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7/26/2024 7:46:45 PM
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Trials of Osiris reward system nourishes toxicity

Trials rewards are generally superior to most in-game loot, which incentivizes players to queue in the game mode for a chance to get that loot. If you are not a top player, the current system gives rewards consistently only to 3-stacks, where matches are much more difficult than solo queueing. Losing as a solo (especially with bad performance) gives almost no rewards - just some glimmer and XP. This leads to frustration, because in addition to getting stomped almost every game due to matchmaking being seemingly random, you are also gate kept from getting better gear. To add insult to injury, some people t-bag just to mess with your mental when they see that you can hold your own or feel like you are enough of a threat to their win streak. It's reasonable to correlate frustration with toxic behavior. It may not be possible to remove all toxicity in the game because there are some people that will break the rules just for the sake of it. Still, I'm tired people being -blam!- to each other over some artificial scarcity in a video game, and at the end of the day it's the developer's responsibility too to create an environment that encourages good sportsmanship and mutual improvement.

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  • Edited by Zodleon: 7/27/2024 2:30:38 AM
    [quote]Trials rewards are generally superior to most in-game loot.[/quote] Honestly just no on this, I've got all the trials guns, adept and not, and while some of them are very good for pvp, I just as often if not more often use non trials guns. For example, last weekend I used calus mini tool and fang of ir yut, and prior to thar mini + multi. And definitely not the best loot in a pve context. [quote]This leads to frustration, because in addition to getting stomped almost every game due to matchmaking being seemingly random, you are also gate kept from getting better gear. To add insult to injury, some people t-bag just to mess with your mental when they see that you can hold your own or feel like you are enough of a threat to their win streak. It's reasonable to correlate frustration with toxic behavior.[/quote] To put it nicely, this sounds like you venting because they got to you. Pvp in general is a competitive environment and some ego and mind games is to be expected, as long as they stay at emotes and bagging and don't start messaging you, there's really not a problem here. [quote]It may not be possible to remove all toxicity in the game because there are some people that will break the rules just for the sake of it.[/quote] Bungie has acknowledged there's a level of "smack talk/egoing" that happens. Things like bagging or emoting aren't against the rules. [quote]Still, I'm tired people being -blam!- to each other over some artificial scarcity in a video game, and at the end of the day it's the developer's responsibility too to create an environment that encourages good sportsmanship and mutual improvement.[/quote] I can't agree with this, I think it's bungies' responsibility to remove ppl who take it too far, but it's our responsibility as a community to foster a good environment.

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    • Is there any Trials loot that is essential to own? Pretty sure there are solid alternatives to anything you can get in Trials. Either way, if you don’t enjoy the experience, it’s better to avoid it.

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    • This was my first week giving trials a go and I gotta say of all the games I’ve played, I have never encountered such toxic and aggressive people in my life. For honor, rainbow, and not even a single battle royal has presented me with people so willing and ready to scream like a child through their mic at someone they’ve never met. Why even solo que if your convinced your the best player to ever touch this game and nobody on your team can contribute to a win?? Just lfg so you can whine at people who at least signed up for it.

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        115 hostages held by hamas for 300 days - 8/1/2024 6:14:08 AM

        Everytine you fail a gm or raid encounter you dont get anything, everything you fail doesnt give you rewards in general. Why trials should be different?

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        • This is completely moot because there are equally good alternatives to every single piece of Trials loot = no reason to play the list by your rationale. All other aspects of the OP not related to loot are then eliminated because there's no reason.to play the list.

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        • Everything is destroying peoples' mental health these days.

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          • No, they don't.

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          • Toxic practice = Toxic _______

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          • Just play in practice pool on a 7w card … tons of engrams

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          • The reward system is fine given most of the gear is either OK or only really good in PvP. Theres great alternatives for every single piece of Trials gear.

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