If we can talk to our teams even in blinds, won't that improve gameplay? I understand the cons that come with it too. But half the time, toxicity comes right after the games starts turning bad. But if you can talk to your team instead of pinging and typing, won't that decrease that chance of those missed calls and hopefully minimize the saltiness in games.
Akenero1 votesDiscord is a good alternative.
It's something that they want to do, but implementation is tough since some people won't have microphones, and there isn't much you can do about verbal toxicity.
DarkRitual1 votesEven if you don't have a mic, there's value in joining voice chat. Overwatch has proven this. Aside from flaming and trolls. That's easily dealt with though. If someone is calling shots verbally, you can still hear them and react without having to read the chat box. This is a HUGE benefit (that scales with rank, as information becomes more important). There's also the obvious option to be able to individually mute people (like seriously, does your terrible music need to be THAT loud?), or even not join the chat at all.
Overwatch did their voice chat integration REALLY well, and there's a crapload of good things to take away from it, and make adjustments for League's usability.
