Influx of new jerks? Or just old jerks emerging recently?

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Originally Posted by Solb [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When I created this post, I didn't start it in RnF, it got moved by Derubael, I guess he thinks that's more amusing. Just pointing this out, because I wasn't trying to garner "negative" attention as RnF often does.

I was bored, server was down, and what I wrote was a small facet of some of the things I recently have witnessed or experienced. I understand why people treat others poorly, and why gamers here choose not to group with others regardless of the reasons behind those decisions. Does it make it OK? I guess it depends on your perspective.

My point was from my experience over the past month or so it seems that more people troll, act like jackasses, are rude to other players when in the past it was not so prevalent. Just an observation.

I have been in groups where people say, "what weapons does the rogue have?" And, literally would not group the guy because he had a 8/25 piercer at lvl 15. Sure. It's their choice. But it's a dick move. I don't have to explain why.

Fun to me is helping others and having enjoyable chat, while killing mobs. I get it. My fun is not necessarily others fun. To others, fun is trolling, being an asshole, and not grouping other people for trivial reasons and being a dick about about it.

EQ in 1999-2001 was a bunch of idiots banding together to get as far as they could based on caster's realm, everlore and retarded EQ folklore ("wisdom is success rate on tradeskills and intelligence is skill ups and dex affects fletching.")

We got a server now where the majority of the population has been studying the game for 15 years and they're all jaded, self-sufficient, and playing to win.