Squad or Proximity team chat?
Just wondering will BF2042 support some sort audio chat with squad players that are close by to players should be away from on'es own squad and relies on medic assistance or ammo or make them aware o...
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It’s 2021 and by now a lot of people can relate to the level of fun and immersion that proximity chat adds to multiplayer games, specifically open/large world shooters. Why hasn’t Battlefield made it a priority to add proximity based voip? Even if it was limited to hardcore mode. The amount of potential it and engagement it would add for coordinating with your team would be huge. Especially in vehicles.
let’s not forget proximity chat against enemy’s. This is just plain fun. Being able to talk trash as the enemy has you pinned down, or maybe even faking them out could be used to a tactical advantage. There’s lots of possibilities and advantages to having a proximity based chat system.
I don't know why Dice Sweden has never bothered developing their voice chat system. It often feels like they don't care about communication and teamwork. Battlefield 3 never had any voice chat on PC and it was only after considerable pestering that Battlefield 4 onwards had squad chat but they've never bothered developing it beyond that. Would be nice if they get with the times and offer proper voice chat in 2042 but given their track record I am somewhat dubious.
It really seems like a no brainer at this point. If Battlefield really wanted to stay on the cutting edge of open world warfare style games and provide a communication/team focused game, this would be the way to do it. Really a shame this isn't on their radar. This would change the whole experience, but 100% for the better.
- @Noodlesocks Why would they though? Up to now everyone has made do with third party coms, and it's not adding anything useful to the game experience that can't be covered by some pre-recorded sound clips and a few keybinds.
One option covers a useful feature somewhat (pre-recorded clips and keybinds), the other one is more than likely going to be used for abuse and harassment as much as anything useful if normal BF text chat is anything to go by.
There's a reason quite a lot of people turn off ingame VOIP almost as a rule and stick with clan or game discords etc, because the sheer amount of stupid is mind-numbing sometimes.
I don't care in the slightest if someone curses but much like text chat, the amount of inane spam or raging or general idiocy on unmoderated voice chat isn't worth the occasional nugget of actual useful information, and though our clan chat can be "interesting" at times to say the least, not a single person there doesn't understand that how we talk to each other is not how you talk to people you don't know or those that might prefer a bit more mellow chat (to the point that it gets toned down immediately if we have guest on, especially if someone's kids drop by).
With that example above, what's to entice Dice to put in a feature that almost anyone can agree would most likely turn into the localized verbal version of 4chan inside of 5 minutes in most cases?
I'll take the branching verbal queue tree any day, i don't have much faith in humanity left to lose, but localized open chat would probably waste my time more than it would improve my gaming experience.
Personal opinion of course, and not an attack on anyone wanting it, I just don't see why Dice would give themselves that particular headache being responsible for the content, when even the bare minimum of an IRC-like chat creates drama constantly on a daily basis.
- @ArchAngel713 Would be nice, sick of people being in parties,be great to walk up to a random and able to communicate when close to the individual
- @PacNbowls Just frustrated with people who constantly swear and are pissed off because their squad member is not as good as they are. Other then that it is a good idea. Just make it so we can choose to turn it on or off.
Talking trash is what a 13 year old does IMO. Not a priority for me at all. And most games never really got a good implementation of voip going. I rather just use Discord or whatever.
In most videogames half of the players (or more) do not have a headset or just don't want to talk at ALL. I remember for example playing BF4 where I would consistently do mic checks with my squad. I've had like one game where a guy was actually talkative and communicating. Same for CoD: Bo4. Barely anyone is using their microphone, and if they do it's ONLY to trash talk and say the most immature things imaginable. Wow, that's such a good feature we need to have in the game!- @infantrypeasant I mostly agree with you but at the same time I've played with some great squad mates that I've gone on to be friends with and play with regularly due to in game chat. I have mostly played on consoles though but I do play on PC too and it always annoyed me that BF on PC always relied on 3rd party chat apps. Especially in a game that so heavily relies on team work.
@PacNbowls wrote:
@ArchAngel713 Would be nice, sick of people being in parties,be great to walk up to a random and able to communicate when close to the individual@PacNbowls as long as it's able to be disabled or specific players muted I think this is a solid request.
- @ArchAngel713 Most of these games are rated M for Mature. That is rated R. I enjoy proximity chat...H1Z1.
If someone is getting offended over words, they have too easy of a life. There are far more greater issues than someone talking a little trash.
Gamers use to be a lot stronger mentally than they are now. Well gamers use to be the smart kids.
Proximity chat can really make a game fun. Cant let a few bad apples ruin it for everyone. Just have to let it go and have fun@ghinavirus Completely agree!
- @ArchAngel713 I have yet to play a game that proximity VOIP isn't circumvented by 3rd party VOIP.
I don't really see it fitting in the BF universe to be honest. I mean other than talking trash I don't see much value in it.
I love proximity VOIP in a game like Hunt but even then most people just use 3rd party totally eliminating a cool feature.What is everyone using for a 3rd party VOIP on consoles? I dont think discord is accessible on the console itself. I may be wrong here.
Great idea. I would love to see this implemented. It would add an new element to the game's immersion. It would be great to hang out with a random.
- @ArchAngel713 I agree proximity team chat okay , everyone… not so great
lol I agree,
but easy solution, just add the options
[ ] enable proximity team chat
[ ] enable proximity all chat
I couldn't figure out how to create my own post. Most likely I need more dm credits. When I was deciding on proximity I kept trying to incorporate the strengths of the Battlefield community.
As a beginner "not really" for text purposes, yes. I see these maps are insane to the point I'd just go exploring creating random battles or potentially a friend. You shall become my tall grass *wink *wink. While most of the Christmas fans focus on the main choke points, battle aspect, I'd can go venture off.
When balancing the language adults, teens to kids new from Fortnite help them feel safe while giving them support. Adults have the community section, watching over the kids battle like Timmy's while keeping an eye out for toxic behavior.
- @aSpart624 Having a custom button layout linking this to your EA account can work as a walkie-talkie. Giving the community the ability to communicate, while also reporting if power is abused. I know with the Xbox Elite two controllers you can have multiple, squared the amount of layouts. Applying that format to custom squads can be something to marvel at.
- @aSpart624 The final four individuals at the end of the game displaying the most achieved goals get this perk. They have the ability to time their recording, displaying to the enemy and team lobby. Of course, these individuals know they have this option due to the badges they receive. Now this badge is only secured after enough feedback on other individuals chats recognition. Meaning, you must interact with the individuals good, bad, neutral, toxic determining their overall score (voice). After a certain amount of feedback and you actually achieving one of the four placements, you unlock this perk. Now, this is the first step to determine whether or not the community deems you worthy to claim proximity chat. Once you acquire enough community points, EA alerts your account to this update. Allowing your account, to access proximity chat. Don't forget, you are bragging against the enemy team so the balance of love and hate, truly depends on how helpful you were to your team (your score card). Enough of these score cards leads to other perks that I detailed in the other post created. Technically, this is the beginning and you acquire trust over time.
