As someone who has been using Discord to join BA groups, I find this both surprising and a bit saddening that people would purposefully do things like that. The people that use the discord method for forming groups are not elitist at all from what I am seen. I have used it 7 times to get into a BA group and let me tell you, I am the WORST BA player out there. Hell, I have not even made it past the first boss on either side without dying. And yet, even after telling my group that i am bad, they have always made me feel welcomed and encouraged me to just try my best and learn the bosses.

I am on Aether so maybe that is part of it, but I also tend to do the runs in the mornings when many Euro people are playing and I have yet to see any sniping going on. Many in the instance just want to do their own thing and ignore the portals. I think as word is getting out that the discord method is the best way to get a big run, people are not trying to form parties by themselves much anymore.

As for sniping itself, well there is really nothing that can be done since it IS a 'public' dungeon and as someone said, no one owns the portals, first come first served and all that.

Anonymity WILL make people annoying asses.