It is a widely known fact that irc (internet relay chat) sucks (is old and busted) compared to todays standards of ventrilo's epic win (is new hotness). So i set out on a mission to find out why people still use irc.
First i went and asked an irc fag why he still uses irc - his/her name has been altered to conceal his/her identity
Puppet- What drives you to use such a old and busted form of communication in todays ever new hotness world?
Mecros- i dunt now i just kinda u now man liek typn to plp n stuff u now rite
Puppet- Well you do know that ventrilo has text chat built into the client?
Mecros- wut no wai dude dats leik pretty kewl i gesss, but most people use voice chatt so i leik cant afford a 5 dollar mike cuz my minamum wage job at mc donalds doesnt pay enough.
Puppet- Any headset can be used as a microphone and most computers have built in microphones now aday.
Mecros- well i do got dess ipod headthingys i stolled of sum white kid. cant figuer owt da ipod but i stiwl got da other jank and there is dis lil howl in mah computing machine dat i stick finger nail clippins in dat says mic so i dun think i got dat too
Puppet- Good well u have everything you need to get started exept the program which you can find at
http://www.ventrilo.com/. Ventrilo is a great tool you can even talk to people while u play games or u can join in on one of the movie nights we have where we all make fun of a movie we deem "shitty"
Mecros- dats cool i cunt play dem games when i be typn to mah peeps, i wish day made does game easier doh cuz like im all on very essy n sutff but i still keep on diyin.
Puppet- Well thank you it seems like u have been enlightened on the aspects of advancing technology and the bettering of the NEW HOTNESS.
Mecros- I is a fucktard for using irc. i gotta stop bein such a fagger all the time.
Second i made these photo shops demonstrating the difference between the two programs.
as you can see in these pictues i am conversing with multiple people in one room about the movie we are all watching while other converse about the game they are all playing in a seperate room, also Chad Warden
as you can see is these picture mario is replicating goatse, also old and busted.
Lastly go here to download ventilo
http://www.ventrilo.com/
instal then set up using the following provided information
hostname or ip - VOICE-VA2.BRANZONE.COM
port number - 3790
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In IRC you don't miss anything with people speaking at the same time. In Vent, people talk at the same time.. and you miss shit. Gets old IMO.
I have the attention span of a mite, I get up and go all the time from the comp. mIRC just works better for me. :P
Vent for actual gaming, IRC for socializing
dan and electrobes u do remeber there is a text chat built in so you have either option.
i still dont understand why you people think it is easier to type rather than to just speak and if you are gamers why would u take the time to stop playing, read somthing and type a respons rather than to leave a voice chat program running in the backround so u can respond when ever you need to. im sure everyone has had to problem where they get a text message on an im program then they have to alt tab out of a game to read it or even worse the game auto minimizes, that is an annoyance so why would you choose to use that
IRC>Vent
It's not so much that we like typing better than speaking.. well maybe I dunno, but it's the quality of speech. I often couldn't understand what was being said. In Vent shit always had to be repeated for the person who was supposed to hear the message. Again it has been a while since I was on vent.
TBH I really just like being able to leave my chair and do something else, come back and catch up, and then socialize from there.
It's just my own preference though.
...Yeah, I think I can see why you wouldn't want to use IRC.
You can socialize in ventrilo just as good as in IRC, benefit is that text is text, you dont get a feel for who the person on the other side is. voice chat lets you hear things you would never get on chat, I agree if you're working, you cant really be on Vent, but if you're working, FUCKING WORK.
Anywho, I love ventrilo, the people in it, and whenever there's that off day where ventrilo is actually down (because Fronz forgot to pay the billz) I find my self feeling a little empty without all my buddies. Vent for lyfe.
007 cuz im not an english nazi? as you can see i can type clearly if needed...I can't even fix that.
Also, Lemon, who was talking to you?
also, your face is old and busted.
And christ guys, both Vent and IRC can coexist, cause they both serve different purposes. Certainly you're not going to be on IRC while gaming, and certainly you're not going to be on Vent at work. (And seriously, fucking working at work.)
IRC people: go into Vent, it's fun and "the new hotness."
Vent people: go into IRC, it's fun and "retro," and we know how cool retro is now.
Also puppet, I think it's about time I buy a real headset and stop using this crappy built-in mic.