Keyboard chat, please?

[Applestack-K4nK4n]

As you may all know tons of us players (especially the ones using Desktop Mode) are unable to use microphones. This problem is a lot more complicated then just "buying a microphone" or "buying a new computer". Many of us have no way around this problem. So we were hoping that VRChat Inc. would at least install a keyboard typing chat system into the game so that non-microphone, desktop users would be able to interact and communicate with everybody else in VRChat. There're so many of us who crave to communicate with others but have no way of doing so because microphones are compulsory requirements.

I thought VRChat was created to bring people together into a virtual co-existential experience, but what I saw first hand with my own eyes is players using their voices to bully and verbally abuse non-mic players just because they had to way to defend themselves via communication. I know this because I'm one of them. Blocking these trolls doesn't fix the inability to communicate with others.

I hope my message reaches VRChat Inc. Your game could become something more wonderful but only if you don't build walls to limit players' capabilities.

Thank you for listening.

[H3Lb3NT]

As I'm a noob at VR games, I know how it feels to get bullied when like 99% of the games' are using mic and other players aren't allowed to speak using microphone. I do have a microphone but my specs aren't that good for a game's performance from today. So others who've got below the minimum system requirements will get bullied cause they are "noobs" or "children/kids" that are trying to connect with people from the virtual reality.
But I would agree to put a chat system tho this game.

[Species 8472]

In the before time (pre-steam integration) there was a difficult to use text chat that was a part of the command console. This console was replaced by the menu system we have today. Don't know why they completely removed the text chat portion though.

[Vahvi]

A swype typing system like smartphones utilize would be great for the VR portion that doesn't want to type on a conventional keyboard. Though I would like a traditional chat system for desktop users too.

This game straight up doesn't have the deaf, hearing impaired, or severe social anxiety communities in mind at all.

[Applestack-K4nK4n]

Originally posted by Vahvi:

This game straight up doesn't have the deaf, hearing impaired, or severe social anxiety communities in mind at all.

I agree with you. That's why VRChat failed to become a global phenomenon - it discriminates against its players and creates rifts between them. Online games and virtual reality were supposed to bring folks together, not divide them. So far, VRChat Inc. has only succeeded in dividing people.

[Doranos]

As much that I wish you guys could find solution to help you, I can't really understand why anyone would be mad at the dev who doesn't support the players who are below the minimum requiered for the game.

I'm not trying to bully you or anything but... if you can't run the game than you can't run it.
Also, I'm not sure how this would work...
You would have a textbox for chating? What about VR users? they won't be able to see it...
Also, about the "no support for deaf ppl"; there is a bunch of avatars that have pens that can be used to write. And there is alway those worlds that do have pens that can be used for communications. There is other ways than microphone to communicate; my irl mute friend use signs language for example.

Again, I'm really sorry that some of you get bullied (which is silly since I see a lot of ppl who never open their mic and that include VR user (I mostly have my mic off myself since social anxiety disorder reasons)).

[Your Fav Baka]

Originally posted by Doranos:

As much that I wish you guys could find solution to help you, I can't really understand why anyone would be mad at the dev who doesn't support the players who are below the minimum requiered for the game.

I'm not trying to bully you or anything but... if you can't run the game than you can't run it.
Also, I'm not sure how this would work...
You would have a textbox for chating? What about VR users? they won't be able to see it...
Also, about the "no support for deaf ppl"; there is a bunch of avatars that have pens that can be used to write. And there is alway those worlds that do have pens that can be used for communications. There is other ways than microphone to communicate; my irl mute friend use signs language for example.

Again, I'm really sorry that some of you get bullied (which is silly since I see a lot of ppl who never open their mic and that include VR user (I mostly have my mic off myself since social anxiety disorder reasons)).

Really good response. I also think typing would defeat the whole purpose of speaking and then people would stop talking in general. And with nervousness & talking, from someone who also experiences social anxiety, I can say that you just either need to run when it gets too weird or go somewhere where there is 1 (or multiple) people that are talking then just listen & stuff.

Please don't add typing, maybe for private messaging somebody or sending a message to a friend in another world, but in the main worlds (public & private) this I think would be annoying & immersion breaking. hmm...

[Applestack-K4nK4n]

Originally posted by ghyujkilop24:

Originally posted by Doranos:

As much that I wish you guys could find solution to help you, I can't really understand why anyone would be mad at the dev who doesn't support the players who are below the minimum requiered for the game.

I'm not trying to bully you or anything but... if you can't run the game than you can't run it.
Also, I'm not sure how this would work...
You would have a textbox for chating? What about VR users? they won't be able to see it...
Also, about the "no support for deaf ppl"; there is a bunch of avatars that have pens that can be used to write. And there is alway those worlds that do have pens that can be used for communications. There is other ways than microphone to communicate; my irl mute friend use signs language for example.

Again, I'm really sorry that some of you get bullied (which is silly since I see a lot of ppl who never open their mic and that include VR user (I mostly have my mic off myself since social anxiety disorder reasons)).

Really good response. I also think typing would defeat the whole purpose of speaking and then people would stop talking in general. And with nervousness & talking, from someone who also experiences social anxiety, I can say that you just either need to run when it gets too weird or go somewhere where there is 1 (or multiple) people that are talking then just listen & stuff.

Please don't add typing, maybe for private messaging somebody or sending a message to a friend in another world, but in the main worlds (public & private) this I think would be annoying & immersion breaking. hmm...

In other words you support the discrimination against disabled players.

[Your Fav Baka]

Originally posted by Applestack-K4nK4n:

Originally posted by ghyujkilop24:

Really good response. I also think typing would defeat the whole purpose of speaking and then people would stop talking in general. And with nervousness & talking, from someone who also experiences social anxiety, I can say that you just either need to run when it gets too weird or go somewhere where there is 1 (or multiple) people that are talking then just listen & stuff.

Please don't add typing, maybe for private messaging somebody or sending a message to a friend in another world, but in the main worlds (public & private) this I think would be annoying & immersion breaking. hmm...

In other words you support the discrimination against disabled players.

Referring to those who are paralyzed, yes? Or is there another form of being disabled that you're referring too?

[Doranos]

Originally posted by Applestack-K4nK4n:

Originally posted by ghyujkilop24:

Really good response. I also think typing would defeat the whole purpose of speaking and then people would stop talking in general. And with nervousness & talking, from someone who also experiences social anxiety, I can say that you just either need to run when it gets too weird or go somewhere where there is 1 (or multiple) people that are talking then just listen & stuff.

Please don't add typing, maybe for private messaging somebody or sending a message to a friend in another world, but in the main worlds (public & private) this I think would be annoying & immersion breaking. hmm...

In other words you support the discrimination against disabled players.

The heck you are talking about? No one in here are supporting discrimination againt disabled players! What you are asking is for something that wouldn't work with the VR players. Are you saying that you are discriminating VR players? There is many otherway to communicate if you can't use a mic for whatever reason (and since I don't use mine like 60-70% of the time, I'm in good position to know what I'm talking about).

[Your Fav Baka]

Originally posted by Doranos:

Originally posted by Applestack-K4nK4n:

In other words you support the discrimination against disabled players.

The heck you are talking about? No one in here are supporting discrimination againt disabled players! What you are asking is for something that wouldn't work with the VR players. Are you saying that you are discriminating VR players? There is many otherway to communicate if you can't use a mic for whatever reason (and since I don't use mine like 60-70% of the time, I'm in good position to know what I'm talking about).

What are the other ways to communicate? Asking out of interest & to hopefully provide help to others.

[Applestack-K4nK4n]

Everyday when I try to login to VRChat I'm reminded of the discrimination against the speech- and hearing-impaired players as well as that annoying "VRChat is not responding" message. Maybe the rumors are true. Maybe VRChat is dying.

[Doranos]

Originally posted by ghyujkilop24:

Originally posted by Doranos:

The heck you are talking about? No one in here are supporting discrimination againt disabled players! What you are asking is for something that wouldn't work with the VR players. Are you saying that you are discriminating VR players? There is many otherway to communicate if you can't use a mic for whatever reason (and since I don't use mine like 60-70% of the time, I'm in good position to know what I'm talking about).

What are the other ways to communicate? Asking out of interest & to hopefully provide help to others.

Some avatar have pen included as gesture, you can also go in a world that do have pens.
One of my friend who is Mute irl use sign language. There is also TTS software you can use (TTS as Text-to-speech).
Another of my friend, who for some reason have retardly bad mic issues while in VRChat use discord + cellphone to talk to me and some other friends.
I also saw ppl using a gesture that bring out a big sign with a bunch of word or small sentence and they just point at one of them to communicate with other ppl (like pointing at "yes" to let the other know that they say "yes")

[Your Fav Baka]

Originally posted by Doranos:

Originally posted by ghyujkilop24:

What are the other ways to communicate? Asking out of interest & to hopefully provide help to others.

Some avatar have pen included as gesture, you can also go in a world that do have pens.
One of my friend who is Mute irl use sign language. There is also TTS software you can use (TTS as Text-to-speech).
Another of my friend, who for some reason have retardly bad mic issues while in VRChat use discord + cellphone to talk to me and some other friends.
I also saw ppl using a gesture that bring out a big sign with a bunch of word or small sentence and they just point at one of them to communicate with other ppl (like pointing at "yes" to let the other know that they say "yes")

Thanks! Helpful!