The Raid community as we know it

[akaneakki]

That is how communities die.

Noticed there are more bad players compare to back then? Or lets say New players doesnt get guides? Well what a shocked, it's because people , certain people teach them to have bad behavior towards others. Wants carry etc. Then you show people how you play well, people said use more regen, less medica spam outside hitbox to party members... all you said was "it was fun and it's just a game" you got triggered and shoved the critism under the carpet. And you try hard to be a good example?

[Charlayy]

I generally listen to the State of the Realm podcast every Wednesday at work to pass the time a little faster and generally it has done very well in doing so. This week's episode, however, had me almost actually FEELING my blood pressure going up. Why you ask? The guest--if any of you listened, I don't need to name names. If that guy represents the mentality of the raiding community, I am full glad that I have no part of it. People like him makes the League of Legends community look like Woodstock.

When raiders allow people with his kind of attitude, why do they wonder why more people don't raid?

No surprise. 75% of the community is toxic trash

[BlastHardcheese]

Xeno? I dunno I probably wouldn't enjoy raiding with him due to his style of coaching but his team seems to be fine taking it as does he so... why does it matter?

I do find his persona funny though, especially how he likes that boss soley because he has a chainsaw gun.

[eschaton]

While tending to agree to some extend really, you know, you can find non-raiders with the same attitude / mindset in-game as well, really. And there are several options to deal with such situations in-game as well already. But, yes, not all raiders share the attitude, hard not to agree with that.

[raela]

I don't like watching streams or podcasts, so I'm not familiar with how Xeno is in a team situation. However, I do vastly prefer his videos since he gives in depth information on mechanics. I haven't seen any of his videos presenting content in a demeaning or vulgar manner. Someone in my static ended up with Xeno in an ex primal recently and had a great time (he said the DPS was awesome).

If you're thinking of raiding, be sure to look for groups that share your mindset. If you're looking to do ex primals on PF, either be wary of descriptions or make your own PF, clearly requesting positive attitudes.

[Tsukino]

People discussing online game YouTube celebrity personalities makes me feel so very old.

[Clawbriar]

Literally who

[Pori_Dessu]

I get the feeling a big part of the people in this post have either not watched the whole SOTR episode, or watched it and just heard what they wanted to. In the episode itself, he tells the story behind the Unchained thingy, and it goes like this: He's MTing for DF, and there's this Warrior OT'ing in Defiance (OT'ing in tank stance) while he's stance dancing to maximize DPS. At one point the OT gets aggro and dies (I believe, can't remember every detail of it), and calls out on Xeno for losing aggro, and Xeno's reply is "Why are you OT'ing in Defiance?" (Notice how he doesn't go aggressive on this random person) for which the Warrior in question replies: "Unchained, bro!". That's the origin of the meme.
What's important in this little segment of the show: He doesn't go "aggressive" (Can't really consider the way he speaks aggressive when literally everyone in my family drops F bombs all the time in casual situations) on random guys unless they ignore advices, and insist on repeating mistakes that were already pointed out. The way he acts with his static group (All friends btw) shouldn't matter to any of us, even if he does stream the game as his streams are for a public that don't mind/like his persona.

[Atmora]

Hardcore raiding is by definition kind of cut throat and exclusive. You want to intentionally drive people who aren't good enough away from the groups so you can actually clear the way you want to. Hardcore raiding also doesn't just mean doing savage, it's about either clearing every fight as quickly as possible, or having the fastest kill times you can muster. Just doing savage isn't "Raiding at the highest level." You can clear every piece of content in this game relatively fast on a pretty casual schedule, nothing is stopping you. This means there's a set of stepping stones you can take to becoming "Hardcore" if you want to, but until then you need to accept that you need to improve first.

[Verdan]

The best thing about this game is that you can take everything about raiding and just... throw it away. Imperious raid leaders? Incompetent officers? Loot drama? DKP? Who cares! You don't need it! There's only 8 of you! The fights are like a boss at a time!

If people are still, somehow, acting like amazing assholes and tearing each other apart when you can PICK WHAT BOSS YOU FIGHT and don't have to clear trash to get there... god, what's wrong with you then? What excuse to you possibly have to be acerbic?