[2020] Flex Que should be rebranded into a voice chat ranked system

Originally posted by 8910237192839-128312

It's a bad idea because it means no voice chat in SoloQ. Riot should just put opt-in voice chat into the game.

Originally posted by Cloakes

Just curious about your opinion but what about other games such as CS:GO and Overwatch? I play these games frequently and don’t seem to run into others being toxic towards people for not using their mic.

Originally posted by d15ch0rd

I'm sorry but a competitive game of CSGO is frequently longer than a game of league, unless it's a complete blowout. And leaving a competitive game is like an 8hr lockout, so you're stuck with them.

Originally posted by aariboss

LMAO how hard have these guys been overthinking it xD

Remember that nobody is forcing anybody to talk because the voice chat is up to everyone (they can mute anytime) and there is no obligation from anybody to talk, no matter the gender

Originally posted by YouPoro

1. csgo games are not "short" compared to league games. in fact, they can be much longer

2. you can feed enemy $$$ in csgo

3. thats sexist. my gf likes it loud

Originally posted by dog671

2020 no voice chat lmao, would definitely come back to League of legends. Also good in preparation for Clash

Originally posted by Lmaowuttw

Every other competitive game can handle voice chat, though. At this point, even Co-Op games have had voice chat for years. And I've never heard of anyone ever being flamed for not using it, even back when I played high level CS:GO (MGE/Roughly Diamond). CS:GO requires way more active call-outs than League and doesn't have a ping system, so voice chat is way more necessary, but you still never saw flame. In fact, I'd wager a lot of the flame comes from the fact that text chat is so much worse than voice chat. People are way more willing to insult using type than speech and everything seems like flame without the inflection and accenting in voices. Plus, voice chat might help bridge the gap between soloQ and pro play, making it easier to balance champions like Ryze.

In any case, I'm rather disappointed to hear from a Rioter that it won't be happening. I was under the impression that it was a WIP that was coming relatively soon considering the addition of pre-made voice chat.

Originally posted by EIgreco

That's a shitty excuse. Watch any pro league game and they still ping all of the time. I play flex as a duo and trio and we don't just stop pinging just because we are in discord.

Originally posted by iuhafsyuih

I mean people already drop discord links into the lobby chat so this just eliminates that extra step to getting into vc.

Originally posted by Asulfan

I think your third point is the most valid one, but not necessarily formulated like that. I think having a larger female player base is a strength. However competitive games (and sports) are often filled with prejudice and even more dangerous bigotry.

Edit: I think I formulated myself wrong by saying you formulated it wrong (ironic right..). What I disagree with is the angle that a larger female playerbase is a weakness for voicechat when I'd rather think it is a strenght (over time).

Originally posted by Pedollm

Cao ni ma is hello nice to meet you and sha bi is good job, all you need to know

Originally posted by RoyalFewl

i mean you're playing in the competitive queue, maybe if you don't want to play in the most competitive queue you wouldn't pick it

Originally posted by RuneKatashima

This is like, 1 of 3 times in the entire history of this sub I saw a Rioter acknowledge some poster's post and say it was at least not a bad idea.

Originally posted by CSDragon

As we near the mid-season update, how did this go?