I feel sorry for new people trying to get into an MMO that is more than just a few months old. It's so easy to skate to end game these days, that just months after release there's already a large portion of the population who have a "been there, done that" attitude to much of the content. These people were able to run through the game and experience content when everyone was new, and making mistakes and being imperfect was more acceptable. Less pressure, more fun.

Enter new generations of players months later, years later, who have to experience a trial by fire as the sole newbie while grouping for much of the game. It can be tough to build and maintain guilds for new players once the game has lost its "new" feel, so making acquaintances isn't always easy, either.

The sad thing is, you just kinda have to deal with the rudeness and the anger if/when you experience it. Try to run things as much as you can with any friends you've made.

I like to hit people when they talk to me.