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Chat system

UltimateCryBaby·11/25/2014, 3:51:13 PM·2 votes·333 views

Hey riot (and fellow summoners) why don't you install a chat system (like dota) it makes in game communication easy i know this stuff is not so cheap to program and stuff but it removes the need to skype and stuff (like my friend does and stuff :P) also pings are not effective in communication (i've noticed many people even me sometimes misunderstand the pings) plus the type chat takes too long to say what u want even if u speak in code or whatever(like fyi,btw etc,etc...) so take this as a suggestion the game is great the new sr has serious frame drops in teamfights but its kay (cause i smash random stuff for kills or assists in teamfights anyway :D) but a chat system will be super effective to take team communication to the next level (IMO anyway) what do u guys think let me kno if this sucks ill delete it myself(no need for rito so say i posted it in the wrong board or something)

2 Comments

Rock Rockburgh11/25/2014, 11:19:35 PM1 votes

From what I've heard, Riot doesn't want to include voice chat for a number of reasons.

  1. It disadvantages people who don't want to or can't use it. Quite frankly I don't agree with this, especially with the creation of Curse Voice. Curse, Skype, and presumably a whole host of web-based voicechat programs make it fairly easy for anyone who wants it to get in on the talking-- while totally leaving out anyone who doesn't have that software installed.

  2. Riot is under the impression that voice chat breeds toxicity. I don't know why.

  3. As you've said, it's expensive and difficult-- it also increases bandwidth usage significantly, which harms both Riot and some customers who are on metered plans.

UltimateCryBaby12/2/2014, 3:14:51 AM1 votes

Fair point Voice chat does have its own way of toxicity However using curse or skype is good to communicate but sometimes causes my pvp games to lag that is why i suggested an in game chat :)