Quote Originally Posted by Ayche View Post
The thing is, for where this matters, that is pug groups, they are not work but play. The football matches in schools if we want to stick to the school metaphor. And excluding others because you want to win does more damage to the social circles around than everyone playing nice and playing with the fat kid, even if you might lose then.

This might be controversial but ... coffers are not that important. Competitive first races and stuff are all fine and all, I have nothing but respect for people who play them and are good at their roles, but for vast majority of the game content, nothing in it is worth hurting others feelings for. A 20 numbers higher accessory trinket people will toss out give or take 3-6 months? Just bunch of higher stats inside the computer? Pretty much worthless in the long run, but bad vibes in a video game can last for ages. I hope nobody has made others feel miserable because of some goddamn ilvl 580 rings.
It's great having the fat kid on your team until your entire team gets benched because the fat kid made infinite mistakes and you no longer get to play in the first place. It gets even better when the fat kid is the one who starts complaining about others being bad, because he's a delusional prick and has been carried so many times that he thinks it's through his own merit.

I value my time. I don't want to spend that time not playing because others who got carried to their kill by either friends, excessive time spent in PF until carried by a group, or otherwise, are ruining every attempt by not actually being good enough to deal with the mechanics, nor their own job. Until the game offers a method to filter these players from the party finder, I will keep being grateful that there are individuals who have the guts to proclaim that they'll filter their group to ensure everyone present is having a good time.