Why I Decided to Become an Elitist

[Skivvy]

There's a difference between 'elite' and 'elitist' though. >.>

That's exactly the point he was trying to make.

[Dante_V]

There's a difference between 'elite' and 'elitist' though. >.>

Oh I agree. That's why I explained it in the other post. The actual "elite" people I know in the game are some of the nicest and most helpful people I've met. It's usually the people who think they are better than they are and that they deserve something for thinking so highly of themselves that are the issue. I guess what I am saying is that the "elite" players aren't really the ones who display the pejorative "elitist" mentality.

[Metaflare]

Reading this thread is very useful for someone studying social dynamics in MMOs

[Malevicton]

Reading this thread is very useful for someone studying social dynamics in MMOs

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[Dungin]

The biggest issue Ive run into is DPS complaints. The only time I get complaints is on expert content such as Keeper of the Lake. I'm currently 104 and the group of mostly ilvl 130's have taken issue with my DPS (which to be fair, I am way under geared compared to the masses, but I meet the qualifications for the instance. (Mind you we didn't 't wipe at all and finished pretty quick, they were just mad that I was performing poorly on speed pulls)

TLR -- I agree with the core concept of the post, but I feel elitism causes problems more with people trying to "break" into more current content from being casuals. Thus discouraging more players from breaking into the path to becoming better (the players I mentioned that criticized my DPS offered no guidance and didn't kick me)

[Nichrom]

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?

[Intaki]

The biggest issue Ive run into is DPS complaints. The only time I get complaints is on expert content such as Keeper of the Lake. I'm currently 104 and the group of mostly ilvl 130's have taken issue with my DPS

If they do that, ask them to cite your specific DPS in chat.

Then open a report with a GM and have them get actioned for admitting to using a parser.

[Kallera]

Oh I agree. Snip

Yeah, I've met folks like that too, it is a shame the OP feels it needed to claim to be a snob to fight her strawmen. It shows that some folks like to pay that kind of "help" forward under the excuse of tough love.

I may not be the darling of fcob, but I've found questions and patience do more for me than "get gud" platitudes.

[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.

[Izsha]

If they do that, ask them to cite your specific DPS in chat.

Then open a report with a GM and have them get actioned for admitting to using a parser.

Yay another free pass for dps! If a tank or healer is undergeared or just bad, everyone sees hate flying around and people dying and they get reamed for it. But if you dare call out the poor dps they get a chance to ban you for it. Unrelated point to OP but sheesh I'm sick of dps getting a free pass on not sucking just because it's not as visible as tank/healer sucking.