I call myself a 'Veteran'. I'm a player from Alpha/Beta, have the Emblems as well (Sigil of the Founder's & Sign of the Elder's), and even have a trophy weapon; The Supremacy. I agree with some of your post, mostly the parts about other 'Veterans' thinking they're entitled to a bunch of free crap just for being here from the "beginning", which is a relative term for most of these 'Veterans'. I have my Emblems, my Weapon and my Jackolytes/Flight of Shadows to prove my Veteranship, and even then I don't make a big deal about it. It's just some special snowflake stuff.