I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. - Obi Wan Kenobi

Maybe I just found this feature, but I love how I no longer have to listen to the “unwashed masses” in multiplayer on Xbox Live. Yes, there was the one occasion we played with a very respectful and polite 12-year old in “Halo 3” and there are the times that it might come in handy to be able to communicate with your entire team in the tactical shooters - but screw ‘em.

I’m sure I’ll be missing out on intelligent conversations with the likes of AdiosTerdNugget, TINYfarts and SWOLEN0MEMBER9 (yes, those are real gamertags), but I’ll take my chances.

Besides, I’ve got plenty of racist, homophobic, rapper-wannabe, ass clowns on my friends list already.