Voice chat was finally coming

Riot Games announced that team voice chat would arrive in League of Legends in October's twenty six point twenty patch for North America and Oceania regions.

The announcement lasted two weeks

Just two weeks after the announcement, Riot's dev team posted on social media that the feature had been delayed with no revised timeline for its arrival.

Players have waited seventeen years

League of Legends players have already waited seventeen years for the voice chat option, making the delay particularly frustrating for the community.

Riot cited quality concerns

The studio stated it was pushing the feature to meet the quality bar its community deserves, but did not explain what specific issues prompted the delay.

“to meet the quality bar you deserve”

Moderation may be the issue

League of Legends is known for toxic in-game behavior. Riot may have found that its moderation approach, including requiring minimum Honor levels, was not working as intended.

Voice skins could also be problematic

The voice skin feature, which allows players to change how they sound to teammates, may have caused issues that contributed to Riot's decision to delay the rollout.