On Roleplay
I think that elitism is something very different from having standards. IMHO, there's nothing wrong with choosing to RP with certain people because you have a certain vision for storylines for your characters, a certain standard for grammar and spelling (which I tend to do because I'm an English teacher and I have to read enough poorly worded stuff on a daily basis that I don't need it in my free time), or a certain standard for writing in general.
Elitism happens when you feel the need to disparage other people because of them not choosing to adhere to the same standards as you. I've known people like that, and they make other people miserable. Look, you're allowed to like what you like. You're allowed to play with the people you want to play with. But if you make other people feel like shit because their choices aren't your choices, you're not 'elitist', you're an asshole.
On Content
Again, I have split feelings here. Sometimes, people are trying to relearn a role. For example, I hopped on my WHM the other night to heal Garuda EM. Thank the Twelve I was with my FC mates, because I had no clue what I was doing. If I had to put up with people in DF yelling at me because I'm trying to work something out that I hadn't touched since 1.0, I'd be really discouraged. I understand that some people do roulettes and whatnot thinking that it's going to be a quick run. But what about people who don't have static groups with which to run things? They've got to learn too. You telling people that they're doing their job wrong isn't helping anyone.Â
I agree that people should have some knowledge of what they're doing before they enter a dungeon. I've complained to my friends over skype about someone who doesn't seem to understand. But I also know that it takes a few seconds to help someone out in a nice way, versus leaving them to sit in a queue for another half an hour because you decided you wanted to bail.
I actually had this happen to me, because I wasn't using Flare in my AOE rotation when there were groups of 3. The tank quit on us, and didn't even try to explain in a nice way what I was doing wrong. Then, we sat there for another 30+ minutes because there were no other tanks.Â
I honestly think that taking a few extra seconds out of your time to be a nice person is a lot better than coming off as an 'elitist.' But then again, that's part of my problem I suppose. I'm much more of the camp that you should just be nice to people in general.
I think that elitism is something very different from having standards. IMHO, there's nothing wrong with choosing to RP with certain people because you have a certain vision for storylines for your characters, a certain standard for grammar and spelling (which I tend to do because I'm an English teacher and I have to read enough poorly worded stuff on a daily basis that I don't need it in my free time), or a certain standard for writing in general.
Elitism happens when you feel the need to disparage other people because of them not choosing to adhere to the same standards as you. I've known people like that, and they make other people miserable. Look, you're allowed to like what you like. You're allowed to play with the people you want to play with. But if you make other people feel like shit because their choices aren't your choices, you're not 'elitist', you're an asshole.
On Content
Again, I have split feelings here. Sometimes, people are trying to relearn a role. For example, I hopped on my WHM the other night to heal Garuda EM. Thank the Twelve I was with my FC mates, because I had no clue what I was doing. If I had to put up with people in DF yelling at me because I'm trying to work something out that I hadn't touched since 1.0, I'd be really discouraged. I understand that some people do roulettes and whatnot thinking that it's going to be a quick run. But what about people who don't have static groups with which to run things? They've got to learn too. You telling people that they're doing their job wrong isn't helping anyone.Â
I agree that people should have some knowledge of what they're doing before they enter a dungeon. I've complained to my friends over skype about someone who doesn't seem to understand. But I also know that it takes a few seconds to help someone out in a nice way, versus leaving them to sit in a queue for another half an hour because you decided you wanted to bail.
I actually had this happen to me, because I wasn't using Flare in my AOE rotation when there were groups of 3. The tank quit on us, and didn't even try to explain in a nice way what I was doing wrong. Then, we sat there for another 30+ minutes because there were no other tanks.Â
I honestly think that taking a few extra seconds out of your time to be a nice person is a lot better than coming off as an 'elitist.' But then again, that's part of my problem I suppose. I'm much more of the camp that you should just be nice to people in general.
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