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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I have found that every time I get t- bagged the person ends up haveing the worst kills then anybody, just goes to show that when your good there's no need for that kind of behavior, the score takes care of it all.
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I rarely teabag, but I don't get mad when it happens to me. I see it as a celebratory victory, not shaming a defeat
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Are you suggesting destiny is a sport? Pffft, go outside.
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It is a game Don't play it if it bothers you that much
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I read up until tea bagging stopped because tea bagging is obviously a tactic to anger your enemies and make them play worse
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muted.
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Not many groups can best mine. So..... Teabag rarely happens
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If you are actually competitive for the other team, they won't. But if you get your *ss kicked without resistance: tbag. If I play against a team and they'll win easily, feel free to bag me.
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if they want to wank on putting their ballsack in a dead mans mouth...
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Dude I will tbag like hell for every annihilation I get in trials.
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Do you know why I Teabag? Its because people like you will always cry and moan over a couple pixels moving up and down on your body.
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You want "skilled players to be less competitive, or purposely lose a round" in trials? Are you joking or just plain dumb?
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Here's a solution, don't do pvp.
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That image of no-one using thorn in Trials is fantastic and very rare!!
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I am pro teabagging and I'll tell you why. I am not great at pvp as my stats will happily confirm. So I look at other edges. One that does work is teabagging, it frustrates the opposition making it 'personal' and makes them do things they wouldn't ordinarily do. It's not personal, I just want those mistakes that occurs when the opposition thinks it is.
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I didn't know video gaming was a sport and how are you getting butthurt?
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Damn you Bungie!!
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Let's get this straight, you actually get mad that someone thousands of miles away, is crouching and standing up on your pixelated corpse in a video game? Sounds like you need priorities.
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Tl;dr op hates fun
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*Jack Nicholson voice* Why can't we all just.........get along?
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I see no problem with tbagging.....I don't do it, but honestly don't mind at all either. If it upsets you, then you are just handing them power over you.....it's just silly anyways. And be proud of the hate mail you get.....not everyone is good enough to piss people off like that. But yeah there's always going to be jerks.....just remember that the player base in these games is mostly childeren.....pre teen, and early teen little boys.
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Just stop getting mad at someone doing something to your videogame corpse. Like if someone called you stupid on youtube would you care, yet when they tea bag or v bag you, you flip shit. Doesn't make an ounce of sense to me....
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I dont teabag i just do the sit down animation it usually gets people just as mad
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It's a video game get over it, heck I teabag not to be mean but for the lolz
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Edited by Xmatster: 9/8/2015 10:27:43 AMWhy do people like you believe teabaging as rude? It's a game, and what do people do in a game? [spoiler]have fun![/spoiler] I remember the days when you didn't teabag their was something wrong with you
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Tagging is a part of the game I rarely do it but it's a game man. You got to get some thicker skin buddy. Don't play trials if this is the case. Always going to be better people. No offense. Teabags don't violate any bungie rules. The three sixty nut spin has been a tradition as far back as halo 1 system link for xbox original. Embrace the guardian heritage buddy. <3. -Christb