The constant disbanding of Steps of Faith

[Crysten]

Agreed, but just blaming people for being non-social/quiet while ignoring that the community, in many cases, beats that silence into new players who get derided when they try to speak from 1-50 is a bit short-sighted and does little to actually address the problem. The community in game is better than, say, WoW, but still has a lot of room for improvement.

Honestly, I feel that's a biased opinion. New players are not exempt from being assholes themselves.

I have met some genuinely fantastic new players who have been information sponges; genuinely thankful and appreciative for all the help given whether it be on bosses, or with advice on rotations.

Unfortunately in my own experience, for every one of those people, I've had two who call me an elitist prick for having the gall to point out a strategy/mistake. Experiences like this only serve to beat the current stigma into those who can't stand helping. It's a vicious circle.

Both sides, in my opinion, are equally to blame for this. To square the blame entirely on those who persecute new players is actually pretty unfair.