God, ever since its release, it has been one frustration after another. First the begging of a scoreboard for 5 months. The still ongoing begging of a server browser in AOW. And yet mostly tho, I wonder why they removed Global chat. Was it removed to "protect" the new baby sensitive generation or does Dice really think its not useful? Anyone old enough to remember the old Quake days. During clan matches the smack talk was hilarious and had someone suggested to remove the general chat at the time - it would have been unthinkable. Smack talk is what it is. If you get offended maybe you should not be playing games. But do we really live in a world where EVERYTHING is now offensive? Most people playing dont know each other (i mean some do) so they most likely will never meet IRL. Calling out that opponents team sniper is just part of these games. For all i care, blank out offensive words if you must but really - MOST PEOPLE WHO PLAY BF ARE ADULTS. Sorry for the caps but I am so so tired of this developer and what they have done with BF as a whole. Your thoughts?

I'm pretty old.The comment has a lot of opinion and assumptions.Here's another opinion. Play the game, go to social media if you want to talk and socialize with random strangers. Most chat isn't worth anyone's time who is focused on the game. It's not about being sensitive, the chat is so inane and pointless these days.

@StormtrooperDan wrote:Players play games to have a good time. All chat is counter productive to that, simple as that. There are the rare cases all chat is useful, but 95% of the time all chat is used for insults and hate speech. Why should a game developer include a feature that's a detriment the vast majority of the time?I could make an argument that it should at least be an option in user-ran Portal servers. Considering we're never getting a server browser, and thus nothing remotely like what we had in previous BF games, the least that could be done is a checkbox at setup of a Portal server to have All-Chat be on or off. Maybe you're trying to test something out with a person on each side [and not over a voice chat like Discord] you literally have no way to communicate with another person. Not even an ability to say 'Nice shot' when someone hits you with a recoiless in a chopper from across the map.

@Anobix Exactly. The smack talk is part of it. But also, stuff like "sneaky sneaky bro". "nice shot". I mean, in my 30 years of gaming i never felt so isolated from the enemy team as in 2042.

I am assuming it is because everyone is too sensitive these days?!?

Players play games to have a good time. All chat is counter productive to that, simple as that. There are the rare cases all chat is useful, but 95% of the time all chat is used for insults and hate speech. Why should a game developer include a feature that's a detriment the vast majority of the time?

Lets have a serious conversation as to why "Global chat" isn't in the game

15 Replies

CantGetRight
4 years ago
I am assuming it is because everyone is too sensitive these days?!?
mrtwotimes
4 years ago
I'm pretty old.
The comment has a lot of opinion and assumptions.
Here's another opinion.
Play the game, go to social media if you want to talk and socialize with random strangers. Most chat isn't worth anyone's time who is focused on the game. It's not about being sensitive, the chat is so inane and pointless these days.
StormtrooperDan
Rising Hotshot
4 years ago
Players play games to have a good time. All chat is counter productive to that, simple as that. There are the rare cases all chat is useful, but 95% of the time all chat is used for insults and hate speech. Why should a game developer include a feature that's a detriment the vast majority of the time?
Anobix
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@StormtrooperDan wrote:
Players play games to have a good time. All chat is counter productive to that, simple as that. There are the rare cases all chat is useful, but 95% of the time all chat is used for insults and hate speech. Why should a game developer include a feature that's a detriment the vast majority of the time?
I could make an argument that it should at least be an option in user-ran Portal servers. Considering we're never getting a server browser, and thus nothing remotely like what we had in previous BF games, the least that could be done is a checkbox at setup of a Portal server to have All-Chat be on or off. Maybe you're trying to test something out with a person on each side [and not over a voice chat like Discord] you literally have no way to communicate with another person.
Not even an ability to say 'Nice shot' when someone hits you with a recoiless in a chopper from across the map.
Buzzfunk
4 years ago
@mrtwotimes I guess youre not old enough. Social Media? Wa? Have you played these games in the past 20 years? Was it ever a problem? No. So for those who dont care - turn it off or dont look at it. For those who do, gimme an option. Simple.
Buzzfunk
4 years ago
@StormtrooperDan lol. Let me guess, you are from what Gen of gamers? Quake was 1997 and it was a bloody good time. The chat was never "95 %" hate. Did you just make that number up? The solution is simple: give us an option for those who want it.
Buzzfunk
4 years ago
@Anobix Exactly. The smack talk is part of it. But also, stuff like "sneaky sneaky bro". "nice shot". I mean, in my 30 years of gaming i never felt so isolated from the enemy team as in 2042.
AuMordum
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
so turn your global chat off. sometimes I wanna tell people they suck, and sometimes I wanna tell them their shot was incredible. If you don't want either, just don't look at it. pretty simple boomer
TheBassProShop
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
My experience with all chat is mostly just people calling cheats on good players so I'm not really sad it's gone
MortalitasWolf
4 years ago
@Buzzfunk it bothered me at first and I still think they should allow you to choose whether you have it on or not, like Rocket League for example.

That said, what good is all chat really? It's mostly used for insults and toxic behaviour with the odd sprinkling of 'gg' and maybe a rogue compliment in there. It doesn't really add anything to the game but I'm all for player choice as said before.