I would say its much more than a slight upgrade, really. Being able to coordinate and give thoughts at a moment's notice without having to type it out is pretty important. But I mean if you don't care for that, fair enough.
and if you don't want to be social at all or chit-chat with people in games then... fair enough.
Basically fair enough I guess.
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Sir Chris
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