I don't even know what to call this...

[mobrien316]

Early this morning (or very late last night) I was in Gianthold with my level 15 battle cleric, doing slayers. A level 16 sorcerer joined me after a few minutes and asked if I would mind recalling so he could run with me, as he was new, didn't know his way around, and would probably need healing. I said "no problem" and recalled and then we both stepped back in. He asked if he could have a Deathward and I gave it to him, no problem.

As we were running around I had my aura going, but he kept getting so far away that he would ask for a heal, which I kept giving him. I told him several times that if he stood closer he probably wouldn't need a heal because he'd be in my aura, but he ignored me. I also told him that if he could refrain from tossing a spell at each cluster of mobs until I jumped into the middle of them, he'd have less of them running after him all the time and would therefore need less heals. He said that's the way he plays.

I usually carry a stack of Heroism pots and use them quite liberally. After tossing the sorc a couple of dozen heals, I asked him if he had Greater Heroism, thinking he could give it to me and I could stop chugging pots every five minutes. He said he does have it, but when I asked for it he said he prefers to focus on offensive spellcasting rather than buffs.

I actually stopped and asked if he was serious. He said he was.

I was tempted to tell him that, while it was apparent he needed me for healing, I didn't need him, the feeble scorching rays he kept tossing at the fire giants, or his lousy aggro management. I was also tempted to recall, boot him, and re-enter without a word.

Instead, I (politely) pointed out that I was using my SP for healing him, and buffing him, and it was hardly unreasonable for me to ask for a GH in return. He asked if I "really needed" the GH and I said I don't "need" it, but it is handy to have. Finally, he gave it to me, but was clearly not very happy about it.

I have no idea if this person "stoned" his way to 16 or not, but it certainly is not out of the realm of possibility. He started off politely enough, but clearly didn't like any suggestions at all on my part, even when it limited to simply asking if he could stay close enough to be healed by my aura. The first time I asked him that, he responded with something like, "Why? You can't heal me from there?"

Okay... I just wanted to vent a bit.

[sebastianosmith]

I don't even know what to call this...

Youth. It's called youth.

[WruntJunior]

Personally, I call it a soulstone.

[Sunarch_Kunari]

Oh jeezles, I used to be a noob like that. (I am 50% less noob today)

Except it was a fighter UMD'ing heal scrolls and I didn't have gh.

[Kalari]

I was thinking dumbassery but thats just a word I use for such situations. And Mobrien you have more patience then I could ever try to muster, that person would have never wanted to group with my cleric again lol. I have been known to make people cry

[Karavek]

I would of put him on squelch and turned down the volume to ignore voice and just run around doing my own thing ignoring the little piece of vermin until he dropped after dieing without my superior divine magic being used on my own worthy self, or even a lvl one hireling.

[Jay203]

props to you for such patience

i'd probably slow down my pace deliberately and see how well he fares on his own
if he dies, i'll just say he was out of my reach
and if he asked to be rezzed, i'll just say i don't have it prepped 'cause i was solo'ing and didn't need it

in case you haven't noticed, i hate it when people expect others to give them things they want but when others ask them for minor things they'd be a ****** about it

[HackSlashKill]

You my good sir, are a saint and you should be knighted. I would have let him die, wait until he asked for a raise and say I use my spells for offensive not buffs, and recalled, and added him to the list

[SemiraLynn]

Just your average selfish player. From his point of view he probably just assumed that since you were so much better than him that it was your responsibility to babysit him while he ran amuck. Why evolve as a player and get better when someone else can do things for you!

[FengXian]

Should've fed him to the jariliths!

[HackSlashKill]

omg, rereading this post, I just realized you are on my server and that person is running around loose right now. Please send me a pm with the person's name lol

[Lyria]

props to you for such patience

i'd probably slow down my pace deliberately and see how well he fares on his own
if he dies, i'll just say he was out of my reach
and if he asked to be rezzed, i'll just say i don't have it prepped 'cause i was solo'ing and didn't need it

in case you haven't noticed, i hate it when people expect others to give them things they want but when others ask them for minor things they'd be a ****** about it

Oh c'mon, you're a healing class, it's your JOB to stand behind me with heals and cures prepped and ready to go on a moment's notice while I do all the damage. Cause, you know, that's what clerics and favored souls are for, healing!

*runs and hides*

[patang01]

Early this morning (or very late last night) I was in Gianthold with my level 15 battle cleric, doing slayers. A level 16 sorcerer joined me after a few minutes and asked if I would mind recalling so he could run with me, as he was new, didn't know his way around, and would probably need healing. I said "no problem" and recalled and then we both stepped back in. He asked if he could have a Deathward and I gave it to him, no problem.

As we were running around I had my aura going, but he kept getting so far away that he would ask for a heal, which I kept giving him. I told him several times that if he stood closer he probably wouldn't need a heal because he'd be in my aura, but he ignored me. I also told him that if he could refrain from tossing a spell at each cluster of mobs until I jumped into the middle of them, he'd have less of them running after him all the time and would therefore need less heals. He said that's the way he plays.

I usually carry a stack of Heroism pots and use them quite liberally. After tossing the sorc a couple of dozen heals, I asked him if he had Greater Heroism, thinking he could give it to me and I could stop chugging pots every five minutes. He said he does have it, but when I asked for it he said he prefers to focus on offensive spellcasting rather than buffs.

I actually stopped and asked if he was serious. He said he was.

I was tempted to tell him that, while it was apparent he needed me for healing, I didn't need him, the feeble scorching rays he kept tossing at the fire giants, or his lousy aggro management. I was also tempted to recall, boot him, and re-enter without a word.

Instead, I (politely) pointed out that I was using my SP for healing him, and buffing him, and it was hardly unreasonable for me to ask for a GH in return. He asked if I "really needed" the GH and I said I don't "need" it, but it is handy to have. Finally, he gave it to me, but was clearly not very happy about it.

I have no idea if this person "stoned" his way to 16 or not, but it certainly is not out of the realm of possibility. He started off politely enough, but clearly didn't like any suggestions at all on my part, even when it limited to simply asking if he could stay close enough to be healed by my aura. The first time I asked him that, he responded with something like, "Why? You can't heal me from there?"

Okay... I just wanted to vent a bit.

Humanity...why I solo and PUG only when I feel mentally up for it.

[MindCake]

That's the reason I stopped trying to roleplay the dumped mental stats on my melees.
No matter how hard I try I have nothing on the real thing.

[redspecter23]

I'd have been too busy pulling my jaw up off the floor and shaking off the recent facepalming I'd done to myself to offer any sort of comment to that player. You just can't apply logical conversation to a person like that. The only options are to continue to play with him or remove yourself from the situation. Anything you do to try and prove to him that he may be misguided, such as holding back healing or allowing him to die will just end with him calling you a bad healer. The only way to win is to not play.

[SiliconScout]

Wow.

I mean, just ... wow.

I would have perhaps given him an "it's called teamwork" talk but without a definite acknowledgement of his idiocy, that would have been the last Spell point he ever got out of me and as soon as the run was done I'd have dropped him from my group and added him to my friends list (this is NOT a good thing). I quite possibly would have squelched him as well provided he started giving me any flack (likely with one of these). If he was willing to just leave and let be then no squelch.

Thank the Gods we don't see these people very often, I do try to educate them but if they aren't interested in, or capable of, playing nice then they can just solo.

[Drekisen]

Usually with a player like that......especially one that needs me to keep them alive but is that greedy and foolish......and especially in a slayer area.......I just go tra la la'ing somewhere else and ignore they are even there.

They either wise up or die and drop group.....either way problem solved.

[FestusHood]

I'm not a byoh guy, but i would have let him die. If he had anything to say about it, i would tell him i preferred to save my sp for offensive casting. The guy isn't a newb, he's an a$$. No amount of experience or lack of such excuses his attitude.

[Shunlee123]

From his behaviour, I guess he is most probably a kid. Don't think a grown up person would be so ignorant of such reasonable ettiquette in this case.

[Syllph]

Seriously OP let him die. He wasn't playing with you: he was using you as a hireling.

He said at one point "this is the way I play". Let him learn. Ask him why he died and if he blames you... well you know better - and so does he.

The buffs thing, while annoying, I get. Sucks when sorcs do that, but new sorcs don't know how to manage spells yet, and he was clearly new. Very annoying when they refuse haste. very.

If he refuses to learn, I'd drop him. I don't mind new players - I don't deal well with people who refuse to learn.