In my time gaming I have been called casual and elitist by people in my own guild, by people on forums at the very same time. People who took the game more serious than I called me casual and considered it an insult. People who took the game less serious than I called me elitist with contempt. Some background, I have been the leader of very large guilds, and very small guilds. I was the primary raid leader for WoW guilds for one the top guilds on the one of the oldest servers, I did it for a long time. I have selflessly given my time to help people improve because it would help our guild. I did it because I got satisfaction from it. Over time dealing with all the stress that goes along with it made me sick of MMO players.

Many of you are lazy and selfish. Yep, I said it. I would spend hours of my time, making videos, creating diagrams, thinking of ways to word things so people would not get offended, looking over our parses. Looking at gear and builds, teaching people, giving them in game currency to upgrade, taking them though content I had done over and over to gear them. Some people could not be bothered to even look the guides I posted for them, got offended if I pointed out their DPS was too low on a fight that was a DPS race. I was bad guy for even using parsers. I taught mommies who had never played an MMO to be top notch raiders.

To other people I was too casual because I was willing to teach, I did not kick people immediately who failed. Basically, if you were willing to try, give effort and want to be better, I would defend your right to be there and do anything I could to help you. Some people are unwilling to help others at all, and need someone to blame for every wipe. I really don't know which group of people are worse, I know that I am sick of both of them and reside in small FC of close friends and family and it will stay that way.

I do DFs all the time. I am amazed at how fast some people bail, I will stay till the end as long as we show improvement. I encourage rather than complain. Some people are nasty, really...get over yourself and show some class. Some of you show up to things you have no business showing up to, crap gear, no knowledge of the encounter, you don't even understand or know the abilities of your job. You cannot avoid ANY of the fight mechanics, and I have to raise you over and over. I am certain this isn't the first time it has happened to you. If you know you struggle with new content, if your groups struggle and wipe please, grind for better gear Soldiery/Poetic and watch some videos. People who say they don't help are lying, yeah, I called you a liar. Sure, you don't completely get it until you do it and practice, but knowing what is going to happen before you see it helps. Watching a group succeed will help you succeed and make you less of a burden on others.

This is basically about giving a poop about people other than yourself. You have to compromise. Teach and encourage if you have the knowledge, be patient. Spend some time learning, try to improve so you don't ruin the experience of others. Do not expect to be carried. Bill and Ted had it right,"Be excellent to one another."