It sound like most didn’t read the article. You aren’t playing as the shooter, it is a horror game where you are the victim trying to escape and/or hide from the shooter.

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So the headline is slightly misleading. While yes, technically Vance’s mic was cut off, both his and Walz’s were cut of. Iirc the moderator also said something along the lines of “Gentlemen, we have cut your mics off…”