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    PC, no many is using discord

    it's the first time to join discord and want to take a look only, only 5 there, one is TD2, willg.... servers, LFG, my first impression is why don't use in game VOIP? if u is not streaming, i think the in game VOIP is better than discord, i haven't use mic before in TD, so i have no idea how to disccord is working here, but from the first trial, i think( to PC player) it's useless. it's no different from inviting in the game , that why raid matchmaking should be placed.
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    for me i prefer Discord bc i can control voice chat volumes separately from the game...
    I have used different software previously.. Skype.. Ventrilo.. Teamspeak...

    Discord is nice too since I can put the app on a separate monitor .. i keep in touch w friends via smartphone too...
    In terms of use with the official Division 2 server.. i am connected to it..but i don't really raid... so I haven't really participated in that capacity.
    I was using Discord be4 i played this game.

    It is handy to share pictures, video.. and even troubleshoot things.. you can stream your display or game to another person if you need help with something and showing them what you are talking about is sometimes easier than explaining it in text.
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    the thing about 3rd party voip programs is that they also serve as platforms for people who assume others want to group in much more of a coordinated manner than you might find from say, random public matchmaking.

    people have an intent on one usually (discord), and the other, people are just doing whatever.

    also, i dont think that objectively the ingame voip quality is better than discord. it's much better than many other games, but not as clear. i have a friend who always sounds distorted in game when he raises his voice a bit, but in discord it's perfectly fine.
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    no it is not correct, may u need to do some adjustment if u think the ;VOIP didn't work ideally.

    for an example, if u watch some video on raid 2, there were some is using VOIP, so u can hear all of them is talking, if they aree using discord, u can only can hear the streaming host 's voice only. so u didn't see there was different or Voice issue from in game VOIP. it's an example, in game VOIP isn't bad, if u isn't using discord for streaming purpose

    the only drawback of in game VOIP is , if u enable it, it said it will show u "true IP" to others players who is using VOIP too, that why people is afraid to use it, as people may not want to show this info for privacy reason
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    Originally Posted by vm4M9Tz4pB Go to original post
    it's the first time to join discord and want to take a look only, only 5 ther


    All of those groups, plus more that I didn't bother adding, were setting up or running a raid.

    , one is TD2, willg.... servers, LFG, my first impression is why don't use in game VOIP? if u is not streaming, i think the in game VOIP is better than discord
    With discord, you can adjust the volume of each user. Plus there are the social aspects that some people find useful
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    No way would I use in game VOIP. if I crash out of the game and my friends are on Discord, I am still in communication with them. Adjusting the volume of each user is great. MUTING a user who has decided to forget he has an open mic and starts EATING is priceless.

    As for hearing streamer voice only, I am unsure where you got that. It's incorrect in every way. Every video I ever streamed where I had folks on Discord with me, you could hear everyone loud and clear. Someone would have to go way out of their way if they wanted to keep voices from coming into the stream. If I didn't want other voices in my stream I just wouldn't have a voice chat. No sense in it otherwise.

    But yeah, between that and an ENDLESS amount of other reasons to use Discord, I'll choose that any day. I have the in game VOIP disabled. If someone isn't on my server, I don't want to hear them, and they do not need to hear me. That simple.
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    Originally Posted by vm4M9Tz4pB Go to original post
    no it is not correct, may u need to do some adjustment if u think the ;VOIP didn't work ideally.

    for an example, if u watch some video on raid 2, there were some is using VOIP, so u can hear all of them is talking, if they aree using discord, u can only can hear the streaming host 's voice only. so u didn't see there was different or Voice issue from in game VOIP. it's an example, in game VOIP isn't bad, if u isn't using discord for streaming purpose

    the only drawback of in game VOIP is , if u enable it, it said it will show u "true IP" to others players who is using VOIP too, that why people is afraid to use it, as people may not want to show this info for privacy reason
    When players stream... whatever recorder they are using.. or stream app service... it selects an output for the audio..
    So as you say.. if all raid members use the in game voice chat all the audio is coming from the game.. which naturally is the recording output..

    If Discord is involved.. a streamer will only have their voice outputing into the recording... bc their teammates will be outputing to their headphones (usually).. but if they use speakers and output their teammate's voice over their speakers.. and the recording is taking the audio from the player's speakers..then it should record all clan mates voice chat...
    but that doesn't make for good stream audio.. that would have terrible echo and reverb or whatever...

    but i think there are probably different setups that can be made for the pro streamers...
    for example.. i think some streamers have entire separate PC rigs just for Discord or stream recording.. and then their entire raid group conversations can be heard in those streams... but ofc I don't really know these things first hand...
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    I have never had issues with reverb or echo when streaming with Discord, and my setup was as simple as it can possibly get.

    Plain and simple ... if a streamer does not let the voices of his teammates come through, it's because he has purposefully set it up that way because he doesn't WANT the audience to hear what the teammates are saying, or maybe he just doesn't want voices overriding his narrative as he addresses his audience.
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