From the Oct 2015 Eververse introduction:
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"these emotes are completely optional, and [b]won’t impact the action game in any way."[/b]
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https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/13672/7_Introducing-Eververse-Trading-Company
In other news, Trials was removed from the game for two weeks because of an Eververse emote.