Dispatch doesn't let you derail conversations with blank, vacant stares because 'less than 1%' of players ever chose to stay silent in Telltale games

AdHoc Studio cut the "stay silent" dialogue option from Dispatch after Telltale data showed fewer than 1% of players ever used it. Supporting silence across ~120 dialogue choices would have required writing, recording, and animating reactions for 15 minutes of content.

Appeared in 2026-03-12.