@AllergicAlloy, you should not hate your disability just because there's something you can't do what other players can. I am Deaf myself and I am proud of myself for who I am. I don't feel sorry or anything, [smile]. I do realize, however, that the number of Deaf players playing Destiny game are quite small. Funny thing is I've never told a single person in any group(s) that I am Deaf whenever we played through Raids. Usually, I just tell them "I don't have a mic but know what I'm doing" and they were more than happy to invite me. I do have to admit that the first time I played the Raid (VoG), I did not know what I was doing and, because I died so many times that I wiped out the entire team, one leader had to kick me out. I wasn't happy about that and did not know what to expected. After I studied about what the players are suppose to do to get through the Raid (thanks to Youtube), I was like "OOhh, I did not know that!" So soon after I joined other group(s) and went for Raid again, I actually made all the way from start to the end (haven't beat it just yet) without the need of mic. It went smooth! It's all about knowing what you're doing and keep an eye on other players to see what/where they're doing/going. I am on PS3 and I'd love to team up with you if you're on PS3! :) There are plenty of rude people out there and it's nothing we can do to stop them. However, we can always avoid them by finding our own group(s) that are nice and respectful to each other.