Plenty of us have been doing it in game long enough for others to catch on and join in if they want. And it's called endgame because, are you ready for this, it's the end of the game. A lot of us have already experienced everything there is to experience.

Challenge is good. In fact that's the entire point here. The challenge ceiling on Thelanis is incredibly low however because only a handful of people are capable.

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Agree there needs to be a 100% shift .... people need to go into raids with the understanding that we will try R1.. and if it goes bad.. we'll lower it accordingly.

Every LH raid that goes up on the LFM board puts another nail in the coffin .. it just affirms an unhealthy state of the game.   Maybe all the R1+ raids are in private channels only... well so be it.   As long as people are enjoying the game... thats all that matters.   I personally will not waste my time with an LH raid.   I'll join it and suggest R1 etc and if they're in agreement then all is good.  If not I won't hang around. 

After ten years on Khyber I have partied up with too many solid players to count.

Also, (generally speaking) I've found players' performance is indirectly proportional to the amount they talk in party chat....

pinkpuff wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 2:05pm:

I think pinks ego is too big, and his example of endgame players is near fictional, but I agree 100% with taking your licks, going back in and trying again, and all the while laughing at yourself and everyone around you.

Wish there was a guild on Thelanis that was comprised of players like this. But i find that player egos suck so much, that bullshit drama ends up overriding the fun.  And you end up with all those wannabes that say they just want to have fun..

I generally don't rag people in game unless they're friends.

My concern is the Sharn raids will be much more along the lines of difficulty that KT is rather than Baba/Strahd. If that's the case then I'll do my best to pull the better players together and see what we can get done. One of the bigger issues with that though is the players that are actually capable are generally really fractured and already have their groups they run with. That's a problem when it comes to leaving people out and them having hurt feelings, sadly.

Because trying to get a straight answer out of my question on plebbit or the main boards would be impossible with the sheer number of hyperfaggots lurking around. There's enough stature crying here, it would be nothing but there.

Those idiots think stealth is broken. Can pretty much stop right there.

Pseudonym wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 5:14pm:


So defensive   Honestly I have no clue who your toons are, was just mildly curious if you're still in Gods or if you made the cut.

Actually kind of like Gods more now.  The ones left behind are (mostly) more chill and way more fun to run with.

Skoodge wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 5:20pm:


It's very clear that you have no clue who my characters are.

I'm sure you're right, it makes a lot of sense that you would rather run with Gamarro and Bhatata than Gordonn and Tronko.

Skoodge wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 5:50pm:


You say you play on Cannith, but you don't know that having an attitude is pretty much my thing?

Pseudonym wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 6:04pm:


Meh.  You're probably on my "too much attitude to bother grouping with" list.

I'm bored (mostly because this fucking game I downloaded won't install correctly) and I've had a few so I'll throw you a few clues.

I'm not Jasp (about the only thing I care to be clear about).

Gods have recruited a number of players from HoD: I'm the one that said no (a few offers, totally not worth checking out but a clue if you want it).

I am absolutely, totally, and completely not good enough to be in ascendent.  No where near that level.  It's cool that that is important to some people: I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'm minor league at best and have no interest in putting the time in the effort into going pro.  If I can build a few toons that are productive and viable in mid to upper reapers, I'll be fine (and at times I feel a certain level of shame for diverting that much of my time into such a superficial goal: but I enjoy it).

I will gladly admit I prefer to be one of the best in a decent guild than slightly above average in a slightly above average guild (sorry, even before the split the mass of Gods were overrated).

But here's what I contribute to the game and what I achieve.

I give muckbanes to newbs who have just discovered the game.

I provide GS ings and collectables to our solid, newer players so they can be a little more viable.

I give decent build advice to people that have been playing for a few months or under a year.

I spend way more fucking time than I'd like on Crafting tutorials so the new players can suck slightly less and enjoy the game more.

Collectables, augs, stacks and stacks of essences, you name it and I hand it out in hopes these people will play, enjoy and contribute something more to the game than just a soulstone.

I'm happy where I am.  I'm making the game suck a little less for both the new players and the older players that have to play with them.

If you're happy in a "pro" level guild where you slap each other on the asses and brag about how awesome you all are: rock on.

If you want to look down on me for not joining you: see my tagline.

Whatever.

Skoodge wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 6:25pm:


I've been hit up a few times by unguilded first-lifers for trading GS ing. They were ecstatic when I gave them stacks of each.

Skoodge wrote on Mar 8^th, 2019 at 6:25pm:


Probably!

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That's fine! There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a casual player, everyone should play DDO in whatever way works for them with very few exceptions.

The problems start when casual players
a) decide to hand out advice without making it clear that the advice is coming from a casual player directed towards other casual players - an easy example of that sort of advice would be "play warlock to easily complete quests". Good advice for a new player who wants to be a casual, terrible advice for someone who wants to learn how to contribute in the endgame scene.
b) attempt to bully the developers into catering for them. There's a large subset of casual players in DDO who feel entitled to everything that DDO has to offer without having to put in any effort. They're the type of people who complain that content is too difficult, past lives should be even easier to get, and reaper points take too much time to acquire.
c) attempt to join groups where they cannot contribute and either get rejected and whine or get accepted and pike (whether or not they understand that's what they're doing)

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That's fantastic. Having people like you to help out the completely clueless new players is just as important as having serious players to help other serious players improve. DDO is an old game with a steep learning curve, and new player retention will be the biggest factor determining how long the servers stay up (yes, I understand how ironic it is that I'm talking about the servers being up during a 3 day downtime. Lol).


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It isn't about bragging, it's about how we enjoy playing the game.

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Ascendance isn't for everyone. That's okay!

As long as we can agree that the stuff I listed earlier aren't things that should be happening, you're cool as far as we're concerned.