Even if voice chat isn't for everyone, at least give us the option of using it or not. Jumping into parties with strangers just to ask a quick question or spend five minutes playing together on a public event or crucible match is just silly. Even though this game is public and requires online to play, the thousands of mute characters running around makes the game feel so.. empty. Not being able to communicate--in my personal opinion--is the game's one major flaw. You're meant to work together in the crucible, but can't always be bothered to pull a party together with everyone in the lobby so the game is silent aside from the disembodied announcer giving a constant play-by-play in the background. What if that player disconnects during the match? Gets bored or ragequits? What if you really don't plan on ever speaking again after that quick match, was it really worth the hassle of organizing a party? If you want to thank someone for saving your sorry hide when you're being overrun by mobs in the field, how can a wave, point or dance really do it justice? If you want to organize a fireteam in town, is it seen as rude or abrasive to walk up to random people walking by and inviting them to a party they'll probably refuse to join? If there's one thing I want more than anything in Destiny, it's to be able to hear the people I'm sharing the universe with. I want to strike up conversation in town without dragging myself to the forums just to attempt to find someone to play with or ask a question that I have to wait thirty minutes to get an answer for. Please Bungie, PLEASE, add proximity chat to the game! It's too quiet, too lonely, too empty when it's supposed to be a world populated by so many other players. If we're meant to be sharing this world together, let us at least feel like we are!