Valve disabled "vocalize" commands in L4D2. From aperturegames:
The latest Steam update has removed a feature in Left 4 Dead 2 that allowed gamers to bind keys to in game vocalisations that are essentially soundbites from the characters.
These ranged from random one liners to useful shortcuts to warn of incoming enemies. Essentially, the system can be used for both useful gameplay – especially for gamers who don’t wish to use a mic – and for spamming.
The community seems quite split in whether or not disabling these commands has been a good thing. Many people think that removing features is unnecessary as you can already vote to kick people out of games, while others seem very happy that people can’t spam these audio files anymore.
Either way, it’s quite rare for Valve to remove a feature in a game, no matter how controversial. We’re surprised the company didn’t just offer increased server settings or the option for individual players to turn ‘vocalize’ commands off through the audio settings.
There are currently petitions available on the Left 4 Dead 2 Steam forum for both sides of the argument.
I think I'll miss hearing Coach scream "Get in the elevator!" near the barge on SF1.
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