Counter to Elitism

[Wolfie]

Elitism is going to exist regardless of what kind of game you have. It's human/nerd nature.

What you can do, though, is make the game enjoyable aside from the elitists. Creating optional difficulty gradients and low entry barriers for your game is going to make it enjoyable for the masses; and providing optional, extremely difficult content with distinct rewards is going to make it beloved by the elitists.

[SkyeWindbinder]

In my post I didn't mean to convey that everyone should be equalized. Just to give incentives to allow weaker players to simply just participate.

Casual player gets to join in.
Hardcore player gets a bonus(xp, item boost, droprate+, etc) for inviting the casual.

Also a + for everyone , make new friends and have an incentive to do so!

It's always been my opinion that the incentive for participating has always been there already. I mean, if you think about it, I don't think your idea will work very well because no one starts out as elite. We all start the game in our rags and work our way towards riches. If the people that came before didn't need any other incentive but the possible rewards gained from participating, why should said "incentive" exist for those that come after? One of the things that make MMOs so much fun is the fair playing field. We all have the same chance to make our characters great in however we choose to make them great. The incentive exists, all that's needed is the initiative. And it's up to you to provide that.

[Kagato]

Go home, Scratches. You're drunk.

[Almalexia]

If you make your own party, you won't have to deal with "elitism."

[Rau]

inb4 LOOK AT THESE CASUALS TRYING TO IMPROVE DROPRATE.

[AmyNeudaiz]

No. Just no. /thread

[KoujiGeki]

You simply cant get rid of elitism, Unless they perfectly balance ALL jobs (impossible), Make fights that every job is viable with (impossible), Get rid of the materia system (wont happen with out a ton of rage), Make all Drop rates 100% (Never gonna happen). And finally give everyone 7/7 Relic weapons for free. (You get the point?)

[Alhanelem]

You can't really "counter" a personality trait. People will be like this because that's who they are. It's not "wrong," and while to the average person it sure can be annoying, it's not really something the dev team has a responsibility to try to control (nor can they realistically control it).

Players of all levels of talent have a place in the game, and no one group really has the right to suppress any other. If a particular person bothers you for being elitist, blacklist them. You are in control of the company you keep.

[Chardrizard]

I hate gimps that wears full AF.

[moriandrio]