Comments on: The clash of server cultures

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:49:58 +0000

Yup, your death knigget was just a dumbass. Ask anyone else on his server about that “custom”.

By: Kring

Kring — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:07:15 +0000

Or maybe not. I haven’t seen such a person in 5 years playing wow.

By: Argon

Argon — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:19 +0000

Yeah, that’s why you can’t roll need on a cloth item if you are a druid, because some jerks out there are just going to click need on everything they can roll need on, either out of greed or stupidity.

By: canazza

canazza — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:15:34 +0000

*Boomkin hug*
I managed to ninja a pair of cloth bracers (Worn Molars, ilvl 232)
You have to balance the rolling buttons now though, do we have a Need/Offspec/Greed/Disenchant buttons? Is that too complicated for new people?

By: Rurjaos

Rurjaos — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:14:13 +0000

Maybe its a different culture, maybe just dumbassery…
I’m used to the legendary “it’s a hunteritem”. But the new dungeon tool gave me a retri, who thought, “it’s a palaitem”.
First drop: def trousers… need (!?, ok. maybe offspec-tank)
Sec. drop: 1h dd-weapon… need (hum!?… frost-dk not amused!)
third drop: caster plate… need (ah, now I get it! Third spec)

But it seems there are more alpha-dd’s on other servers than they are on mine. Pulling, marking, running, behaving like a stinger: stick on target until death…

But one thing is common to all: Occulus is “Oh Shit!.

By: Tipa

Tipa — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:01:26 +0000

I’ve found vastly different playstyles. I don’t know what my server culture is; Kirin Tor was a brand new server when I played, and I quit soon after it opened up for transfers from elsewhere.

I say hi/bye/thanks, talk in plain English during the instance, and roll need on things I need. I also abstain from rolling need on a second blue if I’ve already won a blue on a need roll.

Most of my groups have been really good. Most don’t talk much. I liked getting a newsletter from Azeroth Advisor about Uldaman and SM Cathedral before encountering those on my rogue. I’d done both instances just once only my first time through.

Soon will come Sunken Temple and Maraudon and I have no idea how those difficult and lengthy instances are going to go. I imagine they will split Maraudon into two parts. And then there’s Zul… Furrak, the one near Gadgetzan? That should be dun.

By: Skarlarth

Skarlarth — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:49:43 +0000

Yeah no server culture clashes just a bit of bitterness for the new rolling system…

Took my newly 80 boomkin through normal Forge of Souls. Cloth boots drop with spellpower, haste, hit or crit. Maasive upgrade ilvl 219 versus my current 148 (I know I know, for shame). I cannot roll need since they are below my top armor class, so I choose greed and lose the roll to one of the other 4 party members who chose disenchant option >POOF< no more boots, no chance to buy or trade.

Never had a chance to even type upgrade in party chat before the flying fingers came out for disenchant. But it's ok we all know boomkins never wear cloth

/cry

Skarlarth and Company
Medivh

By: ZombiePirate

ZombiePirate — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:48:15 +0000

My main is a healer and I don’t believe that I have ever been rude to anyone. I certainly don’t tell tanks how to do their job but if things don’t go smoothly I might offer some suggestions especially if healing is bcoming a real nightmare. I also don’t tell tanks how much HP they need, as a Disc Priest I am armed with lots of mitigation CDs and when I see a tank with a “lower” health pool I am just expecting to do more healing, I am still not anticipating we will fail. People need to chill out and go for things. We can’t all whizz through every instance in 20mins so you can get all your badges. (I slso tend to find a high correlation between whiners and those with low DPS scores)…

By: Kring

Kring — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:55:31 +0000

The original game only gave you the option to roll or pass.

When an item dropped, everyone in the group would write the letter “n” (need) or “s” (sell) in chat (the actual letters were different between different realms).

As soon as someone wrote and “n” everyone without need passed. If no one had need, everyone rolled.

Something like that?

By: Longasc

Longasc — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:51:27 +0000

This NEED / GREED / PASS thing just needs to be nuked. There might be different views regarding this on the very same server. I had some discussions lately, including one person who did not like my usual method, which is based on enlightened logic: ROLL / PASS.