So, can we just ban damage meters already.

[HyoMinPark]

Because it's just a game? I don't criticize those who treat their games like full time jobs, complete with performance reviews and peer evaluations. By that same token, however, I don't feel I should be criticized for not playing as industriously as the next guy. If I'm ignorantly doing something that is genuinely hurting the group, then I am open to criticism. If you want to come down on me in the dungeon roulette because I just leveled up and the gear recommendation button determined that my tank is supposed to be wearing cloth pants because the rest of my on-level gear is crap, then you should probably settle down. The last thing I want to encounter when playing a game at the end of my workday is another supervisor.

On the other hand, others would like to enjoy their game without having to pick up slack from players that want to be deliberately lazy.

You play your way and he'll play his. When this guy wants to run raids with your FC, then by all means lay into him. There's a time and place for criticism.

Most people don’t care how others play unless it becomes detrimental or an annoyance to them during cooperative content. Everyone is free to do what they want—but when Billy joins Alliance Roulette and decides to AFK the entire time in Sycrus Tower, the rest of the alliance is allowed to call him out and criticize him for that. As well as dismiss him.

[Ronduwil]

On the other hand, others would like to enjoy their game without having to pick up slack from players that want to be deliberately lazy.



Most people don’t care how others play unless it becomes detrimental or an annoyance to them during cooperative content. Everyone is free to do what they want—but when Billy joins Alliance Roulette and decides to AFK the entire time in Sycrus Tower, the rest of the alliance is allowed to call him out and criticize him for that. As well as dismiss him.

The example you gave falls under the category of "a time and place for criticism." I'm not saying that you shouldn't call out and kick players who are AFK in group PvP. I'm saying that if Billy queues up for leveling roulette at level 30 and doesn't notice that his auto-gear recommender button threw on cloth pants because his metal pants are still level 10, then maybe you should cut him a little slack as long as bosses are being successfully cleared. If Billy spends half the fight idle or AFK, that's another matter. I haven't ever seen it in this game, but in WoW, I saw many players who would run into low-level instances decked out in heirloom gear (which was far superior to anything available to new players). They would post DPS meters after every fight and whine about how they were carrying the group. I haven't seen that behavior in this game, and I'd like to keep it that way.