Well in terms of "right now" I don't. I sit in my FC house crafting all day. My progression has come to a stand still, back when i90 was the cap I was excited about progression and did a lot of min-maxing and tried out different styles. But now I see no point to it if it's just becoming something players can use as an excuse to be ruthless. It's just something I don't want to deal with, I pay my monthly fee like everyone else so like you said I take the game experience in my own hands and I just go from there. I shut myself away inside my FC house and simply craft, I'm tired of the elitist bigots, I'm also tired of the bad players. So I'll probably give up raiding until I can actually find a good solid group that will take me for who I am as a person, rather than the gear I am wearing.