What if toxic players got a permanent -chat- ban instead of a total ban ?

Hey,

So I had this idea after seeing how many people who get banned for toxicity just create another account, which renders the threat of the permanent ban useless and just ruins the new player experience since they have no intention to change.

They do so because they literally can't play on their old account since it was banned. But what if, instead of banning their account, we just definitely removed their ability to type in chat ? I'm sure that many wouldn't go to the trouble of making another account just to be able to type again, especially those who invested real money into the games. They would just suck it up and keep playing on their main account. Some would even be grateful for that, because I have seen many posts of toxic people who say they just can't help it.

I only see two potential downsides to this, but they're no big deal for me, here is why:

1 : this punishment isn't harsh enough. Sure, people like that deserve to lose their account. But ask yourself that : do new players deserve to be put in the same game as super toxic players ? A permanent ban isn't doing anything if people can just create another account. So I'd rather have to live with the idea that toxic players aren't punished that harshly if it meant that there was much less toxicity in the game overall.

2 : the ability to communicate is actually important. To that I agree. But I also ask you : do you really think that toxic players are an actual positive contribution to their team ? They are more interested in flaming others than playing the damn game. If we remove their ability to type, they'll focus more on the game instead and would improve everybody's chances of winning. Besides, pings are a good enough way to communicate for most cases.

So... What do you think ? Good idea ? Bad idea ? I'm eager to hear what you guys have to say about it !