Toxicity

[encopitt]

I played for about 6 months on Blue after coming back to EQ after ~20 years, and enjoyed it for the most part, but was really looking forward to a fresh start. I ran into my fair share of asshats, only got involved with GMs twice after trying to reason with blatant douchelords, but was ok with the general population.

I had a feeling when the news of "Green" was posted on IGN and Kotaku to name a few, that a lot of trolls, griefers and min/maxers would go through the trouble of setting up the client, downloading patches and provisioning accounts, just to be douches. I was not wrong.
When Teal opened, I figured that'd probably sort some chaff from the wheat. I was wrong.

Between camps being rolled over because "population is too high", people ninja looting while waiting for a dead group member to get back to loot (from Surefall to Blackburrow... calm your tits), and being bitched at about being under-geared (in full banded with a combine weapon at lvl 12, 24 hours in) made me realize that it really does take a few bad apples to fuck everyone's day.

And the "kthnxbai" respondents are likely the same assholes (or their enablers) that I'm talking about.

TL;DR:
Some people are just miserable cunts who take pleasure in ruining others fun. If this hadn't been a magnet for said people, I'd still be playing.

-encopitt

[Baler]

Avoid these sour people. There are a lot of genuine good people who don't want the drama.
You'll inevitably run into annoying people but I feel the majority are good people if you chat with them.

I've lied to jerk players to make them feel like I was one of them. Just so they'd get off my toes at a camp. You don't have to stoop to their level but if you can convince them you think similar to how they do sometimes they'll leave you alone. Then you just go on about your life.

Keep the interactions to /tell
Don't engages these people in /ooc or /shout

[drackgon]

You should Still play good sir. I've met some great peeps on here looking at you Honko, Sincity, Bradshaw, and many others. That once you find you can keep just adding them to /friends. There is a /note function that is a good way of tracking not only friends but those who do crappy things. The world is huge, 1400/1000 players depending on your server. You gonna find both. Heck EQ still has one of the greatest communitys. Don't let a few bad apples ruin your playing or day. Leave em and move on[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

Ps. I should share the story of what happen yesterday in HHK which a two people who are on my blacklist. But doesn't stop me from enjoying the game.(Hell was fun getting back at em!)

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by encopitt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I played for about 6 months on Blue after coming back to EQ after ~20 years, and enjoyed it for the most part, but was really looking forward to a fresh start. I ran into my fair share of asshats, only got involved with GMs twice after trying to reason with blatant douchelords, but was ok with the general population.

I had a feeling when the news of "Green" was posted on IGN and Kotaku to name a few, that a lot of trolls, griefers and min/maxers would go through the trouble of setting up the client, downloading patches and provisioning accounts, just to be douches. I was not wrong.
When Teal opened, I figured that'd probably sort some chaff from the wheat. I was wrong.

Between camps being rolled over because "population is too high", people ninja looting while waiting for a dead group member to get back to loot (from Surefall to Blackburrow... calm your tits), and being bitched at about being under-geared (in full banded with a combine weapon at lvl 12, 24 hours in) made me realize that it really does take a few bad apples to fuck everyone's day.

And the "kthnxbai" respondents are likely the same assholes (or their enablers) that I'm talking about.

TL;DR:
Some people are just miserable cunts who take pleasure in ruining others fun. If this hadn't been a magnet for said people, I'd still be playing.

-encopitt

Told you (and everyone else) so.

Personally, my experience with green has been fantastic. No fighting with anyone. No needing guides or having guides called in on me. No KSing since I was level 3 on launch day. Amicable deals over contested exp camps.

[encopitt]

Glad your experience differed from mine, tbh.
Given the fact 90% of the players are in their 30s-40s, I can't help but think how truly boned some of these peoples lives are, that they feel the need to be asses to complete strangers for fun.
I'll check back in a few months with what was intended to be a high level char, but will be inadequate compared with the twinks that'll be around by then.

-encopitt

[cd288]

Originally Posted by encopitt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Glad your experience differed from mine, tbh.
Given the fact 90% of the players are in their 30s-40s, I can't help but think how truly boned some of these peoples lives are, that they feel the need to be asses to complete strangers for fun.
I'll check back in a few months with what was intended to be a high level char, but will be inadequate compared with the twinks that'll be around by then.

-encopitt

I wouldn't worry about your gear. The instance you cited is unusual and I have never seen someone say something like that before, so it's definitely not common. Gear isn't really needed. I've joined groups with essentially zero gear on Blue where everyone else is twinked out of their minds. You'll be okay.

[Baler]

Originally Posted by encopitt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Given the fact 90% of the players are in their 30s-40s

This is probably the worst part. When these people are acting out it's some guy in his mid 30s irl. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by encopitt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Glad your experience differed from mine, tbh.
Given the fact 90% of the players are in their 30s-40s, I can't help but think how truly boned some of these peoples lives are, that they feel the need to be asses to complete strangers for fun.
I'll check back in a few months with what was intended to be a high level char, but will be inadequate compared with the twinks that'll be around by then.

-encopitt

My 8-year-old son came home from school yesterday upset because kids that annoy him were playing with his friends, and so he didn't play with any of his friends at recess, and he said his day was bad because of it. When I told him that there are annoying people everywhere in life and that you need to learn how to ignore them or otherwise cope with their presence, and not let them ruin your fun, he ran to his room screaming.

And here we are on P99 fourms. A bunch of grown-ass adults. And you're quitting P99 at least for the time being because a handful of people annoyed you. And you're complaining on the forums about them. And you think they might all disappear in the future. So you're bemoaning the situation partly of your own making "oh the twinks that'll be everywhere by then. the horror, the horror."

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[Mblake81]

Originally Posted by encopitt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TL;DR:
Some people are just miserable cunts who take pleasure in ruining others fun. If this hadn't been a magnet for said people, I'd still be playing.

-encopitt

Your use of the word Toxicity in a non ironic way tells me you carry the plague. It's one thing to go on a rant. Maybe you have a giant target painted on your back.

Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My 8-year-old son came home from school yesterday upset because kids that annoy him were playing with his friends, and so he didn't play with any of his friends at recess, and he said his day was bad because of it. When I told him that there are annoying people everywhere in life and that you need to learn how to ignore them or otherwise cope with their presence, and not let them ruin your fun, he ran to his room screaming.

And here we are on P99 fourms. A bunch of grown-ass adults. And you're quitting P99 at least for the time being because a handful of people annoyed you. And you're complaining on the forums about them. And you think they might all disappear in the future. So you're bemoaning the situation partly of your own making "oh the twinks that'll be everywhere by then. the horror, the horror."

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Black Knight - Master of Disaster

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Trapped in a dungeon and writhing in pain
Tortured and twisted to drive him insane
Anguish and torment the master must die
King of disasters will not survive
There's no place to run, no place to hide
No place to go

Let it begin, masters of disaster
Let it begin, don't let him win

Living for vengeance he cries out the night
Search for the master he's aching to spite
Free from his prison and hot for the kill
Clash of the titans a battle of wills

There's no place to run, no place to hide
No place to go
No place to run no place to hide
No place to go in the night

[encopitt]

Originally Posted by Mblake81 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Your use of the word Toxicity in a non ironic way tells me you carry the plague. It's one thing to go on a rant. Maybe you have a giant target painted on your back.

Right, my hours of playtime shielding new players from others bullshit, and generally trying to peacefully enjoy a nostalgic experience without having people tell me how to play my class with no understanding of their own (protip, dont waste mana healing and buffing a charmed pet when the person tanking needs heals), puts a target on my back.

The whole reason I posted was to call out the straight up toxic behavior of people who get off on being uber elite and treating everyone else who they're not directly involved with like shit because they're trying get pixels/named/drops/loot at the expense of others trying to enjoy the game.

I thought long and hard for a couple days before posting anything because I knew the majority of people who bother to post and or read the forums would basically dismiss the whole concept as someone complaining with a "show me where the bad man touched you lol" mentally.

If it had been 1 or 2 instances I never would have said anything. It's the sheer frequency of asshats to rational people that drove me to take a break and call out the community at large for putting up with those people. Just moving to a new camp, or letting them have that ninja looted item and letting it go just fosters the behavior.

Suffice to say, I hope these people level to 50 and get their fill of being RL trolls and move off before I come back.

-encopitt