It was just last week when my Twitter feed was exploding over our beloved Heroes of the Storm adding voice chat (got those 280 characters just in time). Much has simmered since then, but the dilemma still remains: there is a strong opposition to incorporating it, and rightfully so. This is my attempt at explaining a complicated matter, and how I feel we should manage it.Leave the flame to Alexstrasza, Twitterverse.When going to play a game, whether it's competitive or casual, we go into it hoping for a positive, fun time. How we accomplish that varies from person to person, as we all have different perspectives on what "positive" and "fun" is. The experience might not be positive if we lose, or gain new knowledge, and it certainly isn't fun when we're being personally attacked. We don't always obtain this feeling of success, and sometimes it may even feel rare when it does occur, but it's what wefor whether its realized or not every time we boot the game up. Point is, we all want the same thing, success, we're simply divided by our differences. I'm going to refer to this pervasive ideal as "the dream."Now take that complicated contraption I just described and add a brand new method of communication. For some people, who enjoy the game competitively, it adds hope to the dream. Even for those going into HotS casually, with talking to new people, there's surely an opportunity to make new friends. This, from what I've gathered, is the majority of the player base.The minority, on the other hand, feel as though this may pull apart their chances of attaining the dream. Many, including myself, have every right to feel concerned about speaking to strangers. This is the key moment in time, everyone, when instead of speaking, we listen to those who have something they need to communicate, especially when they're the little guy; be respectful of someone's courage. Instead of dismissing what they have to say because it might not take kindly to our dream, we acknowledge this issue's existence that everyone cannot benefit equally from this feature. Speaking personally, I can't fathom the number of times I've had a day ruined because someone was ridiculously cruel to me in a game, nor could I imagine what that's like for someone who is female, LGBT, and so on.So then how do we manage this conundrum?We all have the same dream; we're all in this together. Whether we like it or not, voice comms has brought politics into the game, and from what I understand, this feature will be incorporated no matter what. Instead of fearing what is to come, we need to look forward to embracing it and wielding it as a tool of positive change in the community. Those who have been quick to disregard voice comms being problematic, claiming that some simply need to "get over it," will have to start defending teammates when they're being attacked. Now is the time for people to stand up against bullying. If we want to be able to directly talk to others, we must be willing to accept both the pros and cons, for we cannot have our cake and eat it too. That person who just got flamed for locking The Butcher just might be the guy who carries your team to victory with a meat count over 400. Or, it could be a case of what could of been, because their spirit got crushed by verbal assault. Will you be someone's hero and stand against toxicity? We will find out soon enough.As an avid Hots player and streamer, I will do everything in my power to make sure voice chat is used properly. I believe firmly that streamers can make the biggest impact in making voice chat a success. Now is the time for heroes, and I just don't mean that because of the game's namesake. Be someone's hero, for we all share the same dream.