When Friends, or you, become an Elitist.

[Eloah]

Whether this is your first MMO or not, we've all encountered Elitists, what fun, lol. Anyway I'm curious when you discovered that a friend you play with, or even possibly yourself, became or were becoming an Elitist?

I had a friend recently tell me that me that Elitists are born when players let gear get to their heads. Suddenly because you don't have the best gear you "suck" and they don't want to play with you. They can't tolerate the smallest of failures. And they complain if they aren't rewarded for being douches, lol

To be clear, everyone complains and gets frustrated at certain things, it's only natural. I'm referring to those people who have a sense of entitlement, that they are the very best and should be rewarded for everything they do.

So I'm curious, when did you notice someone turning into an Elitist, or when did you become one?

EDIT: Okay, some people have taken this post in different directions. I just wanted to clarify what I meant, when I said becoming and Elitist. While yes, individually, we all have our own levels of elitism, there is a definitive general connotation for the word,

Elitist: A person who believes that they are superior to others (and thus deserve favored status) because of their intellect, social status, wealth, or other factors.

This term can apply to both new and old players, nice or rude, though usually older, ruder players. I wasn't only refering to players at endgame content, with the best gear. I meant all players at any level. Whether that player is super nice and wants to be carried or super rude and doesn't wanna help newbs, doesn't matter, both feel entitled and are classified as Elitists.

I hope this clears some things up.