What with the short fuses?

[Otoha]

This pretty much sums up exactly what I was about to say. As I like to say, "it's a game, not a job!".

I have plenty of fun partying with all sorts of people, and helping newer players out when I can. The other day I waited like a half hour in a group I joined because they were going to get their lowbie friend up to 16 and through Sats, and that patience payed off. I made some new friends and had a great time! A lot of people, I think, have this mentality that the game is getting tomes and gear, but that's not all the game is. An MMO is the players, and interacting with other players and helping them or facing challenges together is the concept at the heart of every MMO. Far too many people get tunnel vision and get wrapped up in the progression, and I think they lose sight of what really makes an MMO unique from any other kind of game.

This "game", in many ways is more of a chore than anything.

You get a weekly schedule of things to grind that aren't even fun.