Spoken like a true casual, Rahkwa - Baelgun.

The problem: Today as I was tanking a random, I noticed a death knight in full 232 tier, ungemmed and unenchanted, with blues in most of his other slots. I had just had to know why he had this beautiful gear but no shiny rocks and spells on it to make it even more powerful. At first, I suspected that he was too poor, but that turned out not to be the reason. The real reason was that he just plain did not care. He then went as far as to say this. Notice how I, as a tank, was pulling twice as much dps as he was and four times as much damage. That's utterly appalling, and it's not because I am so good, it is because he was so bad. Since he was just playing this game for fun, I hope that the run with me was the most fun Halls of Stone that he had ever done. Upon inspection of recount after we had finished, I discovered that this smart guy was using obliterate, even though his spec was blood. He used death strike a grand total of twice...at least heart strike was in his "rotation."

The solution: Gem your gear. Read up on your class at elitist jerks. Change your attitude so the amount of fun you have is directly proportional to how good you are at this game.

I do find it interesting how many players use "i just play this game for fun" as an excuse for being bad. It's like they think that if you are good at the game then you aren't having fun, that one can't possibly "have a life" and have good gear and skill at the same time. How do these people view success in the real world? Do they look at a doctor of medicine and think, "He has no life because he spent 12 years in school/residency. I'm glad i spent 11.5 years of my life having fun with my cool friends." (The .5 years difference was when he went to community college and dropped out after one semester.) I think that some people will rationalize this way, but most people would say, "That's stupid because a doctor makes a ton more money and can afford the best things money can buy." This is absolutely true. The difference between WoW and real life is in real life, people know what comes with success: money, prestige, opportunities, houses, cars, etc. but with in the World of Warcraft, morons don't know what exactly it is they are missing. They don't know how it feels to do 12k dps, battle the Lich King, win a sweet drake, etc. They will never be good enough to experience then endgame content while it is current. Perhaps once or twice they snagged a spot in a 25 ICC pug or half guild run but they were so bad that they got kicked after Lootship or they wiped a raid and got yelled at. They believe that this is what people experience to get good gear and be good at the game. This leads to the idea that getting gear and having fun are mutually exclusive. This is assbackwards in my eyes, but who am I to judge someone "just playing for fun."