Probably for the best.
Destruction All-Stars has disabled default voice chat after allegations of trolling and harrassment alongside plain ol’ distaste of the feature.
Developer Lucid Games took to Twitter to confirm that it had “disabled multiplayer lobby voice communications by default for all players,” and that it was “actively working on longer-term enhancements to the voice communications system.”
The decision comes after social media was awash with complaints about the feature. While most simply didn’t like the fact that voice chat was on by default rather than opting-in to the service, a number of users
WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO ALWAYS ENABLE VOICE CHAT IN DESTRUCTION ALLSTARS???
— Jaynez 🎮 (@JaynezPlays) February 3, 2021
Played my first online PS5 game (Destruction All-Stars). Automatically putting you in a voice chat party using built in mic is such an awful idea… All I can hear is peoples TVs and the adaptive triggers rattling.
— Drew Agnew (@iDrewby) February 5, 2021
First match in #DestructionAllStars and I already had someone in vc unironically singing Rasputin.
Also what multiplayer game comes out in 2021 and STILL doesn't have a turn of voice chat option at launch?!
— Mitchell O’Brien (@mitchob1012) February 2, 2021
Played Destruction AllStars (and will definitely play more) but not sure about it sticking you straight into group voice chat. First game, a child pipes up, excited about being able to be a wolf.
Which is nice! But also a kid shouldn't be auto opted into voice chat.
— Martin Perry 🏞️ Wishlist Park Story on Steam (@martin_perry) February 2, 2021
“I’m sure it’ll be fun with younger kids like Rocket League,” user GhostCrew wrote on ResetEra. “But I don’t think they’ll want ‘DIE YOU FUCKING BITCH!’ or some horrible homophobia screaming out of their controller speaker in their living room if they’ve forgotten to mute the chat that round. I’m presuming there must be parental controls that get around this being a thing for younger players. But even as a mid-30s adult it’s pretty embarrassing.”
Destruction All-Stars is available now on PS5 and is a February 2021 PlayStation Plus freebie.
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