By Phoenix.Dabackpack 2010-10-02 14:10:28
Well, many of the people with nice gear (as in really, really, REALLY nice gear) have to be *** to get there. Whether it be through manipulation or not, the "mean" people get what they want and the number of nice "good" people is dwindling.
It's cyclical: noobs get good gear and then their epeens grow. Once they feel strong and powerful, they feel like they can boss people around. They get more stuff and they think they're the most knowledgeable people in the group.
The most important thing to remember, though, is that mean people may or may not have any idea what the hell they're talking about.
(And by mean people I mean those that try to put others down for gear/playstyle choices when it is not required. A LS leader that wants to get his point across for the success of an event is just doing his job, but the guy that yells at you for having poor gear for no reason is just a jerk.