PS3 and People without a Mic Rant Thread

[matthewrounds]

I have to blow off a little steam. I really enjoy online play with my PS3. In fact I rarely play the campaign mode on the two games I have (RFOM, R6V) because the online is so much more interesting to me.

I have been playing R6V quite a bit lately and every time I get into a team game there are always people without a mic/headset. This is really unbelievable because this game is hard by itself and adding to that not being able to talk to your teammates is silly.

There are so many advantages to having a head set like being able to communicate enemy locations, exchange weapon info, etc which actually improves your gamer score. I am not a great player, I have fun, but I enjoy winning more than losing and when I get into a game with players without a headset I have the suspicious feeling we are going to lose.

Has anyone else experienced this and can relate? I bought a bluetooth headset at Fry's for $25 and it works great. The games I have were $60 each and the system is $600 (soon to be $500) and people cannot afford a mic. Its getting so bad for me that I want to kick people out of a room if they don't have a mic. I don't think I would ever do this, but I am being pushed people.