czskrazzi wrote:
newb is based on knowledge and lvls
noob is based on attitude, because noobs are generally stupid, ignorant, pathetic, and are jealous of those of us who have higher lvls and more money..
there are many ways of looking at it.. thats the way i do..
if they call you a noob at rock crabs, they are just a noob themselves, lvl 90 having to train at rock crabs.
In my opinion,
nothing should be based on levels. I have (well...had, he mysteriously disappeared

) a friend who was in the mid-level 40s in combat, yet he was a great person to talk to. I miss him deeply... Yes, he didn't know much about the game and was still training hard to get 50 combat - but that doesn't change how you should treat him. I see where you're coming from at judging who can be called a "newbie" by their levels and knowledge, but to me that seems stereotypical.
I've had some other people at the fishing guild get angered at someone who was level 60 combat and was winning a debate against a level 100...I told them that how you act takes priority over combat levels - of course, they didn't bother with a counter-arguement. Nothing but silence came from them.
People who call other people noobs are simply ego-maniacs, really. They have no way to back up their arguement, they just want to call someone a noob because it makes them feel superior.
Quite pathetic, if only those people would realize the error of their ways...