P99 Group Ethics Question... - Page 4

mgellan · #31 12-22-2010, 06:17 PM

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I am a noob to EQ and I was the bleeding heart In this this group...

You and Blood are both good people, and personally I don't think there's any lasting satisfaction from being vindictive, even if someone makes a bad choice. I think you got it right - it's only a game, shrug, rez the poor guy and move on. As my mother always said (in a broad Scots dialect) "More tae be pitied than scorned, that one."

U guys still in MM? Watch for my LFG!!

Regards,
Mg

Bubbles · #32 12-22-2010, 08:05 PM

Scrooge is right... Back in the old days there wasn't any tanks.

I think Crow and Severs were probably the only two warriors i ever grouped with. Really the only two i ever saw online anywhere near my level.

For the most part is was armies of mages and necros and enchanters and shamans, etc..

Hell my cleric almost spec'd evocation, cuz all I basically did was undead dps hehe.

Obviously you have to look at the source:

People don't have hours upon hours to play this game like we did 10 years ago. Sometimes we have to get in and out quick. Which is why you see far more soloers and duos, etc. I mean, if you roll, say, a rogue, you're basically waving the white flag cuz you're gonna need a pretty solid group to level up, which is hell to find in a pickup group.. If you're lucky enough to even find one within 5 zones of where you camped out.

Alexzia · #33 12-22-2010, 09:34 PM

The polite thing to do is give notice. The best thing you can do is take note of people who don't do the polite thing and avoid them in the future. I definitely encountered my share of them on the way to 50.

On the plus side, I also met a bunch of cool peeps.

Scrooge · #34 12-22-2010, 10:00 PM

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On the plus side, I also met a bunch of cool peeps.

One of the greatest things about EQ, unlike most other games in the genre.

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Kavanah · #35 12-22-2010, 11:33 PM

I only think it is a d-bag move if you guys had to turn down another tank in the meantime of getting him. Then that stinks... but I wouldn't hold it against him, he would just be a last reserve in the future. Suck it up and move on...

President · #36 12-23-2010, 08:23 AM

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I only think it is a d-bag move if you guys had to turn down another tank in the meantime of getting him. Then that stinks... but I wouldn't hold it against him, he would just be a last reserve in the future. Suck it up and move on...

IMO anything less than a 30 minute warning and offer to help find replacement(if needed) is kinda weak. Not saying its d-bag to do less. But grouping would be much better if everyone followed that rules. Emergencies not counted....

fastboy21 · #37 12-23-2010, 08:36 AM

Part of the problem is that at this point in the server's life there are much higher numbers of people playing two, three, or even more alts to max level while they wait for the expansion.

Reputations matter here, but only on your main. People playing alts tend to quit groups faster, not be as interested in socializing, and generally do things that on your main you would not do so quickly.

I try to resist the urge as much as possible, but when I'm playing an alt and the group stinks and most of the group is made up of alts...there is a very strong temptation to just /q of say without warning "i gotta go now, sorry"---I would never do that on my main while I was leveling up, nor did I do that on live. On live, however, my only alt wasn't even level 20 by the time the first expansion came out. On P99, I have 2 well geared 50s, an almost naked 50, and 4 30+ chars. I would also say that I am behind the average curve compared to most players in alts, and certainly behind in terms of gear.

Scrooge · #38 12-23-2010, 10:07 AM

Old School DPZ Group!

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garyogburn · #39 12-23-2010, 01:02 PM

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Old School DPZ Group!

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How did you get your pets buffs to show?

Extunarian · #40 12-23-2010, 01:36 PM

@Garyogburn this screenshot is not from p1999.