A recent analysis of national survey data suggests that playing video games does not correspond to increased prejudiced beliefs. Instead, researchers found that gamers tend to hold more inclusive cultural values than the general American public.
Removing chat is IMO one of the worst moces you can make.
It was bad for GTA 5 (coordination/deescalation)
It was less entertaining in Clash of Clans.
Rocket League is a good example with the template chat but also allowing you to type individual words.
Voicechat on the other hand should be available but be able to
A: Mute completely
B: Easily able to mute (also silence the chat part) a specific individual.
A well designed game plants the seeds for that. E.g. trying to avoid toxicity by removing chat vs supporting community hosted/moderated servers.
I still hold voip is the worse thing you can add to a game if your goal is to have a good community.
Its exclusively used to harass basically.
Have you played Arc Raiders? VoIP there is (generally) a pleasant experience.
Removing chat is IMO one of the worst moces you can make.
It was bad for GTA 5 (coordination/deescalation)
It was less entertaining in Clash of Clans.
Rocket League is a good example with the template chat but also allowing you to type individual words.
Voicechat on the other hand should be available but be able to
A: Mute completely
B: Easily able to mute (also silence the chat part) a specific individual.