Toxic Environment.

[Cidel]

It's because it has rewards based on competitive ranking

Yes. This has a lot to do with it. Not only that but people have their status taken away from them for losses, which will be a sore spot for many. The ranking rewards are set up in such a way to drive competitive people to have to win repeatedly if they even want a chance at these (developer-imposed) limited items, as well as the "bragging rights" that come from it, like, oh I don't know, "I'm gold and you're not," which is hilarious because Feast ranking is less skill and more luck (hey! like primal mounts and minions!) and many players identify this and are upset that their personal standing is dictated by the varying degrees of competence in their teammates that RNGesus deals them. This is clearly an issue with NA players, though I am curious to see if it's "working as intended" with the JP playerbase because their values (and DF use) are noticeably different.

[Isala]

This is clearly an issue with NA players, though I am curious to see if it's "working as intended" with the JP playerbase because their values (and DF use) are noticeably different.

Ran a google translate on the JP section of the forums for giggles. Their PvP section is just about as salty as ours is, from what I can tell.