I play plenty of non conservative characters. PLENTY. Take Nukahv for example, my most recent hero. Commander of battle, balls to the wall, killed, died, always came for a good fight.
Do I play conservative when I get hell gear? Hell yes I do. You know how many hours I spend getting it? Dozens. It's not fun to end up wasting those hours when im accumulating a dream set. Plus, having the hell gear makes exploring hell easier, its a big circle of life. But don't act like Maugauth didn't fight. He did, he was just hard to kill, and shamans arent my class, so I couldnt seal a kill to save my life.
Do I play like a a pussy with all my characters? Absolutely not. I played a mummy down to 4 con, countless balls to the wall ragers, characters like Gaplemo, and so forth.
So yeah, how I play differs from character to character. Unlike some people though, I don't play like a pussy all the time. My current is anything but conservative, never once has backed down from any fight with anyone, or failed to show up for one single raid. When I die, I doubt I get called a bitch on my death thread.