Hm. I've been thinking of the word as derogatory for so long that it's just automatically assigned the negative connotation for me! I wouldn't think of someone in great gear who goes over strategies and helps people out as "elite" in the same sense - I think someone can be a good player without needing the shinies to back it up, and I think that having shinies doesn't equate you with being good either. Interesting to read Berrod's take on it.
@Enteris - I also don't think that coming to terms with different RP philosophies (something I try to reference as much as possible when talking about RP) is the same as being "elitist" either. You mentioned people roleplaying Harry Potter in Eorzea: For you and your personal philosophy, it doesn't mesh so you avoid it. My Strawman Elitist would be the sort to start a fight in /shout while telling them how dumb and awful they are.
@Kage - I didn't mean missing due to accuracy, I meant Heavy Thrust not being a part of a rotation at all. The bane of 1-2-3 dragoons is something that makes my eye twitch. Same thing for black mages spamming ice magic.
I do think item linking and achievement linking has a specific sort of place; When people were doing weekly Extreme farms for the weapons it was handy to know who knew what the fuck, especially since soldiery bonuses didn't exist yet. The wheels come off the wagon, though, when your PF says "Please know past Heavensfall" but you want proof of victory on top of it.
@Enteris - I also don't think that coming to terms with different RP philosophies (something I try to reference as much as possible when talking about RP) is the same as being "elitist" either. You mentioned people roleplaying Harry Potter in Eorzea: For you and your personal philosophy, it doesn't mesh so you avoid it. My Strawman Elitist would be the sort to start a fight in /shout while telling them how dumb and awful they are.
@Kage - I didn't mean missing due to accuracy, I meant Heavy Thrust not being a part of a rotation at all. The bane of 1-2-3 dragoons is something that makes my eye twitch. Same thing for black mages spamming ice magic.
I do think item linking and achievement linking has a specific sort of place; When people were doing weekly Extreme farms for the weapons it was handy to know who knew what the fuck, especially since soldiery bonuses didn't exist yet. The wheels come off the wagon, though, when your PF says "Please know past Heavensfall" but you want proof of victory on top of it.
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