Why don't people talk on HL: Deathmatch source?

[Esau]

I was trying to chat and have fun one evening, and my fellow players were presumably braindead losers which only said "Map change 30 minutes". Also they kept spamming rockets

 

[RACISM]

You might have been playing with niggers.

 

[Girl Named Sandoz]

You might have been playing with niggers.

bots are the niggers of online games

 

[BikeLock]

They're non-verbal autistic.
Its the only explanation that makes sense, because they're playing HL: Deathmatch in 2023.
At least you can interact with the autists who still play Team Fortress 2.

 

[tinheadtomboy]

All the oldfags who played deathmatch source have gotten married to their dream woman, retired from a successful job, and are currently too busy babysitting their grand children to frag you.