tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post9119726670367174962..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Monday Random ThoughtsTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-19319501357380590142015-12-02T09:10:36.136-05:002015-12-02T09:10:36.136-05:00And it is so addictive once you get going.
How ma...And it is so addictive once you get going.<br /><br />How many times have you been playing and said "just one more turn"... for an hour. lol<br /><br />I hate to admit it, but I have gotten myself caught in the "just one more turn" zone for many hours.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-18507022883499514592015-12-02T09:09:31.012-05:002015-12-02T09:09:31.012-05:00@Loremis
I like that part about FFXIV, as a matte...@Loremis<br /><br />I like that part about FFXIV, as a matter of fact as a new player it made me feel very welcome when I first entered dungeons. People actually wanted me there. And when I did well and listened sometimes I even got a commendation being a newbie.<br /><br />Could it work in WoW? Perhaps. There will always still be people that would rather see the world burn. There will still be people that would rather not help new people. But having the incentive, even a minor one, to be welcoming to new players could surely help.<br /><br />So would it? Yes I believe it would for some people, that is for sure.<br /><br />@James<br /><br />I think they should do it again. And think they should be pretty proactive about it. It would teach people not to do certain things. Some people worry about "accidentally" getting in trouble, like spamming trade if, for example, your recruiting macro gets stuck and you do it 3 or 4 times in a row. But if the start the bans light, say 2 hours, and they clear your record if you are clean of minor offenses like that if you do nothing wrong for a month, it will be fine I think.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-51046169398967053072015-12-02T03:11:50.939-05:002015-12-02T03:11:50.939-05:00I'm pretty sure Blizz can lock ppl up from par...I'm pretty sure Blizz can lock ppl up from parts of the game. I remember to this day a guy, guild leader of a silly leveling guild I was in, was spamming trade chat. He was cut off from speaking in trade for two hours. So they used to it, maybe they still do.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-17935447934498169912015-12-01T21:06:45.441-05:002015-12-01T21:06:45.441-05:00As much as I look forward to getting back into WoW...As much as I look forward to getting back into WoW soon, I gotta say, Civ 5 is a great game to play.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512618793977395998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-34599149895695319572015-12-01T14:11:53.340-05:002015-12-01T14:11:53.340-05:00Grumpy, what do you think about introducing the FF...Grumpy, what do you think about introducing the FFXIV system of player commendations to WoW? You finish any Duty Finder content, you get a free commendation to give to whichever player you feel earned it. You take your commendations and buy cosmetic stuff. Would this work in WoW? Would it encourage positive behavior?Loremisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-76667026730203535352015-12-01T13:13:50.604-05:002015-12-01T13:13:50.604-05:00While it is 100% possible you are right you have t...While it is 100% possible you are right you have to look at it from a community stand point. If someone is going to unsub back they were a jerk or trolled or what not and got locked out of one part of the game for a week because they were so upset they could not troll more people, it would be a great thing for the community, don't you think?<br /><br />I think the other way, as long as they are charging, they "can" lock people out. Once it is free to play they can no longer do that. If they lock someone out they just go make another account. You can not clean up a free game. It is impossible. But when people invest money in something, they will tend to be better behaved in fear of losing what they paid for. There is no fear of that in a free game because you never paid for anything.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-64524806338291841862015-12-01T10:13:34.360-05:002015-12-01T10:13:34.360-05:00I'm quite sure that would have the opposite ef...I'm quite sure that would have the opposite effect though, those people are the kind of people that would just say "screw you I'm unsubing".<br /><br />Until the time WoW become totally FTP, they will never be able to just lock people out of some part of the game due to bad behaviour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-15517747418834956912015-12-01T09:34:25.230-05:002015-12-01T09:34:25.230-05:00I love the ban by battle.net ID, that is how it sh...I love the ban by battle.net ID, that is how it should be.<br /><br />And that is why I suggest banning people from aspects of the game and not the entire game. It helps stem their fear, that is one part, but the other is that if someone is banned from only one part they will still log in, realize they want to be in that part they were banned from, and then behave when they are allowed again because they do not want to lose that privileged again. In theory anyway, not saying it would work that way, but that would be the hope.<br /><br />Either way, it would make trade chat so much more enjoyable. No more anal stuff, no more political slamming, no more racist rants, just game play, fun and trade, as it should be.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-82145811232926595172015-12-01T09:21:24.877-05:002015-12-01T09:21:24.877-05:00As Anon said, sometimes people MD to others just t...As Anon said, sometimes people MD to others just to get them killed, mostly joking around. It is some light hearted good nature fun. We do that to one of our healers from time to time and get a laugh out of it. So she puts it on to keep that from happening. But sometimes hunters do that to be jerks.<br /><br />However, as I said, I have no issue with it, just I think that people in tank spec should not be allowed to have it on. Me MDing to them is part of their job.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-61348730124125266882015-12-01T05:29:35.706-05:002015-12-01T05:29:35.706-05:00You my friend, never had to deal with a hunter tha...You my friend, never had to deal with a hunter that likes to MD random people just to kill them. (yes they do exist)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-90635608811400046242015-11-30T18:18:33.419-05:002015-11-30T18:18:33.419-05:00yes, 1000 times, yes.
Blizzard should care enough...yes, 1000 times, yes.<br /><br />Blizzard should care enough about the community to invest to clean it up.<br /><br />They should also allow the ignore list to be based off of battle.net ID. You can send a battle.net friend request with a right click (although it's a bit tricky to figure out the first time and should probably be easier to do), so you should be able to ignore by battle.net as well.<br /><br />Interesting about banning from certain segments of the game rather than an outright ban. Seems to to me to mitigate some of Blizzard's fears that trolls will up and quit rather than reform - they can still play other parts of the game, just not the troll parts.<br />--<br />Regards,<br /><br />regardsanonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-54774996128710559422015-11-30T15:29:16.993-05:002015-11-30T15:29:16.993-05:00WTF? why does that even exist? At least in terms o...WTF? why does that even exist? At least in terms of MD; I could understand not wanting to be Leap of Faithed, but MD doesn't move you.Jarnownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-51586243524204409332015-11-30T14:39:03.464-05:002015-11-30T14:39:03.464-05:00Congrats on getting the invite, that was luck. I n...Congrats on getting the invite, that was luck. I normally do not even try to apply to them if I do not meet the requirements. Or if I do I just tell them know class, know fights, "see logs".<br /><br />That 1 in 80, even if it was an awesome one, still does not sound very inviting. lol<br /><br />How dare you ask people to let you pull when you are the tank. That is just unacceptable. You should let them mess up everything and then blame it on you for messing up. Jeez, know your place dammit. /sarcasm<br /><br />I would personally sooner complain at the person who comments at someone negatively for trying to do the right thing.<br /><br />The random grouping + internet anonymity + blizzard having zero rules against it = asshattery all around.<br /><br />Blizzard needs to start banning people that treat others poorly like that. And I do not mean ban them outright, but ban them from using certain tools in the game. Like you treat people like dog crap in dungeon finder, looks like you are banned from using the dungeon finder for a week. Second offense, two weeks no dungeon finder. Third, a month, and so on. And make it account wide, not just for that one character.<br /><br />Let people take responsibility for their actions and you will see the community start getting better. But blizzard does not have the balls to do that.<br /><br />They will gladly loose 5M subs to bad decisions but won't risk a few more for a good one, like making the community a better place for everyone.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-34936182093739302732015-11-30T14:27:18.324-05:002015-11-30T14:27:18.324-05:00Neural Silencer, it stops you from being the targe...Neural Silencer, it stops you from being the target of treat redirection or leap of faith.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-31277996700746444372015-11-30T13:08:32.771-05:002015-11-30T13:08:32.771-05:00@Jarnow It is called a Neural Silencer I believe....@Jarnow It is called a Neural Silencer I believe.<br /><br />@Grumpy Mate, bring it home about that neural silencer! Sing on, Sing on! I have had that happen more times than it should and inevitably saying, "Hey mate, I'm trying to misdirect to you to help control my agro and any stray adds. Can you please remove the silencer effect?" only warrants a snarky comment or completely being ignored by the tank. Or they take it personally like I said they don't know how to tank and then it gets really childish.<br /><br />Last week I commented that I had applied for over 80 pugs throughout WoD and never got a single invite. After a number of sub 3% wipes with my guild in Heroic Archi, I said, let me at least try. Found a group with a respectable ad in the list, requirements 720 and knowing your role and the fight. That's reasonable, but I was at 719, no AoTC achievement. I whispered him and said, "Hey buddy, I am 719 MM hunter who knows priority adds and gotten AoTC for the last six tiers. I also got the mythic dungeon heirloom trinket with extra dmg vs demons. I do my job and take instruction well if RL needs to change my responsibilities for raid need."<br /><br />Boom! I got the invite. The group fills up relatively fast and with a group of 26 or 27, we pull. We had two warlocks running 123k and 121k, (both over 740 ilvl) for the fight and my 85k placed 7th on the meters. The lead was professional, respectful as was just about everyone there. Absolutely ZERO drama. So I'm batting 1/80 but what a one!<br /><br />On mythic dungeon side, I didn't expect 6.23 to reinvigorate my interest much if anything. Suddenly I want to log in my pally tank and my shaman healer and gear them up. The Apexis event for the weekend, which I from its first announcement poo-poo'd was oddly perfect for this endeavor. Get lots of resources, baleful gear, and crystals to upgrade that gear. Tanking with friends was wonderful and was having the biggest blast.<br /><br />Then I went to do the daily heroic (mind you, I've tanked mythic grimrail with some decent people and didn't have much of a problem, one shotting the second and infamous boss. So there I was, in heroic UBRS cleaning out each little culdesac at the beginning, and suddenly all the culdesacs were empty and mobs everywhere. I corral them in and eventually we down them all. I asked in the instance chat to please let me pull so I can be sure I'm handling my responsibilities well. Then the abuse came down like a monsoon! <br /><br />What is it with people who think its ok to treat others worse than garbage because they don't have to see that person again? I know there is no answer but there are just some very bad people but....come on! Its 2015 and we still cant have nice things because of RNG people? I'm thankful for /ignore. <br /><br />Happy whatever it is you celebrate, Grumpy and his readers.Thuggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-42319733451431147612015-11-30T12:04:25.651-05:002015-11-30T12:04:25.651-05:00"Both tanks were wearing that stupid thing th..."Both tanks were wearing that stupid thing that disables me being able to misdirect to them"<br /><br />What stupid thing would that be? I'm pretty sure I've never heard of it...Jarnownoreply@blogger.com