@iiTzKareeem There are a few situations where Mics are absolutely necessary since the Ping system can't convey everything. Its more effective to call out a retreat over mic or to game plan how you're going to engage in a fight. There are a number of situations where you need to communicate something specific that the ping system simply can't do.
That said 90% of the time mics are unnecessary and can be a hindrance. I can ignore it if a player spams his ping because he wants to be picked up but I can't ignore someone screaming through his mic "revive me". I idiotically have to turn towards him and explain why its a bad idea to revive in the middle of a hectic fire fight instead of ignoring him and finishing the enemy.
Its good to have a mic so you can decide on a plan of attack before engaging. After that pings are good enough. Typically you can read how your team wants to play a fight even without communicating so a good player doesn't NEED a mic to at least reach Platinum or maybe Diamond.
No hope of reaching Predator though so I'm clueless there.
