What kind of player are you?

[Bloodhaven]

I see 5 game play styles.

To me a Noob is:
a new player who lets you know he is new to the quest, game or class.
someone who can understand and follow instructions.
someone who can learn.
someone who has not yet figured out his/her play style.
someone who asks reasonable questions. <where do I need to go next? Can I pull this lever? What does zerg mean in the LFM?>
a real treasure to the DDO community.

To me a Zerger is:
Someone who knows the quest really well.
Someone who knows his/her toon's abilities really well.
someone who can help complete a quest quickly while not wasting time or resources.
a boon to a party. Not a hindrance.
considers time vs xp/loot when running quests.

To Me a Protoss is:
Someone who knows the quest really well.
Someone who knows his/her toon's abilities really well.
someone who can help complete a quest while not wasting resources.
a boon to a party. Not a hindrance.
considers completeness/xp/loot/ when running quests.

To me a Terran is:
Someone who can fit into Protos and Zerger catagories.
a well rounded player.

To me a Bad Player is:
Someone who does not follow instructions.
Someone who saw the LFM tag and still will not play to the style specified in the LFM.
someone who does not help complete a quest.
someone who wastes group resources.
a hindrance to the party.
does not consider the other 5 or 11 people in their group when running quests.
is better off as a soulstone.



In most quests I am a zerger. I group with guildys and other people of like mind. I will stick with the group if I am asked to do so. However if the rest of the group is being wasteful and excessively slow I take a look at the names/guilds in the party and try to avoid them in later quests.

I do not enjoy wasting time and resources when there is a faster and less expensive way to complete the quest.

My best friend will be a Noob who will turn into a Protoss. He enjoys getting 100% completeness on all the games he plays. This is not a bad thing. Just the way he enjoys the same content. He will be joining DDO when it goes free to play and I know for a fact that he will want to do all the content on N/H/E for 100% completeness, This means conquest, ransack, traps, doors, side quests, EVERYTHING. His play style is just as valid as Zerger style.

I am willing to go very slow if there are new people in the group and they let it be known. I try not spoil the quest for new players. Most people in DDO are not new and have dun these quests several times.

It is really easy to avoid Zergers <this is not a bad word> Just put it in your LFM. For example

"Coal Chamber No Zergers please" <-- I would avoid this LFM if I am short on time.

It is also realy easy to avoid Protos style players <this is also not a bad word> Just put up an LFM like this:

"Coal Chamber fast" <-- I would join this LFM for sure.


I sometimes get angry tells for putting "Fast" and "Experienced players" in my LFM's. This is there to tell you something about the play style in the group i'm building. If you dont like fast play, do not join these groups.

I see allot of people discribe bad and terible players as zergers. These people are not zergers. These people are just bad players.

Be proud of your play style.

I am a ZERGER and I am PROUD of it.

[odontia]

What about the completely Hopeless? - Those are bad players, who through the law of averages, have finally gotten their gimped characters all up to level 16 and ruin all of our shroud raids

[Bloodhaven]

You'r a zerger at heart man.

[Drummerman121]

Pretty much a Noob. Lol

[Visty]

I see 4 major game play styles.

To me a Noob is:
a new player who lets you know he is new to the quest, game or class.
someone who can understand and follow instructions.
someone who can learn.
someone who has not yet figured out his/her play style.
someone who asks reasonable questions. <where do I need to go next? Can I pull this lever? What does zerg mean in the LFM?>
a real treasure to the DDO community.

thats more a newb

a noob is:

a player who never talks
someone who cant understand and follow instructions.
someone who cant learn.
someone who has not yet figured out his/her play style.
someone who does not asks reasonable questions.
someone who complains on the forums cause hes treaten badly cause of the above
a real failure to the DDO community.

[Comfortably]

Zerger.

[Bloodhaven]

I see Noob as a transitional playstyle. You will get better and fall into one of the other categories

[wamjratl1]

thats more a newb

a noob is:

a player who never talks
someone who cant understand and follow instructions.
someone who cant learn.
someone who has not yet figured out his/her play style.
someone who does not asks reasonable questions.
someone who complains on the forums cause hes treaten badly cause of the above
a real failure to the DDO community.

Yeah that's how I see it too.

What about just a decent player? I'm definitely not a zerger or a protoss but sort of a mix of the two. My toons and playstyle allow me to adjust to most parties but my crappy machine and internet connection often does not cooperate (and can make it seem like I'm a huge ******** piker). Some might think I'm a really good player, while there are others who might think I'm lousy.

Is there another category for casual, pretty decent players who can usually keep up with the zergers but aren't necessarily zergers themselves?

[Mav145]

Straight noob (newb? according to the other poster) - I am running my first toon ever and I am loving it. I am trying to get to 32-pt favor so I can be less of a gimp.

I always tell the leader that this is my first, second, or third run and give them the opportunity to drop me. I have most often found that they let me stay and then teach me what to look for the whole way.

[Sirea]

thats more a newb

a noob is:

a player who never talks
someone who cant understand and follow instructions.
someone who cant learn.
someone who has not yet figured out his/her play style.
someone who does not asks reasonable questions.
someone who complains on the forums cause hes treaten badly cause of the above
a real failure to the DDO community.

Beat me to it.

Noob is a generally negative term as described above. A newb is someone who has the potential to be better because they simply haven't been around long enough to understand the game mechanics. There's usually no hope for a noob because they usually think they are "teh uberz" and don't need to improve.

[Bloodhaven]

Yeah that's how I see it too.

What about just a decent player? I'm definitely not a zerger or a protoss but sort of a mix of the two. My toons and playstyle allow me to adjust to most parties but my crappy machine and internet connection often does not cooperate (and can make it seem like I'm a huge ******** piker). Some might think I'm a really good player, while there are others who might think I'm lousy.

Is there another category for casual, pretty decent players who can usually keep up with the zergers but aren't necessarily zergers themselves?

Yea lets call them Terans ..

To me a Terran is:
Someone who can fit into Protos and Zerger catagories.
a well rounded player.

[wamjratl1]

Straight noob (newb? according to the other poster) - I am running my first toon ever and I am loving it. I am trying to get to 32-pt favor so I can be less of a gimp.

I always tell the leader that this is my first, second, or third run and give them the opportunity to drop me. I have most often found that they let me stay and then teach me what to look for the whole way.

Ya IMO it sounds like ur a newbie but not a noob. You are doing all the things that most experienced players would appreciate from a new player. Glad you are enjoying the game. What server you on, btw?

[Draccus]

You completely missed a category.

The Fun Player
- Main goal is to have fun.
- Doesn't have to be the uberest, fastest, best character in the group to have fun
- Sometimes likes to explore slowly, sometimes like to zerg
- Thinks a fun, slower group is better than a boring or overly-intense fast group.
- Considers things like appearance, background, consistency, and logic when building character, not just power.

[wamjratl1]

You completely missed a category.

The Fun Player
- Main goal is to have fun.
- Doesn't have to be the uberest, fastest, best character in the group to have fun
- Sometimes likes to explore slowly, sometimes like to zerg
- Thinks a fun, slower group is better than a boring or overly-intense fast group.
- Considers things like appearance, background, consistency, and logic when building character, not just power.

That's the one! Put me down as a Fun Player.

[baddax]

Is it possible to be a prozerger? or a terranoob?

[cwfergtx]

Some LFM do not state or do state no zerging and a Zerger will join and run ahead and finish a quest while the rest of the party are still near the beginning trying to maximize the xps. Yes, I know that most times the extra xps from optionals do not justify the extra time cost when you can run it twice for the same time spent doing all the optionals. But that is how some players learn quests is by running it slower and seeing what all there is in a quest. I consider my style as a party helper not a zerger but not a grand master player as some. Once I understand a quest and have ran it a couple of time then I know what I need to do. But Zerger sometimes makes it difficult to learn the quests.

[wamjratl1]

Proterrazoober.

[Bloodhaven]

Some LFM do not state or do state no zerging and a Zerger will join and run ahead and finish a quest while the rest of the party are still near the beginning trying to maximize the xps. Yes, I know that most times the extra xps from optionals do not justify the extra time cost when you can run it twice for the same time spent doing all the optionals. But that is how some players learn quests is by running it slower and seeing what all there is in a quest. I consider my style as a party helper not a zerger but not a grand master player as some. Once I understand a quest and have ran it a couple of time then I know what I need to do. But Zerger sometimes makes it difficult to learn the quests.

If this person is asked to slow down so a new person can learn the quest and they did not slow down they are not a zerger. They are a bad player. If you ruin the fun for others in the group you are a bad player.

[Bloodhaven]

proterrazoober.

Qft

[stromburg]

What about the teacher

- someone who is competent and knowledgeable of the game
- someone who is capable of adjusting to any parties play style
- someone who can both lead and follow effectively
- someone who chooses to increase other players understanding and enjoyment of the game
- someone who is tolerant of players with less ability and respectful of accomplishment
- someone who will take the time to help others

Thanks to my first guild leader who was this type of player