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Offline Mooney92

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Best way to clear comms?
« on: June 04, 2012, 11:13:09 AM »
What's a good way to clear a chattery comm channel?

Offline Nathan60

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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2012, 11:14:59 AM »
tune an empty one.
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2012, 11:20:43 AM »
Hit F12 and play this as loud as possible,

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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2012, 11:21:23 AM »
lol... Seriously what is typically used to clear vox chatter? Where's the  :old:

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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2012, 11:23:21 AM »
If your comms are overly loud and undisciplied nothing you say is going to clear it, most likely you'll get stepped on and talked over unless you have a specific phrase everyone know means STFU.
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2012, 11:24:32 AM »
There is no way. If you are timed to a channel that is used as a country channel forget it. If you are on a mission channel or squad channel then the ranking person should have control. Even on a private channel anyone can tune and be an a hole and disrupt things if they want.

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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2012, 11:24:44 AM »
I just say 'shhhhh' if it is a squeaker, or make some remark about something being obvious.  However I will take more over less chatter in a multi-con. . .

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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2012, 11:27:21 AM »
 :huh :huh I know a CO who says "HotDoughnuts" everybody will pay attention!  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Or say "FreePorn"  :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2012, 11:40:17 AM »
:huh :huh I know a CO who says "HotDoughnuts" everybody will pay attention!  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Or say "FreePorn"  :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Hot doughnuts?!?! thats just silly  :rolleyes: :huh
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2012, 11:43:23 AM »
Even on a private channel anyone can tune and be an a hole and disrupt things if they want.

The only "private" channel is channel 4 (Squad). But the rest of what you say is true.

It would be nice to be able to squelch or de-tune the Range channel at times, though.
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2012, 11:48:17 AM »
It's called Ventrillo or Teamspeak, also XFire. These will work with AH, and you can boot the offenders.
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2012, 12:03:52 PM »
I just say "shut up Bodhi".

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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2012, 01:00:27 PM »
the Pigs com channel can get err ummmmm hmmmmmmmmmm lets just say real interesting but when we need it clear we say "Hot Doughnuts" and everyone shuts up and listens.
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2012, 04:35:29 PM »
The only known effective method is Alt+F4.
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Re: Best way to clear comms?
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2012, 05:08:29 PM »
Hot doughnuts?!?! thats just silly  :rolleyes: :huh

i thought he said ho's doughnut.


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