Ehy Sapphirous. A Community as large as the one of Destiny 2 is formed by many different kind of players. Some of them are Elitists who prefer only to play with other Elitists and use the best gear possible in order to achive their goals in the fastest possible way. There is nothing wrong in the Elitism itself; if they want to play in this way, that's their choice and they have all the right to do so. However, when things are not put in a clear way, situations like the one you experience may occour. And of course it is really bad. A little advice to avoid this is instead of join pre-formed groups, maybe try to make one by yourself. There are many chill Clans and Guardians that are happy to play without bother of such a thing like which Equip do you use. Don't let this experience ruin your idea of the Destiny 2 Community in general. We are not all like those players you met. Hope this may help.