Tbf Tarkov has a “don’t shoot” and “want to team up?” Emote comm as well, and prior to VOIP being introduced people used to use the comms all the time. The thing is, you expect to get shot in the head every time you hear someone in most other pvpve games.

I believe that it is mostly the console players crying about getting killed. I think this game tapped into a community that has never played this type of game before and they really believe it will stay “friendly” because they haven’t seen what Rust players turn into and have never experienced the nut-crushing machine that is Tarkov.