Quote Originally Posted by RiceisNice View Post
That's exactly my point. You've gone through levels 1-50 gaining new skills or traits every 2 levels, and a new skill from your job NPC every 5 levels. Why would 50-60 (which requires the purchase of an expansion mind you) be any different? You're practically saying that having any form of expectation for the basic concept of the game is considered elitism.
I think there may be some confusion between the differences in an Elite and an Elitist. There is nothing inherently wrong with being an Elite. It's something to strive for. It sets you above all the non elite in terms of skill / capability. Google defines an Elite as 1. a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities. This is not a bad thing. An Elitist as defined by google is 1. a person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite. / favoring, advocating, or restricted to an elite.
In other words the Elitist expects everyone else to do things the way they see as the best way and will not tolerate any less or any alternatives because they deem the alternatives to be unacceptable. This is where I believe that expecting people to know they have new quests from an old npc that they already finished all the quests from at the time (prior to HW launch) is an elitist ideal. To some it may be common sense, to others not so much. Even if the thought had crossed their minds they may have expected it only every 5 levels and therefore only thought they might have missed two skills at most. For a lot of people this isn't worth investigating right away to see what they may have missed. Having expectations is not elitism but trying to force others to conform to your expectations is. To those saying that it's their own fault for not getting the skills or knowing, well, I think yes and no. It's on them that they didn't get the skills and SE can share a bit of the blame in my book for not putting a sort of notification in game, maybe in their Recommended Quests menu. But berating them for it and saying that they are what's wrong with the game isn't the way to approach the situation. It only alienates them and that is what creates this rift between extremely casual and more mid-core to hard-core players. This is all just my opinion of course.