Comments on: It came from the PUG: Oh, is this an instance? I’m just here to practice my staff skill

By: Katherine

Katherine — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:05:42 +0000

Did almost all of mine pugging. No-one seems to mind a holy pally standing in melee meleeing as long as noone dies, though I have had people comment that I had a crap weapon equipped

By: Maker

Maker — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:49:57 +0000

I’ve had some great groups on my undergeared alt. Most of them have been very nice about my gear. I’ve done what I can to keep up. At the very least, I try not to be a burden. I’ve had a few groups try to kick me because of my gear. I’m doing on par dps for that level of gear, but some people are just elitist and seem to have forgotten that they started off in blues and greens too.

When I’m on my main, I’m usually very understanding if I get an undergeared player in the group. I do resent people that will intentionally slack because I’m there. I’ve had people auto attack their way through most of a heroic and do under 600dps because I “more than make up for it”. (That was what they said about me.) I’ve gotten to the point that I’ll now carry them almost to the last boss, and then boot them so they don’t get the bonus badges or gear.

Don’t get me started on the achievement whores…

By: Tier

Tier — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:41:04 +0000

I recently went to pick my wife up from the station in the middle of the random for the day. I didn’t say anything just followed the healer. I came back 8 mins later to be suprised by having not been kicked! The healer said wb when I came back and I thanked everyone for being so nice and passed on the rest of the drops as a thank you!
It goes to show how nice people can be in randoms!

By: Fuubaar

Fuubaar — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:24:18 +0000

@ Backer

I do this on my Disc Priest all of the time. She’s a skinner so she throws a bubble, a HoT, and return to her skinning duties

It’s the only way those pesky tanks allow it… if they dont know you’re gone.

By: Dread

Dread — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:52:48 +0000

I’ll see about getting a 10 minute COS run done tanking unarmed w/no shield. GO GO THUNDERCLAP/SHOCKWAVE and nothing else!

By: spinks

spinks — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:39:47 +0000

I think it’s very easy to get the wrong impression from all the ‘horror stories’ that people post. There are plenty of nice people around and running instances.

And tbh it’s an interesting challenge for all of the players as to how they can interact in a group when people want different things. The player base is struggling to come to a consensus on what instances are for, what slacking means, how to deal with people who are vastly more or less experienced, and how to do it in a framework where communication is difficult (either because people zoom through instances fast or because a lot of people are scared to talk in case they get booted.)

Whilst I react very strongly if someone wants me to do an achievement for them, I’m not bothered so much if they want to do one in a way which doesn’t inconvenience me.

By: Hatch

Hatch — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:16:11 +0000

Hah hah! Thanks for sharing this story . . . the “tactical mistake” part was great.

Trying to find a balance in how to deal with people in WoW is a constant struggle. I’m glad when people (like that priest) will be nice when someone is trying. I’m also glad that people won’t put up with someone like that mage when they aren’t trying. But at the same time, I like your attitude that you’ll overlook his slacking if he shapes up once he’s called on it.

By: Kring

Kring — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:24:09 +0000

I would heal you…

Even Onyxia was tanked by a priest at level 60, can’t be that hard to keep you alive. :-p

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:19:27 +0000

Some day I am going to be DPS just so that my death is somebody else’s problem

By: spinks

spinks — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:08:36 +0000

Oh yeah, there’s a special achievement for levelling unarmed combat!