[MultipleParadox]

I haven't heard them go off yet, because they're banned from mostly all games around me from the look of it;

Personally I wouldn't mind its use. I think it's up to the player to get whatever protection he wishes for. Some player play bare chest when it's really hot and have been called "crazy", and were covered in welts after the game. But they were aware of the implication of this, and were not complaining. Same goes for mouth protection, it's a player's choice;

In that sense, I totally see ear pro being the player's responsibility as well.
What I could see is that if a host decide to allow DDs, require all player that calls in and plan on using DDs announce it on the game's thread. This way, players can prepare and "evaluate the risk" of being exposed to loud noise, and decide to bring ear pro accordingly.

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KullWarrior/Azaroth: About the VTG (I've been eyein' it for a while; didn't get it because I prob. couldn't use it at games here), none of you had issues with customs? Where do you get the blanks (what kind and do you need a pal or something to get any?)