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As part of my routine each morning while I’m logging in to check my auctions on one monitor I’ll check out whats new on YouTube. Yesterday I noticed a new comment on my [Druid Thunderfury] video:

I have to say that, contrary to having any negative reaction, I find this kind of behaviour fascinating! Let’s take a step back and try to figure it out – what is he actually angry about? why would a person react like that upon learning about my achievement?

Initially I suspected it was a standard primitive ape ego trying to sour grapes soothe itself. I got the achievement, he wanted it and didnt have it, so my getting it must suck right? I mean why else should me completing an achievement mean anything to him otherwise?

Seeking answers I checked out his YouTube Profile. His last video upload was back in October 2009 and just so happened to be titled “Thunderfury – Blessed Blade of the Windseeker”. The description reading “One of my mates finally got the blade from combinding two legendary items from MC, and some Elementium Bars. – Enjoy”

Ah ha! So is that the answer? That he holds his friend’s Thunderfury achievement in such high regard that my having previously done it – on a druid no less – is an affront to his friend’s hard work?

“You cannot strengthen one by weakening another; and you cannot add to the stature of a dwarf by cutting off the leg of a giant.” -Benjamin Franklin Fairless

Certain people are always going to achieve for the sake of it. If there’s a reputation bar to fill up then people are going to do it. I saw that I could get an achievement for getting a useless shiny sword and so I went after it – I’ve done more for less in the past :-)

Let me know what your thoughts on this are! and what have your experiences with people like this been like?