“I was doing it for bounty” and after i asked him if he enjoyed hitting stationary targets (he attacked me after i had fought an npc and i was in the auction shop)
Getting bounty hunted once isn’t really toxic though plus from the sounds of it he wasn’t saying anything toxic he was just doing bounty hunting and dying in this game isn’t all that punishing unless you care about 350 galleons you drop on death and the 4k renown
people out here trying to justify the ganker’s behavior is actual cringe, attacking a random low renown player minding their own business without asking for a duel is toxic on its own, you are intentionally ruining someone else’s experience for your own enjoyment and that sounds toxic to me idk
regardless, its part of the game. if anything, TheTom aggravated them by telling them if they “enjoyed hitting stationary targets” after they didnt even try to fight back.
is attacking bounty hunting/assassinating low renown players inherently toxic? maybe. its depends on a lot of factors. but i dont think its fair to just label anyone who bounty hunts/assassinates for any reason a toxic “kiddo”
As long as the person you’re ganking isnt some leaderboard goon or high renown player then ganking them while they mind their own business will always be toxic. You’re simply attacking someone who never really asked for it when you could’ve always just asked for a poster 1v1 and then backed off if they say no, which is actually decent and respectful behavior.