What killed online chat in consoles? I used to be able to hop on any game and a lot of people would be talking, but now whenever I play a game, it's all silent. I feel that Call of Duty kind of killed it, because whenever I'd get on the game it would be constant trash talking. I generally play without my microphone, so I don't get insulted.
[quote]What do you think?[/quote]
Adding more questions,
[quote]What year did you start playing online games, what was your first game, and did talk a lot then?[/quote]
I start playing Xbox Live in late November 2007. I bought a 360 specifically for Halo 3. When that game came out I used to use my mic all the time. I don't remember being matched with blatantly rude people. I'd say that the time I made most of my Xbox Live friends. I, also, used to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. COD had such a different culture back then. Games, weren't filled with general trash talking and racism. I made a lot friends on that game, too, because of the different culture. Lobbies felt more social.
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-Little kids. -People trash talking. -People using the kinect for a mic. -People playing music which the mic picks up.
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COD killed it for me. Unless I am in a party of friends, I have everyone muted and do not use my mike for all games now.
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Party Chat killed it almost immediately.
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Squeekers, ranting nerds who hate on games I like, and $&@?ing idiots who think rank defines skill(note all of the above can be put into one category: whining rage-quitters.).
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The invention of Chats.
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Edited by MechaCatzilla: 6/21/2014 5:17:55 AMPeople became annoying as -blam!-
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The next generation of gamers.
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Party Chat.
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Party Chat killed it in general, all thats left are trash talkers who like to yell into their mics and be responded by no one
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A couple things actually here's the list 1. People blairing annoying music through their mic 2. Squeakers who yell rood stuff into their mics 3. party chat now lets you talk to only friends no more squeakers 4. COD with its trolling squeakers and ragers telling all the time 5. Kinect with its crapy out put system the echoes like crap 6. People talking to people in the room but who don't take off their head set 7. Cocky people who are rude to younger players who are kind 8. Players who make threats because they get made at the game 9. YouTube with its home video rageing stuff (freak out kid) 10. Players who can't afford mics or don't use them in fear of getting in a fight 11. Players who name call for no reason but just to fight That's all I can think of let me know if I forgot any thing but ya this is pretty much why lobby's are silent or really loud.
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I feel annoying, foul mouthed, prepubescent kids killed it. i keep my audio muted because I don't want to hear some kid shrieking racial slurs in my ear.
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on xbox? i can still find games with lots of people talking. but party chat really shifted in game chat.
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Assholes.
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I think you answered your own question.
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Besides party chat, I think that the novelty of being able to talk to other players online has completely worn off. It used to be much more exciting years ago, but now it's just taken for granted.
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MW2 was the only CoD that got the voice chat right. You couldn't be in Party chat in most of the playlists.
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I stopped talking to people because they always wanted me to add them.
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Trash talking is fun but it turned into just constant annoying people just trying to be complete assholes. Oh, and the inclusion of party chat
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Edited by SquattingTurtle: 6/21/2014 8:12:11 AMParty chat and trash talking, basically when people stopped playing for fun, and played only to win.
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People.
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A game didn't kill it.. The people killed it.
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Party chat is the cancer to it. However, if you want to play with people that aren't in party chat and actually talk about 90% of the time play the more competitive/e-sport oriented playlists in games.
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The introduction of Party Chat killed it. Also the lack of competitive games played a minor role but it was mostly party chat.
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Party chat. It's superior in every way. If you don't like it, get a PS3...
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Screaming kids.
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People screaming [i]YOUR A F@CKING N00B!!!!!!!!!!![/i]