If you know anyway to fliter idiots out of PUGs please tell me

[Yalina]

Joined a pug shroud last night, and the leader, right before the final fight decided to recall.

Somebody asked where he was, he said bb thx, and dropped group. Still finished it but kind of a lame thing to do, I understand you might not want the completion, but drop after the fight not before it. He made my "special friends" list.

Definitely an idiot I will avoid and not join a group he's in or let into any group I form.

Well, he started another Shroud right after he left the group, but well, it's just a Shroud, he was a non-factor anyway, Harry still got beaten in 1 min, there was nothing to worry about (the guy was a fighter), but definitely not the mentality which helps you to get into more raids. The only thing I can give to that guy is the decline button next time.

[deadkitty]

A helpful thing to do is create a private chat channel and have the people you enjoy playing with join it. Not so much on a filtering level, but at least you can send a single mass tell-like message to people you know won't hassle or cause grief in your party. MyDDO helps you filter the bad builds, but alot of times Myddo doesn't update and sys nothing about a players skill and knowledge of the game. Tells and a "Do not group" list is the best way to filtering people. Usually you can tell idiots just from how they respond in tells.

[Talon_Moonshadow]

Don't join their LFMs.

[TitoJ]

It's easy for me to get the inevitable idiot out of the party. I just break group.

[bendover]

You'll want to go log in, open your "Options" tab. Go down to "UI Settings" and approximately 3/5 of the way down will be a box that you can check the box that hides all active DDO subscriptions that are 6 months or newer.

So there is a filter.

[jillie]

Cast Mass bear's endurance at the start of the quest. If it procs on more future soul stones then you are comfortable carrying then drop group.

I was in a PUG lvl 15+ last night where it proced on everyone except me....

+1 - my entire office turned to look and see why I was laughing MAO ....

[edragoon148]

LFM: TRXP Zerg. BYOH. Be more than just a backpack ornament | Jungle of Khyber | (All Classes) | 9-10

Noobtastic requests to join your party.

Noobtastic has joined your party.

Noobtastic says: Shr plz. What house?

Noobtastic has been dismissed from your party.

(Emote): Iraelis does the happy dance.

:-D

[wax_on_wax_off]

My approach to pugging is to convince the puggers that join your group that they are entirely superfluous and they are just there for the ride. Contribution is voluntary.

This is really my attitude. I don't solo simply because I like company.

After a few quests like this players good and bad alike start keeping up and finding useful things to do (even if it's just smashing boxes for some extra ransack xp).

Eventually when I know the players that I'm with my attitude changes and I start pushing myself harder into situations that I can't handle alone. Die harder is a good motto and give the people your with something to do besides tagging along. People love to end up in an excrement storm and actually pull through it with you because of their timely actions and some good teamwork.

Pugging is great and it enriches the community and makes the game overall a better place to be. I'd much rather teach something sooner rather than having to do it in the middle of a raid where idiocy can actually lead to failure.

[protokon]

OP your story was entertaining, sorry for your frustrations.

Lithic is 100% right on this one: you have one of two kinds of puggers. Those that will be team players and not be a burden, and those who are "entertainment". your best bet is to laugh it off, turn it into a joke to post about in guild chat or in a chat channel, squelch the guy and move on. Honestly, it is not worth the stress to get upset over a bad player trying to make himself feel better by trash talking you .

[Jumba]

Lol agree with this, there will always be players who will do silly things in quests, you just have to put up with it really. Follow some of the good advise on this thread, for thinning out the stupid players. Luckily there are alot of good players that make up for the bad ones who cannot team play.

[smeggy1384]

maybe that would of been a friendly reminder for some to put their +6 con item on?

What? And double their con? Come on now...
On a more serious note, new flag for groups! BYOR... Ya that's right, Bring Your Own Rez! Well, maybe it won't discourage some folks as much as you'd hope, but should bring in more laughs.

[Trowa88]

I tend to just add send a tell please at the end, usually works.

I REALLY like the haiku idea mentioned earlier on ;D Definitly going to do that.

Might put the best ones in my signature...

[Postumus]

My usual method of filtering people unable to pay attention or process information is to do my usual lfm (BYOH, TRxp, know way, etc) and add "Haiku Required" at the end of the lfm.

If they hit the lfm without supplying me with a Haiku, they get declined. You would be surprised how well it works and how mad people get at being declined when you explain it to them.

Yeah what idiots those players must be thinking you were only joking about the Haiku requirement!

[xxScoobyDooxx]

who is ku? is he the new welcome ??