I got a little nostalgic

[Grace_ana]

I've been feeling lately like the old annoying lady in the neighborhood that keeps telling the younger kids to shut up because back in my day and it's there for a reason and just get off my lawn if you don't like it! I don't know when exactly I crossed over that vet line, but I surely did, and I was internally bemoaning my acknowledged DDO old lady status (even though by the standards of some of you, I'm still a young'un. I mean, I started on Korthos, for Pete's sake.)

That being said, my husband and I were drumming up people to play the Amazing Race with us (spoiler: it was amazing), and Rastelin joined our group to ask us about it. He was on a toon I didn't recognize, but he recognized me, and he reminded me of the time he ran a VoN6 with me like 5 years ago and I fell off the bridge. I'd completely forgotten about that (though frankly, if there is a surface in DDO you can fall off of, I've done it) and burst out laughing.

And then I got to thinking. I come on the forums a lot, and I run around in game a lot, and there are so many of you guys that I have grouped with and talked to during my DDO journey. Fawn taught me all kinds of tricks about everything and saved my butt a lot of times during a stretch when our TRs were coinciding. Teth allowed me to tag along in his xp wake more than once. Astrican has joined me lots of times for various pugs and also saved my bacon. (You may have gathered that I need a lot of saving.) Grahm entertained us through several runs on the TR train, as a bard should do, obviously. Et cetera, et cetera....there are so many of you that I have these weird random little memories with, and all of them together make up a part of my fun here in the game.

So, I may be a cranky old lady now, but the flip side of it is that I've gotten to experience all kinds of pixel fun (not THOSE kinds, you jerks) with some incredibly cool people. And for that I thank you all.

Now I shall return from my nostalgia and go back to being the **** that you all know me best as :)

[blerkington]

Hi,

Yeah, there have been a lot of good times over the years. I've always had fun grouping with you too, so thanks for the kind words. I also think you're seriously overstating how often you need to be saved; you're a good player and always carry your weight or even more.

As for the 'In my day' approach, there should be more of it not less. Better to say the obvious even if it makes you seem a little grumpy than trusting in the PUG to do the right thing when it's not just a milk run.

I was in two PUG raids earlier today which just collapsed and failed mainly due to lack of planning and communication. The first time was an EE FoT, and I was half expecting it so it wasn't so bad. But the LH Shroud PUG afterwards was just excruciating; very little dps, people dying left and right when the trash mobs so much as gave them dirty looks and an apparent total lack of understanding of how to do part 2. Fortunately there was a channel run right afterwards and that went very smoothly.

There does seem to be a lot less teaching (or perhaps just listening) going now than there used to be, which is a shame. People definitely underestimate how much you can learn, and how much better you can become, from hanging out with and listening to more experienced players. I'm still learning new things all the time, and I prefer hearing people repeat things I sometimes already knew than no-one discussing tactics at all.

Thanks.

[Zogdor]

It's great to see you here on the forums again Grace! I loved the Amazing Race idea and I'm so glad you had fun doing it :)

[Attropos]

The happiness in this post makes me sick. Continue grumbling, idk how much more of this hippy treehugging lovefest I can handle.

On the other hand, I have been recently teaching some guildies how to do goggles in Abbot. If there's an interest in teaching raids, I know pretty much every raid in the game except for Titan, and the phlog ones, and would be willing to put some groups together.

[Zillee]

*hugs Zog's thigh*

[Silverleafeon]

+1s and smiles to all

[Zogdor]

*hugs Zog's thigh*

Zilleeeee are you still playing? Where are you?

[cdbd3rd]

*hugs Zog's thigh*


... Where are you?


Look down.... :p

[Zillee]

Look down.... :p

*snickers*


I'm occasionally looking in, Zog, pottering about. Thought I'd give the warlock a spin :) Hope all is good with you!

[Aurora_nyx]

You a grumpy old woman!?! never ;)

one of these days we'll have to run together again

[Hordo]

cranky old lady

Truth! :)

Look me up on Horditsmine. I try to play alot...but this **** called Real Life keeps interrupting!

[InfidelofHaLL]

Truth! :)

Look me up on Horditsmine. I try to play alot...but this **** called Real Life keeps interrupting!

I never see you on when I am on Hordo.... this real life thing needs to stop right meow!