Proxy chat, immersion experience.

Okay I posted this in Steam forum's awhile ago but...

Picture this. You soloq or SWF. (we are ignoring discord for now) and you are going in to have fun with your friends, sneaking around. They can't hear you and you can't hear them unless they are nearby in ear shot depending on how loud you speak. Fully immiscible voice proximity chat. And even better, you and your friends or other survivors are working on a gen, just chatting away. Mike Myers stalking you, hearing every single word when in proximity. I think that would add a whole new value to the game. Now to combat the distance... either radios found in game or an item (run on batteries like flashlights, just longer) or a built in survivor base. Again, still running on batteries. Meaning they have limited use.

If someone talks on the radio to you and the killer is near, they can also hear the radio and whats being said.

Have a TOGGLE option for streamers and just loud background speakers. As well as those who are soloq and or do not wish to hear or speak to their team. (can toggle in in-game options) Giving the user the choice to use the proxy chat option will put the decision when it comes to trolls in the user's hands. If they don't like it, they can simply turn it off.

The one troll I would see happening is working with the killer or premeditated sandbagging of fellow survs. This already happens any way, they would just have a voice now. Again, individual users can choose to turn it on or off.

I think that is a pretty balanced suggestion.

I know when I SWF. I sometimes find myself automatically doing the "whisper or not talking" in discord when sneaking past a killer. If proxy chat was added in, I would 100% ditch discord to be fully immersed in the game. Make it more real. Think... Phasmophobia proxy chat... just better. Realistic static when batteries run low, fade outs, etc...

Honestly, I think that would have a lot (not all but enough) SWFs also opt in for the proxy chat instead of outside sources as long as its done correctly.

As far as killer speaking... Ive toyed around with the idea of killer having this available, Im thinking "no" as far as speaking, only listening. (before you all get up in arms about this, here is my reasoning) How many of the killers in this game or movie do you know actually speak coherently? They only listen with the exception of killers like Ghostface, and even he only really talks on the phone. lol. Again, we are going for immersion and authenticity here. I know as a killer, I get immersed in and don't speak because I treat it as real scenario or movie.

I don't know, anyone else have thoughts? Survs and killers alike.