White Raven earring given out at The Rising event 2018

[Miste]

Its a shame that in a social game such as this, we can't be social, and we treat the accomplishment of others as a negative because they have something we don't.

^This

So much salt towards people who have things they don't. To the point where they are just accusing everyone of "bragging" or needing to feel "special" just because they have an achievement or rewards that they don't have.

It's sad, but I have exact examples of what you are pointing out Lambda. I've had people in-game get salty about my mount collection to the point where I ended up feeling insecure about even using my favourite mounts because people would accuse me of showing off or bragging. Like, I want to use my favourite mounts because I like them, not to brag. Just because someone personally likes their accomplishments doesn't mean they are using it to brag or want to use it to brag.

It also feels so crappy when you get a rare item you've been working on trying to get but you feel like you can't even share your happiness with anyone else because they'll label you a show off or bragging that you obtained it. Even with people who you thought were supposed to be friends. Even in mount farming groups just winning the roll can turn people against you immediately and they can become openly rude in chat.

To me, naming it replica is the most reasonable and logical win-win solution, both sides get what they want.

By the way, I never earned the earrings in 1.0. Have to mention that before anyone accuses me of just wanting my "bragging rights" or "special" status. Kinda destroys a lot of people's arguments when there are people like me around that you can't throw all of these baseless accusations at to try to devalue their position as just being a show off.