There should be proximity voice, but ... It should appear as a notification (a list of available nearby squads/teams), and a squad/team can have the option to: - ask for assistance - ignore other team frequency I believe this would satisfy many people and create that immersion feel of the future.

Proximity voice is an outstanding idea and I think that in a large open-ish world that Destiny will be a great system to manage the biggest issues that a large overwhelming number of voices screaming in your ear from everyone playing across a planet could bring. What I would love to see is a management system similar to what we used in the military for large scale engagements and coordination of units where there are essentially based on how you enter a firefight. Example you have 10 guys in your party when you drop on Venus to take down an enemy outpost, and suddenly when you hit the dirt there are an additional 80 people spread out over 8 other parties. I think the proximity chat should automatically take the party leaders and put them into roles as as sergeants (or squad leaders), and have some system that essentially asks for volunteers in the commander role (put in incentives in place for extra XP, or $ bonuses or something like that for people who are effective commadners). That commander on the ground then can talk with all 8 squad leaders, and they can pass along commands, and set micro objectives within the framework of the commanders major objectives. I also think it would be cool that even if someone isn't a commander, another frequency that is a direct line to the commander based on what they are doing for example tank commanders or a drop ship pilot has the option to scroll between tactical frequencies or anytime someone is in some sort of special role it automatically gives them a a special channel. Example: The Commander knows that a drop ship pilot has 10 troops on board and needs those troops dropped off at the South West corner of a compound, he flips to his pilot channel, and asks for the insert, and once the pilot lifts off and goes back into an orbit with his door gunner or sniper to provide intel and covering fire to the troops on the ground. Now the pilot has the option to talk with the commander, anyone who hops on his ship as crew, or he can flip back into squat chat and talk directly to his squad leader. I just think a certain level of customization in regards to communication provides a 3D battlefield, and I realize this requires quite a bit more effort but this system only is more work for people who want the responsibility, and at the basic level party leaders aren't anything new. I just think for a game to be truly cooperative a slightly more dynamic communication system needs to be implemented and Proximity Voice is a perfect large vision for that, while some kind of tier based, info-centric, comm system would make the game so much more fun.

I just realized. There will come a day when I get saved by an awesome looking Exo Titan, then he'll speak, and I'll realize he's ten years old and I will be forever ashamed.

all I wantis xbox one and ps4 are compatible

Proximity voice would likely get annoying as all hell. There could be so many people that it just sounds like chaos, or, more likely, you'll have the obnoxious people that are already on multiplayer games, except you'll have more of them, and it'll be more of a hassle to mute them.

Proximity voice adds a feeling of realism to the game. Voice communications always does. Especially since this game is placed in the future where there will obviously be an advanced communications network. Here are a few voice chat channels that might be helpful and make things run more efficiently. Global Channel: It's kind of like a all-hailing communications network, where you can call for assistance to a certain range(lets give it 50 planetary miles range, just a random number, it would be too complicated and get overused and crowded if it could broadcast over the entire planet) Direct Communication(Proximity Voice in a way): You can communicate to any soldier within 50-100 meters off you, so you can coordinate combat, fire maneuvers, trade, or just talk in general Group/Team/Unit Channel: Basically what it's name means, you invite players to your Group or Team or Unit and be able to communicate with them, this will help keep other comm channels clear for more important information Ship/Transport Communication Channel: Well this idea is a fun one... We know in the future you will have all terrain vehicles such as ships, hover-cars, hover-bikes, armored trucks, etc... Maybe in the game your friends, group, unit, or team can travel in your transport vehicle together to get to locations well then maybe there can be like a interactive button that syncs(hooks you up to the vehicles communications) your player to that vehicles unique communications channel so you can leave a player behind as a pilot and you can call for extract or pick up without all the comms interference. Have some fun throw some variables into the whole communications thing. Like, when players enter a certain area their comms get scrambled due to weather conditions and they can only use like Direct Communication(Proximity Voice) or the enemy jams the player comms and you can't use Global Channel or Vehicle/Transport Communications Channel to request back up. This would make the game a lot more intriguing to players and be more realistic on the playing field. Just another fun thought, I heard a discussion on a map for the game that the player could use, add grid coordinates on the map to make moving to locations a lot easier for groups of players. These are just some ideas that might help or just get the mind creativity juices flowing. Feel free to judge and play off of them. I appreciate your time and effort.

I think the real question is should party chat be banned. You know everyone you come across is going to be in it. I always assumed Destiny would use proximity voice. I think people in your squad/team/whatever should always hear you (basically an in game party chat) but when other people are near (I mean really close. Think Halo 2.) you should hear them too (which is why party chat should be banned).

i think they will do proximity but squad can speak to one another regardless of distance. that would be best for a MMO on the xbox and ps3-4

Proximity voice would be a very cool addition to Destiny. I would, however, like to be able to adjust my voice/party chat settings etc. in game. For example I would be able to choose between: proximity voice, being only able to communicate with my squad if we're playing as no-good-bandits or to mute everybody as I'm a lonely wolf. :-)

The MMOFPS Planetside 2 has this. They've essentially got different audio channels. Squad (group), Outfit (guild), Platoon (raid), and Proximity. That way you can talk to people on your faction, regardless of whether you're grouped with them or not. This does create problems. (People driving the bus-like vehicle playing the Ice-Cream truck song, or the small tank playing Low rider, etc.), but in PS2 it's fairly easy to mute people. In your options menu, there is a local chat list, and you can just click the mute next to the person's name, or you can point at then, hold the spot key, and it pops up a menu that you can select mute there.

PS4 comes with headset as standard. That should help too

Just so long as I can turn it off.