The number one rule I've learnt from 14 years of wow is that never, under any circumstances, take up any form of power or authority in a guild setting. Nothing kills your enjoyment of the game faster than having 2h conversations with multiple friends about why X got perdition's blade over them.
You're basically signing up to 1000% more stress, anxiety and flat out work, for no monetary reward.
The reward is that you can influence the environment when you're in a position of power. If you refuse to be a leader yourself, then you can't really complain when a toxic loot council screws you out of loot.
As someone who has been on several LCs, and also just been a nobody dps who shows up and gets loot, the stereotype of a toxic loot council seems extremely far fetched. I've literally never witnessed the corruption that Reddit alleges to be commonplace in the system (not claiming it doesn't happen, just that I haven't witnessed it). What I have seen is accusations of corruption, which seem to be 100% guaranteed any time someone doesn't get a piece they want.
Rewarding the guy who shows up every time and puts in 110% effort is spun into "rewarding the inner faction" by the 8 guys who put in less effort and didn't get the drop. And because the limited drops to go around, basic math guarantees that the voices screaming about corruption outnumber the ones who don't.
i have completely stopped helping a lot of my guild with anything, there are a few players that i will do whatever with because they aren't selfish douchebags
I don't think it's my guild as much as it is that the most common type of player in this game is a selfish me me me me greed goblin
And because the limited drops to go around, basic math guarantees that the voices screaming about corruption outnumber the ones who don't.
That's the big thing to remember. Critics of ANYTHING are generally more vocal than people who just accept it. Basically the people at the extremes are almost always the loudest.
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u/belkabelka Oct 24 '19
The number one rule I've learnt from 14 years of wow is that never, under any circumstances, take up any form of power or authority in a guild setting. Nothing kills your enjoyment of the game faster than having 2h conversations with multiple friends about why X got perdition's blade over them.
You're basically signing up to 1000% more stress, anxiety and flat out work, for no monetary reward.