Yes, let's build this monument to failure where players come in to a multiplayer game and are effectively isolated from communicating with other players. Squads of established players make use of third party software like ventrilo to easily work around this and prey upon the isolated newbies until there is just a couple of warring squads left accusing each other of cheating by using third party communication software and starting endless bbs flame wars.
I was about to post my thoughts in this thread but I can't say it any better than Pyro.
Cmon you guys....use a little commen sense here. It is a GAME. The GAME has to be designed to be playable and fun. If you want REAL LIFE go fly a REAL airplane.