Soldato
It's an interesting read, really make me want to try it, although i'd feel dirty if I did!
What I don't understand is, if you have these sounds compressed to hear them better, surely you'll have issues figuring out exactly where these people are if everyone is loud? Because the way compression works, would be that footsteps from 5m away will sound the EXACT same loudness as someone who is 20m away (as the sound is quieter, therefore loudness increased). How are you meant to work with that?
I think you've already arrived at the appropriate conclusion. Life is too short to be messing about with all this for a 1% boost in your K/D!