Folks, I have absolutely nothing against the normal or the heroic raiding community in general. I do have a problem with how the "elite" population in WoW treats folks that are casual though. The normal and heroic raiders that treat everyone in game with respect- regardless of how hey spend their time in game- I have no issue with you.
You remember the school bully? That guy that would smack you upside the head, call you names, and stuff you (or someone you knew) in lockers? That's how the "elite" population treats people they think are below them. This attitude has started becoming more prevalent on the home site than I've ever seen it.
Those people are complete trash: you weren't "special" because you raid in the first place. Stop trying to bully people because you can't handle someone else having a lower ilvl of gear that you have or that they get to see dummified versions of the same raid bosses.
I've said this plenty of times on the forums, however, the way I see it, those "special" people: they are garbage- I don't care how good they think they are- they are still garbage. Raiding guilds need to stop recruiting this trash- they make you and your guild look like a bunch of jerks. There is a big difference between criticism and outright assholery.
How do you weed them out? Easy, do they consistently whine about the guy in blues doing less dps? Are they kick happy? If you do LFR with them are they complete jerks to everyone else?
If you know a person acts like that, why the hell would you recruit them? A guild is only as good as it's rudest member. Yes, it is judgmental, but if you have that one guy that constantly belittles people in trade- he is making your guild look bad. I don't give a damn if he's your highest dps in the raid, or your best tank/healer- trash is still trash.
A person posting on the forums represents your guild. When they post shit like "Get rid of LFR now" or "Casuals shouldn't have gear/see content" and you don't hold that opinion- he is ruining the rep of your guild.
Having an opinion is one thing- but treating people like they are scum and trying to get someone elses content taken out of the game is a completely different thing.
That is why I made "The Mouthy Goblin speaks frankly" post today.
You remember the school bully? That guy that would smack you upside the head, call you names, and stuff you (or someone you knew) in lockers? That's how the "elite" population treats people they think are below them. This attitude has started becoming more prevalent on the home site than I've ever seen it.
Those people are complete trash: you weren't "special" because you raid in the first place. Stop trying to bully people because you can't handle someone else having a lower ilvl of gear that you have or that they get to see dummified versions of the same raid bosses.
I've said this plenty of times on the forums, however, the way I see it, those "special" people: they are garbage- I don't care how good they think they are- they are still garbage. Raiding guilds need to stop recruiting this trash- they make you and your guild look like a bunch of jerks. There is a big difference between criticism and outright assholery.
How do you weed them out? Easy, do they consistently whine about the guy in blues doing less dps? Are they kick happy? If you do LFR with them are they complete jerks to everyone else?
If you know a person acts like that, why the hell would you recruit them? A guild is only as good as it's rudest member. Yes, it is judgmental, but if you have that one guy that constantly belittles people in trade- he is making your guild look bad. I don't give a damn if he's your highest dps in the raid, or your best tank/healer- trash is still trash.
A person posting on the forums represents your guild. When they post shit like "Get rid of LFR now" or "Casuals shouldn't have gear/see content" and you don't hold that opinion- he is ruining the rep of your guild.
Having an opinion is one thing- but treating people like they are scum and trying to get someone elses content taken out of the game is a completely different thing.
That is why I made "The Mouthy Goblin speaks frankly" post today.