Do I need voice chat?

[1zsark]

I just really don't feel comfortable doing voicechat

[Denneisk]

Your experience will be severely limited.

[Dakota]

It is not required, but it is surely recommended. Some roles require more communication than others

[Mike B]

you experience will not just be limited it will kinda suck. I started without a microphone and you hear everyone talking and you sre just there, yes sure you can use the chat but no one takes the time to read that in the heat of the moment. I would buy or use a mic if i was you, just to say the important things like enemy this direction. You dont have to make conversations and stuff.

[Barbaric Corgi]

Expect to get kicked from the squad and/or game a lot! Communication is the foundation of the game. It's called "Squad", and part of being a member of a team is communicating with the people around you.

[Otembe]

Not to be rude, but why do you want to play this game if you don't want to communicate? Communication is the basis of this game. If you just want to shoot people, there's other, probably better games for that. You don't have to talk much, but it is still essential to at least have some basic comms, even if it's just saying "yes" or "no" or calling out enemies.

[two]

You would be shocked how many squads I join with only the SL talking as long as you can listen and follow orders you'll be fine. Just don't take any important roles like marksman.

[Geebus]

Don't play if you don't wanna talk. Seriously.

Loosening the standards for the most bedrock of expectations is exactly why there are so many issues with teamwork and lack of comms today. When people start thinking that talking isnt expected then dont be surprised when every squad you join is a silent, disjointed mess.

[Maki Nishikino]

It's good to use a mic (and I enjoy using mine a whole lot) but it's not required. Most squad leads don't care if you don't. As long as you do as you are told you'll be fine. I've even ran across some players that are better off if they didn't talk because they sometimes give erroneous information. Most peeps I run across on the servers I play on do use a mic. The few that don't aren't really a problem.

[xmike2112]

this gen of gamers are tender little snowflakes

[Kârim]

Find a group of guys you are comfortable with and start using voicechat that way. It may be easier for you.

[1zsark]

Originally posted by k.mân:

Find a group of guys you are comfortable with and start using voicechat that way. It may be easier for you.

i have no friends :(

[BoomBoomLou]

This game is very shoot, move, communicate. This isn't COD or BF, in this game you're assigned to a squad and following your squad leaders direction whether he's good or bad at his job you need to communicate in order for your team to be successful.

[Renegade]

I have played and found many great people on this game and the community is pretty decent.

I would just use the mic. The game becomes so much better when say you die and the enemy is infront of you "Enemy North Of my Position" Then a squad mate nearby can shoot that person and pick you up. Vs saying nothing or typing someone reading chat and getting rolled by that guy who killed you.

When I am squad leading I pretty much kick anyone that doesn't have a mic. You don't have to say anything its just more the ability to communicate when needed.

If you tell your SL there is an enemy behind him and he doesn't die for that no one is going to give a duck if you sound like a 8 year old who should be playing Fortnite.

Just get a mic and talk. You will enjoy the game waaaay more and meet new people.

[Electric Wizard]

I get it man, I don't really talk much myself. Just keep your mic on you for basic "yes" or "no" answers if anyone asks anything and you'll generally be fine.

[zelatur]

I also dont want to talk in Squad, because it dont really have a good setup right now, cant really speak loud in other language it makes me feel very uncomfortable ... Without it you cant be Squal Leader, i got kicked out few times because of it, other players tried to communicate with me but i couldnt even hear them talking because i had low volume, and they kicked me out eventually, not from the game but from the Squad, my Kit (weapons) was taken away from me in the middle of the fight, i was left with default weapon and 1 magazine ... i didnt really understood why this was such a problem for other players, they could easily leave squad and create their own, i would understand if someone was doing something wrong like flying helicopter around the map ... You may get into trouble without mic but its managable, just try to stay out of the radar, try to join a squad's thats not having a problem with you not having a mic, try to avoid being squad leader - but sometimes you will be forced to create a squad cause others are full. You can also try to being very simple if neccessary, simple "yes" through the mic can buy you some time.