Many an MMO I have played where there is this strange phobia developers seem to have about allowing factions to communicate. I'm sure there's some sound logic behind it, cuts down on support tickets about harassment or what have you.

Warhammer 40k isn't about logic though. There's often times playing PS2 where I hear people in proximity giving little inspirational speeches, goading their friends on to an objective, yelling warcries (for the emperor is a really popular one!) Its such a shame that the enemy can't hear any of that and retort.

Its not hard to put in mute buttons or options to disable the chat entirely, so why not? Its a Warhammer 40k game, I WANT to hear the incoherent babbling, screaming, and witty banter. (Even though its not always particularly witty.) I'd even go so far as to say it should be an integral part of the gameplay, screaming at your enemy and taunting them. Or spying on them to eavesdrop, if you're a cheeky eldar.

Giving them an item that lets them eavesdrop on squad chats if they're near a member would be very interesting. Spying was always a meta problem anyways with alternate accounts and characters, why not make it fun to do it in a way that fits in the gameplay?

So yes, this is a post about opening up proximity voice chat across all factions, why its a great idea for a 40k setting, and how it can be used to improve gameplay. Ideas are welcome.

Perhaps the orks could have a 'WAAAGH' bar that fills up based on how loud you scream into the mic that boosts your sprint speed and melee damage, eh? Well maybe not, sounds a little exploitable. Then again, it might be worth the hilarity.

since the start miguel tell us that they will not place limit to cross faction comunication because is useles: is soo easy to find alternative method.

INdeed... that would be awesome... though that last thing would be fucking unbalanced... just place all the small kids on the orcs and the WAAAGH would never end xD