Built-in Parsers

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Because there's the whole "we need to get this task done" element that shows up in raiding. it's not like you are playing 4-player Goldeneye or Halo over pizza. You're trying to solve or achieve something, and the person not showing up is hampering that shared goal. It's important they show up for reasons more important than them just being there.

I'm a pretty harsh critic of raid culture in MMOs in general I guess. I don't like how games are mirroring the real world in nasty ways.

That doesn't change the fact plans were made and abruptly cancelled. My cousin used to flake on me occasionally when we agreed to meet up and play games. After a while, I just stopped bothering with him. Yes, it was just silly Halo matches but I don't like people who consistently flake no matter what the activity may be. Per your example below, replacing someone who can't handle raiding doesn't equate to making it a job. The difference between the two is people typically don't want to work a 9-5 job. They do it to have an income. Your average static is purely hobby driven. Even the hardcore players who raid for hours on end do so because they enjoy it. You don't, which is fine, but you're basically telling us how we should feel about something we do while you don't.