On the lack of humanity in our community.

[Bishop81]

I sympathize with you OP, went through something like that in another game and now play very casually.

It makes me laugh when I read in lots of external places the community is so nice. Not my experience at all.

It was inevitable given the way the content is designed to be played, where the whole group is punished for the failings of a few.

[Dekent]

Certain aspects may be bad but others may be good, you do not ditch a good thing for something trivial. Furthermore you suggest the environment is the issue when clearly it's the people that are the problem. Do not defend those who would prey on others.

It's obviously not trivial for the OP, which is what is concerning us...
You also shouldn't take the OPs comments about their static as gospel, they aren't here to defend themselves and there is always the possibility the OP being kicked from it had more to do than their refusal to change classes. Remember there's three sides to every story, his side, her side, and the truth.

[Nordya]

It was inevitable given the way the content is designed to be played, where the whole group is punished for the failings of a few.

I agree, but it's not the failing of a few. It's the general mindset of e-peen stroking of clearing things with the most optimal setting for something you will replace next patch or if not in two patch max. The many failing of vertical progression. The mentality of we can't wipe. It's boring.

[F_Maximillian]

I think what the OP is getting at is how the gaming community these days treat others around them as if they're only tools to an end and that they aren't actual people behind that screen. It does dehumanize in a sense because if you don't remember the fact that you're interacting with another actual person you tend to have the general attitude of today's endgame players that say and do things they wouldn't normally to one they acknowledged as another human being. It's ok to want an optimal party, it's ok to want to clear content quickly and efficiently, and it's ok to want to maximize your time online. However it's not ok to just unload on people and break bonds built over stupid things like virtual items and the like. Over the years it's been drifting toward the point where people start viewing others as nothing more than NPCs used to further their goals. If that doesn't seem to be a loss in the human aspect then I'm not sure what does.

[razzgrizz3]

The servers could be shut down tomorrow for some mysterious reason. That sense of superiority (or fighting back against the elites) would die with the game. Where would some of you be then? Forced to look in the mirror at the wasteland that is your life and your choices. That would be torture for you when it shouldn't be.

*tips fedora

[Darkobra]

I cringe every time I see "Hardcore" on an MMO forum.

[ElHeggunte]

I'd be hard-pressed to find a thread more overdramatic than this one. Did SE redirect the forums to Tumblr by mistake?

[BunnyChain]

Coming from another game that has you have a class per character which was nerfed into the ground while buffing the other healer to the max, plus the insane gear (RNG) grind involved in upgrading your gear. Having an underperforming class that no one wants and IS actually a liability to the party that you now can pretty much delete. Believe me, this isn't even half as bad, though it all gets down to personal experience.

Don't tie yourself to a job, diverse your playstyle. Statics can be fun or the opposite, same as raiding in general. I too have witnessed lots of drama, resulting mainly from raiding.
When I was in a static myself I never shared the us-vs-them view, maybe because mine were quite nice... but I've seen others having it. Even telling me I'm no longer a "good" player because I don't raid since T9. .-.
I've had two statics falling apart before clearing T5 and T9 respectively, 2 server transfers and 2 longer breaks because of that.
People stealing my housing items (long story) because thinking of how much time and effort was spent on those things and being mindful of others in general is not something all are capable of. My third "alt-static" had people in it only caring about the loot and their clear and making fun of me assuming I couldn't understand what they said, jokes on you! :b

It's a lot more fun to play the game however you want, without feeling the necessity to log in and wipe in a dark dungeon for hours. I really like what we have now with Alexander. Not everyone is made for raiding, OP. *hug*

[Sadeej]

I found some comfort in reading this, Thank you. While some may argue this doesn't bare much resemblance, I was reminded of it. There has been some conflict in my FC lately regarding it as a whole and not being 'end game' enough. While I know the response is "well such and such can go find another FC", but when you thought you were on close terms with said person it does hurt a bit when they start putting you and your other FC mates down.

Ultimately I am tired of people putting others down for the way they decide to play the game. And it irks me that said people can't understand how trivial that is.

[MeiUshu]

I find it hilarious how much people scream to not take the game seriously and then proceed to run hardcore statics, number crunches, extreme gear checks and usually immense screening bordering on paranoid elitism.....for a coffer.


For those of you faulting the OP for getting emotional, have you ever had a similar experience and took it better? Back up your statements before you take a moral high ground.

For once I agree with someone's post, well said.

OP just be who you are and play the game the way you like, true friends will accept you for who you are, the rest is not Worth your time, as long as you remain on the right side and remember that behind the screen there are person just like you.

Mei