Thanks for the Decline - no, really!

[ddaedelus]

Yup. Until the leader declines or the group fills.

Thanks. That really is ridiculous. It should time out or something. I generally don't pug so I've never been exposed to this (and the few times I have, have been direct invites). Why would a party leader just let a request hang without responding in some way or another? That just baffles me.

[Tyrande]

I wish we had an ability to retract a join group as occasionally I ask to join then change my mind about the quest or see someone accepted into the group that I'm not interested in running with.

There is actually a way to retract that join request. Just take a hireling into the quest that you almost finish. They can't hit [accept] and have you joined the party because you're already in a group with the hireling.

[JOTMON]

I find it humurous that we get rejected for building non-typical multicalss builds and they are immediately assumed to be gimped. I love buildng multiclass toons, some were miserable failures some were surprisingly good fits.

I've seen some builds that rock that I have looked at and went huh???

Running a mid level quest with a epic specced build is not necessarially going to be of benefit for the quest you area about to run, may even be a detriment if that particular build is in a low spot because they haven't got the gear or feats they need for high level uberness.

Not everyone is building toons for epic endgame content and many of these builds are built to work around some weakness the player has recognized in their toon or their own playstyle. Recognizing ones own weaknesses and working on ways to improve it will lead to ultimate success.

[EddieB_TBC]

I wish we had an ability to retract a join group as occasionally I ask to join then change my mind about the quest or see someone accepted into the group that I'm not interested in running with.

Oh yeah I'm right there with ya on that one.

[Belwaar]

Kind of goes back to the Rangers only use ranged weapons and don't know how to effectively kill mobs...remember that arguement back in 2006?

I had a guy decline me because he said two rangers was two too many and we wouldn't kill anything...I LOL'd. Then 20 minutes later he had a LFM up and asked me if I was still interested...they had wiped...

[MorningStarSE]

Kind of goes back to the Rangers only use ranged weapons and don't know how to effectively kill mobs...remember that arguement back in 2006?

I had a guy decline me because he said two rangers was two too many and we wouldn't kill anything...I LOL'd. Then 20 minutes later he had a LFM up and asked me if I was still interested...they had wiped...

Well maybe its the first time i say it here and i'm sure some will agree and other will just hate me to say that but it is not everyone who knows how to play a video game. They might find it entertaining but they will always end to suck at it. It is even truer in ddo since the game play isn't just like other mmo and where character customization is surely the most limitless i've seen in multiplayer game. Some will stick to templates, other will explore.... And don't talk about character archetype...

[Velexia]

I wait about one minute after requesting to join a group before sending the leader a tell detailing why my character would be a good addition to their group =)

If there is still no reply, I assume the leader is AFK.

[MysteryNotes]

I prefer people to decline. I hate waiting on the end of a limbo stick. Normally if people don't accept my request within 10-15 seconds, I log off and change characters.

I hate it when I'm soloing the same quest they had the LFM up for, and I'm right near the end, and they finally accept my invite and I end up in a party of pikers I can't leave, or even worse they make me wait for them to enter the quest before I can complete.

Garth

Totally agree.

Gotten this a few times, they don't even bother to decline.
20 minutes later i usually get a "Your request to join <Insert name>'s group has been declined because the party is full"

I put them on my blacklist because they're annoying.
And do the same to them when they try to join my groups.