Text will never die out completely, especially for people such as myself. I'm shy by nature so really the only people I enjoy voice chatting with are those that I already know. Getting into a new set of people for every game that I play makes voice chat less appealing and leaves me relying on my good ole' typing skills.
Of course once I get settled in with a group of people and really dig into a game, voice chat becomes a necessity for bigger content. I don't know how we ever did raids ...
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Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009 by Dalmarus
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Call me an old schooler, a snob, or someone that can just type, but I can't handle voice chat in an MMOG.
If you're playing a fast-paced action game, like an FPS, I don't mind it so much because everything is moving so fast, that people (in my experience) tend to stay at least a little focused on what's going on, even if that means just talking some good natured (or completely rude) trash.
In an MMOG, things are slow enough paced that people tend to relax and when they relax, they start ju...