The Finals Community Frustrated Over Missing Text Chat Feature
Many players in The Finals community are expressing frustration over a major feature missing from this team-based online game. The absence of a text chat feature has led to growing discontent among players who are seeking alternative communication methods within the game.
The Launch and Success of The Finals
However, for all of the positivity surrounding the experience, it hasn't always been perfect. Thankfully, as a live service style game, Embark has continued to release updates and patches to fix ongoing problems as well as add in new content including one that was holiday-themed which saw The Finals get a snow-themed Monaco map, new cosmetics, and other balance tweaks.
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The Call for Text Chat Feature
The sentiment seemingly found a lot of support online, as other comments agreed with being able to have an alternative communication method like text chat. Others gave a variety of reasons why having an option to enable text chat is more helpful to improving the overall experience, including providing a way to give teammates simple instructions, such as holding out at an objective when the game is on the line.
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The Battle Against Cheating in The Finals
While there's been no update on the chances that text chat will eventually make the game, Embark has been in a battle with a rising tide of cheating going on in The Finals. The studio has continued to add new anti-cheat methods through new updates, but as it stands, matches are getting ruined by players using aimbots and other methods that subvert fair play. Even players in ranked have experienced matches where a hacker has caused harm through account boosting, with higher ranks in The Finals seeing more cheaters taking part.
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