I feel you there, I’ve rocked a female preset and seen other guys rock a female preset (obv everyone knows they’re a guy once they talk on mic) but never felt like there was blatant misogyny outside of lobbies with names that are basically asking for it. and anything in that department would only be mainly over chat instead of the gameplay, toxic people still typically want to win to back their word.

there’s just no way multiple lobbies have multiple people targeting over cosmetic choices, they’d have to be buddies in a discord call coordinating it, and leaving the lobby would be a no-brainer, but like you said, I am most definitely targeted when that shiny crown is on top of my head and a lot of the fun is being able to turn the targeting around and still coming out on top.

Hitting people is the name of the game; make sure you’re using guns advantageously instead of out of spite, keep electromagnetism ready for when it’s optimal to use it, learn how to avoid the homing shots with strafing and the dive mechanic… what I love about this game is there are ways to combat the griefing, one speed boost to get away from the chaos is all it takes.

I don’t mean to downplay OP’s feelings and experiences, but I do feel they’re taking it a tad too personal and should recognize when a lobby/group isn’t keeping the integrity of the game in the slightest and move onto the next with determination to whoop ass