Hello,
Blizzard really needs to make quick work of the ancient problem of bluetooth headsets etc being completely mute in starcraft.
In 2013, i noticed a problem specific to starcraft when i started using bluetooth devices. it is now 23 hours and 40 minutes shy of 2020 and the problem still has not been fixed. in the meanwhile, i finished school, got a premanent job, a mortgage and bought a home, then found a girl to call my girlfriend, raised a cat, witnessed the release of heart of the swarm and legacy of the void, and am sad to report blizzard has not adressed the issue over the course of this life segment.
back at the previous forum comunity someone named pizzaguy found a workaround in 2015.
the workaround tackles something that has to do with the core of the problem: bluetooth devices connect with both a “media” signal and a “hands free” signal.
the hands free connection seems to cause the issue back in the day it used to help to disable the bluetooth device listed as your hands free device within the windows settings.
meanwhile, windows 10 came forcing down our throats, and now the hands free connection can’t be seperately disconnected within the windows settings. a real bummer for us who need that to workaround a problem that is not even being caused by windows itself.
even if it were still possible to use this workaround and get audio working via bluetooth, it would still not be a solution. some of us want to be able to talk to alies via the built in microphone in our bluetooth (gaming) headsets. and not have the SFX and music switch to crappy low kbps quality…
in 2013-2015, i were still kinda OK with blizzard not having time to adress the issue as the bluetooth market was pretty marginal back then. i bought a new laptop and got a decent non-bluetooth headset which i used up to today. today my newly bought €400 worth nuraphones arrived, and proves to be superb quality for not only music but also gaming, and i intent to fully terrify of the dreadful bass in Amon’s voice as i navigate Artanis’s army around the koprulu sector.
it is 2020 (in 23 hours 30 minutes). you have to have noticed this in 7 years time. i bought all sc2 content (except warchests) uptil now and intent to contue doing so if anything (RELEASE A SHOOTER GAME: REMAKE STARCRAFT NOVAAAAAAA) is made in the future. please don’t squander my perfect headphones
ps: i found a workaround to the workaround: in android, i can tab the cog wheel to seperately connect the VoIP connection, forcing the VoIP connection to disconnect from the pc. this completes the workaround to have at least media quality audio in starcraft yet still is not a solution. am still unable to use headphone’s built in microphone as VoIP is now not connected…