Wow another elitist that seems to expect everyone else to be the same. I do not know about the Japanese on Phoenix but on shiva they're not as critical of your gear as long as you do your job and obviously aren't showing up in all pink. Heck the person who runs my delve LS is Chinese. I feel that English an EU players care more about what you have or don't have.

Others might not have gone and made the staff because its not as usefull for everyone that can use it. A Smn that has a Nirvana probably won't go and make the emp staff because their mythic is better for what they do. Also am I to assume everyone who plays Sch on your server has a 99 emp staff? Or is it just you and a select few?