Bee over at A High Latency Life has mentioned that sometimes you have to an “a-hole”.
I’m tired of being an “a-hole”.
These days in LFD, my patience limit is almost down to zero. If we wipe due to mistakes, unfamiliarity, learning, I will run back in and finish the run. If people are new and have questions, I am more than willing to help.
But at the first hint of douchebaggery, I will /rage. First, I will initiate a vote kick. If I am unable to do so or if it doesn’t pass, I will drop group after a brief explanation/calling out of the douche. Period. I refuse to put up with the outrageous shit that people seem to get away with in LFD pugs.
So it is with little regret, that I hereby retire from LFD. If I don’t do this for my personal mental health, I will burn out on this game and never return.
When Cataclysm hits, I will quest to level, and will only see the new dungeons when I am able to go with my guild. If this means that I am unable to gear up to raid, then I will go casual. All you ass-hats out there can spread your poison to the other denizens of Azeroth. But I will not be tainted by your foul and pestilent manners.
For all of you new players that are still trying to figure out how this whole world (of warcraft) works, I pity you. You will suffer for the behavior of your peers. I don’t think that I am/will be the only experienced person who has given up on LFD. As more of us leave LFD, the higher the concentration of douche will become. I can only hope that one day the douche levels in LFD hit a critical mass and the resulting douche-nova spontaneously expels the douchebags permanently from this game that I love.
I completely understand where you are coming from. The only reason I’m even using LFD on my main anymore is because I want to practice for Cataclysm raids (that I will be doing with my guild).
I’ve been leveling a mage recently, and I do quests inbetween — but the best bang for you xp buck is to do LFD. So, I have been. I’m a fire mage, I have all my gear properly managed and gemmed and I even utilize flasks and food (helps having other characters that have extras left over from leveling up) — so yeah, my DPS is a little bit higher than the average, I would assume. But I seriously do 3x as much damage as other DPS. It’s obvious that some people just don’t try. I play this game because I enjoy it. I like seeing those mobs explode into a fiery demise.
I hate when I see people just standing there, doing nothing. I know they must just be “follow”ing the healer, picking up xp. Why do this (*cough* warlock doing 423 dps*cough*)?? What is the fun of that? Why get to 80 with no idea how to properly play your character??
The worst part is I’m sure I’ll see “failLock” in my LFD groups at 80 and 85. He’ll have no idea how to play cause he spent his formative years letting his imp do his dirty work.
I swear, if I didn’t love my guild so much…….
The ease of leveling I think is really hurting new players and preventing them from learning how to actually realize the potential of their characters. But in my mind, if a new player is only pulling 423 dps, I’m okay with that, especially if they’re willing to listen to suggestions. If they’re not, then into the bee pit they shall go. Even worse though, are the folks proudly displaying their kingslayer titles and just auto-attacking. I know that they’re just there to try to max their JP before Cataclysm, but come on, at least put in a little effort.
It really concerns me that we may have all of these people running in LFD from 80 to 85 who still expect to flail their way to epics, and then add in CC…
It makes me nervous. Even if I don’t use LFD with these people, I know that they’re negatively affecting the game and possible dissuading new people from falling in love with the game.
Just as a side note… this failLock was in Sethhek Halls. They had decent gear…. they just weren’t trying at all.
Horrible. Warlocks are so much fun to play, I cackle madly every time I log onto mine. How can someone run one and just passively cruise by?
It boggles my mind as well.