Party Chat has Ruined Xbox Live

This is really just me ranting about no one ever talking on Xbox Live anymore. I remember playing Halo 2 till four in the morning haveing a blast with people I'd meet in game, but now, I'm lucky if someone else even coughs into their mic. As I sit in the game lobby for Halo 3 I see everybody who does have a mic to be in a private chat, and everyone else just simply doesn't even have a mic. Xbox Live use to actually have a community of people, some bad, some good, but it was a unique experiance playing late at night. Than when Microsoft introduced the party chat feature everyone just sits in there even if they're all in the same game and no one interacts with anyone else. I'll admit I myself was excited for the party chat feature and I do still use it in-game from time to time but I miss my random conversaions with complete strangers....

I don't get why people are so worried about other players talking in the mic ? I mean do you need somebody to keep you company ?(I'm asking this in general)

I guess it doesn't bother me that much. Most of the people who use their mics for all to hear simply scream into their mics, spew some unoriginal lines in an attempt to be funny or witty, mock someone for their screen name, and run their mouths until I mute them anyway. But, that's just my opinion...

Well those of us who have friends online would say otherwise. I really like party chat.

When I use party chat usually it is with my real friends. I don't blame them though, maybe you should get more friends to talk with on XBL.

When I use party chat usually it is with my real friends. I don't blame them though, maybe you should get more friends to talk with on XBL.

klusps

Party chat makes xbl better, I'd much rather chat to friends than knob heads that talk smack from the overside of the globe to me.

Umm actually Party Chat has been a blessing for XBL. Id much rather just talk to my buddies than listen to some 9 year old scream into the mike or listen to some punk talk a bunch of crap. Face it, unfortunately, the average person on XBL isnt there to have a good time. They are there to talk smack and act all tough! Party Chat is the best thing to happen to XBL!!

Yeah. Nobody EVER uses a mic on BF1943RobboElRobbo

[QUOTE="RobboElRobbo"]Yeah. Nobody EVER uses a mic on BF1943kx6593

party chat saved xbox live, especially halo, i dont think you could even call halo online a community, more a large collection of **** headschaoscougar1

I gave voice chat another go the other day, I haven't since the NXE update, and first thing that happened ? farcry 2 multiplayer, some australian fool shouting at me for using a vehicle.

I'm sorry but the amount of negative experiences outweigh the good for me, I love party chat.

party chat is great, no more screaming little kids who think their gangsta. plus when im not in party chat there are still quite a few people who talk, i find. enough people at least. but id rather talk to friends then little kids anyway

I know for one that I wouldn't even have a mic on if it wasn't for party chat. I tried to go on with strangers, and ended up into multiple verbal altercations with people. When you play a game like CoD: WaW or other shooters with a community; people are down right ugly to you. And I myself have done my own share of cussing people out for team killing or noob tubing and other crap. I have met some cool people but then again met some really strange and freaky people too. To top it all off, I couldn't weigh out the ratio of how many dumb A** punks I exchanged words with, those totally out weighed the number of decent cool people. In fact, I went through my friends list and removed alot of people that I thought were cool, but I never even talk to or play games with for some reason. Seriously what is the reason to have a friend on XBL if you aren't going to communicate with them? Oh and the most enjoyable experiences (sarcasm), is those singing high pitched punk kids that all run around with Jugg and an Mp40; laughing at you and talking trash. Somehow I ended up getting bad reviews for talking trash when I was usually defending myself to some douchebag that started the mess by intentionally team killing at the end of a match or being the host and team killing over and over again. Yeah, I don't do the normal chat in game anymore, its much better for my health and psyche to do party chat with my friends.

Sometimes it's quite irritating. Other times the party system is awesome.

I usually mute people that I don't know who talk on live LoL. I don't go on there to socialize, if I wanted to do that I would just play WoW (that was a joke)

I usually mute people that I don't know who talk on live LoL. I don't go on there to socialize, if I wanted to do that I would just play WoW (that was a joke)

FadeToBlack90

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I usually mute people that I don't know who talk on live LoL. I don't go on there to socialize, if I wanted to do that I would just play WoW (that was a joke)

kx6593

Huh, thats kinda funny. Im guessing he is a metallica fan too? I used to play, but I havent since sometime in 2007. my characters name was melkord. its been so long since i have been on that when you go to the armory on the WoW website, you can't even look at him.

I think that party chat is a good and bad with the community for xbox live. The good is that you can talk to the people that you know, and doing so makes sure you don't run into a 9 year old. The bad is that you will never meet someone new over xbox live, also you can cheat in games that have a ghost cam when your dead, (GEOW2). Overall party chat is hear to stay.

The Party Chat did more good than bad. I remember there was a time when haters made fun of Xbox Live for having cry babies, racists, and stuff like that. Party Chat ended all of that.

Yeah i agree

i rememeber those 32 players free for alll matches in PDZ where everyone were talking

now... i start to hear crickets, seriously, there is not even background music in 95% of the online games, is just boring sometimes

but, guilty as charged, i do use it, since most of my friends don´t speak English, im Mexican, and you know... there is always someone calling me Beaner, spic, etc

reporting me for talking in another language besides english, not kidding, i got a offesive laguage report in GTA4.... yes GTA4

well i hope you get my point , but i agree with TC

Yeah i agree

i rememeber those 32 players free for alll matches in PDZ where everyone were talking

now... i start to hear crickets, seriously, there is not even background music in 95% of the online games, is just boring sometimes

but, guilty as charged, i do use it, since most of my friends don´t speak English, im Mexican, and you know... there is always someone calling me Beaner, spic, etc

reporting me for talking in another language besides english, not kidding, i got a offesive laguage report in GTA4.... yes GTA4

well i hope you get my point , but i agree with TC

Chico_Azteca

In that sense, yes, party chat is a god send and I would never give it up, but on the other, my friends list only has people I know from real life and the select few I met over Live. Back when Halo 2 was the game to be playing it was quite the other way around. In my opinion Xbox Live hasn't always been like it is today. When online console gaming was still getting it's feet under itself some random kid wasn't going to be on it and instead it was mature people for the most part. That's when you could meet some pretty cool people. Than the 360 really stream lined Live and it all started going downhill community wise from there, and now with party chat the chances of you meeting another person like you is slim to none because you aren't wasting your time being called a newb and neither are they.

And to Fadetoblack, indeed he is a Metallica fan. I started playing WoW this year to see what all the hype is about and hate. I have a level 61 paladin and find it the most mundane game out there.

Party chat is what made XBL trully great online console platform, owning a PS3 and knowing the lack of connectivity you have between your friends lets your appreciate XBL alot more.

i would have to agree that party chat + xbox live = wayyyyyy better because there are tons of really annoying people on xbox live thati dont have to listen to babble endlessly during the matches, im glad it exists

I still have random conversation....sing a popular song and eventually they will put on their mics to join you or tell u to shut up

You guys are ignoring the real truth: we need those d*****bags to survive. They may be annoying, immature, and not funny at all, but I sometimes (SOMETIMES) enjoy listening to these people fight amongst each other. Though there IS the occaissional kid who voice is so freakin' annoying that I'm forced into party chat.

yea I agree, these people are saying every time they use game chat they get cussed out, hell I'm lucky to even get a cough out of a random person now. Where exactly DO you guys find these screaming kids? All I get is silence. And I don't really like being in parties too much, they get boring.

I can understand the frustration, but for me, party chat has made Live much better. I can now sit and chat with friends and we don't have to be in the same game, which is great because we hardly do play the same games any more. Caddy06_88

i absolutely love party chat and would never want it to leave. people in general are aweful. i think there's only been about 3 times i've been online not in a party where i've had a good time (see: gears of war). people are just too stupid in general. the point of games is to have some fun and play or get achievements or whatever you're there for. if you have a noob on your team, so what? they wanna play the game too. everyone had to start somewhere. no need to taer them a new one. like, seriously. people need to chill out a little. until then, which will be never, i'll be using the party chat.

I love party chat. Now all of my friends and I can talk together, versus dumb private chat or game lobbies.

I don't use ingame chat really, cause I only play with my friends anyway. If my buddy and I join a game, we will talk to the team, but If I have a big group, why not just stay in party chat? Everyone I meet on xbl is a douche anyway.

I agree it is prety annoying being in every game with no one to talk too. Also its hard to help the team when they can not hear you. I would play more with my friend but they only play COD4.

party chat saved xbox live, especially halo, i dont think you could even call halo online a community, more a large collection of **** headschaoscougar1

I missed hearing people losing their minds.

I would not have made my thread if I had seen this one.