User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 360:The White Inheritance, Review and Commentary/@comment-24066070-20131115194948/@comment-8153438-20131116052107

The reason why Lucy is not much appreciated by other people is because of her magic. She summons Celestial Spirits who have their own identity, personality and magic power. So when there is battle, the credit goes to her spirits instead. What people don't understand is the power of these spirits really belong to Lucy.

Lucy would have been appreciated more if she uses equipment or tools or weapons..

Lucy was mentioned several times as a rookie mage during the first parts of the series. She decided to become a wizard when she ran away from home prior to the start of the series.