[Vlad Von Carstein]

Well i was wondering what you guys think of this rant i just put up on a local forum since im sick of seeing new players (besides my self) roasted by veterans on painting skills or tactics and where asking there opinion's on anything is like asking to be punched in the balls.

you know i have noticed something about the Vancouver's gaming community (for all games out there) that Rather ticks me off so i feel like ranting a bit. Why are there always people who consider them self's "Elite" better then the rest? there is really no need for any stuck up atitudes towards others, or any reason to act better then some one else just because your a better player or painter or deck\army designer. None of that gives a person the right to be rude and\or the cause to be so full of them selves that everything else is junk compared to what they and people that they consider "on there level" are capable of. For an example. Doc you are a great painter from what i have been told but that doesn't give you the right to tell people there stuff looks like crap, as i see it if you think something looks like crap, thats your opinion some one else might love how it looks "for example look at the world of art" ,but what im trying to get across is yes you have skills but that isent a reason to consider your self above anyone else. The Same go's for anyone who acts better then other due to some "skill" they have in a game Sure if your a great player thats awesome, you should try to help others other then insult them, after isent the whole point of gaming to have fun? and if you want a good community having a few people "Lord" over it with there friends is just pointless (one of the reasons i stopped playing swm's besides the fact all the army's where the same). I have contact people in other area's of the world to see what there gaming community are like and to be honest most of them are way more friendly then Vancouver's which is something i think the whole community needs to work on. Not just a few people BUT EVERYONE need to work on this, if you don't like something go ahead and say so just don't trash talk people. like lets say i hate an army i see and say "wow what where you thinking?" that isent to bad but its just your oppinion you should leave your self open to what ever the person says because there might be a reason for the army to be built in an odd way, or they could of just built it for max fun not caring if they win or not.

So in short what im trying to get at is

For are community to thrive more so then it is now we all need to stop judgeing others based on high standards, or in general stop being so cocky since lets say you have played for years well some one else just started. you might know more about the game then them but that doesn't mean your "Better then them" after all Its not if you win or lose it's how you play the game and how much fun you have doing it.

Well this is my rather long rant, sorry for using you as an example doc but its just the easiest way to get things across and it works well with my point.