on PC games I tend to join and exaggerate my accent to the point of hilarity; I've made many friends in online games...
Although i'm reasonably posh naturally I believe.

British not chatty? I bet the TF2 server I always visit is the exception that confirms the rule. They chat like crazy.

Yea the whole Accent thing really bites me in the arse. Since I live in 'The Valleys' (That's Wales for anyone who doesn't understand) my accent is the bane of trying to work as a team.
Many a teamkill hath happend on my behalf from people acting like pricks.

The reason I don't talk (with people I don't know) on xbox live is because when ever I do all the American guys are like "Oh my god you're British!" and "Fuck you Commy!" which makes no sense. And you can guarantee some bloody idiot is gonna brag about how America saved our ass in WW2, IT HAPPENED 70 YEARS AGO, JUST FORGET ABOUT IT, you've already tarnished your reputation with the whole middle east fiasco. Seriously they're so proud you would think they were there at Normandy storming the beaches, even though none of them were alive when it happened.

So basically Chet, I would rather not speak at all than talk to you morons.

I got made fun of for being american.

wow, cos that's not a stupid generalisation or anything...

See, maybe instead of telling British gamers to speak up, they should tell American gamers to quiet down. There's a difference between "Talking" and "Communicating". When I've played with British people in the past, it's been far more cohesive and team oriented, because people only speak when it's necessary.

So things like, on Halo, instead of spewing a clear stream of rubbish, even if it occasionally includes some directions or indication of direction, my British fellows were more likely to simply say, "I'm going left." "I'm going right." "I need help." Instead of a screamed "Get your asses over here you jerks i'm being pinned down by some etc." And an Ass is a donkey, my good man.

Also, your accent sounds just as silly to me as mine does to you, do I comment on it Mr American? Maybe that's why we're so silent, because every other word is an insult.

Woodsey:
What game's the picture from by the way?

Chipperz:
EDIT - also, what's that picture? it's awesome!

The picture's from Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
Not just an awesome picture, an awesome game too.

I say if they want Brits and others to talk, we should talk, but we only use words Americans don't know the meaning of like queue, rugby or bollocks.

Doesnt he realise that once you say one thing you get racial slurs and a shitstorm comes down on you. I used to go into mtahces when bored, intentionally say "Hi guys" and then when they come back at me, I'd already have something gunning for them, and blast, one time my dad came in and told me to STFu or he'd take it off me coz the yanks couldnt be that bad, I told him to take the mic, well that wasa bad move because he stayed on the mic calling them every racist thing under the sun simply because of the shit they were coming out with and they were unprovoked, look I've got one mate whos American and he's great get along with him really well, but in video games they band together and act all tough over the mic, no offence but it really pisses me off when people say come to my town/state/country and I'll fight you. Seriously how big is their ego, Someone said that to me the otherday, a New Zealander, because I live in Aus, and a load of New Zealanders told him to STFU and that they'd all fight him, needless to say. He dropped out of the day. Lol. Lol indeed.

this sounds really fun

Being a moron in videogames is not an exclusively American trait by any means, I know voice chatters from all nations who are fucktards. However, it really is painfully common that the most vocal retards are american, to the point where there's at least one infesting almost every goddamn game. Whether it's rapping into the mic, yelling racist abuse, bawling into the mic about how to play the game properly, or whatever, the thing that's most likely ruining your gaming experience is an American with a headset. Seriously, it's an issue that needs to be addressed somehow.

For the record, I'm neither American, nor British.

They talk quite a bit on TF2...

I talk occasionally but nobody can understand my terrible retard accent so i end up typing it anyway.

Lordmarkus:
British not chatty? I bet the TF2 server I always visit is the exception that confirms the rule. They chat like crazy.

Are you talking about the gaming masters prophunt server?

PFFF... Mr Newell underestimates us.

We're not silent because we're afraid to communicate. We're silent because we are drilled to the point we don't need to talk.
I resent the idea of having to speak for my squad mates to know what they are supposed going to do, that's a distinctly undisciplined Yank thing.

Plinglebob:
I say if they want Brits and others to talk, we should talk, but we only use words Americans don't know the meaning of like queue, rugby or bollocks.

"This rugby queue's a load of old bollocks!"

Translation:

"TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANK!"

PC games seem plenty chatty enough. But then, we're playing with other Europeans.

Soon as you get on a 360 rarely hear a Brit talk, and I don't like talking on it, as all the dumb assed jokes come out that are the same every time. At least get some new jokes America!!

Maze1125:

Woodsey:
What game's the picture from by the way?

Chipperz:
EDIT - also, what's that picture? it's awesome!

The picture's from Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
Not just and awesome picture, an awesome game too.

Damn! I should have recognised that! It was one of the first games I got for my PS2 :D I'll have to dig it out, great game.

Lordmarkus:
British not chatty? I bet the TF2 server I always visit is the exception that confirms the rule. They chat like crazy.

It sounds like they know each other and you, which probably goes a long way to them talking. Us Brits are a very insular tribe, prone to only allowing those known well into the inner circle, binge drinking and casual violence.

Nothing pisses us off more than yanks telling us we all drink tea and wear bowler hats.

I talked on Xbox live on the Battlefield game, but none of them ever spoke back - frankly, its rare for me to even hear anyone talking on any game.

I almost never make fun of a Brit on L4D when I end up in a group with one. The only time I did, he actually started it, and the rest of the match was us telling him that he should be doing better because they had experience with running zombies in 28 Days Later. Oh, and all four of us thought it was hilarious, so there was no offense.

That said, every single other time there's someone with an accent on our group everyone else decides that it's free reign to harass him for it until he leaves. If he doesn't, i've seen them try and veto him out just because he doesn't have the same accent. It's stupid.

I'm afraid us British have surpassed primitive mic chat and become sentient beings.
It is now the case where by we need no team, the team needs us.

Er I think you'll find that british gamers have no problem talking.

They have a problem talking to a lot of Americans because they are usually loud, or ordering people around. Both of which most people can't be arsed with unless they are equally obnoxious.

Every brit I see gets shouted down in matches for his accent.

Luckily, im irish. Seriously, No country hates the irish at all. We are welcomed and loved everywhere :P if the americans hear an irish person talk in a match they cheer their fucking heads off.

I have always found them chatty,

The pic is from Giants - Citizen Kabuto, a very funny game.

Edit; Didn't see the 3rd page of posts.

I have no problem talking when it's on a dedicated server with just a couple of friends... because every time I've opened my mouth online some idiot (always with some sort of American accent) has either mocked me or insulted me, normally mentioning tea and crumpets.

Admittedly, I did have one nice moment in TF2 where a guy was going "hey, british dude, stop playing and go have tea and crumpets, stop playing you british wimps, do you even know which end of the gun is which" and so on, to which I replied "Mate, we invented the bloody SAS" and promptly headshot him

Haha I think everyone here shares the same opinion so I won't bother quoting THIS on every post...

I find most nationalities hate each others guts over Xbox live
And for the record its English not British.

NeuroShock:
I almost never make fun of a Brit on L4D when I end up in a group with one. The only time I did, he actually started it, and the rest of the match was us telling him that he should be doing better because they had experience with running zombies in 28 Days Later. Oh, and all four of us thought it was hilarious, so there was no offense.

That 28 Days Later joke is actually original and relevent, so no British person would be offended by that. I'd happily join in the banter too.

Ashbax:
Every brit I see gets shouted down in matches for his accent.

Luckily, im irish. Seriously, No country hates the irish at all. We are welcomed and loved everywhere :P if the americans hear an irish person talk in a match they cheer their fucking heads off.

I once got mistaken for Irish when I was talking to an American girl I met in Manchester. I'm from Bolton so I have a Lancashire accent, which to me sounds nothing like Irish and I'm sure you'll agree, but maybe I can pretend I'm Irish and I'll be able to talk without being insulted. It doesn't even have to be a convincing accent, I could say I'm from Craggy Island or something. They won't know what Craggy Island is.

Jonesy911:
And you can guarantee some bloody idiot is gonna brag about how America saved our ass in WW2, IT HAPPENED 70 YEARS AGO, JUST FORGET ABOUT IT, you've already tarnished your reputation with the whole middle east fiasco.

Just reply by suggesting that America was cowardly by saying they needed a direct assault to get them off their arses; Always interesting to hear the reaction.

dekkarax:

Jonesy911:
And you can guarantee some bloody idiot is gonna brag about how America saved our ass in WW2, IT HAPPENED 70 YEARS AGO, JUST FORGET ABOUT IT, you've already tarnished your reputation with the whole middle east fiasco.

Just reply by suggesting that America was cowardly by saying they needed a direct assault to get them off their arses; Always interesting to hear the reaction.

Or just point out the six years where America responded to 'world war two' with:
"That's not our problem."

Six years where it was just Britain vs Germany and the Far Eastern powers.
I love my history lectures.
(Note: No offence to any Germans or people of far eastern heritage. Love you to pieces, I really do.)

Two things:

1. Everyone should play Giants: Citizen Kabuto because not only is it a damn fine game, it's hilarious

2. I'm just plain stunned by the amount of "they make fun of my accent" that I'm seeing here. British accents are hot, people.

I beg to differ about us being quiet

And I think I speak for all the TF2 group when I say "Demoman?"

I don't talk much online, I don't have the breezy confidence of the yanks up there

I will be talking for Realism, though

Amnestic:
Every time I talked on CoD4 I got berated for not being from the US.
Same with Halo 3.

I'd talk more if it didn't distract my team.

I dont know who you play with but Brits are WAY better than Americans when it comes to acually talking and being a team, and im American.

Oh we Brits talk, in fact, get enough of us together on a server (and add a little alcohol) and it's hard to shut us up. Seriously, you haven't heard 'Ruby' by the Kaiser Chiefs until you've heard it sung by 2 drunk scousers, a cockney and a Scot.