Need advice: static imploding because of cheater.

[ZephyrMenodora]

On the other hand, caring about the "prestige" is kinda yikes, if you're raiding for the ego boost of being in some super elite club then I think you have bigger issues than what someone else is keeping to themselves. The majority of people are not going to care that you're afking in Limsa with your glowy weapon unscathed.

I mean, people standing around afk showing off their in-game earned gear has been a thing in MMOs forever. Especially raiders that typically have very unique items compared to the majority of the playerbase. It's just one of the rewards for tackling difficult content.

I've seen people do it here with their weapon skins and rare mounts.

Not everyone has to care about this, but a lot of long-time raiders probably had a moment where they were proud of something unique they earned due to overcoming challenge. It's a small symbol of pride in the context of your hobby. Don't try to make people sound like they have "bigger issues" than simply taking pride in something they accomplished.

EDIT: Hit my post limit for today.

That's not what I said at all, but okay. And yes, I'm fully aware of the history, and it's the same now as it used to be, hardly anyone else cares about you outside of a two second "neat okay moving on". You brought up the prestige of it, being proud of an accomplishment isn't the same thing as caring about the prestige.

The unique gear / mount only accessible to successful raiders is the representation of the accomplishment. To some people, that carries prestige in the context of their hobby. I don't see how this rises to "yikes" and "bigger issues." It's fine you place little value on these things, but that's not the case for everyone. It can just be a small token that they get to show off in game. I'm not the one with a melodramatic reaction - I'm sure you just dislike me as a poster which I'm completely fine with.