Party chat needs to change

Seriously, i hate it. When it first came out i thought it was a really cool feature which let you chat to people who weren't even playing the same game as you, while you both play. Sounds great on paper, but in practice it has ruined team games like Halo and Battlefield beyond repair.

One of xbox live's strengths was the sheer number of players who would have a mic. You'd enter a game and the majority of players would have a mic with only one or two not using one, which was a massive improvement over other multiplayer services.

Now thanks to team chat, people with mics has hit the gutter. You can't talk to anyone on your team because, nine times out of ten, they're in party chat. So all hope of teamwork or communication goes out the window.

Personally, i think this can be improved in one of two ways:

1) No party chat allowed in team games. If you want to play Battlefield or Team Slayer, you can't segregate yourself from everyone on your team.

2) Allow people to *also* talk to you as well as the people in your party. I don't see why you need to block out everyone else just to chat with people in your party.

Discuss. :)

I bet you would like party chat if you had people to join your party. I like party chat s I can talk to my friends while we all play different games.

I like Party Chat way it is personally. It's improved XBL dramatically in my experience.Bogie_19th

I like party chat, it's better than having to listen to all of the mindless trash talk and stupidity said by the cretins of XBL. Not saying that all the people on XBL are cretins, it's just the majority. :P

So when I'm playing Reach with a buddy of mine and we're in our own party, that's why we can't hear the other players in our matches even if they have mics?DJ_Magneto

That's right.

I think Infinity Ward had the right idea with MW2 where it allowed party chat only in certain game types.

The question is... is this something that MS should standardize? Or should it be the decision of the devs to implement.

[QUOTE="DJ_Magneto"]So when I'm playing Reach with a buddy of mine and we're in our own party, that's why we can't hear the other players in our matches even if they have mics?VoodooHak

That's right.

I think Infinity Ward had the right idea with MW2 where it allowed party chat only in certain game types.

The question is... is this something that MS should standardize? Or should it be the decision of the devs to implement.

I love Party Chat. I hate people that talks crap to you on the lobby on games like Halo 3, back in the day. It got old quick when crap like that happens to my friends/family members back in Halo 3. Now in Party Chat, I don't have to hear idiots while talking to my friends/family members when there online. Otherwise, I take my mic off all the time if I don't have any of my friends/family members online.XXGamerfanXX

I'm pretty sure party chat won't be changed, even though some of your points are valid. I think it all comes down to each players preference (obviously) and alot of people just want to chat it up with friends.

I'm a big culprit when it comes to party chat on team based games, but that's because I've never really played with anyone that's working as a team anyhow! Everyone's out for the kills and not the objective, so, you start not caring.

I'm a big culprit when it comes to party chat on team based games, but that's because I've never really played with anyone that's working as a team anyhow! Everyone's out for the kills and not the objective, so, you start not caring.

Paynee

Youre right I dont care what people say

Ilove party chat but the problem is that if ur not in party chat 9 out of 10 dont have a mic or ar in a partychat

most of the people dont talk

andmw2 is the worst multiplayer game ever seriously

I'm pretty sure party chat won't be changed, even though some of your points are valid. I think it all comes down to each players preference (obviously) and alot of people just want to chat it up with friends.

I'm a big culprit when it comes to party chat on team based games, but that's because I've never really played with anyone that's working as a team anyhow! Everyone's out for the kills and not the objective, so, you start not caring.

Paynee

Battle field and rainbow six are the only 2 games I find it really neccecary

i think your complaint kind of goes into the common sense pile. if people are entering games that require cooperation or teamwork, they shouldn't be in party chat but in game chat. however, allowing them to be in party chat is kind of like them not having a mic. i love party chat and when i'm playing a game that requires teamwork but i'm in party chat, i know the game well enough to be able to watch my team and know how i can help them. i really don't think it's an issue. i've been in a lot of games where i was in game chat and i got yelled at anyway, so i figured 'what's the point of this?' xbl chat will never be perfect because people aren't perfect. i'm glad they gave me the option to stop listening to those imperfect people from time to time :)

Yeah i agree to some extent. Party Chat makes me angry sometimes too when im playing a team-based game. But it's not all that bad, most people still use their headsets freely.

i like party chat as i use xbox as way to hang out with my buddies after work when im to tired to go out after work, if i end up on a game were guys seem cool and act out there role in a team as in on bf actually a medic that heals you or assault that supplys me i send the party invites most of the time and it works out better as i then have a new friend to play with

party chat is ok but i like talking to random people. the thing about my controller is that it thinks a mic is plugged in when its not

If you are playing online, it should disable party chat

I can see why some people would like to not have party chat. one of the main reasons why I got a xbox over an ps3 was because of the online. going into a game and meting new people and now becoming Friends with them. yes you have the five years old and all of the hate speech that comes with online gaming and that's is a real big turnoff for people; but going into a game that haves everyone on voice chat and your new to xbox live that can be a problem for new gamers. in the end people are going to use party chat and the chat will be open to morn then eight people, turing live into a ghost town, that if you want to play a game with teamwork you need to have people in your party do it.

I'll have about 6 people in my party chat, most of the time all playing different games. I hit the Y-button to switch to game chat, it's that simple. I'm still in the party but can communicate with people in the game.

Why would I stay in a party and not just leave? Because I can see if other people I know joined who would be interested in playing with me. Also, I like to switch back when a game is over to see what everyone is talking about.