Comments on: A day in the life of cross-server PUGs

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[...] A day in the life of a cross-server PUG – I was speculating on what life might be like in WoW with the new dungeon tool. So, was I right? [...]

By: ixobelle

ixobelle — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:08:03 +0000

i NEVER do dailies. it would be like rewarding blizzard with my approval of the design of dailies. i”ll raid, but fuck heroic dailies, wrangling nether rays, or playing simon says.

By: ixobelle

ixobelle — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:33:47 +0000

ou may never find out where the instance entrance actually is in the gameworld, if it even has one.

this totally didn’t occur to me, and is a pretty HUGE deal, world cohesion-wise.

By: xXJayeDuBXx

xXJayeDuBXx — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:36 +0000

I think many of those who have raided will agree that PUGs can be a pain. My take on this new feature was that it would make finding a group for the non-wrath dungeon content easier. Am I just being naive, because I don’t really thing this feature is going to bring down guilds.

I just think this will eliminate the hassel of finding groups, saving everyone some time.

By: Stabs

Stabs — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:01:13 +0000

True.

It’s just nice that guilds will no longer be a requirement, just an option for people who like them.

Also if you are in the position we were in of having 20 people for each raid you don’t have to recruit or die. Nor will people have to recruit any idiot just to fill out the spots.

By: Bristal

Bristal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:16:59 +0000

Here’s another take. I’m a casual but decent player. I got into group play/raids with a very patient and instructive guild, which unfortunately lost most of it’s membership last Spring. Now we scramble to get enough people to sign-up for 5man Heroics once weekly.

I haven’t done VoA since the new bosses were added despite running WG 5x a week. I can’t get invited into a pug because I can’t guarantee 3.5K DPS and I’ve not done the fights yet. I can only offer 2.7K self-buffed on a dummy which doesn’t seem to turn heads.

Reading the above comments is certainly one reason that I rarely try to bullshit my way into a pug. People can be DICKS to new/casual players trying their best. People typically just want to blaze through an instance for their 100th time and move on. It’s intimidating and NOT FUN.

All you studs who handpick pugs will have no problem getting your pugs when this new system drops, it may even be easier because the casuals won’t be bothering you anymore.

I am looking forward to being able to try the daily heroic without sacrificing my pride, or wasting 2 hours begging for a group that rarely happens. Sure there will still be dorks, and I may get kicked occasionally, I may also be able to find others like me who are patient and trying their best.

By: spinks

spinks — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:15:53 +0000

They’ll certainly still be attractive to people who like guilds anyway.

The more I think about it though, I think the best players will tend to always be guilded because good guilds just offer the best and most supportive environment in which to learn to play. I know I’d much rather go into a new instance with 4 guildies at my back than in a PUG.

By: Hatch

Hatch — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:10:29 +0000

Guilds would have to be about 1) the social aspects and 2) getting a guaranteed skill level and attitude match from your group.

Since gear no longer means anything, a pug will be full of people of disparate skill levels and you’ll have people who won’t flask or people who have green gems or people who are excessively elitist pricks, all mixed. I think guilds will still be attractive.

By: Wiqd

Wiqd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:44:23 +0000

Newp, no interest whatsoever. Good on whoever decides to do this, but I’ve personally never had issues getting a group on my server and I don’t PUG so … I’m not really interested in changing that.

Now if WoW were just 1 seamless server like EVE, it’d be different because it’d be ingrained that we were all one community. As it is, the battlegrounds that do this welcome all manner of mouthbreathers from other servers and is one reason I don’t do BGs outside my guild.

By: Kring

Kring — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:26:11 +0000

Good luck, if you’re hoping the random function put you and your friend from another realm in the same PUG.

They don’t remove the disadvantages of realms with that system. They only take away the advantages.