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"Koolen, I lift skinny b*****s like you."
~Wise words of Shaka, part I.
Joined Sapphire: 11/19/2011 (Record Keeping)
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Lawn.
Mine.
You.
Off.
Most constructive response in this entire thread. Way to go, Beardyman.
Personally, I feel like I've fallen out of touch with the mains. I've found that private groups can be very... Attractive. They're so much more personal, even in some of the larger ones. I feel like in Minecrafters, I can post and be recognized by a few people. In other private groups, I've actually made friends.
However, on the mains I've come to find that it's harder to be recognized unless you're a Legendary/Blue Bar. I mean, yes, it's petty to think "They're internet famous, why aren't I?" but that comes with the gaps. Typically, on the mains, it's like this:
Member(Exceptions: Skibur)-Lol, good luck.
Heroic- Sounds familiar. Get out.
Legendary- Ohai. I remember you.
Mythic-Oh, look it's UserX again!
Ninjas/Mythix(In all reality, they are different)-OH MY GOD! MURPHY IT'S YOU!*
These gaps aren't pretty to newcomers. I've been here for a few years(Though my bar doesn't show much for it) and I personally don't like any main forum short of the Community, and even then there's elitisim that gets shuffled in every so often that can get annoying. But, as you said, this isn't unique to Bungie. I realized that on other sites that I helped carry through transitions, I saw hundreds of new members while I helped run the site. And I admit I did sort of look down on them. They weren't there for the Phoenix. They missed the Party '06. They missed the events that defined the group, as I knew it, and I was still there as it evolved, while they were just walking and the door and never saw it as it was.
I never saw Bungie in it's so called "golden age." I don't understand why Mythix look down on '09s. I don't understand why it's '04 or Bust. But I have to accept it, right? It's how the gaps work, in every community.
*Cookie for reference, mates.
Post Script: It's late, I haven't re-read this. I'm sorry if it comes off as stupid and unintelligent. I just sort of began typing and never stopped. If this rant of stupidity makes you think less of me, sorry. If it makes you think more of me sweet. That's not the goal in the long run. I just hope someone can get something out of this.