Why I Decided to Become an Elitist

[Kiroh]

Perhaps that is what this thread should have been discussing. It's not really a matter of the elite vs. casual, It's about those who have respect for their fellow players, and those who don't. Both attitudes can be found within all skill levels.

That was kind of what this entire thread was all about, people who don't like the way something is phrased refusing to listen and calling people elitist.

If someone is giving you advice, pay less attention to how they say it and more attention to what they say. Too many people in the game get upset and either refuse to listen, or just lash out.

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Story time : Note, this actually happened to me.

I was running Labyrinth one day for a weekly and I noticed as we reached the armor that no one was keeping the pots alive.

Me : Guys, we need to keep the pots, or at least one of them alive. If we don't we'll wipe.
Alliance member : Don't tell me how to play the game, I pay every month and I'll play how I want.
Me : I'm not telling you how to play, I'm telling you that keeping at least one pot alive is the bare minimum standard for clearing this fight.
Alliance member : Having ANY standards is elitist!
Me : Then you need to take it up with SE, because it's a standard they set.

That wasn't even the first time that day I'd been called an elitist, or even the silliest reason for it. I felt a lot the same way as the OP at that moment : "Screw it, if knowing what to do makes me an elitist well I guess I'm an elitist".