Saturday, July 31, 2010

Dear Group-Droppers,

I understand that you probably don't like Halls of Reflection.  I also understand that you might be nervous that we won't make it, even though we had a more than acceptable healer (she even had a Kingslayer title).  What I don't understand is why you had to drop group.  Moreso, I don't get why you didn't at least attempt to give us a reason why before dropping group.  After you left, the healer left too.  Then the other DPS, saying "Well, I guess that's it."  You left me alone in Halls of Reflection, Group-Dropping Tank.  You... you left me. /sniffle

Listen.  Since the LFD feature was brought to us, dungeons have been colder than they used to be.  Yelling at people that were always from your realm for standing in the stuff on the ground has been replaced by a solemn silence, with random outbursts of " YOU SUCK YOUR BAD " and random group dropping. At least you'd see the people hearthing out on your own server.  And that has the word "hearth" in it.  Before the LFD feature, group dropping could even be considered... a warm experience. But now... People just vanish.  For no reason. With no warning.  What is coming to the world! (of warcraft)

Here's where I can help you out here, Mr. Group Dropper. Check out these awesome tips to keep from coming across as a complete douche bag in random dungeons.

1. Break the ice! Say hello to your group.  It's not hard, and if you don't want to talk for the rest of the instance, you don't have to -- and you don't come across as a jerk for never saying anything.

2. Say you're sorry!  If you made a mistake, wiped the group, or somehow found a way to mess up a dungeon run, apologize for it.  It's only human to mess up, and sometimes people need a reminder that it's actually another person behind the dancing gnome with the naked bug going on.

3. Don't point fingers!  After a wipe people may be irritated or embarrassed that they died, especially if they're already deep into end-game raiding and should have known better.  If someone else caused the wipe, don't exacerbate the situation.  It's only going to make it worse.  E-tensions will rise, nerds will rage, and someone will end up either being vote-kicked or leaving out of their own volition -- and it may not even someone who was involved.

4. Play your class, not theirs.  Yeah, this may be your alt that you're on, but when the tank's the same class as your main, and isn't pulling the same way you do, it doesn't give you the authority to jump in and tell him how to play.  If he asks for your advice, then sure, go for it. But don't jump on his back because he plays differently than you do on your main (unless he's missing Righteous Fury or something, but even then, whisper him to remind him).

5. Warlocks need Kings, not Might... Watch your buffs, make sure you give them to the right people!

6. Be understanding.  You don't know the people in the group, so you don't know what's going on in real life for them.  They could have a mental disability.  They could have kids pulling at their arms while they're pulling mobs.  They could be having a real emergency at their house.  Try to understand if someone messes up, or has to leave because of something going on at home.

7. Let people know when you're leaving.  Like I stated above, it's horribly annoying when people just drop group for no reason, with no explanation whatsoever.  At least let us know you're leaving, so we don't have to try and get through the boss we just pulled without a healer.

8. Give thanks or say good-bye.  It's common courtesy to do so, and it's not like it's gonna kill you. Tons of people do it anyway. C'monnn, don't you wanna be cool?

So, there's the list, Mr. Group-Dropper.  I hope it made sense to you.

Regards,
Levielle, the Paladin from the group you dropped earlier tonight.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

So I'm levelling a Shammy


So I'm levelling a Shaman on an RP-PVP server.  Her name is Rosaani, and she's adorable.  She's a Resto shammy, and healing is going alright so far.  At lvl 28 she can pull an alright amount of dps while healing, which entertains me to no end.

Really short post... but I thought I'd share.



Sitting in Dalaran

Monday, July 12, 2010

Ding! Hunter 80

Pugging makes me a sad panda.


I've been getting bad groups after bad groups all day.  The last one I got was Halls of Stone.  I accepted, zoned in, and got ready to begin.

First pull was very sloppy.  I Misdirected to the tank, aoe'd, and tried my best to help keep threat on him, but it didn't help.  One of the bigger mobs was already wailing on the mage.

I dropped a Freezing Trap on him, got him frozen, and continued to attack the tank's targets.

Suddenly the giant ice block to my right disappeared.  Curious, I looked to my side and noticed that the lone rogue was stabbing white damage on him.  I asked, "Why did you break my trap?" and got no response.

Here's what happened next:

DK Tank: my target noob
Rogue: mmhmm
DK Tank: use set focus
DK Tank: is easy

*DK pulls next group*

*Rogue dies*

*DK dies, healer dies, mage and I zone out*

Shammy Healer: god dman tank
Shammy Healer: u could cleary see i wan drinkin mana
DK Tank: you have 9k mana
Me: /facepalm
DK Tank: lets go

*DK pulls more*
*Contents of screenshot above*

During all this I managed to escape by zoning out again.  The healer was like, I'm not healing this, zoned out, and waited for someone to kick the tank.  No one could.  The tank was waiting until the healer left.  Nothing happened.  It was at a stand-still.

Then I dropped group. Sigh. I swear, these kids...

Friday, July 9, 2010

ZOH MAH GAWSH

LOOK AT THAT BEAR.

3 days.

At least 11 hours today alone.

Thank you, WoW gods.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Arcturis, you will be the death of me.


The moment I discovered that at level 74 as a hunter I could tame the spirit beast known as Arcturis, I became obsessed.  Every hour or so I would check back to see if dear old Arcturis was at his spawn point, and each time I was disappointed.  But the first day, I did end up seeing him.  As I flew back to Amberpine to check up on him, I noticed something weird going on below me.  Alas, it was a lvl 75 paladin, young and strong, holy whatevering my beloved bear, and ultimately killing it right beneath my nose.

Saddened, I decided to try again later.  I waited all yesterday... never saw it once.  I have been off and on today, haven't come across him at all whatsoever.  I've offered gold, /pray-ed to the WoW gods... but still no bear.

Will I ever see this bear again? And will I ever tame him? I don't know.  

Thursday, July 1, 2010

In-Game Entertainment


As you may or may not know, in Shattrath there's a place called the 'Worlds End Tavern' in the Lower City. It's been a while since I've had any characters need to go wandering around in the Lower City of Shattrath before, so I decided to take my time.

While wandering around trying to find quests to increase my rep from Lower City, I happened across someone advertising for the 'Elite Tauren Chieftans' being about to play in the tavern.

Remembering that these were the people who sang such wonderful songs as 'Rogues Do It From Behind' and 'I Am Murloc', I decided to drop by.

It was entertianing to say the least, and I was surprised that I hadn't run into this in all my years of playing WoW.  I remember running into the comedian who had those horrible jokes... haha.

But anyway... It got me thinking. With the Cataclysm's Closed Beta popping up now, we are getting much closer to Cataclysm coming out for us all to play.  Will we be seeing this sort of thing when Cata comes?  Or will the overall mood of the game be one of doom and gloom?
 

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