TeamSpeak holds a special place in my heart, having started my journey with online communication through an older service called Ventrillo back in 2001. However, it was TeamSpeak that gained widespread popularity among communities such as World of Warcraft raid teams, Arma 3, and even FiveM servers. Known for its history, TeamSpeak has been observing Discord’s rise to prominence from the sidelines. In fact, Microsoft attempted to acquire them as well. Now, it seems that TeamSpeak is ready to make a comeback.
On the 18th of January, the Teamspeak X account created quite a stir by hinting at a complete revamp of their client and service. Now, it’s official – they have unveiled an appealing new design, boasting features such as screen sharing, multi-streaming, customizable community skins, among others!
The new TeamSpeak
So what’s new? (Outside of the quick answer, everything)
- Community skins for client
- Revamped member profiles
- Screen share
- 1440p/Source streaming
- Camera streaming
- 60 FPS
- Customizable bitrate
- Client design overhaul – a refreshed, sleek look that enhances the overall experience.
- Communities – directly purchase your own TeamSpeak server through myTS.
- Servers purchased through communities can be added to the Public Server Directory
- Added font family option in dev settings for custom client fonts.
- Added channel user previews with avatars when a channel is collapsed.
- Added translations for server-provided error messages.
As a tech enthusiast, I can’t help but be captivated by this. It’s reminiscent of old times and I can’t resist the appeal. I’ve gone ahead and purchased a server for my friends to enjoy, and now I find myself yearning for the satisfying sound of “User has been banned from your channel” echoing in my ears again. It’s like a craving that I can’t shake off; I need that sense of control and order injected right into the core of my being.
In the past, I frequently used this platform until a shift occurred; people started transitioning to Discord instead. Given its features, it was only natural. Discord offers video sharing, straightforward server setup, console integration, and, above all, it doesn’t cost anything. What about TeamSpeak?
Can TeamSpeak take on Discord?
It seems unlikely that TeamSpeak will convince many users to switch from Discord just yet. Although the recent updates are a step forward, Discord continues to lead in terms of its user-friendly interface and free services, which are highly valued by most people.
To begin with, let’s clarify the pricing structure upfront. Discord offers its fundamental features free of charge to all users. However, if you wish to access premium features such as large-scale file sharing, animated avatars, or streaming beyond 720p at 30 FPS, you’ll need Discord Nitro. There are two options for Nitro: a $9.99 monthly premium plan and a $2.99 basic plan that primarily enables the use of emojis everywhere and boosts your file-sharing limit slightly.
With Teamspeak, users are able to create their own communities that support 1440p/source streaming at a smooth 60 FPS, adjustable bitrate, and viewer capacity. Users can customize their icons based on the server owner’s permissions, without incurring any additional costs for regular TeamSpeak clients. This service is free for all users, except for the server owners who pay a one-time fee of $8.99 for a 27-slot server that offers high-quality streaming and other server functions. The cost is based on the server, not the number of individual users.
Discord doesn’t match that pricing-wise. In fact, during TeamSpeak’s prime time, owners of TeamSpeak servers would establish donation funds where contributors could donate a predetermined amount for server maintenance. These funds were exclusively used to cover the server costs, resulting in servers being prepaid for several years. This practice continues today and is significantly more affordable than Discord’s Boost feature.
Currently, TeamSpeak has some room for improvement when it comes to user experience. Sometimes, uploading images isn’t as intuitive as it could be. I encountered issues even from the start. Instead of allowing direct uploads, banner images are created using links. Consequently, all the channels you see in the images provided were hosted on a free account through Imageshack. Once uploaded, you can copy the link and paste it into the designated banner URL field to display the image.
To view conversations between different channels, you have to fully transition to the other channel. This implies leaving your current voice chat to check out the text chats, a feature Discord has offered for quite some time now. If I somehow overlooked how to do this, it just underscores my point that the user interface could still benefit from some refinements.
It appears that after a prolonged struggle, TeamSpeak is now engaging in a competitive battle with Discord – a competition I had assumed was decided long ago. However, it could be that the fight still rages on, and these efforts might have come too late. Only time will reveal the truth, but I’m ready to support TeamSpeak’s resurgence! Cheers to TeamSpeak making a comeback!
If you want to get the latest version of TeamSpeak, go directly to their main site for a quick download.
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2025-01-22 05:09