My most hated MMO foe is "Wikipedia spoiler boy" who the instant some popular fictional content is mentioned in general chat, is overcome by the urge to spout out, as tersely and unambiguously as possible, a vital spoiler, deliberately ruining the enjoyment of dozens of people, if not more.
After all, you were asking for it by not speeding through content as fast as he could google it.
People who "play the software" rather than "play the game".
ie, those who claim "it can't possibly be an exploit if I can get away with it," no matter how immersion-breaking their "strat" is and how many alt mules or unintended features it leverages.
Originally posted by evilized I would argue David, that YOU are the worst type of MMO player, the one that sits around and complains about everyone else.
This. A million times, this.
I've logged out of numerous MMO's because of players like you. The, "I'm not the problem, you are" MMO player. Call it a variation of the 'know-it-alls'. They're the worst because their heads are so far up their own asses that they refuse to see how much of a problem they actually are.
"...I often don’t have the luxury of becoming an expert on a specific game for an extended period of time." But you still claim to be an expert... gold, pure gold, sir!
Do you even realize how pompous this entire article is? Of course not...because you can't be the problem...everyone else is.
I challenge you to write an insightful article about the best types of MMO players. Be the change that you want to see.
He's basically the guy that will not listen to you or the other group members at all. the player who refuses to watch his threat, refuses to move out of the fire, runs it alone while in a group. The guy who will always wipe a raid or group because of their inability to listen to common solutions. Definitely the worst MMO gamer there is and the reason why I abhor most group content since WoW released.
Sandbox means open world, non-linear gaming PERIOD!
Subscription Gaming, especially MMO gaming is a Cash grab bigger then the most P2W cash shop!
Bring Back Exploration and lengthy progression times. RPG's have always been about the Journey not the destination!!!
People who "play the software" rather than "play the game".
ie, those who claim "it can't possibly be an exploit if I can get away with it," no matter how immersion-breaking their "strat" is and how many alt mules or unintended features it leverages.
This one really kills PvP and grouping to a lesser degree. It has become the benchmark for balance and NPC difficulty too though so it gets forced on to us.
One of my pet peeves are the node stealers. The players that wait for you to start clearing the mobs around a harvest node or chests in ESO and whilst you are busy swop down to cap the node.
Only if you let them and get under your skin. Stop playing with them stop folowing them stop replying to them, let people play how they want it's still as far as i know a free world.
Problems solved.
But majority of you guys keep joining with them and let you feel inferior thats your problem ignore them instead of keep replying to them and they keep doing it.
I know many who gossip about others but are still in same guild and if the so called annoying one say a word you hang on there lips or you do whatever they say, thats your problem.
I suggest build some character instead of make topics and cry about it.
These annoying people you mentioned where already 15 years ago in mmo's it never bothered me i ignore them or don't play with them.
Iv
Hope to build full AMD system RYZEN/VEGA/AM4!!!
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Only if you let them and get under your skin. Stop playing with them stop folowing them stop replying to them, let people play how they want it's still as far as i know a free world.
Problems solved.
But majority of you guys keep joining with them and let you feel inferior thats your problem ignore them instead of keep replying to them and they keep doing it.
I know many who gossip about others but are still in same guild and if the so called annoying one say a word you hang on there lips or you do whatever they say, thats your problem.
I suggest build some character instead of make topics and cry about it.
These annoying people you mentioned where already 15 years ago in mmo's it never bothered me i ignore them or don't play with them.
Ivé played mainly free for all pvp mmo's its even harder then normal mmo's still never had any problems with elists or douchebags.
Learn instead of whine and cry about it.
And under real name is rediculous not only privacy but also risk of some imbecil suddenly stand at your doorstep i will never play game where i have to play with my real name.
Btw i have never miss behave myself in any game and im also not bothered with others play styles to each his own.
Why are still this kind of players around that annoy you because you LET THEM thats why. It's same as complaining about those gold farmers DON'T BUY there gold problem solved.
Have a nice game.
Something some have missed however is: The OP wasn't strictly talking about touchy-feely emotions.
What he was referring to was adverse game play situations. Using your approach the reaction to someone on a football team continuously jumping offside because "that's how they play, no worries, be happy, don't let them annoy you you meanie-meanie-meanie."
Someone continually jumping offsides would get what? Booted off the Team.
So realize that while some of what the OP was alluding to can be handled by turning the other cheek, I don't believe the OP was focused only on "be nicer cause polite is nicer and makes me feel comfy".
Most MMO players nowadays (imo) have "grown up" in MMO's DESIGNED to encourage nothing more than a Mob Mentality in group encounters, and have abandoned Teamwork oriented challenges. Bulit in DPS meters encourage players to abandon teamwork, work at odds AGAINST team mates for their own, personal, individual gain.
There is, believe it or not, a huge difference between a Mob and a Team.
Thus, you get players running around doing whatever, because "that's just their style", while doing so at the expense of their Team (e.g. Marathon Man).
The kids don't know any better, it's all they've known those come into MMO's the recent few years.
Doesn't mean it's not worth a revisit and see where things went off track, and what's worth considering as a player to improve on.
Teamwork.
Me, that's all I think the OP was really getting at.
(During a heated chat debate in a current MMO Title regarding loot and raid/group conduct)":
"You know the funny thing here is, the only ACTUAL real thing in MMO's worth a crap is other players. But all the kiddies want to focus on are the unreal pixels they get all bent over"
At which point chat just STOPPED for like a minute as everyone tried to understand what that all meant.
I know I'm late to this discussion and I don't know if it was mentioned since I'm too lazy to look through the 17 pages to see if it was or not but the article should be The 6 Worst Types of MMO Players because there is one I don't see listed. That would be the "Welfare Player". The one that's always begging for gold or begging to be run through a dungeon by a higher level or one that begs to be power leveled by other guildies. That player is by far my least favorite.
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My most hated MMO foe is "Wikipedia spoiler boy" who the instant some popular fictional content is mentioned in general chat, is overcome by the urge to spout out, as tersely and unambiguously as possible, a vital spoiler, deliberately ruining the enjoyment of dozens of people, if not more.
After all, you were asking for it by not speeding through content as fast as he could google it.
People who "play the software" rather than "play the game".
ie, those who claim "it can't possibly be an exploit if I can get away with it," no matter how immersion-breaking their "strat" is and how many alt mules or unintended features it leverages.
This. A million times, this.
I've logged out of numerous MMO's because of players like you. The, "I'm not the problem, you are" MMO player. Call it a variation of the 'know-it-alls'. They're the worst because their heads are so far up their own asses that they refuse to see how much of a problem they actually are.
"...I often don’t have the luxury of becoming an expert on a specific game for an extended period of time." But you still claim to be an expert... gold, pure gold, sir!
Do you even realize how pompous this entire article is? Of course not...because you can't be the problem...everyone else is.
I challenge you to write an insightful article about the best types of MMO players. Be the change that you want to see.
I'd definitely add the:
Sandbox means open world, non-linear gaming PERIOD!
Subscription Gaming, especially MMO gaming is a Cash grab bigger then the most P2W cash shop!
Bring Back Exploration and lengthy progression times. RPG's have always been about the Journey not the destination!!!
This one really kills PvP and grouping to a lesser degree. It has become the benchmark for balance and NPC difficulty too though so it gets forced on to us.
@OP,
Only if you let them and get under your skin. Stop playing with them stop folowing them stop replying to them, let people play how they want it's still as far as i know a free world.
Problems solved.
But majority of you guys keep joining with them and let you feel inferior thats your problem ignore them instead of keep replying to them and they keep doing it.
I know many who gossip about others but are still in same guild and if the so called annoying one say a word you hang on there lips or you do whatever they say, thats your problem.
I suggest build some character instead of make topics and cry about it.
These annoying people you mentioned where already 15 years ago in mmo's it never bothered me i ignore them or don't play with them.
Iv
Hope to build full AMD system RYZEN/VEGA/AM4!!!
MB:Asus V De Luxe z77
CPU:Intell Icore7 3770k
GPU: AMD Fury X(waiting for BIG VEGA 10 or 11 HBM2?(bit unclear now))
MEMORY:Corsair PLAT.DDR3 1866MHZ 16GB
PSU:Corsair AX1200i
OS:Windows 10 64bit
Something some have missed however is: The OP wasn't strictly talking about touchy-feely emotions.
What he was referring to was adverse game play situations. Using your approach the reaction to someone on a football team continuously jumping offside because "that's how they play, no worries, be happy, don't let them annoy you you meanie-meanie-meanie."
Someone continually jumping offsides would get what? Booted off the Team.
So realize that while some of what the OP was alluding to can be handled by turning the other cheek, I don't believe the OP was focused only on "be nicer cause polite is nicer and makes me feel comfy".
Most MMO players nowadays (imo) have "grown up" in MMO's DESIGNED to encourage nothing more than a Mob Mentality in group encounters, and have abandoned Teamwork oriented challenges. Bulit in DPS meters encourage players to abandon teamwork, work at odds AGAINST team mates for their own, personal, individual gain.
There is, believe it or not, a huge difference between a Mob and a Team.
Thus, you get players running around doing whatever, because "that's just their style", while doing so at the expense of their Team (e.g. Marathon Man).
The kids don't know any better, it's all they've known those come into MMO's the recent few years.
Doesn't mean it's not worth a revisit and see where things went off track, and what's worth considering as a player to improve on.
Teamwork.
Me, that's all I think the OP was really getting at.
(During a heated chat debate in a current MMO Title regarding loot and raid/group conduct)":
"You know the funny thing here is, the only ACTUAL real thing in MMO's worth a crap is other players. But all the kiddies want to focus on are the unreal pixels they get all bent over"
At which point chat just STOPPED for like a minute as everyone tried to understand what that all meant.
Wherever you go, there you are.
Where ever you go, there you are!
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