Let's make this viral- Improving our community

[Kerberon]

Wrong.

There's much that can be done. However, it requires effort on part of each and every individual. Taking on a self-defeating attitude like this is the only thing stopping you from being part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

You don't have to be a saint. You don't even necessarily have to say much. A simple word of encouragement or positive acknowledgment to someone new, or to someone who's hit a snag, can work wonders in turning things around for them, and goodwill inevitably spreads.

This is a cooperative game. There are no factions. PvP is an accessory at best. Another player's progress costs you absolutely nothing -- and yes, this even goes for loot. Someone gets something you also wanted? It was never yours to begin with and you are no more entitled to it than they are. If you think there's any real competition, you're deluding yourself.

The entire game is built with collective progress and effort in mind, and it is at its most enjoyable when everyone has grasped this.

My being nice does not stop trolls, or trollish behavior. My or your behavior does nothing to control or influence people that would behave in such a manner. You can't change them, the battle can't be won. When mmo users decline back to the core users that used to play before the population of mmo's surged, then you will see the problem getting solved, not till then.