Maybe if you named the attack right more people would have answered it, the first post looks like a joke post. Then you try to tell use how we should have fun playing this game, that is something I hate to see, I do not care about your opinion on items and you should enjoy the game the way you want, but I don't want you to tell me how I should play the game I bought when I am with my friends. It is not killing the core of the game to play it with the options given to you, turning off items is one that has been there since the beginning.
Now, you are not as bad as other people when it comes to your post, you actually have a somewhat open mind on the subject. As for your topic, I rarely play with items to know an average % I hit great aether at.