Ever seen a player walk around and suddenly stop? You don't know why they stopped until about 5 to 10 seconds later you see a message appear in the chat. If only you had known they were typing a message, then you wouldn't have to guess whether they left their keyboard or not.

The first bubble you see is the original unused typing speech bubble left in TF2's files. I have taken it and made a RED & BLU version based on the respective team colors for voice chat. However, for the typing bubbles, it would only show RED for when your RED team mates while you were typing in team chat, and BLU for your BLU team mates in the same regard.

There is a lot of debate over which community made Speech Bubbles should be implemented, I'm not here to discuss their validity. I'm here to bring up a discarded idea and breathe new life into it. Tell me what you think, and thanks for browsing.

FAQ!

Q. I'm a RED Spy disguised as a BLU player. Will I be able to see BLU teammates with the BLU Team Chat icon above their head?
A. No, only your teammates will display the Team Chat icon over their head when they are using Team Chat

Q. What if I am a RED Spy disguised as a BLU player and I'm typing a message for everyone to see, send it, and someone on BLU saw me standing still typing it. I had the all chat Type icon over my head and then a RED message was sent. He will know I'm really on RED and I'm a Spy!
A. The main problem with this argument is why were you standing still as a Spy in the open typing a message? This is really your fault for giving yourself away in this manner.

Q. But now people will see when they are typing and go straight for them. Why would you let everybody know you're vulnerable?
A. Again, flawed argument. You shouldn't be in the open typing messages where people can see and kill you.