Why not xfire?

[Boss]

Xfire is terrible for group voice chats. It regulates the call quality based on the person with the crappiest connection.

Its persistent group chats are awkward and hard to remember where they're hiding.

You can't edit Xfire messages like you can with Skype.

The thing I use Xfire for is recording video and taking screenshots, plus keeping my gametime up to date.

Skype doesn't have an in-game UI.

Teamspeak doesn't have text chat that's efficient.

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Just go play the game and have fun dammit.

all in all the conclusion is that disco doesn't need antagonist factions, it doesn't need phantoms, it doesn't need nomads, it doesn't need coalition and it doesn't need many other things, no AIs, the game is hijacked by morons to confuse the game with their dickwaving generic competition games mixed up with troll-of-the-day.

[Ceoran]

I don't trust xfire.

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Go play the game, within the given limitations. That is how role play games are played. Not by trying to work around those limitations or whining about them.

[Chev]

X-Fire is mostly used for gaming chats (and making screens and videos), while Skype is ultimate chatting system, it's not directed to gamers only, while X-Fire is used by smaller, gamers audience. Why we should install one software to talk with the rest of the world and install another one to chit-chat with game mates? I think it's the waste of space and time. Skype is software which uses less resources and have bigger audience.

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[Alex.]

I don't trust xfire.

If you don't trust Xfire, you shouldn't trust Skype either.

[Aoyagi]

I don't trust xfire.

Don't, Xfire steals your children.

Skype is software which uses less resources.

I wonder how did you find this out. Ads?

[Veygaar]

Alrighty, to answer peoples comments and to clear stuff up.

1. Xfire HAS INGAME: chat, voice chat, screenshot, video. All while you can keep playing.

2. Chat rooms and Factions can be established easily by using the clan system. Nothing hard about it.

3. Has a "wall" or a space via clan/faction website to post news events, can be kept to faction eyes only.

4. About voice qual. Group admin can set the transfer ratio. So it doens't suck just cause one person does.


BUT.... Skype seems to be whats dominent here so... guess it'll have ter do unless folks wana change.

I'll just have to run my IP router so my campus don't see me downloading Skype.... again :cool:

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[Cond0r]

2. Chat rooms and Factions can be established easily by using the clan system. Nothing hard about it.

3. Has a "wall" or a space via clan/faction website to post news events, can be kept to faction eyes only.

Yes but it takes more effort then to simply make a skype chat room.

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[17:23:05] Mini Me: pls
[17:23:06] Mini Me: gtfo

[jxie93]

There we have it, Skype require little effort for most to use and is therefore the most popular communication software used here.

It's simple, intuitive and moderately efficient. Personally I wouldn't want to fiddle with all the buttons and sliders in Xfire before getting into a group conversation.

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[DodgeOld24]

It's not as good as Skype? And Skype has voice?

lolwat? Xfire does has voice. where'd you get that from?

And xfire supports ingame web browsing. Never have to tab out again and get killed when using xfire

Oh, and Xfire uses less RAM than skype

And requires less memory for installation than skype

[Korny]

Skype is the platform Disco uses, deal with it. If you want to use Xfire, go ahead. The majority of players, including me, will use Skype.

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