Mumble is just as good soundwise, without recording everything that's being done.

Quote from: Dumarest;1004521I didn't even know what it was until this thread.

I'm still rather leery of online games based on my experiences to date at attempting them.

Is it the people or the tech?

I have recently switched my Thursday night game from IRC to Discord, and have been pleasantly surprised. Two of my games, both being undergrad age, recommended it. I use the text chat rather than the voice, because I love the logging feature. When you run three games a week, remembering what happened last session can be a pain! I make a new channel each session, naming it with the date so it's easy to see when each one was. I also have separate channels for characters, NPCs, maps, and common equipment. All in all, very pleased.

Quote from: estar;1004550Is it the people or the tech?

Mainly unreliable people agreeing to parameters such as frequency of posting and then going silent and ruining a game. Both for refs and players. One reason I am hesitant to run anything online is because I don't want to be the jerk who says we'll post at least once a day (or however often) and then find myself unable to honor my agreement.  I've run several in the past that all broke down after three to six months due to players fading out without explanation, and unfortunately the situations were such that moving forward without them was pointless and unenjoyable so we agreed to just drop it.

Other than that, I find the slow progress of a game online to be frustrating. Maybe a Skype-type game would work better for pacd, but I dont have the technology for that.

Quote from: Dumarest;1004561Mainly unreliable people agreeing to parameters such as frequency of posting and then going silent and ruining a game.

Ah, play by post is a different thing than what people use discord for. Discord is typically used to support virtual tabletop play.

However Discord because of it strong text chat feature, support of multiple text channel and good admin support. For example you can setup up a Bob's private message channel and restrict to just you and Bob. Discord could be easily be used for play by post.

Quote from: Dumarest;1004561Other than that, I find the slow progress of a game online to be frustrating. Maybe a Skype-type game would work better for pacd, but I dont have the technology for that.

So we are on the same page, Play by Post and using a VTT+voice/chat are two completely different modes. A VTT+voice/chat is a face to face session on-line. You prepare the same, still have the issues of getting people to meet at the same time,  the session flows the same as if you sitting around a table. The only issues are those that plague all voice only conferencing in that you have to show some discipline when talking as if too many people start talking at once it gets confusing.

Roll20 and Discord means that if your hardware can use a web browser you can do face to face on-line. The only hardware you need is a headset with a microphone.

Go to http://www.fast.com and check you internet speed. If it is anything over 1 mbps you should be able to run discord for voice and Roll20 easily.

Even if voice doesn't work for you, you can still run the game text only in face to face.

What has happened in the past decade is that the minimum hardware has crept beyond the what needed for voip and chat, and the optimization of voice has pushed down the minimum requirements which helps even older computers. The same is true for video except that the minimum remains higher than voice.

Most problem with voip are connectivity related which looking at fast.com will help determine.

Never mind. Estar cross-posted. My post was useless!

Quote from: estar;1004571Ah, play by post is a different thing than what people use discord for. Discord is typically used to support virtual tabletop play.

However Discord because of it strong text chat feature, support of multiple text channel and good admin support. For example you can setup up a Bob's private message channel and restrict to just you and Bob. Discord could be easily be used for play by post.





So we are on the same page, Play by Post and using a VTT+voice/chat are two completely different modes. A VTT+voice/chat is a face to face session on-line. You prepare the same, still have the issues of getting people to meet at the same time,  the session flows the same as if you sitting around a table. The only issues are those that plague all voice only conferencing in that you have to show some discipline when talking as if too many people start talking at once it gets confusing.

Roll20 and Discord means that if your hardware can use a web browser you can do face to face on-line. The only hardware you need is a headset with a microphone.

Go to http://www.fast.com and check you internet speed. If it is anything over 1 mbps you should be able to run discord for voice and Roll20 easily.

Even if voice doesn't work for you, you can still run the game text only in face to face.

What has happened in the past decade is that the minimum hardware has crept beyond the what needed for voip and chat, and the optimization of voice has pushed down the minimum requirements which helps even older computers. The same is true for video except that the minimum remains higher than voice.

Most problem with voip are connectivity related which looking at fast.com will help determine.

Thanks for  the information...I actually do not have the internet at home...may be getting it sometime soon as my kids will need access for schoolwork.

There's still people with no internet at home? Like, people in the 1st world not in utter abject slum-dwelling poverty?!

Quote from: RPGPundit;1004860There's still people with no internet at home? Like, people in the 1st world not in utter abject slum-dwelling poverty?!

Some people won't pay $50 a month for things they don't need.

Quote from: Dumarest;1004925Some people won't pay $50 a month for things they don't need.

I would love to pay a paltry $50 a month for internet.

Quote from: Dumarest;1004925Some people won't pay $50 a month for things they don't need.

Given the utility and advantage of the internet I would ditch the TV and possibly the phone landline over not having it.

Quote from: estar;1004964Given the utility and advantage of the internet I would ditch the TV and possibly the phone landline over not having it.

Also things I don't need.

Quote from: Dumarest;1004969Also things I don't need.

And yet you have 3,133 post on this forum? Something not adding up.:rolleyes:

Quote from: estar;1004971And yet you have 3,133 post on this forum? Something not adding up.:rolleyes:

You've never heard of a job?

Quote from: Dumarest;1004925Some people won't pay $50 a month for things they don't need.

It's hard for me to imagine not needing internet.