Am I the only one who thinks Voice Comms in soloq would be an amazing addition?

StSnowball·Mar 9, 2019·8 votes·1,755 views

There are so many people who like to duo queue in ranked, fair enough. I think that the solo queue players are at a huge disadvantage because they simply cant communicate with as much accuracy as the duo... Typing is out of the question because by the time you're done, you may have died.

Having the option for voice comms for the team while in soloq would be a fantastic addition to the game and i know it make a massive positive impact on the solo queue experience.

feel free to counter me if you don't feel as I do. But whether you agree or disagree, i'd love to hear your thoughts!

17 Comments

iiGazeiiMar 9, 20194 votes

I think it has the potential to do a lot of good, but there'd need to be some features to ensure players have control over their experience.

First and foremost, muting people or leaving voice comms should be intuitive and easy. One button press should be enough to get toxic people out of my ear.

Second, volume gating. A slight delay in the audio would be well worth giving a program time to work is magic and lower the volume of suddenly loud sounds would save people's hearing when teammates decide to scream their head off.

Finally, have a system in place that detects when someone is screaming or is just making constant noise (i.e., playing music over comms), and flagging their account for priority when reported for bad behavior. An addition UI message like "Woah, that was loud! Do you want to mute them?" for the recipients of screaming, and something that warns people when they're being too loud would be great (even though volume gating would help in this area, you shouldn't be screaming at your teammates).

StSnowballMar 9, 20191 votes

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I think it has the potential to do a lot of good, but there'd need to be some features to ensure players have control over their experience.

First and foremost, muting people or leaving voice comms should be intuitive and easy. One button press should be enough to get toxic people out of my ear.

Second, volume gating. A slight delay in the audio would be well worth giving a program time to work is magic and lower the volume of suddenly loud sounds would save people's hearing when teammates decide to scream their head off.

Finally, have a system in place that detects when someone is screaming or is just making constant noise (i.e., playing music over comms), and flagging their account for priority when reported for bad behavior. An addition UI message like "Woah, that was loud! Do you want to mute them?" for the recipients of screaming, and something that warns people when they're being too loud would be great (even though volume gating would help in this area, you shouldn't be screaming at your teammates).

The first part of your statement I also said would be needed, the second part i actually hadn't thought of and i think is a fantastic idea!! Realistically, riot isn't just a group of college students coding a random game, I am VERY confident they could code pretty much anything into LoL.

Side note (not pertaining to you): why downvote? it's just a discussion lol

Original SinMar 9, 20193 votes

I don't. The community will be like csgo. I played that game once, turned on mic, everyone told me to kms and called me all sorts of racist names. Hell no. Riot also will never implement voice comms, they said so themselves.

StSnowballMar 9, 20191 votes

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I don't. The community will be like csgo. I played that game once, turned on mic, everyone told me to kms and called me all sorts of racist names. Hell no. Riot also will never implement voice comms, they said so themselves.

Thats what the mute button is for though. There is a mute command in chat as well... It shouldn't be a problem to implement it in a voice chat for your team.

Original SinMar 9, 20191 votes

Just use discord and send a link to it in champ select.

Abibyama IIMar 9, 20193 votes

Me: Hi

Teammate 1: speaks french Teammate 2: speaks spanish Teammate 3: speaks german Teammate 4: speaks italian

Me: full mute

StSnowballMar 9, 20191 votes

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Me: Hi

Teammate 1: speaks french Teammate 2: speaks spanish Teammate 3: speaks german Teammate 4: speaks italian

Me: full mute

EUW And probably EUNE are the only two servers this addition to soloq wouldn't work as well on.

Velzard of KozMar 9, 20192 votes

Same.

Teammate 1: Polish Teammate 2: Arabic Teammate 3: Greek Teammate 4: Something Southern Slavic

AnateraMar 9, 20193 votes

Have you ever listened to voice chat in dota? I don't think you'd want that here.

KVbqbFsC8eMar 9, 20191 votes

Alot of people do, but alot of League players have this weird phobia towards "toxicity", which they think will be much worse with voice comms.

StSnowballMar 9, 20191 votes

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Alot of people do, but alot of League players have this weird phobia towards "toxicity", which they think will be much worse with voice comms.

Just like in regular comms when you're playing with friends, you can mute people... I don't think it would really be an issue.

KVbqbFsC8eMar 9, 20191 votes

The problem players have is that if will be more difficult, or perhaps impossible for Riot to have an automated system that punishes people for "toxicity" in voice chat. But, for some reason every other online game in existence can have it.

StSnowballMar 9, 20191 votes

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The problem players have is that if will be more difficult, or perhaps impossible for Riot to have an automated system that punishes people for "toxicity" in voice chat. But, for some reason every other online game in existence can have it.

The ban system is already messed up. and honestly.... if you mute the person in voice, they are no longer an issue. I think they should really think about the people this feature could benefit rather than the possible consequences.

StSnowballMar 9, 20191 votes

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The problem players have is that if will be more difficult, or perhaps impossible for Riot to have an automated system that punishes people for "toxicity" in voice chat. But, for some reason every other online game in existence can have it.

It isn't impossible at all, For example, the new Rainbow 6 has that feature.

D4M2X0Mar 9, 20191 votes

a queue where everyone is solo and the comment section is disabled would be excellent 4--2--0

Moody PMar 9, 20191 votes

Its would be objectively amazing

Düff McWhalenMar 9, 20191 votes

I will say this. I will not talk, but I will listen and tell people as much. I'm a not toxic at all over comms because to me it's too close to home. In text, it's super easy for me to be a shit lord. That's just how I'm wired. I theorize that most people are this way and that voice wouldn't at all make toxicity worse. It might actually improve it if not keep everything the same. Regardless it won't be a hindrance.

Player Behavior would be even better with voice com logs. "Guys I know I screeched like an autistic and told my adc I was coming to fucking murder them, but here's what REALLY happened!"