Since Google stopped using/supporting XMPP/Jabber as chat protocol it has just become worse and worse. Luckily I moved almost all my Google Talk contacts to other Jabber/XMPP servers and to Matrix.
It is be like that sometimes
might not be an en speaker; have empathy
He is quoting a meme :)
"Video call ringing in Chat" is the #1 feature I miss from Hangouts. Other than that Chat is 100% interchangeable from hangouts, it was seamless.
It's one of the least troublesome transitions Google has done - just wish they would finish the last couple features.