Hello Guardians,
[i](Make sure to read the edits at the bottom of this post)[/i]
I am proud to say that I am an avid supporter of the Destiny community. However, there is a line that is crossed CONSTANTLY while playing Trials of Osiris, and any other form of PVP. Every week, I hop onto Destiny with friends and clan mates in order to dominate the playing field in order to gain the Trials gear. With that said, there are many groups of people that can best us, whether our game is off, or they are just overall better at Trials. After winning the match (and during the match), there is many people "teabagging" and showing unsportsmanlike behavior. Not only do people do things non-verbally, there is many times that players have messaged me calling me out for me and my clan's skill level, which I find disrespectful.
All in all, I don't expect this to stop. It is sadly a part of the competitive gaming culture. However, I think that Destiny as a gaming community is one of the greatest. PVE is the prime example of this. Random strangers will help you out in tough encounters with enemies, help you complete the raid if you never have, cheer you on for gaining cool loot and much more things that make this game extremely different from any other.
I would LOVE to see this more in Destiny PVP. I am not asking for the skilled players to be less competitive, or to purposely lose a round. If you want to go 5 - 0, do it! I encourage you. However, reframe from being rude to fellow players. They are here because the love playing the game, just like you.
If this topic has been touched upon before, I apologize for not looking into it. I wanted to voice my own opinion and I hope that you can respect this. If you agree with this, please comment your thoughts. I would like to see this on the trending forum post so that Bungie can see this.
[b]EDIT:[/b] After reading many messages, let me make a few things clear. I am not raging, nor am I a sore loser. What I am saying is there is a lot of rude people who play the game and that goes with ANY multiplayer game. That's how it is! And I am not a fan of teabagging because it is degrading and shows that the players think they are the shit. However I could care less. The thing that pisses me off the most is when people message me afterwards with rude messages. Now just because I dislike these things, doesn't mean I can't handle it. I love Destiny and it's community, and what I am trying to say, is that we are better than that.
To all of you people who have commented stories of helping others to the lighthouse, congratulating people on their performance, thank you. You are the guardians that deserve the rewards. You guys have fought, won, and continue to win afterwards because of your awesome leader skills.
[b]Final Edit:[/b] Thank you for all the feedback. Once again, this isn't about having my feelings hurt, or that people are bullies and need to stop (which bullying is a serious issue), its more about how you act. Most of you are taking the Teabagging part of this post to literally. Overall I am saying is don't be a dick. However, I did recognize that it is impossible to eliminate that behavior. I have been told many stories of cyberbullying that has occurred through Destiny, and I think that shouldn't be okay to do. [b] I am the voice for the people that are scared to be judged or bullied on online forums or in game for voicing their opinions.[/b]
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Sadly this isn't just a competitive issue. I got a message tonight actually because me and my friend joined a fireteam that had started a strike. We had issues with it, since my light level was low for a heroic. And we, me and my friend, were able to communicate pretty well. However, this means some of the team communication is often missed by randoms. Thus the player who messaged me didn't know that we were coordinating for survival. I had to pass up a lot of resses, because of adds assaulting the spot, because there was no cover, to avoid the boss smashing both the resser and the ressee. People think teamwork is mostly about getting them back up, but it is also making judgment calls. This can come off as "poor playing" and this get you the same toxic behavior you see in the PVP. There are tons of good players out there, who won't risking wiping a strike or a raid, just to get a person back up under full fire. And I fear that with this behavior leeching out from the PVP players is soon going to invade the PVE too. I have also had teabaggers in strikes for that very same reason as above. Passing up a revive in order to kite mobs away or because you needed to dodge something. Then you die, and rather than res you, they would teabag your ghost and then risk death before your timer runs out. It isn't a new behavior, but it is one of the crappiest to have. And it's the same attitude that births messages calling people scrubs. I like to call this the "pooptalking" mentality of players. Some just have to dominate a game, whether it is PVE or PVP, because they cannot allow themselves to just relax and enjoy the game. So they pooptalk others to feel like their superior. Anyway, sorry for the long rant. Just had to mention this is a more wide spread issue, not just PVP. And yes, it is super frustrating.