds up 100%"

"Ethical" is a far to heavy word, but I say it's gamey. Very gamey.


Next opinion please.

[kilz]

dam english teachers always giving people watermelon hehehehe:D

[FX1]

Thank shaw I will take notes...

[Raptor]

I think it is gamey but don't see it as too much of an advantage. The way I see it, if your SA is so bad you need to turn your engine sound off, you're not a threat 1 on 1, therefore if you hear me coming I don't have to worry about you once you break, it just delays the inevitable.

[kilz]

Originally posted by Raptor
I think it is gamey but don't see it as too much of an advantage. The way I see it, if your SA is so bad you need to turn your engine sound off, you're not a threat 1 on 1, therefore if you hear me coming I don't have to worry about you once you break, it just delays the inevitable.

[Carwash]

Originally posted by TEShaw
Here is something that is doubly dumb:

"Is this a exploit of the game?"

Well, first of all, when using the article, "a", it's actually spelled "an" when it precedes a noun starting with a vowel.

Your use of the noun, "exploit" gives us the sense that you are off on some adventure. You probably meant, "exploitation."

My wife is a school teacher, but fortunately I don't get this kind of ***** at home.  If I did, I would probably play AH a lot more.

[Furious]

Originally posted by TEShaw
Your use of the noun, "exploit" gives us the sense that you are off on some adventure. You probably meant, "exploitation."

Exploit, as used, is a gamer colloquialism.  Would you have corrected him had he used "pwn"?