I'm doubtful the treatment you are receiving has much to do with your gear. More likely, it's that druids are not very desired in groups. Sure, you may be MORE desirable if you are twinked out, but it shouldn't make much of a difference. The beauty of a druid is that they are not very gear dependent.
My advice is, just ignore it and keep leveling. You WILL run into a few pretentious jerks on this server, but they are the exception (at least before end game :P ). For the most part you will be leveling with people who are in your same boat and are completely understanding. My druid was mostly naked until I spent some time at the Sisters camp in the late teens and it never once affected my playing experience.
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