EASTC0AST_GH05T
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So in the 10v10 TDM mode blast, two poor souls will be left out regarding coms since PS4 parties can only hold 8 at the moment.
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Starwars Battlefront doesn't have voice chat on console either
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NullPointer
Member
So, rushed game? Or is EA/DICE going to spin this as a positive design decision?
Personally public chat is something I'd probably never touch, but I know people that would still use it.
Personally public chat is something I'd probably never touch, but I know people that would still use it.
That went out the window with their spawn system
Exalted Kezia
Member
I rarely hear people talking in BF4 PC (unless it's on the one east coast adaptive server that encourages squad communication) so I can see where the decision came from to start dropping the feature in general.
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
I'm 32 so basically all the Half-Life mods after they got voice chat capability. I went to plenty of Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Firearms, Natural Selection servers over the years where people weren't assholes because they were banned instantly by the admins. I even ran some servers of my own.
Voice chat is in other Disney console games this generation.
came to say this
Garrett Hawke
Member
Voice chat is not necessary to be invested or even enjoy online play.
The first MP game I ever got properly invested in was MW2 and I never used a mic. I've since played many, many online games and the only one I've ever actually used a mic on was Destiny.
Nothing useful comes through public chat anymore because everyone who is playing with their friends is using private chat or just doesn't talk. Go on games that DO have voice chat and nobody's using it, except people who have left their Kinect on as a mic or something similar on PS4. The remainder is kids, people listening to music, or douches who just shout abuse at you.
Of course some PR puppet is going to try and spin this as some positive despite it being a load of bullshit.
Stallion Dan
Member
People forget that Battlefield 3/4 with their far larger player counts let you chat only with the 3-4 other people in your squad.
To be fair. I don't think a parent buying this game for their young child would be happy to hear the N-word, the F-word or generally have their kid being cussed out coming through the speakers.
Not defending it. I think there should be some form of in game chat. But honestly I rarely talk to randoms when I play online. There is a rare occasion I'll use my mic when playing COD with randoms but other times I'm partied up with my buddies and we just shoot the shit while we each play different games.
It sure as hell helps especially when dealing with large teams. I largely don't use a mic but I very much appreciate the option of using it.
Let's be honest.... How many times does it ever work out?
Most times its racial slurs, homophobe remarks and ppl playing crappy music into shitty mics.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
I must say that is am absolutely awesome experience though. I've ran lead in some organized matches of 16v16 in certain games and it's just phenomenal. Even on the flip side being the guy taking orders, it's great!
Though you can still have a good time with 0 communication. Battlefield 1943 had broken voice chat on PS3 but was among my favorite multiplayer games last gen.
Garrett Hawke
Member
I'm sure it does, but the culture of public voice chat being helpful or relevant is just gone. There have been many threads on GAF alone about how nobody ever speaks in public chat anymore, and it's basically because party chat killed it.
There's just not the same culture there was in the early 360 days. Lobbies now are mostly silent bar the occasional people who left their mics on, or kids.
cjp
Junior Member
A shining example of why this is a moronic decision.
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
That is not a problem with voice communication, that is a problem with the way voice chat is designed on consoles without a PTT(Push-To-Talk) feature. So it is either you have your mic going on the entire time picking up everything around you or you have it off. I actually thought this console generation controllers would have a PTT button on the back of the pad that you could use with your ring finger or at the very least let you assign a button for PTT system wide.
Forcing people to use the party system is an awful idea especially for individuals that lone wolf it. Even if a person doesn't speak, it doesn't mean they're not listening.
So, as someone who was super into team chat (vs party chat) being included in Destiny, and even set it up so that it automatically adds me to the team chat every chance I get... I've only ever heard one other person actually talk to me in the team chat ever since that feature was implemented.
People just flat out don't use team chat anymore.
People just flat out don't use team chat anymore.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Everyone is going to be in parties anyway or just not chatting. Most of the time the internet just want features that check a box not something necessary.
Garrett Hawke
Member
But that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that it's practically pointless to leave it in nowadays because nobody speaks. Seriously, boot up any major online game on PS4 or XB1 and I'm sure for most of your games you won't hear a squeak.
That's not true though. There was plenty of people talking during the recent COD beta.
meanspartan
Member
Lame, but honestly, most people are in their party chats anyway.
The appetite for talking to random strangers is leaving gaming gradually. Sure, maybe if you PUG a few for a raid in Destiny or something you'll talk to them. But the last friend I made on PSN randomly whom I still play games with was in 2010 in MAG of all games lol.
The appetite for talking to random strangers is leaving gaming gradually. Sure, maybe if you PUG a few for a raid in Destiny or something you'll talk to them. But the last friend I made on PSN randomly whom I still play games with was in 2010 in MAG of all games lol.
NullPointer
Member
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
You are an informed gamer. That isn't the majority of people. The fact that the option defaulted as off meant that 99% of the people weren't going to enable it to begin with. Especially after almost a year where people were forced to use Party Chat or not be able to communicate at all.
Chezzymann
Member
Splatoon was ahead of its time
Mad Season
Banned
so stupid
Maintenance
Member
We need a Squid telling Darth Vader he is his father.
"Splatoon: Did EA ever tell you what happened to your father? Battlefront, I am your father."
"Splatoon: Did EA ever tell you what happened to your father? Battlefront, I am your father."
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Not coming at you at all
But honestly its not a defense force or defending anymore. People just legit dont care. Yes people can actually 'dont care' without it being defense you guys cop out to run and post so quick.
Pankratous
Member
Who uses in game voice chat anyway? All about parties now.
Rain City Gamer
Member
Personally this doesn't impact me. I typically play in a party anyways whether I am with friends or not. That way I can avoid random breathing, loud music, TV feedback, etc. from others in the game.
That being said I don't understand why you would remove a chat channel from an online multiplayer shooter. doesn't make any sense to me and people have every right to bitch about this omission.
That being said I don't understand why you would remove a chat channel from an online multiplayer shooter. doesn't make any sense to me and people have every right to bitch about this omission.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Splatoon influenced. I approve.
You do have a point. I wonder what the effect would be if it were defaulted to on.
Only thing I can think of is they are going for like a G rating and want even little kids to play online with out being cursed out
That's kind of what destiny did, the devs were concerned over the evil trolls ruining people's games. Put a big giant mute button in the lobby I say, problem solved
I could go the rest of my life without hearing someone smack their gums over an online game and I think I would be okay.
zero shift
Banned
Who defended Splatoon's lack of voice chat?
sometimes i game
Member
Honestly I wish all FPSes didn't have voice chat and instead opted for Shadowrun FPS' amazing in-game communication system.
Press the dpad different ways to say different things in context, it was so helpful and used MORE than voice chat.
Press the dpad different ways to say different things in context, it was so helpful and used MORE than voice chat.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
An enormous amount of people. There was a pretty massive thread on GAF of people arguing about it.
AlimNassor
Banned
fucking stupid. The whole party chat only thing has already killed game chats, and now this is just icing on the cake. Its fucking stupid, and I'm so sick of people defending this shit because they're too fucking lazy to mute people. Why not just remove voice chat period?
