Can’t help but wonder why FH4 and FH5 have no normal chat to be able to talk to the other players. Having 4 customizable chat functions is very far from enough. I for one don’t like voice chat, mostly for the reason it doesn’t filter echo and other bad noises, not to mention no individual volume control and that’s why I prefer the traditional chat.
I know there will be some who would use the chat to insult players but that’s easily correctable: by enabling a filter for bad words in game options and an “ignore player” option in the chat itself.
Every single online game I’ve ever played (racing or otherwise) has a normal text-based chat, so I really don’t understand why FH’s don’t have any.
No, thank you.
I’m glad I don’t have to be subjected to the stupidity that would no doubt be the in game chat in a game with most children playing it… what could possibly go wrong?
(I mean, this forum alone should be enough reason to never do this… LOL. )
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For the people that don’t like to see it there still would be the option to turn it off. Much like it’s with the horns for example.
Same goes for a voice-chat by the way. We know the option is there because it was permanently turned on at least during races at the release of the game.
Actual chat, yes, with working filters how much of it you want to see: global; friends only; convoy only
and even better, with proximity-based voice chat in freeroam, so no need to take hands off controller.
The real question though is, if Playground even wants players to interact? AAA developers like their games safe and sterile. After all, the best way to ensure no one takes offense in anything others do, is to not let players interact in any meaningfull manner.
I would love some method to communicate in the Trial and Horizon Tour other than just four limited Forza Link phrases. It would be great to be able to tell teammates to slow down for an upcoming hard right turn, not to crash into teammates, let them know when you are about to pass on the left, or requesting a zero-scoring teammate quit so the rest of the team can win.
Suggestion to have a text chat in the game, it is very boring to communicate by horn or ready phrases. Please 
