1. “G2G My mom needs to check her email…” child
This one will generally wait until you’re deep within an instance before speaking(If you’re lucky). After an hour or two of fighting just to reach the final boss…he has to go. Mommy is kicking him off his computer. While I have no problem with children playing MMORPGs(except the Lawl, phat lewtz noob I pwn your azz morons), these types of situations are some of the most annoying.
2. The Beggar
Picture this. You’re just minding your own business in Ironforge when suddenly a trade window pops open. While confusion sets in for this random trade exchange, you’re suddenly bombarded with tells from the assailant to give him money. S/he always has a variety of reasons of why you should(Abilities, Mount, No reason, etc) however they get UPSET at you for asking why they need it. After denying them your hard earned cash, they generally leave you with a few “choice” words.
3. Guild “Looter”
Every guild has seen a swarm of these, especially those trying to make a name for themselves. These are the people that join your guild, get the best gear you can offer them, then leave to join a guild higher up than your own. Constant “attacks” by these people are generally what make small/medium sized guilds practically stop trying. Or give up hope for humanity.
4. The Girl
I’ve seen one of these in every guild I’ve played in. You’ll recognize “The Girl” right off the bat. She’s the one that constantly throws out sexual innuendos, talks about her MySpace pics, and gives out links to “her” guildies of her posing naked or various other “activities”. Please note this is not a statement against all gamers that are “Ladies”. Grow up, kid.
5. The Alt Looter
As a Rogue and a Hunter, I’m pretty much constantly competing with other rogues, hunters, shamans, feral druids, fury warriors, etc for gear. I’m fine with that, it’s fair. This brings me to the “Alt Looter”. This is the person that, for example, will roll on DPS loot while they are Healing spec’ed. Getting alt gear sets when the item will potentially rot is fine, but taking loot from classes that need it now is just greedy.
6. The Know it All
Never question this person’s authority on any topic regarding the game you are currently playing. The “Know it All” is the person that hoards all knowledge and will quickly jump down upon anyone that says something that isn’t correct. Do they do it politely? Of course not. It generally involves calling the one at “fault” retarded, a newb, and other colorful words. I could go on..but I’m filled with rage.
7. Wife Aggro
When you start referring to your spouse as a faction, and the fact you’re still playing an online game is causing you to “gain aggro”, you’ve entered into a scary place. Or a funny one. However you cause your group nothing but grief when you leave claiming you have to gain points or you’ll not get food made for you anymore.
While I agree, the first place, imho, should be reserved for the “Guild-Looter”, for being the biggest douchebags of all them all.
@ uberVU
or the raid that have ‘done this 100 times’ that still dont understand the basic principal of ‘stay out of anything that hurts your character, be it fire, decay, ice, etc.. ‘whats dbm?’ ‘idc whar i stand, i do l33t dmg, qq, healz plox’
dont forget the spaz that will pull and wipe the organized raid while everyone is buffing because ‘he was bored and wondered what the aggro range was’
Anytime I’ve come across something an alt of mine can use, I ask in party chat first before rolling or make sure someone else hasn’t rolled need on it before doing so. Usually people are cool with it.
I’ve been guilty of alt-spec-looting in WoW lower level normal dungeons, mainly because the idea of ONLY rolling on gear for your spec is an informal one. If you’re new to the game or games of the type, you might not know these “understood” rules.
Players with less knowledge about gear specs who are still leveling will most likely roll on gear that’s simply better than they have currently equipped. I’m not using ignorance as an excuse, but making this “mistake” doesn’t necessarily warrant flaming and excessive whining about it from other players.
If you’re rolling for alt-spec gear, I guess it would be good to let other party members know, but if you’re constantly stuck with a bunch of people who only allow that on certain occasions, it would take FOREVER to built up a decent alt-spec gear set if you started your character as DPS and wanted to move to tanking, for example.
I’m a lucky man in that my girlfriend also loves WoW :p We raaced to 80 last year for fun on our site and she beat me by waiting until we went to sleep (together) and then she sneakily woke up and played from 2am until the sun came up JUST to beat me. She’s relentless like that.
You forgot:
8. The Math Weenie – Often tightly aligned with The Know It All, The Math Weenie has devoted days and weeks, if not more, to squeezing every hit point of DPS for every class. Anyone who does not use the optimum build for any encounter is subject to his wrath.
9. Tin-Can Sally – This person is the one in every raid who has a crappy connection or computer and knows it but doesn’t care how it affects everyone else. Since their connection is out of their control, this person expects you to just put up with it.
10. Permanoob – The Permanoob is the needy player who can never figure anything out alone and is ALWAYS needing help with quests that every single other player finished 6 months ago.
11. The Nowhere Man – This is the healer or main tank other crucial class that somehow got very high level which remains a mystery because he’s never around. He’s the one who will volunteer to play a crucial role in raids and then never show up.
12. The Little Brother – The little brother doesn’t exist except in the excuses the player who either gets drunk or is just an asshole. He will be a total jerk and the next day say, “My little brother got on my account, what did he do?”
13. Helen Keller – That this person is blind and deaf has to be the only reason he could be this bad a player. He’s blind because he never sees danger when it’s right in front of him and deaf because he never listens to instructions (or learns from his mistakes) and is responsible for most wipes.
14. Ye Olde Role Player – This player takes the term role-playing to an extreme. It’s not enough to use “thee” and “thou” in a world where Old English never existed, this person is compelled to complain every time someone talks about real life in their presence by feigning confusion over your “strange ideas”.
I used to deal with beggars by wasting their time. I’d be like, “follow me.” then go to the bank, then say, “hang on” and go somewhere else, basically trying to tag them along as much as possible. Ultimately you end up having to leave the city and they get a bit concerned. At this point you tell them,
“OK I’ve got about 500 gold for you…”
“However I can’t just go around handing out those kinds of sums to everyone or else I’ll get bombarded.”
“So I am going to need to break it up into smaller amounts.”
“And so I’m going into the world of azeroth and I’m going to distribute this money in tiny amounts inside monsters and creatures, so all you need to do is kill them to collect the money!”
“Trust me this is the best way to avoid suspicion.”
You forgot the stoner who face plants into every group of enemies, constantly attacking the wrong target or prematurely engages.
What about the guild air head…the guy who cannot follow the most basic instructions, because he never pays attention?
I don’t see a problem in lower level dungeons when a hunter say rolls on leather gloves because they have +10 agi but say +10 str (which he doesn’t need), but his gloves only have +2 agi and +2 stam.
Here’s one I find extremely annoying: Any high DPS class (mages, hunters, warlocks, etc) who try to have an e-peen competition with each other, out aggro the tank, die, and then whine and complain to the healer that they weren’t healed.
NO DUH.
Then there’s the overzealous tank/DPS. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for going through an instance at a quick, reasonable pace. But after killing a few groups of mobs and the healer’s mana is considerably low, running in and attacking the last boss probably isn’t the smartest idea.
As for people who beg, I’ll agree to give them money, put up a trade and then leave to go make a sandwich, maybe watch some tv, or take a shower.
Similar to the Beggar are the idiots who spam guild charters in your face when you are by the bank/mailbox/auction house in Cap Cities.
ever play anything besides WOW? What a short sighted article..
@James: Have YOU? Almost every single one of these can apply (if you change the words a bit) to every MMORPG I’ve played. WoW’s popular, so maybe s/he was just using it as an example.
RO:
1. “G2G My mom needs to check her email…” child
This one will generally wait until you’re deep within a dungeon/WoE before speaking(If you’re lucky). After an hour or two of fighting just to reach the final boss/clear the emp room…he has to go. Mommy is kicking him off his computer. While I have no problem with children playing MMORPGs(except the Lawl, phat lewtz noob I pwn your azz morons), these types of situations are some of the most annoying.
RuneScape (haven’t played this one in years, please forgive arcane or incorrect references):
2. The Beggar
Picture this. You’re just minding your own business in Varrok/Falador when suddenly a trade request pops up. While confusion sets in for this random trade exchange, you’re suddenly bombarded with whispers from the assailant to give him money. S/he always has a variety of reasons of why you should (equipment, quests, crafting supplies, No reason, etc) however they get UPSET at you for asking why they need it. After denying them your hard earned cash, they generally leave you with a few “choice” words.
etc.
Nice list! have you seen the jackass list of World of Warcraft players?
http://wowjackass.com
After a hysterically long and failed pug run in haywire foundry on elite in dnd online, I came up with three more.
You forgot “The Friendly Lush” to describe the friendly guy who means well but who gets progressively drunk during the adventure, typically too late for you to back out during a long and tough run (like haywire foundry on elite in dnd online)
Also the “Go-Getter Extreme” the knowledgable but go-go-go talk-talk-talk rush-rush-rush Incredible “Supah-Mage”
Then there is the “Kamikazi” the otherwise invulnerable but impatient trap-runner-into melee superman who even after you say “traps!” and other players say “wait!” goes into the multiple elite trap area anyway and dies.
The Go getter yells “jump!” before the final bridge and we jump – down past the end of the mission with no way to get back up. I did as well because it was getting late and I was tired (Subconciously I think I just wanted out of there). Besides I didnt have enough club for the two final elementals on my own (out of mana and spells etc). The Lush stayed up top in the run area but was too drunk to figure out the correct way to go (two directions being too complicated for him at that point). The Kamikazi jumped as well because he pretty much follows the Go-getter unless there is a trap involved.
result: after two hours lots of hustling around, more beer and rush-rush-rush Gonzo BS – a total cluster-XXXX in Haywire Foundry on elite.
I calmly walked out on elite 1 minute before the explosion. (we had no way to get back up). I disabled all the traps that they needed to finish so I did my job for them lol.
I guess I could be “the quiet rogue” – the guy who doesnt type fast enough or loud enough to get people to listen.
I do have to thank them though for an entertaining run. At least I now remember where everything else is in there. Its been a long time since ive done Haywire Foundry. Classic Dnd deathtrap there! Funniest part is I already had it on elite and was just trying to help.