Should developers exclude voice chat because of the online disinhibition effect?

MWEB GameZone writes: "Most of today's video games either come with multiplayer features, or are completely multiplayer based. Playing games online almost always demand the use of voice chat. Communication is essential for good teamwork, and makes the overall gaming experience easier and more enjoyable. Until it doesn't."

[CongoKyle]

How else will I let people know how bad they are?

I suggest everyone gets H1Z1 and experiences the starting area for Battle Royale. This will give you a good understanding.

[lord zaid]

There is alway room for good smack talk. But the line is pretty fine between good natured ribbing and @$$hole behaviour.

Basically the Trolls ruin it for everyone

[HanCilliers]

I don't think it's how they should go about it, but on the other hand, it'll be interesting to see if they succeed in drawing a "new crowd."

[HoldenZA]

Developers should always give players the option to use it or not use it. As far as I see, if your using voice chat you are opening yourself to the community. That community can be full of ragers, sweethearts, singstar wannabees or talkative 8 year olds.

I dont need a developer making a decision that can be made by me.

[lord zaid]

"YOU'RE" :D

[HoldenZA]

Go away Nazi

[KryptoniteTail]

Is...is this...serious? How can someone use such SJW terms like "disinhibition effect" and actually raise the question of excluding VOICE CHAT?!

Can't take the heat, GTFO of the kitchen (unless you are a woman)

[ThunderPulse]

That last part was the best.

[_LarZen_]

Should one of the most important features in a online multiplayer game be excluded? Well...if your a complete moron or Nintendo. Yeah..?

[ThunderPulse]

Nintendo didn't know what the internet was until 2015 they also just discovered YouTube and they don't like it.

[TheCommentator]

Wait. There's a difference between the two?

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

The mute option in COD is so wonderful.

[Viryu]

Awesome grumpy cat intro image XD

[Artemidorus]

Oppression again. You have a mute button on both the tv or headset.

[uth11]

I like the idea of giving people the option of playing on either moderated or unmoderated servers. On moderated users could flag abusive players, a moderator would then review the flagged chats and boot users who broke the rules from playing on the moderated servers. That way people who are turned off online gaming would have a place to play, and those players who prefer no restrictions have a place to play, and neither ruins the experience for the other.

[Menkyo]

Let them do it and the community will let them know if its a good idea. People buy it fine, they don't fine. Destiny sold just fine and had no chat. Most people don't chat on most of the current gen games Ive played anyway.