Entitled DPS, please stop being entitled

[Intaki]

If the tank you get is that bad just kick them. Most of us don't care anyway. We have instant queues. The same goes for healers. If you can't get along with them, just kick them. Kick a DPS on the other hand, and depending on the instance you're in you cost them anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour of their time. Possibly even more during off-peak hours or on less populated data centers. I honestly think that part of the "tanks are divas" stereotype comes from DPS players that envy their queue times. Of all the times I've queued as DPS or healer in dungeons (or partied with them, in the case of games with no Duty Finder queue), I have only run into a handful of tanks that fit the "diva" stereotype.

One of the most fun runs I ever had was with a prissy primadonna tank. He got into an inane rant after some other player made some innocuous comment that managed to offend him. He refused to tank, so I decided to tank. At first he afked and just lobbed insults. Then he started demanding to be kicked. Then he logged off for a couple minutes, logged back in, and all but screamed at us to kick him in caps. About ten minutes before we completed our 3-man clear of Haukke, he finally left on his own.

It was pretty great, everyone had fun, and I highly recommend the method to anyone looking for a laugh in DF.

But your post does highlight the importance of penalties for being kicked, so good on you! I'm thinking, sixty minute penalty? Sounds like a fair result for managing to piss off a whole party.

[Spawnie]

One of the most fun runs I ever had was with a prissy primadonna tank. He got into an inane rant after some other player made some innocuous comment that managed to offend him. He refused to tank, so I decided to tank. At first he afked and just lobbed insults. Then he started demanding to be kicked. Then he logged off for a couple minutes, logged back in, and all but screamed at us to kick him in caps. About ten minutes before we completed our 3-man clear of Haukke, he finally left on his own.

It was pretty great, everyone had fun, and I highly recommend the method to anyone looking for a laugh in DF.

But your post does highlight the importance of penalties for being kicked, so good on you! I'm thinking, sixty minute penalty? Sounds like a fair result for managing to piss off a whole party.

haha surprised he stayed that long..had a tank screaming to be kicked cause pulled more mobs then the healer could handle.. hurls non stop abuse when no1 kicked him then spammed non stop kick me for about 10mins.. i simply replied if wanna be kicked why dont u leave?? o thats right u dont want the penalty then stop acting like a drama queen n finish the run.. he left instantly after that

[Ashkendor]

One of the most fun runs I ever had was with a prissy primadonna tank. He got into an inane rant after some other player made some innocuous comment that managed to offend him. He refused to tank, so I decided to tank. At first he afked and just lobbed insults. Then he started demanding to be kicked. Then he logged off for a couple minutes, logged back in, and all but screamed at us to kick him in caps. About ten minutes before we completed our 3-man clear of Haukke, he finally left on his own.

It's definitely fun to purposely not kick someone that's demanding to be kicked over something stupid.

The way I see it, if you want out that bad just eat the half hour.

But your post does highlight the importance of penalties for being kicked, so good on you! I'm thinking, sixty minute penalty? Sounds like a fair result for managing to piss off a whole party.

Eh. As much as I'd like to see that, it's way too easily abused. Someone decides to kick you to get their friend into the party, 60 minute penalty. Someone wants to have exclusive rolls on loot for their class in WoD, 60 minute penalty. Someone decides to kick you so they can leave without penalty, 60 minute penalty. Enough people get kicked for reasons other than pissing off the party that it just isn't feasible to inflict a a penalty for it.