Welcome Gorratil,
Most will just play and get on with it, some are a bit more verbal and just love drama, initially this might be scary for some but the ones who tend to hurl the abuse just need their egos massaging, just mute them. It's a great community 99% of the time, people generally just come for the fun.
No not annoying unless your a bot.
Tips on heavy , just this and practice
http://www.fortress-forever.com/wiki...le=Class:HWGuy