Multiplayer & Communities
Clans, matchmaking, voice chat and community etiquette.
ugh. hey, thread for discussing voice comms habits... i play alot of objective based team games with randoms and i wanna be a good teammate, not the one everyone mutes. what makes a good callout? how much talking is…
im literally losing my mind here this is unbelievable. a tactical shooter blue screens my PC while queueing: IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL every time. i updated GPU drivers and reinstalled teh game. Everything else is stable. Whats the next step? Other games,…
hey, running a small multiplayer community server thats growing. things like spam, arguments spilling over from games, and new members not knowing where to post are becoming rgeular problems. what did ppl who've done…
this is unbelievable. a hero shooter blue screens my PC while queueing: PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA every time, i updaetd GPU drievrs and reinstalled teh game. Everything else is stable. What's the next step? other games, benchmarks and long editing sessions…
ok weird one im part of a small clan that plays a competitive shooter. weve decided to accept newer players instead of only recruiting experienced ones, partly because the pool of veterans is shrinking. The problem:…
I've been playing online sports games for years, but voice chat has become so stressful that I started using report tools. It helps, but I lose the fun of teamwork. As one of the new players, I'd love to hear how others handle this. I don't want to give up…
lately Ive been thinking about what makes some multiplayer communities great and others exhausting, in competitive shooters, ppl learning a new role seem to have a rough time... is using report tools the answer, or are there better ways? im also curious…
this is unbelievable, a tactical shotoer blue screens my PC on the loading screen: KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED every time.. 🤷 i updated GPU drivers and reinstalled teh game.. :D everything else is stable, whats teh next step?? other games, benchmarks and…
so annoyed rn my friends play a competitive shooter from the same city with no problems, but i rbuber band after about 10 minutes of play. Im on Ethernet through a switch, and i got this: Im ready to call my ISP, but I want to be suree its not my own setup…
my friends play a racing game from the same city with no problems, but I rubber band every evening... im on a mesh network, and I got this: im ready to call my ISP, but i want to be sure its not my own setup first. Id like to collect some real data before i…
help!! i just lost my third ranked match this week because my whole PC crashed mid round in a competitive shooter: stop code: KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED. no other game does this. im starting to think its the anti cheat driver, but idk how to prove it. my…
My team keeps asking why Im not talking in a team shooter. The prolbem: push to talk does nothing lol My wireless headset works perfectly in Discord and in Windows sound settings, i also noticed this in Device Manager: ive toggled every voice steting in teh…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts my friends play a competitive shooter from the same city with no problems, but i rubber band every evening. Im on a powerline adapter, and i got this: I'm ready to call my ISP, but I wanna be sure it's not my own setup…
my team keeps asking why i'm not talking in an MMO raid. the problem: my mic works for one second then cuts. my laptop speakers and mic works perfectly in Discord and in Windows' sound settings. i also noticed this in Device Manager: Ive toggled every voice…
long time lurker first post lol latley i've been thinking about what makes some multiplayer communities great and others exhausting. in MOBAs, people learning a new role seem to have a rough time. is muting everyone by default the answer, or are there better…
im literally losing my mind here my friends play an MMO from teh same city with no problems, but I rubber band only when someone streams video... im on a mesh network, and I got this: im ready to call my ISP, but i wanna be sure its not my own setup first.…
help!! ive been playing competitive shooters for years, but voice chat has become so stressful that I started only playing with a group. it helps, but I lose the fun of teamwork. as one of the women gamers, Id love to hear how otehrs handle this. I dont…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts serious question: how do u find teammates who communicate without being toxic? i tried only playing with a group in battle royales and it helped a bit, but it feels like a workaround rather than a solution. Id love to…
I keep getting rubber banded in a fighting game. I run forward, then snap back two seconds later. It happens randomly. I'm on a powerline adapter. Then my PC briefly showed this: Speed tests look perfect. How do i figure out where the packet loss happens? I…
My PC is perfectly stable except when playing a hero shooter. Then, at match start, this: the stop code is DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL. I got a penalty for leaving a ranked match because of it. how do I find out which driver is causing this? im comfortable…
i just lost my third ranked match this week cuz my whole PC crashed on the loading screen in a competitive shooter: Stop code: KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED. No other game does this. Im starting to think its the anti cheat driver, but idk how to prove it. My…
ranked games have become impossible... a racing game shows a packet loss icon randomly, my character jitters, and once teh connection dropped completely: Im using a 5G home router. Ive restarted the router a hundred times. What should I check next? The speed…
hmmmm ok my team keeps asking why Im not talking in an MMO raid. The problem: I cant hear anynoe. My wireless headset works perfectly in Discord and in Windows sound settings. I also noticed this in Device Manager: ive toggled every voice setting in the…
help!! my team keeps asking why Im not talking in an MMO raid. The problem: nobody can hear me 🤷 My laptop speakers and mic works perfectly in Discord and in Windows sound settings. I also noticed this in Device Manager: ive toggled every voice setting in…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts this is making ranked games miserable. In a scoial deduction game, push to talk does notihng. Im using a headset through an audio interface. After a Windows update i got this message: Other apps work. Just the games…
