With Voice Chat, players can now communicate directly in-game using their microphone.
Here’s everything you need to know to get started.
To open the Voice Chat settings, head to System Options, then navigate to Voice Settings. Or, for a quicker option, press the shortcut SHIFT + TAB.
Once you’re in Voice Settings, you’ll see four key options. Let’s walk through each one:
Microphone Settings
- By default, your microphone is muted. To activate it, you have two options:
- Push-To-Talk: This setting requires you to hold down the TAB key whenever you want to speak. Release it when you’re done.
- Always On: As the name suggests, this keeps your microphone open at all times, so others can hear you without needing to press a key.
Hearing From
- Here, you can choose which channels you want to hear. All channels are enabled by default, but you can unselect any channel to mute it.
- For example, if you’re in a Party and there are other players nearby, unselecting Proximity will mute players around you, allowing you to hear only your Party members.
Voice Volume
- This setting controls the volume of all channels. If you don’t want to use Voice Chat or prefer not to hear anyone, simply set the volume to zero.
Talking To
- Here, you select the channel where you’ll be heard. By default, Proximity is selected, so players nearby can hear you.
- Remember, you can only choose one channel at a time. If you want only your Party to hear you, select Party, and now, only your Party members will hear your voice.
Additional Features
- When someone speaks, you’ll see a small overlay in the bottom-left corner, showing the player’s name and their channel. You can adjust their volume individually by hovering over their name.
- The Proximity channel has a range limit of about 50 feet, while Party and Guild channels have no range limit, making it easy to communicate from any distance.
- In order to change your Microphone, you need to open the Windows Sound Settings and once you change it, the client needs a restart.