Outside of playing with friends, I’ve grown accustomed to muting my premade squads, especially for ranked. It:Helps me better listen for footsteps from other teamsI don’t need to listen to someone’s phone ringing, dog barking, or other various background noises Friends talking nonstop (second and third teammate) Avoids getting into meaningless arguments, such as:”Why didn’t you rez me bro?! You trash, clown, (insert whatever expletive)!!”Tries to sound intimidating over a console or PC and calling you a p—— Spam pings or yells so loud over their mix you can smell their breath because you didn’t want to land in an area with 3+ squads all firing on each other, rendering you unable to even find a weaponI only ask because my friends I do play with think I’m crazy for doing that. In actuality, I play better solo queuing than with my friends because I’m not used to having to talk AND listen for other teams (I often play by myself).

@DaDeDimsonNope, 99% of the time random teammates are idiots, toxic, or just plain weird. I immediately mute my teammates at the first sign of any of these. You are not crazy.

@DaDeDimson No not really. The first sign of background noise or being a * and I'm muting people. And I rarely turn my mic on for randoms at all any more unless they've proven during the match they deserve it.

@DaDeDimson"Helps me better listen for footsteps from other teams"I thought I was the only person who got annoyed at not being able to properly hear my immediate surroundings because of all the noise from teammates' mics.

@DaDeDimson Most of apex is ghetto, blasting some tiktok or rap video on their Walmart mic. So no, muting team is just the right thing to do for mental health in many cases

Am I crazy for muting my squads each match?

29 Replies

Zeelmaekers
Hero+
3 years ago
I don't think it's bad if you have a better experience that way, coms aren't for everyone.
However, a minimum of communication is kinda required in this teamgame to do the right moves and not being able to communicate will throw some games that you could have won with communication
CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Nope.
DaDeDimson
3 years ago
@ZeelmaekersYeah that’s the trade off - it’s harder to warn teammates if we’re getting pushed or to guide where to fly to that could be of more benefit.

But tbh, when I get matched with a duo-que team, they’ll often times just disregard my pings and move nonstop without me, troll me by kicking me off ledges, or something similar.

If I need to get a point across, a couple extra pings can convey a message.
hayhor
Hero
3 years ago
@DaDeDimson No not really. The first sign of background noise or being a * and I'm muting people. And I rarely turn my mic on for randoms at all any more unless they've proven during the match they deserve it.
HappyHourSumwur
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@DaDeDimsonNope, 99% of the time random teammates are idiots, toxic, or just plain weird. I immediately mute my teammates at the first sign of any of these. You are not crazy.
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@DaDeDimson

"Helps me better listen for footsteps from other teams"

I thought I was the only person who got annoyed at not being able to properly hear my immediate surroundings because of all the noise from teammates' mics.
Rixit7788
3 years ago
@DaDeDimson Most of apex is ghetto, blasting some tiktok or rap video on their Walmart mic. So no, muting team is just the right thing to do for mental health in many cases
Axs5626Sxa5001
3 years ago
@DaDeDimsonI understand your point to a degree but hear me out:

It absolutely sucks being the 1% who uses mics for coms to maximize our teams chances of winning.

I understand that we aren’t pros (who all use their mics to communicate info), but part of why a player is successful is their ability to relay information. The ping system is actually really great— but it does not beat the advantages of being able to talk and discuss a situation with your team with mics.

As someone who strives to maximize team play and our chances of winning, it frustrates me when my teammates are all silent. And at the height of the hierarchy of egregious are the people who throw their mic on AFTER they have been knocked, simply to complain.
Using mics to communicate info is an absolute huge advantage for any team— even a team of randoms.
DaDeDimson
3 years ago
@reconzero I’m telling ya, that’s how I provide my value to my team even if my shooting is off on a given night. I’m at least going to be very diligent in warning my team when we’re about to get snuck up on.
DaDeDimson
3 years ago
@Axs5626Sxa5001 I get that and that’s the trade off in being silent, but let’s be honest, if you solo que a majority of the time and play with randoms, you’re not going to consistently get teammates that are worth turning your mic on for due to the reasons listed above. It’s not worth it to communicate if I can barely hear the match in itself if there’s background noise, whiners, or you can hear the person breathing into their mic.