I know this is an older thread but I found it via google while looking for something and got a good chuckle out of it. Like it or not the things mentioned in the opening post will happen, and have happened, even if the "elite" of the game didn't do it on purpose.
Fact: Nobody cares what pixels you have stashed away, unless they can't display more/better pixels, and then they just hate you for what you have if they are materialistic in any way. Don't be that way!
The winner: I cordially invite you to visit Atlantic shard and head to vesper Trammel. Cross the bridge north by the bank and take the road NW about 5-6 screens. In the woods to the east of that point you will find a castle with a small plot on either side that has teleporters into the main castle. Once inside you will find some 5000 items EACH costing 100+ million gold to obtain and MANY(most) costing much much more. I guarantee that you will see rares you never knew existed too, it's the ultimate museum and literally cannot be duplicated due to the sheer number of 1-off items. Warning, don't step inside one of the three different working moongates on the roof, they work and will port you away with no return gate. Oh, and don't step in the hole by the front door, it will also port you far away to a random location. The rest doesn't bite.
My view on elite status: It's an earned honor for putting in your time on the forums and within the code itself in game. You'll get access to the best stuff from players who'd been there and done that. That being said you can compete with even the best of script by thinking outside the box a little. There are always many ways to skin a cat and working on my personal copies of dozens of scripts here has shown me how fun that can be!
In other words don't stress about elite status, just enjoy making your *bleep* better and you'll do just fine!
