@Goose

Is it not simply the case that they suffer from some degree of snobbery/superiority complex in that they believe they are somehow above the maddening crowd and able to see the tawdriness of what the masses consume?

When there was the whole Ubisoft always on DRM I always thought it was rather tragic that amongst those who elected to boycott AC2 when it was released (myself included ) were a group that thought somehow that wasn't enough and then DDoSed the games verification servers basically meaning no one could play for a couple of days. I think it's one thing to object to something yourself, it's another to ruin some elses choice in the matter. Gamers basically griefing other gamers.