Le wikipedia Wrote:Elitism is the belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite—a select group of people with a certain ancestry, intrinsicquality or worth, high intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes—are those whose influence is greater than that of others; whose views on a matter are to be taken more seriously or carry more weight; whose views or actions are more likely to be constructive to society as a whole; or whose extraordinary skills, abilities, or wisdom render them especially fit to govern.[sup][1][/sup]
Going by that,
In roleplay:
Elitism in roleplay for me is when people more knowledgable on lore / that perceive themselves more knowledgeable actively try to enforce a certain standard of Roleplay Quality. Whether that is in adhering to lore, the quality of your posts, the quality of you portraying a character or how they rank/perceive your character. Elitism can take both good and bad shapes. There's nothing wrong with trying to keep a certain standard and helping others there (if they want said help).
It's good if you truly just try to help people with constructive criticism / feedback and a helping attitude. It becomes obnoxious if you convey a degree of entitlement and superiority to the degree that you believe yourself to be of a higher standard if, infact, you're really not up to snuff yourself. (Especially if it's rooted in arrogance).
In PVE
In PVE I can 'somewhat' understand it, as it's performance based and everyone should have an interest in not 'hampering' their teammates / players. That being said, nobody fell from the sky as a perfect player or with a great understanding of the games mechanics, and the ironic thing about PVE elitism is that you end up discouraging people that would like to 'hang', or get to that level, all the while you probably get chewed out by the 'true' elite, the guys that manage to tackle endgame content in 1-2 days flat.
In the end, both can be positive if they truly aim to up the ante on the whole playing field for everyone (given everyone wants to play at a higher 'field'), it becomes problematic if it's just another way of people taking out their aggression on others because 'Fuck off scrub you're wasting our time'.
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