Make Mic Battery Less Annoying.

I can understand why mic battery is a thing. It's to avoid mic spammers (Even though there's already a mute feature.) But I feel like if you actively play on a server, mic battery shouldn't bug you as much.

I am a very social person, and mic battery often cuts me off when I'm trying to have a conversation. My suggestion is to use the playtime a player has, and make milestones which add more mic battery. At a certain point even give unlimited mic battery to the player.

Example:
Player X reaches 50 hours on the server, therefore Player X's mic batter increases by 1.5x.
Player Y just reached 100 hours, so their mic battery increases by 2x.
Player Z reaches 250 hours, so they get unlimited mic battery.

I also don't see the point in having to donate to have more mic battery. In fact, I feel if somebody donates any money they should get unlimited mic battery. Mic battery shouldn't be just increased for Supporter, VIP, Bronze, and Silver, it should be unlimited.

Response to Comments:
A lot of people have been commented on the post, trying to explain why mic battery shouldn't be improved. You may think it's not an improvement, but in what way? What will this little change that won't even effect trolls do? If this suggestion is implemented, it will positively effect long time players. New players might be driven away by mic battery, especially seeing that they have to PAY to get rid of it. And it won't even fully get rid of it, the only way to get completely rid of mic battery is to pay monthly. Either way, mic battery isn't even that good at stopping mic spammers.

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"No mic battery = bad stories." - Staff can deal with it or you just mute them.

"You already have infinite mic battery when you're dead. I prefer keeping my alive voice chat clean when I'm playing TTT." - Not in Deathrun. And this doesn't change anything either way.

"just deal with it, its a reason for people to donate." - Maybe, but giving players incentive to be more active is better.

"its only for chit chatting imo" - I don't believe mic chat is only for chit chatting, but that's what I mainly use it for. Mic battery interrupts me.

"deathrun needs mic battery. Otherwise it would be mic spam hell." - The suggestion isn't to remove mic battery, it's to improve it. Deathrun Staff can deal with them, or you can mute them.

"there's plenty of toxic players who have played pretty long who would jump at the ability to abuse this privilege." - If there's staff, the toxic players can be dealt with. No staff, they can be muted or reported on the forums.

 

I mean for the social aspect we also have discord. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Dear @Exominem,

SeriousGMOD is a P2W server. We at SeriousGMOD will not tolerate to make Free To Play players to play on OUR servers with free buffs. That's why we at SeriousGMOD has made a new rule where you have to buy a donor rank with real money to buy a player model with virtual money, soon we'll be able to add our virtual money to the donor shop so you can buy your points.

-Fox

 

https://www.seriousgmod.com/threads/donator-begging-thread.19675/

 

@LionBattery I don't particularly enjoy using Discord to converse with people when I am on Garry's Mod, as there are usually multiple people that are not on the Discord server.

@8BitFox perm ban please slandering the server

 

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Would you really want this terrible story read out-loud over the mic? A terrible story with no meter, no flow, no tone, weak ending and characters that are one dimensional? No mic battery = bad stories.

 

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I agree, The mic battery is kind of bullshit in the aspect this is a Voice-chat based gamemode. There shouldnt be a limit on talking, there should be use of the mute button or gag function. I get mic-spam is a problem, but if you ask me the Mic battery is just an excuse for the mods to be lazy. No offense. :I

 

The microphone is not for "socializing" "casual conversations" and story telling. It's for discussing TTT related matters. Don't like that, then donate.

Edit: Upvote me because I'm right.

 

nice

 

tbh i was a cunt and played guitar on the mic while mods weren't online, no one reported me because everyone loved it (except when people told me 2 stop i did) but like it was cool, even did it as a thuglife mod..

only problem was the voice meter...idk dude it is a pain sometimes, but just deal with it, its a reason for people to donate.

 

Well, If i find a $20 i dont want, ill donate. :I

 

Look, Mic-spam is bad, yes, But Its pain in the ass when your talking to players, then cant alert them because the mic battery died. Personally, i think if people are mic-spamming, then maybe the Moderators should do theyre jobs and Use the power given to them. The mute command is existant, Might i Remind you all.

 

I wasn't even aware there was a mic-battery xD

 

You already have infinite mic battery when you're dead. I prefer keeping my alive voice chat clean when I'm playing TTT.

 

like u literally dont need to use mic at all when you're playing
its only for chit chatting imo
just use binds for "alerting" people, way faster and easier

 

Ok, so I kinda agree and kinda disagree,

Sure mic battery can be annoying, but honestly voice chat while alive isn't there so you can chit chat.

So, that's why I'm quiet and I'm gonna -1 this

 

@Pacifist If somebody is telling that story and you don't like it, just mute them. I'm not asking to completely remove mic battery from everybody. Just to lesser it the longer you play.

@Rauno @.Zyp file This post is not based towards TTT, it's for both TTT and Deathrun which both have the curse of mic battery. In Deathrun you still have mic battery while dead.

@Daddy Nexxus ^^^^^ Mic chat IS for socializing and casual conversation. Why else do you think it was added into Garry's Mod? Obviously there are other uses for mic chat.

 

Ok but deathrun needs mic battery. Otherwise it would be mic spam hell. I could see people pressing a kill bind just to tell in their mics longer.

 

@.Zyp file Once again, there is a mute feature in both TTT and Deathrun. You could just press tab, and mute the mic-spamming player. It wouldn't be too big of an issue with more Deathrun staff, but I suppose you are right. Except not? The whole idea is, the longer you play, the more mic battery you have. So people can't just join and mic spam. Mic battery will still be the same until they reach a milestone.