ROBLOX receiving bad publicity has nothing to do with this, and it is not the reason why it is against the rules in the first place.
ROBLOX, for better or worse, sincerely cares about the safety and privacy of the people on their platform and as-such expertly and strictly moderates ALL sources of content on the platform, this includes Clothing, Decals, and even Voice Chat.
It is also insanely illegal to have a children’s game with Voice Chat capabilities, it’s one of the reasons why Discord is forced to be 13+, and it’s the same reason why any game with Voice Chat capabilities has to be labeled at least 12+.
Text to Speech is the premise behind a very popular (old) module named Chat Voice by Loleris and is not against the terms of service so long as it is moderated as strictly as the default ROBLOX chat.
I and most (if not all) others in this thread would much rather you implement Text to Speech functionality as opposed to using Voice Chat that would effectively get your account terminated.
ROBLOX from the day of it’s inception has been marketed as 7+ game, with only recently it being officially rated as an E 10+ game. That is most certainly not the same as 12+.
There are certain laws that specifically safeguard a child’s privacy and security online that should ROBLOX knowingly breach, there could be massive fines set in place. (Since ROBLOX is intercontinental it can’t be protected by a safe-harbor esque law)
I think its because unturned is owned by steam, which has different terms and conditions which you must agree to before downloading steam that basically states that you are already 13+ to use the application and any game on steam no matter the age rating can have vc because you agreed that you are 13+ when first downloading steam. It can also state that the company is not responsible for anything that happens from voice chatting.
That has never been stated ANYWHERE in this thread; ROBLOX certainly can add a voice chat, and most likely will at some point in the future.
The main issue is moderation, there is absolutely NO tech that can provide real-time audio moderation, and so Voice Chat would have to be handed out to trusted users similar to how UGC Creators are carefully chosen from people who are trusted to not abuse it.
Once again to restate, no one has ever said that they definitively can’t add a Voice Chat feature, while it is improbable and impractical, it is not impossible.
No voice chat isnt possible since the game shut down but you can record a mp4 and upload it to Roblox Then Play It In A Boombox Game, Just Remember Make It Appropriate
There’s a service in Roblox Studio called “VoiceChatService” that can be imported via the Model tab. So far I haven’t imported this in any games, though.
comes out in September 2021