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Because of the inevitable toxic person in every lobby I just 'mute all' at the beginning of each match. 
Yeah, I could mute that one person in the lobby, but..
1) I don't wanna be faffing about mid-game to mute a specific person
2) The context of other chat is lost when you can't hear part of the 'conversation"
I'd love to have chat on, it would be cool if people could talk about the game or discuss tactics, give callouts etc. But I'm not into hearing kids losing their shit and insulting people and their moms.
Lol 😂 I do miss the old Xbox lobby chats, straight shit talking for hours >

The latest cod release has brought it back in all its glory >

Call of Duty and Halo started off the toxic gamer movement. I found my old 360, I started smiling thinking about all the ungodly names I was called in the lobbies. If only my mom knew how many people they said fucked her. >

When I was 12 a drunk 40 year old told me he'd cut my head off and shit down my neck. Glorious, online gaming was just glorious. >

Lol you can’t recreate these memories >

The MW 2 call of duty lobbies were hilarious ngl. When someone would be using noob tubes or the overpowered duel 1887 shotguns. Good times. >

This is exactly what I thought of. I’m not a big mic user but I’ll toss it on for some COD grind and trash talk >

Trash talking was one thing that I didn't mind. 
But toxic gaming communities have gone way beyond that. 
I've got like 3000 hours on Dota 2 and matchmaking is literally a roll of the dice to see which team has less griefers on their side. 
It's dogshit and a waste of everyone's time. A little shit talk back and forth back in the day raised the stakes of the game but now most of the shit talk is your own team. It's not just that way for Dota either, all MOBAs are the same. >

Shit-talking for a few seconds in between lobbies is okay, but completely tearing down teammates or harassing someone specifically is never a good look. >

It's especially painful in games like Dota where communication is key to winning, games are long, and you get punished if you leave. 
Sometimes its literal BS from minute 1 and it can go on for an hour. >

Trash talk on the other team can be fun but it's usually just so bitter and spiteful that it makes me uncomfortable. Like I dont wanna hear 2 kids yell at each other over a USB mic for an entire match >

Nobody likes actual toxicity
Edit: Other than really shitty people who as this guy says like seeing people rage quit