Terrible new trend

[Uamhas]

*unloads new bazooka, lines up on the ex-xorian, fires away and unloads masses of froofroo butterflies, glittery pouftah dust included.*
Happy New Year!

[Ghoste]

*unloads new bazooka, lines up on the ex-xorian, fires away and unloads masses of froofroo butterflies, glittery pouftah dust included.*
Happy New Year!

Ooh, pouftah dust! I ran out of that spell component earlier today.

/quickly gathers up as much pouftah dust as he can.

[Luthen]

If you manage to build the most powerful and comprehensive group of characters with every magical item, and in the process alienate half the server and drive away any new players, what exactly have you accomplished?

Response?

Xoriat reborn?

Classic. Absofrigginlutely CLASSIC!!! (Not to mention TRUE!)

And some people thought the Xorian's were in hiding. nah... we're just subverting you from the inside.

[KoboldKiller]

Greetings Thelanis. I am branching to your server from Argonnessen and will see for myself if the OP's comments hold true. I hope to meet many of you.

[Ringos]

Welcome KoboldKiller. 95% of us here are great...the rest are from Xoriat! (j/k folks!)

[Prinstoni]

I just hope that I wasn't the guy you sent a tell to regarding a trade. lol

[MysticRhythms]

95% of us here are great...the rest are from Xoriat!

Post. Of. The. Week.

[KoboldKiller]

Actually, while I'm here, what's the best rp guild out there? I actually dabble a bit with one of my alts on Argo and was interested in seeing how it works with others that rp.

[Renegade66]

Actually, while I'm here, what's the best rp guild out there?

Oh God.

I guess I should mention that the new Xoriat (aka Thelanis) has put a moratorium on role playing guilds. The elitest guilds have set up a fund to pay for character transfers to Argonnessen. We had $452,689.37 roll in the first day, so I have plenty to ship them all over, plus build my new dream home. I recommend staying put and keeping an eye out for flying pokadotted horses and fluffy bunny rabbits heading your way. You will most likely find them having a tea party in the Leaky Dingy or giving a play in Delara's Graveyard.

[Rayzorlew]

What the hell I'll throw in..........
Not all elitists hate pugging, I myself love it, yet I never do it.
The reason is simple, its not the 9 nice people that you meet, its that tenth!
That tenth jackass that just has to do it his way, the guy who can single handedly ruin 2 hours of your free time.
For example, awhile back I was leading a Dragon raid, their were only a few guildies on so we pugged the rest of the spots.
We received quite a few newbs into the party, so we took it kinda slow, I was actually enjoying the group.
We defeated the Prequest and entered the Dragon quest.
Soon the pillars were down and we were buffing up for the attack.
I started as normal saying "OK for those of you who havent been here before, what we're going to do is.........."
.......and all of a sudden this "Warfoged fighter" takes off swinging his axe at the Dragon."
Wiping us...
Needless to say I came unglued.

I believe your gaming attitude should be the same as your real life attitude.
Simply put:
"If you don't act ********, I won't treat you as a ******!"

[KoboldKiller]

Oh God.

I guess I should mention that the new Xoriat (aka Thelanis) has put a moratorium on role playing guilds. The elitest guilds have set up a fund to pay for character transfers to Argonnessen. We had $452,689.37 roll in the first day, so I have plenty to ship them all over, plus build my new dream home. I recommend staying put and keeping an eye out for flying pokadotted horses and fluffy bunny rabbits heading your way. You will most likely find them having a tea party in the Leaky Dingy or giving a play in Delara's Graveyard.

I will take your recomendations in consideration, however I need a new home for my halfling builds and have chosen Thelanis.

[juniorpfactors]

bah, you are following me!

Trissa!!!!

I know you are reffering to JRPfactors....but I cant find my twin to run with.... I thought it was Trissa but she doesnt pay the beholder slayers bounty in TS.... you have more characters slots now----->would love to see a killing cleric named Trissafactor

TS wouldnt be the same again.... go get your own bounty...then ya never have to pay the $100,000 gold

the new lfm ..... "Goddess of TS holding court and paying 10000k plat to the beholder slayer"

[Elvejon]

Everyone has friends, and Everyone has enemies. ITs life, one without the other can sometimes be boring..... sometimes.

[TommyBoy]

to op its not just Thelanis. I saw/heard a cleric and a fighter get into an agruement over whose fault it was that they died.

the cleric (who's name resembled spell casting tools (the long wooden kind)) argued that its was the fighters fault for not grabbing aggro

the fighter argued that the cleric would heal him so he wasnt able to grab aggro as he was trying to shrine to get hps.

they were both quite loud about it. I take the fighters side as my bard was doing all the healing before he went incap at the boss and the rest of the group took the boss to the other side of the map.

but just know it happens elsewhere

[Uamhas]

Actually, while I'm here, what's the best rp guild out there? I actually dabble a bit with one of my alts on Argo and was interested in seeing how it works with others that rp.

Don't mind Ren, he's just peeved cuz Hennebux started roleplaying as a prophet. There are actually several roleplaying guilds on this server, and we ain't leavin'. Rather than cluttering up the post any further, I'll just say click on the Thelanis Thursday link in my sig to see a listing of some roleplaying guilds in Thelanis. Try each of us out, see which fits you. Welcome.

[KoboldKiller]

Don't mind Ren, he's just peeved cuz Hennebux started roleplaying as a prophet. There are actually several roleplaying guilds on this server, and we ain't leavin'. Rather than cluttering up the post any further, I'll just say click on the Thelanis Thursday link in my sig to see a listing of some roleplaying guilds in Thelanis. Try each of us out, see which fits you. Welcome.

Many thanks

[Citymorg]

Where's Scarrsgarrd when you need him, too bad he's gone. This was going to happen when they merged Xoriat with Thelanis. Xoriat was a hardcore server, where people would let you know if you screwed up. That being said, being elite does not mean being an ass. I have led countless Titan raids, and many full of new people. Whenever people listen, everything goes well. I explain the entire quest, where I want people to go, and what I need them to do to complete it. This is especially true when it comes to the boss. Invariably, there is someone there who thinks they know more than I do, and goes and starts doing the pillars their own way (and I have many different ways to do them), without regard to what I just said. This can put the entire party and raid at risk. I have no problem giving these people a piece of my mind, then a piece of their's. Basically, if you don't know what you're doing you should ask and follow directions. If you don't, any screw up is at your own risk. It is the responsibility of the elite to teach the new, but it is also the responsibility of the new to learn before doing.

In all honesty, there have been more than a few times I have explained things to people like they were 9, because that is the level that some people need things explained to them to get it. I never know who is on the other side of the keyboard, and I would rather overexplain something than wind up with the responsibility of the party wiping being on my shoulders because I didn't explain something.

[Ringos]

Where's Scarrsgarrd when you need him, too bad he's gone. This was going to happen when they merged Xoriat with Thelanis. Xoriat was a hardcore server, where people would let you know if you screwed up. That being said, being elite does not mean being an ass. I have led countless Titan raids, and many full of new people. Whenever people listen, everything goes well. I explain the entire quest, where I want people to go, and what I need them to do to complete it. This is especially true when it comes to the boss. Invariably, there is someone there who thinks they know more than I do, and goes and starts doing the pillars their own way (and I have many different ways to do them), without regard to what I just said. This can put the entire party and raid at risk. I have no problem giving these people a piece of my mind, then a piece of their's. Basically, if you don't know what you're doing you should ask and follow directions. If you don't, any screw up is at your own risk. It is the responsibility of the elite to teach the new, but it is also the responsibility of the new to learn before doing.

In all honesty, there have been more than a few times I have explained things to people like they were 9, because that is the level that some people need things explained to them to get it. I never know who is on the other side of the keyboard, and I would rather overexplain something than wind up with the responsibility of the party wiping being on my shoulders because I didn't explain something.

Nice post.

[Brai]

So to sum up two pages of bumbling.

1. It is the party leaders job to lead and give direction.

2. It is the party members duty to follow and maybe give an opinion on a strategy, but to follow the leaders decision no matter what.

3. If you die it is no ones fault but your own, except in the case of a party wipe which puts blame on the party leader.

Did I get all that? Anything else?

[Renegade66]

3. If you die it is no ones fault but your own, except in the case of a party wipe which puts blame on the party leader.

It only takes one idiot to get people killed. Rayzor had a good example. If you aren't an expert at a given quest then listen close and take direction from the one who does. Otherwise, if you blindly do something that gets someone killed then expect to get verbally flogged. This can be a considerate Thelanis style flogging or a harsh get it right or forever solo Xoriat style flogging. Either way, consider it a learning experience and move on. Remember, there's no crying in DDO.