Why I Decided to Become an Elitist

[AlexionSkylark]

A Melee with an i90 weapon will have a serious difficulty pulling more than 200 DPS on most WoD fights... But hey, it's his own fault for not farming a relic, right?

[Rendecrow]

People don't care if others are less hardcore as them or if they're not top dps, they care more if they're below average. Because if you are doing the basics of your class, you should at least be average.

This. This is 100% true.

I've played WoW for years and generally speaking if your dps is middle of the pack (average) no one will care. The only people who do get insulted and called out on their dps are people who barely do more than auto attacks. I think there is a misconception that if you allow dps meters then everyone will be mean to everyone else, but that is simply not true. The people who get called out usually are only doing half or less of what everyone else is doing.

[gamesmart]

A Melee with an i90 weapon will have a serious difficulty pulling more than 200 DPS on most WoD fights... But hey, it's his own fault for not farming a relic, right?

...Really?

If I weren't in class right now I'd jump right into WoD (for the first time in weeks/months) and easily prove that wrong, despite not maining a melee, or having done ANY research on rotations.

It's really not that hard.

[Cadmar]

A Melee with an i90 weapon will have a serious difficulty pulling more than 200 DPS on most WoD fights... But hey, it's his own fault for not farming a relic, right?

This is just simply a factually incorrect statement. A decent basic rotation would easily provide above 200dps with an ilvl 90 weapon in WoD. Also to take note is that WoD has a minimal ilvl requirement of 90 I believe.

[Tiggy]

A Melee with an i90 weapon will have a serious difficulty pulling more than 200 DPS on most WoD fights... But hey, it's his own fault for not farming a relic, right?

Falsely suggesting the only upgrades past 90 are extremely long grind relic weapons. Do you normally try to make a point with useless hyperbole?

1 weekly Crystal Tower Quest = Tomestone + 3 weeks of poetics = 120 weapon. In that three weeks you would easily complete the quest 2 more times and therefore have the twine to upgrade it to 130. This isn't rocket science. Your point fails, and I didn't even get into Shiva weapons for an easy 115 weapon yet.

elite - per dictionary.com
1.(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
2.
(used with a plural verb) persons of the highest class:
Only the elite were there.
3.
a group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group:
the power elite of a major political party.
4. (skipping #4 as it deal with type size. lol)
Adjective
5.
representing the most choice or select; best:
an elite group of authors.



If you honestly cannot understand the negative connotation that is associated with the term "Elitist" in the gaming community, well, I just don't know. .

Not a single word in those definitions had any inherently negative connotation. You are adding that with your own prejudice. However I invite you to point out the negative words there. If you actually can.

[Rendecrow]

A Melee with an i90 weapon will have a serious difficulty pulling more than 200 DPS on most WoD fights... But hey, it's his own fault for not farming a relic, right?

Man, 3 burns in a row! O.o You better just stop talking!

[AlexionSkylark]

Oh yeah, he can do Final Coil and Extreme Primals... the very same content they are being shut out from by you elitists. Nice.

[Skivvy]

You don't have to be hardcore to know and perform a simple rotation as a DPS. Or cooldown rotation as a tank. Or preemptive shields and heals as a healer.

I think the issue has been convoluted by the OPs insistence on using the term "elitist". Players who are skilled at this game aren't the issue (and are not elitists by default). The issue is the people who think they are in the top ranks, whether deserved or not, who berate, belittle and rage on those who in their eyes are not as skilled. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being awesome at this game. It all boils down to how you treat other people, and I think that's the issue at hand.

This thread is a train wreck though as there have been a lot crazy generalizations about how horrible the casual players are, as well as some about the more skilled players.

[Noahlimits]

A Melee with an i90 weapon will have a serious difficulty pulling more than 200 DPS on most WoD fights... But hey, it's his own fault for not farming a relic, right?

If you do any semblance of a competent rotation, a melee with an i90 weapon will still destroy 200 dps in every WoD fight.

[Tiggy]

Oh yeah, he can do Final Coil and Extreme Primals... the very same content they are being shut out from by you elitists. Nice.

Did you seriously ignore the WoD questline that within 3 weeks blatantly leads to a 130 weapon? Seriously? That's blatantly casual level content and leads to the second highest iLvl weapon in the game. Come on man. I just mentioned this and you still blatantly ignore it. How do you intend to be taken seriously when you don't even pay attention to what people are saying.