Been playing this game for a few days and one thing I have noticed so far is that not a single person has been talking.  
 
I am playing on 360 which you would assume would mean more people would have mics to talk with but alas that is not that case. Maybe they're all in parties?

That seems to happen in a lot of games. While it's annoying to have whiny kids on MW2, they can be muted, when no one is talking, the game just becomes so boring that I may as well be playing on a PC.

You can only talk or hear the people in your 4 man squad, so unless you are not playing with friends, there is a very small likelyhood of you meeting someone with a mic in your squad who wants to actually talk to you. If you want to play a good online game where people use mics on 360 go play either MW2, Gears 1, or Halo 3

well I play on the PC and I really only use vent to communicate with my friends

"If you want to play a good online game where people use mics on 360 go play either MW2, Gears 1, or Halo 3 "

I don't use a mic, I don't think it is too much of a loss. People know to throw ammo, med kits, revive you.

" I don't use a mic, I don't think it is too much of a loss. People know to throw ammo, med kits, revive you. "

" @nail1080 said:

"If you want to play a good online game where people use mics on 360 go play either MW2, Gears 1, or Halo 3 "

To call those who use mics on MW2, Gears 1 or Halo 3 "People" suggests they are humans, which insults all of us. 99% of them have shit for brains and are the exact opposite of the people I would like to speak to. Party chat is the best thing that Microsoft has brought to the 360 since release IMO. "

If you want to play a good online game where people use mics on 360 go play either MW2, Gears 1, or Halo 3 "

" @zudthespud:  nah that's bull man, a myth. You meet just as many nice people as you do mean people, just like real life. Well that's from my experiences anyway. I hate party chat, it has taken away from the banter and trash talk I used to associate with live, and like I stated those 3 games are the only ones where it is in anyway prominent right now. "

I never use the mic unless Im playing with 1 friend. 

Though I was turned off that mics werent very common in these games, the actual mechanics like spotting and the voice communication for when teammates need assistance are far better than having some guy yell at you for not helping.
 
Edit: Plus they don't call you racial slurs. Its more pleasant that way.

my win record when playing with 3 other friends all mic'd up is 100%...no so great with strangers. BFBC2 is really the only game that, IMO, requires communication with others to succeed. (I listen to the podcast while playing MW2 or GRAW2 and do just fine.)

Good. I  dont have to listen to all the stupid little kids who think their cool because they swear online and say stupid shit.  I play on PC so I don't have to worry about this much. I dont play with a mic.

" @Tuggah said:

" I don't use a mic, I don't think it is too much of a loss. People know to throw ammo, med kits, revive you. "

Sure, but that's baseline existing in the game. Actual tactics such as coordination of attack, approach routes, or even which one of you is going to jump out of the tank and repair is so that both don't and then it gets stolen by a nearby enemy? That stuff all works so much more amazingly when people use their mics. You're never going to be able to force people who don't want to, but effective voice chat really does improve a team-based game amazingly.  "