This is just my opinion and thoughts on trash talking in general: As someone who has trash talked on both Destiny and CoD over the years, I can say that not everyone means what they say. Problem is that everyone is so soft these days that they take it to heart and get easily offended or hurt. If you cant take it, mute game chat and turn messages off. Just remember in the real world, that option doesnt exist. People will insult you straight to your face so you got two options: Cry about it and forever be scared or get thick skin. It only hurts if you give a dāmn about what they say. You can sit here all day long and rant on the web that someone "hurt" you because of words but that wont change anything. You have to change yourself and say "I am who i am and nothing will change that". People act differently on the internet than they do in real life. Would I say half the trash talk I do to somebodys face? No. Why? Because its just a video game and it doesn't mean anything. We all say things in the heat of the moment which in my case, thats where all the trash talk comes from. After the match ends, After we all log off, theres no point in thinking about it. One more thing: Before anyone thinks that im just a terrible person who thinks its ok to just tear others down. I dont condone it. If someone were to ever pull me to the side and said: "Ghost, Im having a bad day. Can i talk to you?". I would help that person by lending an ear. Sorry for the long reply, This is just a topic ive thought about alot over the years