The story beings is that I met this woman in trade that was looking for a group to do oldworld content. She was the type of girl that flirted a bit and seemed to be a very fun individual. I was currently in a raiding guild that I couldn't make the times to raid so I was sort of just sitting around anyway. She and her boyfriend tried really hard to get me in the guild. I gave it some thought and decided that it would be a good experience. We all have fun in the guild for one day. The peace and tranquility and the fun lasted only one day when I decided to make a huge joke about Oondasta. I kept saying on how I could fight Oondasta and never die to the fight.
I was meaning as a whole joke at first and was actually gonna try to do such a thing. I explained how I could do it and we even made a 5000g bet that I would have honored if it didn't go so sour. She seemed to get miffed about it and ended the conversation of. "Whatever, I don't wanna talk about it." So I talked to her boyfriend and asked if everything was all right with her and did I step on any toes. 5 seconds after I ask that I get a message from her saying. "...why are you talking to x?" I played it cool and collected explaining I was going to go around and apologize to everyone personally if I have offended them. She responded to me saying. "Well just say it in guild."
After that event, I was demoted and everything. I was ignored by her and the boyfriend (not ignored in the game, just passed up my comments.) and I felt left out of everything. I felt horrible and abused by the guild because this little joke. I actually liked the guild I was in and almost wanted to just quit my character and make a new one on a different server. There were two key factors of me quitting the guild on that day after the first. I explained to to guild that I was having an off day she told me not to say anything if I wasn't going to go into it. (My problem was them so..) and told me to tell them I was "fine." I really got upset with that and remained silent for most of the day until I got the Oondasta achievement. I died and they demanded I pay them. I said to them something along the lines of. "I didn't think that was a serious bet." and she said it was and I had to pay up.
I was livid at this point, I would not be treated this way so I respectfully wrote her a letter on how I was feeling and ignored everyone in the guild and quit. My skype went crazy and I ignored and blocked her before I could even see what was written. I get a letter from a level 55 DK she just made. (Seriously) to send me the message that I'm an arrogant person that deserved my treatment and that I would be reported for harassment and fraud. She also said that she would tell no guild to invite me and have me on some sort of universal blacklist. ( I did everything I could to remain civil.)
So I am guildless and I notice something in trade. It's gone from it's usual banter of spam to silence almost. I get 2 messages from people that were telling me I was getting called names in trade. "Crybaby, wuss." Eventually trade told them to shut up which made me laugh a bit but I was thinking about what the hell just happened. I couldn't see what they said about me but I got those whispers.
With all that done I get a final whisper, asking me why they were calling me these names in trade. I explained to the person the same story I gave here but with less detail. He tells me that they are 9/12 ToT (previous guild wasn't even raid ready.) and needed a warlock. I sincerely told them that I could give it a shot but I'm not full geared yet. (ilvl 493) They invited me anyway and that was t he best thing that ever happened to me. Right after leaving the guild that was shunning me I get into a raiding guild with some decent progression.