"What's your Vent info?" is as ubiquitous as "What's your GearScore?" Voice chat programs are a fact of
WoW life, and by all means
Ventrilo dominates the market. After five years of using Ventrilo, I say it's time to change to something better.
One of the most common questions I get from the show
Big Crits is "what's the mod that shows who's talking in Vent?" It's actually not a mod, and in fact it's not even
Ventrilo. Big Crits uses
Mumble, a low latency
VOIP program for gaming. It's mostly unknown in
WoW, as Ventrilo clearly dominates voice chat in our world. Mumble is perhaps better known in FPS circles, where the low latency really gives it a competitive advantage.
I started this article with every intention of making a pros-and-cons comparison between the two programs, but in truth, I had a hard time coming up with pros for Ventrilo. I'll run through features, but don't be surprised if you come out of this with a new perspective on voice chat options and a strong desire to switch to Mumble.
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