Note: This is a bit of a QQ, but not your typical one
Note2: If you're going to respond, please read this whole post
Vandeleth
My Paladin. My pride and joy. I wish I could sell him.
At 15 days /played at level 70, I would venture to say that he is geared out the ***. And it's not just me. And this is my problem.
Being a Paladin on a Horde side has its advantages. Not many people have them end-game ready. Easy raid spots because of this. First time I walked into Kara I walked away with 2 epics. It's been like that for 2-3 months now. Consistently getting loot out of raids. It sucks.
I've been in two raiding guilds so far, and I've always been the bad guy in them. Not because of my attitude, not because of how I act, but because I consistently get loot. What keeps me going in this game is raid progression and the social aspect. I've been in my current guild for about a month now, and everyone hates me. I walked away from Gruul's two weeks ago with both of my tier tokens. I didn't want either. Everyone hates me. I'm not emo, I'm serious. Everyone in my guild hates me.
It's not that I don't understand where they're coming from, I do. Some scrub pally walks into the guild and two weeks later he's surpassed everyone in power. I understand. But it's not my fault. It's not my fault I send whispers in when I need something, and they give it to the pally because I'm the only Paladin in the guild. I hate being the special guy.
It's not that I don't understand how lucky I am. I do. I understand that people have been raiding a hell of a lot longer than I have and still don't have the gear I do. Why? Because I had to roll a Paladin. I love this class. I don't love how quickly it can get you hated when you're on the Horde side. I'd trade all my l33t purplez in for greys in a second if it would just mean I was accepted in a guild, and people actually wanted to talk to me. But no, as always, loot seems to get in the way. Sob story? Perhaps. But when you play the game largely for the social aspect of it, it becomes quite a big deal.
I feel the same way PvPers would feel if Blizzard removed PvP from the game. I'm ready to quit.
Let me also note, that I do my part in the guild. I show up to raids, come with 40 Elixirs of Draenic Wisdom, 5 Superior Mana Oils, 40 Elixirs of Healing Power, 40 Mana Pots, and a stack or two of fishsticks. I give them to unprepared guildies. I could have my epic flyer if people would come to raids prepared. I've given countless primals to guildies when they needed them for patterns for upgrades in gear. So I think if I was a hunter in straight blues, people would love me, no?
***** epics, all I've seen them do is disband guilds and prevent me from getting guildies to say, "Hey Van," when I log on, or better yet, I get crickets chirping when I type, "/g 'Night guys."
***** this, I'm tired of it, and I'm ready to quit. What can I possibly do?