Like one of the posters said earlier, the attitude isn't something that is WoW-Related. It's related to human nature whenever there is competition or any sort of "measuring stick" to use against others. You would see this behaviour in every facet of life, but the fact that even in sprawling cities, a normal person is only able to interact with so many people on a daily basis, we don't see this as much. WoW (and other online game) only see this phenomenon because of the easily accessible forums and other online media that let people (us) see the reactions of dozens/hundreds of people in less than a few hours; Where as it would take us signficantly longer to even attempt to interact with that many on a face-to-face basis.

Though, i would hazard a guess that only a scant few of the community here have -actually- interacted with the WoW community they are so afraid of. Coming from WoW, there were of course bad eggs, but there were far more people i came to like and/or trust over the years i played. Most of the hatred towards the WoW community seems to be based on rumours of how bad others say the community is, and rarely from first hand experience.

And though you say you are not calling anyone out, you are; Especially when you create a topic with an inflamatory name such as this a few months into the game. You are essentially insulting those that come from WoW because you believe the community they come from is toxic; all the while attempting to try to hold yourself above them.