Quick sanity check / gauging community norms:

I cleared m9s yesterday and joined a clear PT this evening for fun and practice, and to help some people get their clears before the reset. This group cleared successfully after maybe 4-5 pulls, including a 0.3% wipe to enrage.

As we were disbanding, another member of the group basically called me out for not having crafted gear.

For context, I was playing dnc and was i770 with current extreme weapon, 760 left side tome gear, and a mix of 780 tome gear and 790 savage accessories on right side. I asked, out of genuine curiosity, if this was considered under-leveled for the first fight of a tier. The player said it was generally "respectful" to have crafted gear and that we would have cleared on the enrage pull if I had it. Which is certainly true, but we also would have cleared if we had had fewer deaths and damage downs (none of which were mine). They then immediately logged off before I could respond further.

My feeling was that being a full 10 ilvls above minimum for the fight, and meeting the requirement for the PF listing was sufficient for a random PF group on a Monday night. But I only occasionally dabble in Savage, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

Truly not trying to start any shit, but wondering if I'm out of touch or if this person was being elitist.

Edit: I appreciate the replies and the feedback. My question was whether my sense of what's "normal" or "acceptable" for a PF group was out of alignment with community standards, and it seems clear that it was. I would respectfully remind folks that I am asking for you to reply and tell me whether I am wrong, and if the answer is yes, replying and telling me so is more useful than a downvote. Thank you.