I brought this game two weeks ago thinking how great it was going to be playing an mmo with other people all sharing the same experience. Since then I have hardly said a word to anyone. The trolling, the ridicule a lot of players do from behind their screens has put me off engaging others. I will grant that some people are nice and it seems in their nature to be so towards others, thank you to those that help a flailing new player.
What I do wonder is, how many new people simply do not log back in due to this? People new to MMOs are little prepared for the bad behaviour, let alone to defend ourselves. I myself have almost given up due to the things I have read people saying in the in the PvP lobby.
I did not know there was a profanity filter and I will be sure to use it however, it does not cover the intent people put behind their words.