Had a minor thought and figured it might shine some light on the gamer elitism debate.
For me, elitism is a byproduct of the original gamers of the 80s getting crapped on and called nerds/geeks/losers/etc. Now the johnny come latelies think they know everything there is about gaming when a lot are mostly casual gamers. This is mostly evident when reviewers, who claim they are gamers, are more like sellouts who would write anything for the almighty dollar.
Also, a gamer 'elitist', to me, are the rabid fans who debate about nerd stuff most 'normies', think of as absurd or retarded. These in-depth discussions, although silly sounding, often contribute to better game mechanics and game evolution overall. With mainstream gaming, the opposite has happened.
Old school gamers are the same way, explaining how the BoS would NEVER, expend ANY resources, to expel those who dis-agreed with their beliefs. A prime example is The Glow expedition. Even though the offending members were able to make use of equipment, their still was a slight chance at the mission being successful. A: Why risk civil war when you can at best, allow the offenders to leave, come back, and provide the order with more tech. or B: If they die, then, as another post has explained, The Glow was turned into a boogeyman story and justified excuse at the folly of now following the code.
The same with how Harold would make it over to the east coast which is ridiculous. The guy, not only an old man/ghoul, never had proper military training and would more realistically have settled in NCR than go on some suicide mission across the country. The fact that one faction would debate/explain these things and the other side simply 'lapping' it up, in my mind shows a clear difference.
Honestly, Beth wanted money period, from both old school fans and new fans alike. To say their half-assed attempt at bringing back old lore as an altruistic gesture is not very believeable. Its ironic how, considering their ability to write books in their game worlds, Beth had such a problem writing for F3.
Although I do not condone personal attacks unless by defense, it is perfectly understandable how certain segments of the gaming population have felt snubbed when chuckleheads like snoopdog and other celebrities claim to be gamers when they are much more gangsta/pimpin/weed fiend/ than gamer. The truth is, the casual/mainstream gaming scene has completely reshaped the videogame landscape. Games have followed the examples of hollywood blockbusters. We need a story that offends nobody, which essentially makes it hollow, while using gobbles of special effects as the new attractor. Problem is, the special effects and marketing are expensive, so they have to get more and more outlandish while budgets explode to continue the fucked up cycle. This further requires even MORE people to buy in. Really reminds of the snake eating its own tail. To ignore this or blame it on elitism is folly at best.
good move from Bethesda 
