So as this story evolves and I've been given more information after I cause my own unintendad consiquences. Here is the results of todays testing.
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ArenaFlags
2.29p5--- Beta
--{ } ------{ } -- Use LPC Codec
--{ } ------{ } -- Use VOX Codec
--{x} -----{x} -- Use MS GSM 6.10
--{ } ------{ } -- Use MS GSM 6.10 11kHz
This is how the flags should be set.
Don't test the lpc or vox, because both of those options will be going away.
Also you MUST only choose 1 at a time.
HiTech
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Plantronics GameCom 780
1. - After I finish testing if I want to play on the 2.29p5 executable. I have to change the flag to LPC Codec or I get a crash to desktop when I press the VOX key. But, I don't get screen freezes or FPS hits.
2. - I tested MS GSM 6.10 options separately.
a. - MS GSM 6.10 11kHz:
Offline - stutters, screen freezes and FPS drops into the single digits sometimes pressing the VOX key. Online - the same.
Dosen't like Dolby and Windows reduced my speaker emulation from 7.1 to 5.1 during a 1 minute hard freeze. It's possible I need to set my windows internal sound configuration to 11kHz first and this won't happen.
b. - MS GSM 6.10:
Clicks or hiss just before voice playback happens. Some FPS hit as low as the 20's in hand with transmit screen freeze. On average 40's are the lowest. If I first check Dolby, exit, reenter offline, then press the VOX key. It dosen't like Dolby and crashes to destop when I press the VOX key. But, if I enter offline already set to Windows Speaker Configuration then change to Dolby it won't crash with the VOX key.
Choosing windows speaker configuration rather than the specific windows speaker setup is the least problematical on my PC.
Online in an empty AvA tuned to myself and range while blasting away with an 88 at an ord bunker. I could not get screen stutters or FPS hits while making constant sounds over VOX. Same in the TA firing 5" rapidly from a carrier. My experience last night in the MA was micro screen freezes and FPS hits everytime I spoke on VOX.