Are gamers being less social than they already are?

I was in my communications class earlier today and we had a pretty good debate about social anxiety, introversion, and just a decline in daily positivity. So I was thinking being slightly extroverted and normally a pretty loud person on xbox live, I've
noticed a huge decline of people using a mic or just talking on XBL. I mean i'm also glad that people aren't swearing a storm as much as before, but I also just enjoyed when random stupid conversations would arise. It just made xbox live feel very humanistic!
Oh and I have real life friends (I think), I was just wondering if you guys feel the same way

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Capcom and MS

If MS brought Capcom, Sony gamers would be even more salty than they already are.

 

Microsoft - You've really handled this poorly and the upset customers / loyal fan base deserve better.

Moderators are fellow gamers so they would not have anymore information than what has already been given.

 

I(like many) use partys far more than game chat.

 

[quote user="GRADY 1999"] I(like many) use partys far more than game chat. [/quote]

Yes me too. Especially as I play a lot of Payday 2 and other team games.

Its far easier to have your team in a party than not being able to talk during loading screens etc.

This is the same for GTA. Better to have party chat than 11 year olds trash talking an 18 rated game.

So yes, in my opinion Party Chat is the best option 99% of the time.

It's private, it's personalised, it's your team, in your time, on your terms. Brilliant.

 

Griefing has become too common and a lot of players lose the mic to avoid the trash talk.

 

The golden age of the party chat is over. Now it's screaming, squealing, vulgarity, arguing, beatboxing and horrible singing.

 

[quote user="BizarroMantis"]

The golden age of the party chat is over. Now it's screaming, squealing, vulgarity, arguing, beatboxing and horrible singing.

[/quote]This right here. Game chat used to be good years ago, but over time it got full of garbage. When party chat came out, it was a god send. I could finally chat with people again. And yes I could use mute to mute the offenders, but it got VERY tiresome
to mute over half the lobby in every online game I played. It was just better to stay muted.

When people over xbl can treat others with some common decency and respect, then game chat will start to be common place again, until then, it's party chat or bust for me.

 

yeah, I used to be very welcoming to anyone who wanted to come into my party chat. Not anymore. It's too hard to find fun people to communicate with. lol

 

I kinda just put down the mic...None of my friends play anymore and it's hard to find a good group to play with.

 

What's wrong with game chat?

It's like a 24/7 comedy act that you don't need to pay for and can even participate in.

 

BizarroMantis pretty much nailed it. I find it funny to listen to people complaining about no one talking or using their mics while at the same time singing, cursing, and using hate speech. I use my mic and talk to random people often in games. Just as
often I have to mute them or start a party so I don't have to listen to them.

 

I just don't bother anymore. Just getting too old for annoying griefers and egotistic aholes that wanna 1v1 me due to losing a multiplayer game I have beat them in. I play to have fun not to listen to kids crying over spilt milk.

 

It's on the decline and has been for years. I personally prefer being in party chat for several reasons.

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1. I don't have to listen to idiots doing stuff like what Bizarro mentioned.

2. The sound qaulity is better in party chat than it is in game chat.

3. Privacy as I don't exactly want randoms overhearing some things during the course of a conversation.

4. Being able to talk to friends that are playing different games.

 

Classroom debate is always interesting--- the problem comes with practicle application....... Humans are social creatures. Not much of a debate. To answer the question... NO. Your own personal social group determins the positivity level....