Warzone 2.0 shakes up the familiar Battle Royale experience with a new 2v2 Gulag and the possibility of multiple circles.
It also introduces a new extraction-style DMZ mode, where players infiltrate Al Mazrah, scavenge for loot, and try to survive until exfiltration.
Both game modes also provide a new way to interact with opponents via proximity chat. This new feature is crucial for teaming up with opponents in the Gulag to take down the jailer, or making sure assimilation goes according to plan in the DMZ.
Here’s how to activate it in-game.
How to enable proximity chat and talk to your opponents
Credit: Activision Blizzard
To activate the new feature, just follow these steps:
- Click the Settings cogwheel and select Audio.
- Navigate to the Voice Chat segment to find the Proximity Chat settings. Make sure it’s on.
- Make sure voice chat is also turned on. Choose whether to use Push To Talk or Open Mic in voice chat recording mode.
Once you’re in-game, players near your location should be able to hear you if you’ve selected Open Mic. If you use Push To Talk, you must use the appropriate key combination.
This will be especially useful in the Gulag, where players can request to work together with the opposing team to defeat the jailer and escape together.
Similarly, rival teams can join DMZ to complete objectives or missions.
However, Activision Blizzard is fully aware of the potential for abuse of a feature like this. Rules against toxicity will be enforced, he said in a blog post, and a new in-game reporting system is being implemented to allow players to flag bad actors.
If a player is found to be engaging in offensive voice chat, the system will allow the moderation team to globally mute that player from all voice chat features in the game.
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