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**Hillbilly** · 02-09-11, 12:24 PM

I have a $20 set of TB X1's, they have separate volume control for voice and game sounds. The first thing I would do if all-talk was on and the other team started yelling would be turning the chat volume all the way down.

Frankly, my headset sucks and one of the speakers is blown. My hearing isn't that great because I spent years around loud car stereos (used to be a hobby). I can pin-point SIs that spawn on the other side of the map no problem. If I can do it anyone can.

**ZeFLeX** · 02-09-11, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Belthazar666

Uh, Turtle Beaches have separate volume control for the sounds and voice chat...

I do it all the time, it's possible, calm down already.

I'm calm, I just don't believe he could have heard us from so far away and know exactly where we were. I had a pair of turtle beaches, I understand the voice chat and game volumes can be changed on them. They are complete shit compared to the headphones I have now and they have a terrible sound stage since they are closed headphones. 5.1 surround sound in headphones plus subwoofers is just having 2-3 drivers in each ear. It doesn't accurately represent where sound is coming from. A person using turtle beaches would not be able to pinpoint us the way he did.

He was rolling with a team of 4 vs our team of 4. So I guess you would call that reverse pub stomping or whatever. But they all sucked as humans except that one dude, and they were all really bad as si. If that was a "pub stomp" it was a shitty one. It felt like a mod to me.

**Korkon** · 02-09-11, 03:13 PM

After hearing all this talk about Turtle Beach headsets, I'm going to buy the Earforce X11 headset, and for my birthday an earforce DSS(months away, sadly). I just hope my crappy WiFi doesn't crap out when I use the headset, sometimes games start after 4 times of seeing the loading screen. Every once in a while(once or twice a week) I stop moving and it says "reconnecting to server..." for much of a Versus match.

**Hillbilly** · 02-09-11, 03:58 PM

The X11's won't mess with your wifi, but I'd recommend just running some cable if your having so many problems with it. That or flash some custom firmware on your router if it doesn't provide you with a way to properly configure it.

**Korkon** · 02-09-11, 06:53 PM

If you have a super long cable or a ghost cable that can go from the basement to the 2nd floor, you let me know. I would if I could, but I just can't. =/

**Zoeyyyy** · 02-10-11, 04:31 AM

If you think you're being cheated on, spawn as a hunter standing up, in some really daft place, and just wait. A hunter standing up is completely silent, and does not make any sound when spawning (unlike campaign where there's a kind of growl to let you know he's in), so there's no way for someone to know where you are. If you still get shot at, there is a chance that something fishy is going on, however, it could just be that you are spawning in really obvious places and you are being burned by cover fire. When I come out of the safe room on No Mercy 5, for instance, I often let off a few shots through the wall at the top of the staircase to catch early spawns.

When I was a newbie at this game I thought people cheated too, but then I learned that it's all about the sounds. "Cheating" on Xbox is nigh on impossible anyway.

Originally Posted by ZeFLeX

A person using turtle beaches would not be able to pinpoint us the way he did..

I think you'd be surprised. From the generator room of No Mercy I can hear SI that have spawned out in the street and I can know roughly where they are. From the very beginning of Dead Air I can hear the smoker that spawns oh-so-often on the roof next to the water tower, or even further back on the kill spot. Not only that, but I know that there's a good chance he is going to spawn there anyway so part of my attention is always on that part of the screen.

**ZeFLeX** · 02-10-11, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by zoeyyyy

If you think you're being cheated on, spawn as a hunter standing up, in some really daft place, and just wait. A hunter standing up is completely silent, and does not make any sound when spawning (unlike campaign where there's a kind of growl to let you know he's in), so there's no way for someone to know where you are. If you still get shot at, there is a chance that something fishy is going on, however, it could just be that you are spawning in really obvious places and you are being burned by cover fire. When I come out of the safe room on No Mercy 5, for instance, I often let off a few shots through the wall at the top of the staircase to catch early spawns.

When I was a newbie at this game I thought people cheated too, but then I learned that it's all about the sounds. "Cheating" on Xbox is nigh on impossible anyway.

I think you'd be surprised. From the generator room of No Mercy I can hear SI that have spawned out in the street and I can know roughly where they are. From the very beginning of Dead Air I can hear the smoker that spawns oh-so-often on the roof next to the water tower, or even further back on the kill spot. Not only that, but I know that there's a good chance he is going to spawn there anyway so part of my attention is always on that part of the screen.

I will try that with the hunter if I ever feel something fishy going on again.

We know most of the obvious si spots by now. When we suspected him of cheating we just spawned in completely random, far away spots to test this guy out. He would find us every time and he would run way out of his way to do it or just shoot us through the walls.

It may look like I'm a newbie because I just joined this site, but my team and I are undefeated in pubs, even against many teams of 4, except for the team that had this guy.

I promise you I have way better headphones than turtle beaches, and one of my teammates uses a pair when we play. They do not show exactly where si are the way this guy was finding us.

I don't even know why I'm still ranting about this. I thought people on this site would know of some hard/soft mod for 360 that shows humans where si are. Maybem I'm wrong and he heard us, but it doesn't seem likely that only 1 out of the thousands of people we have played would find us the way he did.

If you think you can prove me wrong about my thoughts on this guy cheating or you just want to play for fun please add me - ZeFLeX - We would like a challenge

**ZeFLeX** · 02-10-11, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Korkon

After hearing all this talk about Turtle Beach headsets, I'm going to buy the Earforce X11 headset, and for my birthday an earforce DSS(months away, sadly). I just hope my crappy WiFi doesn't crap out when I use the headset, sometimes games start after 4 times of seeing the loading screen. Every once in a while(once or twice a week) I stop moving and it says "reconnecting to server..." for much of a Versus match.

Earforces aren't bad for the casual gamer, if you like wasting money. I had a pair, they were nothing compared to my Audiotechnica AD-700's.

If you want a way better pair of headphones for a fair price listen to this guy

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**Belthazar666** · 02-10-11, 05:21 PM

That hunter thing doesn't work, the hunter growls the moment he spawns in regardless if you're standing or crouching.

**the MASK** · 02-10-11, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by ZeFLeX

I will try that with the hunter if I ever feel something fishy going on again.

We know most of the obvious si spots by now. When we suspected him of cheating we just spawned in completely random, far away spots to test this guy out. He would find us every time and he would run way out of his way to do it or just shoot us through the walls.

It may look like I'm a newbie because I just joined this site, but my team and I are undefeated in pubs, even against many teams of 4, except for the team that had this guy.

I promise you I have way better headphones than turtle beaches, and one of my teammates uses a pair when we play. They do not show exactly where si are the way this guy was finding us.

Wait till you land in game against 4 good players with TB's. If this one guy was giving you trouble you ain't seen nothing yet.

You might not be a newb, but you sure don't sound like a vet either. Because like everyone keeps saying. They can do it too.