We all have run into THOSE players before.
Players who find ways around the betrayal system.
Players who destroy your vehicles.
Players who yoink you.
If you haven't run into one of these players before, then it's probably you and you should totally knock it off. Like, seriously... Not cool.
If you are one of these players and have looked for catalogs, Halo guides, television shows, documentaries, or even whole websites on how to change but have found nothing, look no further! Following this guide should be able to help you on your way to becoming a better teammate!
Readers: But Death, why should we bother changing at all?
DeathByFae: Excellent question! I'm glad you asked. Being a bad player can cause other players to avoid you, which in turn lowers your rep.
Readers: Ooookay. Why should I care if players avoid me? If they don't want to play with me it's their loss!
DeathByFae: Oh yeah? What if every player in the Halo 4 community were to avoid you, leaving you with nobody to play with? Who's loss would it be then, punk?
Readers: .......
DeathByFae: Exactly. Now shut up and pay attention.
So now, the moment you've all been waiting for... What NOT to do!
Don't betray teammates on purpose: This is very annoying, especially for players who have just gotten a great oridinace drop, a killing spree, or finally got into that vehicle they have been waiting all game for. This is immature and can really grind peoples gears! Also, if somebody betrays you and it's clearly an accident, you don't need to press 'x' as soon as the option to boot them pops up. People make mistakes!
EMPing your teammate for the vehicle you wanted: Now THIS is one thing that really grinds my gears. Your game loads, and you know the map perfectly. You spawn, the location of the nearest ghost on your brain. Taking off at a sprint, you notice your teammate has the same idea as you. You stay focused and keep going, hoping you get there first. Your heart skips a beat when the action 'press x to drive ghost' appears on your screen. You have it! You're in! You go to zoom off, when suddenly your ghost is EMPed. You move your screen around frantically. Is it enemy fire? Your ghost is ready to go again, and once again you try to take off, only to be EMPed once more. You finally figure out it's your teammate, his jealousy causing him to make rash decisions. After a few choice curse words, you attempt to go again, only to be EMPed. He has to run out of bullets sometime...
Yoinking teammates: This is an unwritten rule. You don't yoink your own teammates! It's a different story on rumble pit, but when you have teammates, you should let them keep their kills. Imagine, you're about to get a killing frenzy, and during the heat of battle you accidentally hold the melee button down for too long. You start the animation for the awesomest assassination of your game, and pray that you don't die before it's over. Suddenly, your teammate yoinks you and you take a DMR shot to the head. I can imagine how you're feeling, it's happened to me before. Don't be the teammate that causes someone that much sadness! It's not fun!
Teabagging: I'm not sure why I decided to put this category on here, because I think it's completely appropriate in team slayer. Only to players of the enemy team, of course. If someone just got owned, they deserve to be teabagged. Period. It makes it even funnier if you are a chick!
Obnoxious on mics: Some people just shout and hoot and yell into their mics like crazy. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome, unless it's stupid annoying things that don't make sense and curse words and racism and sexism and smack talk and prejudice stuff yada yada. Nobody wants to hear that crap, why can't you just shut up and play some Halo?
So there you have it. Well, some of it. These are only the things that I myself have witnessed, but I'm sure there are numerous more things. Remember, DO NOT continue to do these things if you want to be a good teammate. If you have read the entire guide through and it hasn't helped you, I think that you are a special case and will always be considered a bad teammate. Don't be ashamed if you are one of these people, sometimes it's just apart of your personality and can't be helped.
If I forgot something that you have experienced, be sure to add your input below. Thanks for reading!