"Eventually you learn to ignore the assholes and play your game. "

Amen to that! The VN server boards are a good place to develop a negative attitude, get all hot and bothered over unimportant issues, and generally lose your love for the game.

On the other hand, the servers also help with a feeling of community if you can find the positive folks and maintain a strong selectivity about which treads you read. So if you don't read those threads about this realm-sucks-because, then you don't have to deal with the issue of having the most toys.

That's my 2 coppers based on the theories of selective viewing and choosing your friends.

Uska, Daughter of Eir
Kampvilja's Kotnackare
[Lvl 37] Midgard, Percival