Originally Posted by
Last Starfighter
People like doing things to set themselves apart from others. People like having things that set themselves apart from others. That is human nature. And it exists in hobbies as well. Let's take a deck hockey league. Friends get together, form a team, and join a league. Just for fun. But wanting to finish first and be the best team in the league, and getting a trophy isn't looked at as "Lawlz special snowflakes". Why? Because it's something that happens irl. People wouldn't walk up to those players and say "Fuckin' loser special snowflakes lawlz". But they will with something like an online game. Because the confrontation isn't there. And people use the internet to get out those things that they wouldn't let out in real life. So someone will use another person on a forum that may be competitive, and maybe in a realm first guild or top pvp'er, and use that person as the replacement for the real life person that they want to say that stuff to but can't.
That's why there's so much hate on the internet. Maybe there's a youtube video of some dude playing the guitar really well. Then we all know there will be a comment eventually that will pick the video apart and tell the guy how bad he sucks. And anyone that will defend the vid is a "fanboy". Same with all of this stuff. All of the "no lifer, special snowflake" stuff is said by passive people who get aggressive when there is an absolute guarantee of no real confrontation.
But back to wow, nobody is ever saying "No. Mine! You can't have it". All people are saying is "You want it, go get it.". And that's how things should be. All of these things can be done on a casual schedule. With the exception of the world first race. There are doctors, students, cops, and any type of person imaginable in top guilds, they may not log in but to only raid, but that's what they choose to do. But people want things without having to do anything for them. And that's what is going to be what takes wow down at some point. Because the mmo model is successful. Despite what people seem to think.