Originally Posted by
maestro973
I would have booted you in a heartbeat. If I'm going through a quest and even bother to put up an LFM like that it's usually intended for like-minded people to grab as much XP as possible in the shortest period of time (Wiz-king is one of those quests that you can easily solo all 3 sides, or you can get 3 people that can solo it and do it in 1/3 the time). While I never used "don't die" in my LFM's, I'd use similar phrases like know quest/zerg, TR multiple runs, etc etc. You pick up on who knows their stuff really quickly this way and also learn that probably 50% or less of players actually read LFM text and another large percentage will just hop in to leech the xp while not contributing to the group.
The thing is humor doesn't always propagate to all parties involved, so what was humorous to you could have easily been seen as mockery of the LFM and a bad sign right from the start and due to the group leader not knowing you or your sense of humor, sometimes it is just a lot safer to avoid a potential trouble-maker and cut the fat from the start. Grinding out 4,378,500 XP basically turns you into a grumpy old man.
That being said, there were few times I ever actually booted people for dying once in a quest . Sometimes it just happens, even to great players, and you learn to accept that. On the other hand, I think my rate of booting for "what house" is at 100%, even when I know its a joke.
Edit: "Share plz" comes in at a close second, except of course for Relic of a sovereign past, I will make an exception and show some compassion for that quest alone.
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