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<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6661392" data-attributes="member: 6677017">I use Teamspeak (I just set up a personal server for free and boot it up before game. It's probably similar in difficulty to running Fantasy Grounds). The audio quality is generally excellent, you don't get lag, it reconnects automatically if you get disconnected, you can manually adjust the volume you are hearing from each person, you can choose push to talk, voice threshold detection, always on transmission, etc. Lots of good stuff and free.I use that with iTabletop for the videos (I have a philosophical opposition to Skype), but most people don't like iTabletop because it can be buggy. Still, its the best thing I've found for what I want. The only automation it has is dice cups, and you can create rooms for ambience, and maps if you need greater control of the screen, grids, FOW, and such. It also allows you to play audio you upload from your own system, is persistent and hosted, and accepts a good number of file formats for uploaded graphics, and maps. You can use it for free, but the number of free users who can join a free game is limited. The best deal is to purchase a lifetime GM license (includes future versions), which is on sale about once a month. Players don't need to purchase a license if you buy the lifetime version. I find it visually more atmospheric and appealing than Roll20, and the ability to set up numerous persistent rooms pushes it ahead also. I just can't stand the look of Roll20, nor the fact that the user videos are at the bottom of the screen to facilitate an even more extreme version of forehead gazing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 6661392, member: 6677017"] I use Teamspeak (I just set up a personal server for free and boot it up before game. It's probably similar in difficulty to running Fantasy Grounds). The audio quality is generally excellent, you don't get lag, it reconnects automatically if you get disconnected, you can manually adjust the volume you are hearing from each person, you can choose push to talk, voice threshold detection, always on transmission, etc. Lots of good stuff and free. I use that with iTabletop for the videos (I have a philosophical opposition to Skype), but most people don't like iTabletop because it can be buggy. Still, its the best thing I've found for what I want. The only automation it has is dice cups, and you can create rooms for ambience, and maps if you need greater control of the screen, grids, FOW, and such. It also allows you to play audio you upload from your own system, is persistent and hosted, and accepts a good number of file formats for uploaded graphics, and maps. You can use it for free, but the number of free users who can join a free game is limited. The best deal is to purchase a lifetime GM license (includes future versions), which is on sale about once a month. Players don't need to purchase a license if you buy the lifetime version. I find it visually more atmospheric and appealing than Roll20, and the ability to set up numerous persistent rooms pushes it ahead also. I just can't stand the look of Roll20, nor the fact that the user videos are at the bottom of the screen to facilitate an even more extreme version of forehead gazing. [/QUOTE]

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