This is going to be a long post. If you're not into people whining and being dramatic then stop reading. I don't think I usually post here to whine but now's a good time.
The last two days I've been ingame a lot as usual. I thought I'd share some of my experiences with you. This is not about flaming individuals but rather an attempt to portray what it's like to log on nowadays. The examples are specific but quite descriptive of what my average time online is like.
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Saturday morning:
I log on my necro to lead Bubble's arti raid. Actually, I hadn't intended to go since I have all the artis I need, but Bubble's a friend and so I offered to lead when he couldn't. Raid goes on for 4-5 hours. After the lotto I get flak in /gu for not being fair as I've replaced a char during the raid who won something in the lotto (and also stated what 2 artis he/she was rolling for in pm like everyone else). I log off.
Saturday afternoon:
I log on to craft. I get a PM.
XXX1 sends: Want to help me with Jacinas?
Graendel sends: I'm crafting
I get some more PMs.
XXX2 sends: Can you dual log me on ML8?
Graendel sends: I'm not going
Some more PMs.
XXX3 sends: GoV is up, come with caba
Graendel sends: No thanks
XXX4 sends: Still crafting?
Graendel sends: Yes, big order
xxx4 sends: Nobody has time to help
I log off.
I check out the FH forums and read 8-9 posts about my regular group being crap, always adding and complete idiots.
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Sunday morning:
I ask on /gu for good pl spots.
XXX5: Can I bring my alt?
I go to Caldey and PL my char for 25 min. Then I get tired of the spam in /as about PoC-groups and I log off.
Sunday evening:
I go to the ML9 raid even though I don't need the credit or any items from it. Thought it'd be fun.
XXX6 sends: Can you log my char and run it on stick?
XXX7 says: Afk, stuck on Graen
xxx8 says: Can you roll for me in lotto
Someone gets aggro from a bugged mob and I say I think it's cause of passing Chan. I get told to read the fucking manual.
After the ML9 raid I've decided to go do Jacinas in order for a friend to get it, as well as others getting their ml xp or credit. What I'm getting for it is 4-5 rog drops. Which I don't need.
When we're done someone asks if we're doing AT next. I've still got 20 minutes or so before I have to log so I think what the heck, it's for a friend. We get there, pull the door guards and there's a necro inside at the chests, but he's not saying anything and I can't see anyone else so I start opening chests. When we're on the Guardian the verbal abuse starts as a fg arrives saying they've been doing it for 3 hours.
I have time to think - ok cool, we'll just lotto for it, no big deal. At that point I'm triplelogging caba, cleric and necro so no time to pm or type anything.
And so I get called a fag, a ****, a reject and so on. The thought about lottoing the arti vanishes.
I get a pm from someone in that other grp and reply that they con join my bg for credit. We kill the Guardian and I pass Tablet to the guy who wanted to do it.
I don't want a flame war in the bg so I set it on listen, ignore the abusive pm I get and I swim back to haven.
I put together a cleric template for a friend to calm down.
I log.
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The conclusion I've come to is this.
I'm not going to organise stuff from now on since I'm letting the shit get to me. I've done my fair share of raids, both as organiser and participant.
I'm not going to help people on encounters any longer. It's not worth the hassle.
I'm not going to bother reading FH. 90% of the time posts are just telling you how much you suck.
The Albion community on Prydwen isn't what it used to be and I'm grateful for the handful of people who still make it worth logging on. Hopefully you know who you are.
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If you want to comment this feel free, but please respect my wish for this NOT to be a thread flaming individuals. If you have to tell us about something, leave the names out.
The last two days I've been ingame a lot as usual. I thought I'd share some of my experiences with you. This is not about flaming individuals but rather an attempt to portray what it's like to log on nowadays. The examples are specific but quite descriptive of what my average time online is like.
---
Saturday morning:
I log on my necro to lead Bubble's arti raid. Actually, I hadn't intended to go since I have all the artis I need, but Bubble's a friend and so I offered to lead when he couldn't. Raid goes on for 4-5 hours. After the lotto I get flak in /gu for not being fair as I've replaced a char during the raid who won something in the lotto (and also stated what 2 artis he/she was rolling for in pm like everyone else). I log off.
Saturday afternoon:
I log on to craft. I get a PM.
XXX1 sends: Want to help me with Jacinas?
Graendel sends: I'm crafting
I get some more PMs.
XXX2 sends: Can you dual log me on ML8?
Graendel sends: I'm not going
Some more PMs.
XXX3 sends: GoV is up, come with caba
Graendel sends: No thanks
XXX4 sends: Still crafting?
Graendel sends: Yes, big order
xxx4 sends: Nobody has time to help
I log off.
I check out the FH forums and read 8-9 posts about my regular group being crap, always adding and complete idiots.
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Sunday morning:
I ask on /gu for good pl spots.
XXX5: Can I bring my alt?
I go to Caldey and PL my char for 25 min. Then I get tired of the spam in /as about PoC-groups and I log off.
Sunday evening:
I go to the ML9 raid even though I don't need the credit or any items from it. Thought it'd be fun.
XXX6 sends: Can you log my char and run it on stick?
XXX7 says: Afk, stuck on Graen
xxx8 says: Can you roll for me in lotto
Someone gets aggro from a bugged mob and I say I think it's cause of passing Chan. I get told to read the fucking manual.
After the ML9 raid I've decided to go do Jacinas in order for a friend to get it, as well as others getting their ml xp or credit. What I'm getting for it is 4-5 rog drops. Which I don't need.
When we're done someone asks if we're doing AT next. I've still got 20 minutes or so before I have to log so I think what the heck, it's for a friend. We get there, pull the door guards and there's a necro inside at the chests, but he's not saying anything and I can't see anyone else so I start opening chests. When we're on the Guardian the verbal abuse starts as a fg arrives saying they've been doing it for 3 hours.
I have time to think - ok cool, we'll just lotto for it, no big deal. At that point I'm triplelogging caba, cleric and necro so no time to pm or type anything.
And so I get called a fag, a ****, a reject and so on. The thought about lottoing the arti vanishes.
I get a pm from someone in that other grp and reply that they con join my bg for credit. We kill the Guardian and I pass Tablet to the guy who wanted to do it.
I don't want a flame war in the bg so I set it on listen, ignore the abusive pm I get and I swim back to haven.
I put together a cleric template for a friend to calm down.
I log.
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The conclusion I've come to is this.
I'm not going to organise stuff from now on since I'm letting the shit get to me. I've done my fair share of raids, both as organiser and participant.
I'm not going to help people on encounters any longer. It's not worth the hassle.
I'm not going to bother reading FH. 90% of the time posts are just telling you how much you suck.
The Albion community on Prydwen isn't what it used to be and I'm grateful for the handful of people who still make it worth logging on. Hopefully you know who you are.
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If you want to comment this feel free, but please respect my wish for this NOT to be a thread flaming individuals. If you have to tell us about something, leave the names out.