Any multiplayer game is full of jerks. No worries, there are adequate and mature players who just want to have fun and are always ready to help as well.

Most people are terrible, yes. At the game.

There’s a lot of toxicity in the game and sadly, this is partially Bungies fault. They want us to grind and treat the game, not as fun and a distraction, but almost as a job. Making it that way adds pressure. You aren’t just blasting through aliens and having a laugh, you’re stuck on the hamster wheel and trying to do more and more in order to satisfy the addiction. And because you need to do more you have to do it faster, and be more efficient, and when your team mates aren’t as good or as quick or you find someone asking a question that you consider dumb, then you lash out and become a toxic player. I have no time for toxicity. People have forgotten that is is a game and have imbued it with far more importance than it deserves. I don’t want ti treat it as work, I just want to shoot aliens, test weapons, let off some steam, not criticise others or be a toxic fool because I think the game owes me. I’m here to play and help others if I can. Revive them, assist them, not be an -blam!- and just chill, always remembering that keyboard warriors who spew toxic comments have caused some people immeasurable pain which has resulted in loss of life. I don’t want that on my conscience. Honestly, the worlds in a bad enough state without video games and their forums being platforms for abuse. Games should be fun, not something you’re scared to play in case someone nasty has a go at you.

Dude, I put a post on the help section today about a bug that means I can't progress, I didn't rant, it was small, precise, & to the point. I got 0 replies, I did however get a good few downvotes, in a help section, flooded with ranty toxic complaints. Do people not have lives?

I put it down to pure luck sometimes you get someone that is more than enough to work with some you need to help a little bit & sometimes you get someone that makes you feel useless

I personally see no gain in being toxic to others. Where does it get them being toxic to someone? What do they achieve by being toxic? I wish many players had the decency to realise that it's all just a game, no need to be hurtful to those they play with.

Noticed that a while back. Twas about the time I became a "Fun Main". If they are going to be toxic anyway might as well have fun about your play style and just use fun stuff. Does it do damage? Is it optimal? idk, but its fun!

Thank you, finally someone else who actually isn't a bad person, and realizes that this is a game.

This is why fishing is the true end game: Just a bunch of players getting together for a chill time and even if you get skunked, you still have fun.

Lol at posting that on THESE forums. This place is FULL to the brim with toxic trolls that don't even play the game.

Join the army, you’ll think differently I promise

The toxicity goes both ways and just makes it all bad. If an LFG says to bring rockets and KWTD, and you show up with an LMG and only know add clear, you can't then get an attitude when they call you out on it and boot you. There's only so many times you can set up a KWTD lfg and be joined by people who've never done anything but add clear before you just start kicking people for not knowing their stuff.

If you think that is toxic, just start asking for changes to the game. Ive had people scream at me for over a week in the forums for suggesting that matchmaking should be put on harder difficulties.