i was wondering if anyone here has ever played with headphones? was it better?
i tried it just a little bit, but then i got sick of it because they noises and voices where
too loud and would hurt my ear

Most headphones have a volume adjustment; if it's too loud, you can lower the volume of the headphones.

As for me... I always use headphones. So I can't tell you if it's an improvement or now.

You can adjust the volume of the different types of sounds in the game options. Main menu->Settings>Audio.

The only way i play, is with headphones. I am forced actually: is it after work/school or after being with friends, I always come home late. Our house is pretty small and i dont want to bother my neighbours...
As for playing games with them, i think its better. With headphones the surrounding sounds (left and right) are better to notice. Also, my audio configurations; i turned down the effects and main sound a little, because i find the gunfire REALLY loud. Especially if you're going to play a lot.

I love playing on headphones, just because of the surrounding effect... it helps with immersion, and with fighting sometimes. (Although the Supermutants' "gore bags" sound is extra disgusting on phones :yuck: )

That said, though, any time your ears are telling you something is too loud, they are telling you that you're doing damage. It's a nice natural way our ears have of protecting themselves.

Whether it's at a rock show or on your phones, if you feel like it's hurting, you are right: it is hurting.

The svck thing about hearing damage is that you never really get back what you lost... once it's gone, it's pretty much gone.

...And yet, there's no way to really illustrate that so anyone can get a true understanding of how it feels, so everyone is kind of on their own to experience it--- and then it's too late to get it back #%@#!!!

The best you get is to take everyone's word for it: don't subject your ears to hits that make them flinch, or pretty soon you'll be sitting across a tiny table from your friend in a restaurant and you won't be able to hear what they're saying. Man does that get old. "What?" "Wait, say that again?" "What?"
Now I have to wear earplugs at shows, and when I practice, and I've given up seeing really loud bands I used to love, and I f---ing hate it when they overdrive speakers at movies. Ouch.

I play on the Xbox 360 and I use my turtlebeach headset when playing Fallout 3. I attach my opid into my Xbox and listen to music while playing, the volume is low on the mp3 so It doesn't overtake the sound of the game.

AKG Head phones on all the time. Much better immersion.
I have even come to an arrangement with the chinese take away on Fridays. I leave the front door open and they just leave the grub in the porch as they know I can't hear the door bell through the shooting..
Rak!!

Steelseries headphones on all the time. Just much easier to notice where the subtle gunshots way off in the distance are coming from...

I always use headphones, its much more sociable when you live in shared accommodation.

Also immersion is improved with all outside sound blocked out.

I think headphones make it better. I play without them most of the time, infact have only played with them once or twice, but I found it really great. The only reason I don't use them all the time is because I use a TV, so in order for the wire to reach, I would need to sit really close.

I can't deal with anything crushing my head so I use earbuds instead of headphones. It's a hundred times better than playing with regular speakers with the bonus that if someone tries to talk to me while I'm playing, I can pretend I didn't hear them and they'll go away

Wow.. that's mean..

Hey, gaming is srs bsnss

Absolutely correct. Regardless of volume controls headphone wearing is not a good idea. Just ask Pete Townsend..

I play all of my games on my home cinema system sounds great (but scary when you can feel a death claw behind you!) but was thinking about buying some turtle beach's and was wondering what ones to buy, any ideas?

Thanks.

Games_ace

I agree that earbuds are so much better than speakers. I much prefer them.




Yes. It is.


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I love my home theater system too much to trade it for paltry headphones.

I have played without headphones a few times, but by choice I would never go without. Like everyone mentioned they help with immersion. Also it helps you to hear that radscorpion sneaking up behind you while you are blasting a bloatfly. You hear a lot of things you wouldn't pick up with speakers. It helps you sense enemies before they are right on top of you. One thing I really love about Bethesda is how great their stereo sound is in regards to whats on your right and left.

For a demo you should put some earbuds in and go somewhere with a radio on and turn in a circle while next to it. You can actually hear it getting louder in one ear and quieter in the other.

Just be sure not to get the headphone sides mixed up or you will confuse yourself a lot lol.

Oh, and i recommend buying some earbuds that have interchangeable rubber cushions that let you adjust them to fit your ear perfectly, and they usually say something about being noise canceling. Spend at least 20$ to get a good pair fyi.

My headphones are so good at noise canceling I use them to muffle the sound of my lawnmower and get to listen to music while I mow lol

lolz i have the same deal with the sub shop up the street. The delivery chick even knows my dogs so as the kitchen is just off the front door she will plop the food on the counter, pass a few pepperonis to my pups. She will put the total and a tip on my tab and i settle up with them at the end of the week. But yea since counterstrike was a beta i have always played any game requiring some area awareness on head phones, just to block out the ambient noise of the city. It has always been something i have taken for granted that i with headphnes can hear better than anyone who is on speakers, in games like counterstrike or even L4D it is almost an unfair advantage to play with headphones.

Asai

I use both, headphones usually when the Mrs is in bed!

I can see the difference in other games more such as any online FPS, but using only average speakers I can still pick up/hear and react to directional sounds no problem.