Text chat systems suck. Well at least it would for an fps console game such as Destiny. I understand that some people would want to role play but lets look at some of the negatives for a minute. 1. Typed chat is slow. 2. It requires a chat window and even then it would be an unwanted distraction. 3. The majority of the players won't even use it making it an unnecessary burden to implement. 4. It will break away from the immersion Bungie is trying to achieve. You don't type to people right next to you in the real world do you? 5. Trolls. While it isn't the same as a 10 yr old screaming in your ear (which you can mute by the way) it would allow for a lot of nonsensical messages to pop up on your screen constantly (eg. a message consisting of only the letter E). Don't get me wrong. Text chat has its place in the gaming community as well, but thats exactly where it is right now; on computer based MMO's. Remember Destiny is NOT a MMO. It simply has some MMO elements. At its core it is still going to be a FPS which as we can all agree requires voice chat for fast and effective messages, strategies, etc. Who knows... maybe Bungie will implement a voice modulator in the game as well. That way all the guys playing girls and all the girls playing guys can have their actual voices modulated to sound like the opposite sex. I have seen (and fooled around with) several modulators in the past and while all were not great there were a few good ones. Bungie does not only have the resources but the talent as well to create and include a great voice modulating system. Hell they can even make it customizable to the point where players can adjust the pitch, tone, etc. to their preferred settings and honestly create a unique game. Either way, wether its text based chat or voice modulating, you must also consider the people that will use such systems for something other than gameplay.