Do you use a headset while gaming ?.
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Do you use a headset while gaming ?. do you chat with other people that aren't on you friends list or do you only chat with those that are ?. Do you open mic chat or party/private chat or not chat at all ?.
I use a headset while gaming most of the time, especially late at night so as not to disturb the wife and kids when they are in bed. I like chatting with people who are and aren't on my friends list. Gaming on it's own is fun but so much better when there's decent banter going on. Of course it isn't just for the banter, I also alert/warn team mates of potential danger in games like CoD or Battlefield. For me, it adds to the fun. We all want a better gaming experience and for me, chatting is part of that.
I use a headset while gaming most of the time, especially late at night so as not to disturb the wife and kids when they are in bed. I like chatting with people who are and aren't on my friends list. Gaming on it's own is fun but so much better when there's decent banter going on. Of course it isn't just for the banter, I also alert/warn team mates of potential danger in games like CoD or Battlefield. For me, it adds to the fun. We all want a better gaming experience and for me, chatting is part of that.
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Hello, no! People would know I'm a woman! lol
Bring back text chat I say.
Yeah I agree. There has been numerous times ive gone into a game (mostly CoD) and seen that quite a few people are using chat but no one talks or as you say, are in private chat. And of course, the amount of idiots that do nothing but give abuse over the mic don't help matters. It seems open mic chatting is becoming a thing of the past and I think that's a shame.
(Just ordered a nice new bluetooth (mini) keyboard from amazon ... Hope it syncs with my PS4)
The problem I have is that every time you find a game you are thrown into a new server full of new people, you very very rarely end up playing with the same people unless they are on your friends list and you invite them in. I really cant be bother talking to someone who will be forgotten on the next server change. When I played TFC it was on the same 3 servers and over time I grew to know the people I was playing with and would have happily used voice chat on there. But with the way online works (As I say the last time I took it seriously) its just not worth using a headset unless you're playing with friends.
Oddly quite a few of my complaints on my rep are for 'trash talking'
I have that too, 4% if I remember correctly lol even though I only ever used to private chat with friends.
Yep! Being constantly asked 2 repeat yourself (because of accent issues) isn't fun!
Same here!!!! LOL!!!
Same. Though it became a habit only once I started playing Call of Duty.
Now, I am mostly in party chat but now I don't play CoD anymore I have started to not mute people as you can actually have a decent conversation without some ten year old shouting abuse at everyone.
Same here. I've noticed on CoD that when i'm on mic, I get trolled a LOT more. They are either following me (sometimes shooting, sometimes not) or block me in a corner. I know this happens anyway, but when they hear i'm a girl I get a lot more (unwanted) attention. Especially as I play a lot of SnD, one life and they decide to mess about, which is fine until they involve me. I just want to get on with the game!
So I used to just open mic for warnings/tactics but found it increasingly annoying. I suppose that's what to expect from 12 year olds though. Now I just mute everyone I don't know (unless its a friend of a friend)
Also, my Scottish friend gets a lot of abuse based on just his accent (mostly from Americans) on CoD and GTA V. He still open mics though which I think is brave xD
My headset is just a mic anyway, it was a cheapie from GAME, a tenner I think so I still have the sound coming out of the TV. However, for PS4, I use my cans and have the music/sound coming out from them too.
I never chat when playing with randoms. Hell, most of the time I play BF4 I don't even have a headset plugged in.
Awful. Microsoft and Sony should introduce a policy where age has to be disclosed publicly so that a gamer can discriminate all they like. I'm 24, I don't converse with 12 year olds let alone play games with them!
That's actually a damn good idea!
My son (14) uses one all the time and he's generally talking crap to his mates that is unrelated to the game but I don't get the whole play a game while talking about something. I like to play a game without distraction
Although me mainly play in parties I miss the days when you had to be in game chat. I get really frustrated when you can't work as a team or communicate to others about what you are doing.
I think one of the problems is that lobbies have changed and it is often the case that people go on to bam (irritate) people up. I am guilty as the rest for doing it. If we get bored we'll go to play S&D because we know that it will be good for a laugh. I hasten to add I am not the person doing the irritating we generally just go on to laugh at them.
As a female gamer I have never got more than a bit of get in the kitchen...you must be fat comments but they are rare. My biggest problem is with other female gamers. They live in this bubble of being the centre of attention and often playing with their boyfriends or others they think fancy them and another female on the scene makes them go crazy and all defensive NAND aggressive it's weird.
I get more abuse from other female gamers than anyone else.
I think maybe there should be lobbies aimed at certain age groups. I would welcome a 30+ lobby so I know that someone who is 14 won't be there or if they are won't feel the need to advertise it.
I find it really frustrating when you are playing a team game and no one is talking or communicating. If I'm plating the bomb at A I want my back covered and help from my team mates not some donut over by B not listening.
By refusing to engage in game chat you are letting the trolls and the kids win.
As for the mic, I use it when required, such as Mass Effect 3 as you needed to coordinate with other people (often RL friends).