Why I Decided to Become an Elitist

[Reogrym]

Nice post, not /s.

Leads to the question though - what's the big deal? Why do people let other people's attitudes get under their skin?

Do your best to not play like a retard or hold the party back, find others with the same mentality... profit?

I'm pretty sure people dislike elitism because they're insecure about their skill.

[Nichrom]

I'm pretty sure people dislike elitism because they're insecure about their skill.

So they're afraid of their internet button pressing being judged by fellow internet button pressers?

Seems inconvenient.

To each their own, I guess.

[Curia_Regis]

I'm pretty sure people dislike elitism because they're insecure about their skill.

This is correct - People who claim to dislike elitism are just using it as a subtext to avoid stating that what they really dislike is being evaluated by their fellow players.

Therefore, if you throw back your head and yell, "I hate elitists!" as loud as you can, wherever you can, and only associate with those who feel the same way as you do... Then you can create an environment where nothing is expected of you, and you are never evaluated or critiqued. Everyone is allowed to wallow in their mediocrity, and no one says anything even if you continuously fail because well, that would be an elitist thing to do.

The bigger issue here is that these kinds of people generally view any sort of evaluation of their playstyle as "wow, you're a terrible person, did you know that??" They are simply unable to take the feedback as it is. Unfortunately I don't think it is possible to fix an insecure person who is unwilling to ever see properly constructed and polite constructive feedback for what it is - a tool for bettering yourself.

This is why most of you in this position are probably still stuck on Turn 9 and most likely will be until we get another ilvl increase in 3.0, by the way.