The thing is: We are not doing that on any other skill-based competitive thing (sports or similar), even though you could largely make the same argument there. Of course any game like this will want to be respectful to its most dedicated players instead of pissing them off.
Honestly, wanting to insult the best players mostly just comes across salty, as if by someone who is annoyed that they are not particularly good (which is fine) and mad about it (which indicates that YOU are the one taking this too seriously). Back in the day playing through the Maw on Legendary in Halo CE was something that was respect if you managed to do it, but nobody really looked down on others for not doing so…
The thing is: We are not doing that on any other skill-based competitive thing (sports or similar), even though you could largely make the same argument there. Of course any game like this will want to be respectful to its most dedicated players instead of pissing them off.
Honestly, wanting to insult the best players mostly just comes across salty, as if by someone who is annoyed that they are not particularly good (which is fine) and mad about it (which indicates that YOU are the one taking this too seriously). Back in the day playing through the Maw on Legendary in Halo CE was something that was respect if you managed to do it, but nobody really looked down on others for not doing so…