Please stop putting me in area chat by default

AuraStorm43 · August 2021

I’m on PS5 and I had hoped ZOS would fix this issue with the recent voice chat bug fixes but nope, I’m getting tired of logging in only to be bombarded with loud music or conversations

Please put us outta chat by default so those that want to use area chat have to choose to be there

fizl101 · August 2021

All the yeps! And turn on our mic when we go in group chat! We know we are going in there unlike area chat that we didn't want

six2fall · August 2021

Unfortunately they wanted this to be a feature so it wont be "fixed". Ots beyond annoying having to remove myself on every character every time I log on but thankfully I haven't had the issue of being immediately bombarded with crap music when loading.

GenjiraX · August 2021

I hate it. It’s such a bad idea. So intrusive.

Hapexamendios · August 2021

ZoS needs to realize this is s feature many of us do not want. If I want to talk to people that is my choice. Forced social interaction is completely undesirable. I know it can be turned off, but it never should have been implemented in the first place.

phaneub17_ESO · August 2021

Are you able to change where voice chat output goes? If yes then change the output to another speaker option then mute it. I do this on PC for other games where I have my game sounds coming out of my speakers and voice chat redirected to my monitor's onboard speaker then turn the sound way down or mute it.

Kaelthorn_Nightbloom · August 2021

Wait, you're forced to listen to other players when you log in on PS5? That's not okay. I'd be pissed if that happened on PC.

fizl101 · August 2021

SkaraMinoc wrote: »

Wait, you're forced to listen to other players when you log in on PS5? That's not okay. I'd be pissed if that happened on PC.

Yes it changed with (I think from memory) the Blackwood update. It wasn't like that before then, if you removed yourself from area chat on a character it stayed out unless you put yourself back in. Now it puts you back in every day

AuraStorm43 · August 2021

fizl101 wrote: »

SkaraMinoc wrote: »

Wait, you're forced to listen to other players when you log in on PS5? That's not okay. I'd be pissed if that happened on PC.

Yes it changed with (I think from memory) the Blackwood update. It wasn't like that before then, if you removed yourself from area chat on a character it stayed out unless you put yourself back in. Now it puts you back in every day

Its actually automatically dumped me in area chat for years, honestly can’t remember a time when it didn’t

fizl101 · August 2021

AuraStorm43 wrote: »

fizl101 wrote: »

SkaraMinoc wrote: »

Wait, you're forced to listen to other players when you log in on PS5? That's not okay. I'd be pissed if that happened on PC.

Yes it changed with (I think from memory) the Blackwood update. It wasn't like that before then, if you removed yourself from area chat on a character it stayed out unless you put yourself back in. Now it puts you back in every day

Its actually automatically dumped me in area chat for years, honestly can’t remember a time when it didn’t

It definitely only changed for me very recently. i used to log out of area voice chat when I created a new character and stayed logged out.

UglyTriangle · August 2021

fizl101 wrote: »

It definitely only changed for me very recently. i used to log out of area voice chat when I created a new character and stayed logged out.

Same. I know I had it disabled by default prior to taking a break from the game. Came back to play on PS5 and it always turns area chat on until I manually remove myself from the channel.

EvilAutoTech · August 2021

SkaraMinoc wrote: »

Wait, you're forced to listen to other players when you log in on PS5? That's not okay. I'd be pissed if that happened on PC.

Happens on Xbox as well but PS5 is worse because there is a mike on the controller.

gamma71 · August 2021

I'm sick of hearing every troglodytes music, opions arguing, tough guy talk, moms arguing with there kids and kids crying and just the sheer amount of stupid stuff coming out of these mouth breathers. It's every zone and every time you zone you get thrown back into the short bus chat.

I want to know why do these people think everyone wants to hear them they know there Mike is on.

ApostateHobo · August 2021

Yeah the whole voice chat thing is really annoying. And to top it off, not sure if it changed or not last update haven't tested it, but on ps4 the voice chat volume cannot be muted anymore unless you use the console option to supress in game voice chat. Even with player voice turned all the way down in the game settings you can still hear everyone just fine.

Destai · August 2021

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/7295791#Comment_7295791
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/578894/stop-auto-joining-area-chat#latest
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/2181866#Comment_2181866
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/176869/auto-joining-audio-channels-not-for-the-console-community

@ZOS_Kevin So this is where players start to get frustrated. Recently, @ZOS_GinaBruno was able to come into the first thread linked here and let us know it'd be addressed in an incremental patch. The latest patch was released and didn't fix the issue of session preference continuity. And quite frankly, all of these headaches would be solved if auto-joining was something under the player's control to begin with.

Despite players saying auto-joining chat is bad, she reiterated that it's by design. Now we're saying - and have been saying - as your clients "BAD DESIGN". No one wants forced social interaction. No one wants to log into the game and hear music, lewd acts, and people screaming at each other because someone decided auto-joining voice on a general zone was a good idea in a game of millions of people. It's been a complaint that can't be addressed in 6 years.

It's beyond frustrating that you or someone else from ZOS cannot even acknowledge the constant QoL threads like this asking for things to be changed. It's this exact silence that creates so much animosity. It doesn't take long to change this.

@ZOS_MattFiror @ZOS_RichLambert Maybe tagging you guys does something, but just want your eyes on this.

geonsocal · August 2021

i play 17 different toons across two servers (ps4) - some toons get the voice chat "feature", some don't...it's inconsistent...and, it is a bit annoying...

i believe though it's been like this for as long as i can remember with entering a battlegrounds match, wherein group chat automatically came on...

it's make me a bit sad at times thinking of all the lonely people, where do they all come from?

TequilaFire · August 2021

Yes you always switched to group chat when joining a group which is good unless your guild uses guild chat and switching back was a minor annoyance. But this forcing you into local rif raff area chat only started after Blackwood and is very annoying. If I turn off area chat it should stay off! And it should not auto enable before you even have control of your character while loading in because you can't turn it off fast enough to prevent blaring music and obscenities.

Mik195 · August 2021

gamma71 wrote: »

I'm sick of hearing every troglodytes music, opions arguing, tough guy talk, moms arguing with there kids and kids crying and just the sheer amount of stupid stuff coming out of these mouth breathers. It's every zone and every time you zone you get thrown back into the short bus chat.

I want to know why do these people think everyone wants to hear them they know there Mike is on.

I suspect that a lot of them have no idea that ZOS has bugged their home. Maybe we all need to start playing in the bathroom. I heard that running water in the sink used to work with the KGB.

vivisectvib16_ESO · August 2021

Agreed..please disable this auto join, or make it a toggle in the options. Area chat is annoying as heck. @ZOS_GinaBruno

CombatRecon11B · August 2021

six2fall wrote: »

Unfortunately they wanted this to be a feature so it wont be "fixed". Ots beyond annoying having to remove myself on every character every time I log on but thankfully I haven't had the issue of being immediately bombarded with crap music when loading.

They (Zos) "wanted" it to be a feature...

Well the fans don't like it, SO CHANGE IT! That's just beyond cringe.... the customer's always right, and we're not having it, so FIX IT!

This, among other things, is a stain on their service and their product. Not to say their service and product is horrible, but it needs some serious improvement.

Ken_Koerperich · August 2021

Added to "Group" voice chat...Really??!!

Never happens for me.

I have to do it myself, while the yokels go barrelling off at warp speed to clear the dungeon while I'm trying to turn it on/type I need "Lore/Quest" End ups they dgaf and ignore the chat completely...

Zone chat should NEVER be on, alas, it is, and you hear all that BS/Lewd/Stupid Music or other junk...

Klad · August 2021

AuraStorm43 wrote: »

I’m on PS5 and I had hoped ZOS would fix this issue with the recent voice chat bug fixes but nope, I’m getting tired of logging in only to be bombarded with loud music or conversations

Please put us outta chat by default so those that want to use area chat have to choose to be there

But...but we will miss you if you go.

Blinx · August 2021

it's not just PS5, I'm on xbox, first things I do upon logging on are:

1: Leave Area Chat

2. Increase Brightness-it resets every time I log out, the default is way too dark

3. Adjust Screen-resets as well

Ken_Koerperich · August 2021

Blinx wrote: »

it's not just PS5, I'm on xbox, first things I do upon logging on are:

1: Leave Area Chat

2. Increase Brightness-it resets every time I log out, the default is way too dark

3. Adjust Screen-resets as well

Hmm, gives me an idea. Maybe my brightness is auto resetting.

I noticed that my streams are super dark, even though I know I turned the brightness almost to max....

Thanks for the idea to check when I get on next bud!

XxCaLxX · August 2021

I almost always keep my master volume down in game so not to cause feedback in party chat and all that and sometimes I’ll forget my tv isn’t muted and volume is turned up and I’ll travel to new zone and bam it’s either ppl arguing or rap playing through someone’s mic. As others have said yes it can be turned off but turning it on should be first option.

ZOS_GinaBruno · August 2021

Hey everyone, we're continuing to review your feedback as we roll out bug fixes for voice chat and wanted to provide a brief update. As of last week’s incremental patch, the microphone should now be disabled by default. With this fixed, we're currently working on making sure that if someone chooses to leave an area channel, this preference is saved the next time they play. We don't have a specific go-live date for this second fix, but it is actively being worked on and our goal is to get this live as soon as possible.

Thanks again for your continued patience and feedback, and we'll share more information when it's available.

Ingenon · August 2021

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hey everyone, we're continuing to review your feedback as we roll out bug fixes for voice chat and wanted to provide a brief update. As of last week’s incremental patch, the microphone should now be disabled by default. With this fixed, we're currently working on making sure that if someone chooses to leave an area channel, this preference is saved the next time they play. We don't have a specific go-live date for this second fix, but it is actively being worked on and our goal is to get this live as soon as possible.

Thanks again for your continued patience and feedback, and we'll share more information when it's available.

Thank you!

Looking forward to area voice chat staying off all the time, like it used to before Blackwood update. I use group voice chat and guild voice chat, and never use area voice chat.

Destai · August 2021

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hey everyone, we're continuing to review your feedback as we roll out bug fixes for voice chat and wanted to provide a brief update. As of last week’s incremental patch, the microphone should now be disabled by default. With this fixed, we're currently working on making sure that if someone chooses to leave an area channel, this preference is saved the next time they play. We don't have a specific go-live date for this second fix, but it is actively being worked on and our goal is to get this live as soon as possible.

Thanks again for your continued patience and feedback, and we'll share more information when it's available.

Thank you, the detailed update and acknowledgement of our feedback is super appreciated! Looking forward to quiet time in the game!

AuraStorm43 · August 2021

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hey everyone, we're continuing to review your feedback as we roll out bug fixes for voice chat and wanted to provide a brief update. As of last week’s incremental patch, the microphone should now be disabled by default. With this fixed, we're currently working on making sure that if someone chooses to leave an area channel, this preference is saved the next time they play. We don't have a specific go-live date for this second fix, but it is actively being worked on and our goal is to get this live as soon as possible.

Thanks again for your continued patience and feedback, and we'll share more information when it's available.

This is the kinda response y’all should do more often, greatly appreciated

Indigogo · August 2021

Thank you! It was good to try I guess but there wasn't a single time I was glad to be in area chat.
I'll be looking forward to it being permanently off for me.

M0ntie · August 2021

Why did ZoS even change this? Area chat is usually full of toxic, stoned people and nobody except trolls want to listen to that. But thanks for putting it back how it was.