Hi there,
Thanks for sharing this in the community. I understand your frustration, and I’m sorry to hear you’re running into an issue where the in-game chat window cannot be closed. We’ve also seen similar reports on Steam.
Regarding the behavior you described, can you reproduce it consistently in the newly released mode?
I’m not sure whether the following workaround may help, but some community players have shared that pressing "Enter" once while in the main menu or matchmaking screen, even if nothing appears to happen, can make the chat behave more reliably once you enter a match.
If the chat window gets stuck, you could also try:
- Alt+Tab out of the game and back in
- Pressing ESC once to open the menu, then closing it
- Toggling the scoreboard or map, then switching back
Thanks again for your patience and support.