why are people so afraind to talk?

[|Revenge|]

Brother we are on diamond 1 i expect everyone to at least communicate, people just play ranked as if it is the new quick play huh?

[Don Lino]

Perhaps they don't have a mic or don't want to talk. Can't force them too

[|Revenge|]

Bro it isn't just one dude it is entire hecking teams, how am i meant to win when people play as if they have nothing to say the entire match for like 8/10 matches?

[lordclipsus]

It's 50-50 on whether any given teammate will be a chill guy trying to have fun or some unstable ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ roid raging on my earphones, so rather than not wanting to talk I personally do not want to listen. And after muting people enough times it was easier to just disable voice chat altogether. But that's just me.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

People grew intolerant of one another

[|Revenge|]

Originally posted by lordclipsus:

It's 50-50 on whether any given teammate will be a chill guy trying to have fun or some unstable ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ roid raging on my earphones, so rather than not wanting to talk I personally do not want to listen. And after muting people enough times it was easier to just disable voice chat altogether. But that's just me.

How do you even win without voice? If a spider man is doing my Luna raw over the table i need to know bro.

[aNv0idr]

English is not the native language in many countries outside America.

[Bumpkin]

I dont talk because its usually angry ex-overwatch players complaining at everyone.

[BIG E.]

I have voice chat disabled because i want to keep my sanity.

[intestine eater]

Originally posted by |Revenge|:

Bro it isn't just one dude it is entire hecking teams, how am i meant to win when people play as if they have nothing to say the entire match for like 8/10 matches?

I can tell you as someone that climbed from gold to Top 500 in one season in OW1, voice is irrelevant, especially in lower ranks. People don't know what they're talking about + often times make false callouts, like someone having low HP. But they're not low, maybe they're half. Someone sacrifices themselves to try to get them based on the callout and dies.

Also, you can't change anyone else's behavior, only yours. So be the best person your team, and eventually you'll climb.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

Originally posted by |Revenge|:

Originally posted by lordclipsus:

It's 50-50 on whether any given teammate will be a chill guy trying to have fun or some unstable ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ roid raging on my earphones, so rather than not wanting to talk I personally do not want to listen. And after muting people enough times it was easier to just disable voice chat altogether. But that's just me.

How do you even win without voice? If a spider man is doing my Luna raw over the table i need to know bro.

You can do call outs on targets by clicking in the mouse wheel on them

[Shataraterevar]

You can only affect yourself. So if you want chatter in your games, start it.

[Rayman.]

Honestly, talking in ranked is a bit like stepping into a gladiator arena—except you’re armed with nothing but your microphone and a thin veil of confidence. You could say, "Hey, let’s focus on objectives," but you’ll probably get a "Bro, stop backseat gaming!" in return. Easier to just keep quiet, nod like you're listening, and pretend you don’t hear the incoming flurry of complaints.

Also, let’s be real if you talk, you're just setting yourself up for being blamed for everything that goes wrong, and no one wants that level of accountability. It’s safer to let your actions speak louder than your words... even if those actions include accidentally feeding and missing every skillshot.

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by |Revenge|:

Originally posted by lordclipsus:

It's 50-50 on whether any given teammate will be a chill guy trying to have fun or some unstable ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ roid raging on my earphones, so rather than not wanting to talk I personally do not want to listen. And after muting people enough times it was easier to just disable voice chat altogether. But that's just me.

How do you even win without voice? If a spider man is doing my Luna raw over the table i need to know bro.

Pings are OP.

[Draknalor]

Why not do full 6 stack if you are that serious?

[100% Wolf Urine]

If it was fast and easy to instantly mute individual players, I'd do that.

But it's not. It's much easier to completely mute all voice so I do that.