From the Oct 2015 Eververse introduction:
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"these emotes are completely optional, and [b]won’t impact the action game in any way."[/b]
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https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/13672/7_Introducing-Eververse-Trading-Company
In other news, Trials was removed from the game for two weeks because of an Eververse emote.
This has pissed me off more than any other single thing in the game. Micro transactions have impacted our ability to access content and play. Greedy -blam!-ing bastards.