Player Courtesies do they even exist in this game?

[Mairuzu]

I normally breeze right through AK but yesterday I had 4 groups that couldn't get passed demon wall.

No cursing, not arguing. I was just helping them learn. Not everyone is an asshole but when this game requires you to do these dungeons over and over and over it tends to make people a little nuts to begin with. :P

[AridElf]

If someone says they're new to a dungeon/instance and they get flak for it I'll lie and say I'm new too, you wouldn't believe how many people will calm down if they realise their tank is new. They seem less likely to ragequit if they know they have to wait a long ass time for a requeue by dropping out.

[Orophin]

It depends on the person on a case by case basis. Last night I saw a shout in RT for a AK run. Joined the party, was told that the tank never ran it before, myself and the other DPS were cool with that. (he had a pocket healer) I helped him out by letting him know which mobs were CCable and marking first kill targets for him, how to avoid certain abilities from certain mobs, boss mechanics, stuff like that. First boss was a breeze, Demon Wall took a few tries after trying some different adjustments, and the last boss was easy peasy. Wish the guy had gotten more upgrades as it was clear everyone else was already AK/DL geared.

Some people just have this rush rush rush me me me mentality and aren't capable of taking a step back and helping out their fellow player, instead insulting them or just dropping groups altogether just because it might take a little bit longer. It's hard for people to improve if people aren't willing to help them do so.

I know people have run AK and other things until their eyes have bled and just want to get it over with, but taking the time to help someone one day may come back to benefit you later on, especially in the case of a local pickup group.

[Cyrus-Wallace]

Much like with reality and the way the kids (unbelievable I actually get to say that at my tender 27y) these days behave when you meet them in person, I am not surprised the internet is like this...

What baffles me are people older than me acting like spoiled brats or like their sole purpose in life is to make others feel inferior to their totally hardcore achievements. /shrug

In any case... as much as we would like everyone to be friendly or at least stfu sometimes... society is bad, the internet is worse and there is no turning back. Developing morals and manners is the responsibility of parents, teachers and society and can't be done within the anonymity of the internet. (vote-to-kick for the internet? no?)

Sorry pal, I feel your pain. Throw me a friendly /wave if we ever meet in DF, I'll /wave back.

And some people tend to blame the game for this. Seriously, I don't see how the game system can possibly create that kind of people, they were shitty before they played the game!

OP: I've had runs when most of the party did a great job and I always like to congratulate the efforts of each party member before I leave an instanced dungeon. I've had rushies, I've had careless users (that think I've got a magical aggro buttom) and I've had people that, after we finish the dungeon, they just leave without saying a word. It doesn't hurt to be polite. Also, I always call out people who try to interrupt other's fun, by trying to force them to skip CS and stuff.

[Darklordkjell]

*snip*

Seeing your post gives me hope for my ongoing adventure to level 50 and all the end-game content.

[Wiggles]

Not the communities fault. Its how the game is setup. Duty finder should make new people group with other newbies. Farming main story runs is just asking for trouble. Its silly.

[JazerCamacho]

Most of players at lvl 50 are sorely focused on 1 thing, speed running and getting a perfect* character. They have no manners and instead of adding constructive criticisms of others and trying to help their newer team members out they harass, berate and often times bully these players. They seem to have forgotten somewhere down the line that the sole intent of this game is to have fun. I have actually been berated and insulted for simply trying to have fun, yes, fun. For mocking the Bosses with humor upon dying or simply saying a joke or 2. They seem to have forgotten an important aspect of every MMO, the social aspect. That of being amicable and courteous to their lessors and respectful and stern to their equals. No one is better than anyone in this game. There isnt a board on games site that says These are your lord and masters and they rule over the newb fodder so suck it up and swallow all the disrespect.

[Stryker]

Nope, no courteous people in this game. All joking aside. The problem is that you notice or remember the ones that were asshats. The ones that weren't just slide on by. So unless someone is actually vocal in helping you, you will most likely only remember the bad people.

That being said, courteous is somewhat of a subjective term right? Depends on what criteria you hold people to when you move them into categories. Plenty of people are pretty mute when they play this game, but that doesn't mean they are courteous or they're rude. I find that this game has more mute players than anything.

However between what I encounter more; courteous players as opposed to dicks. I meet more dicks.

Unless you meant player courtesies to be something else.

[JazerCamacho]

Yeah the majority of players I meet tend to be dickish but there are a few Gems. Recently I was walking in Uldah and encountered to female characters posing in swim suits in the waterfalls next to the GC. I just posed for a pic and the asked if I wanted to join. I went put on my swim suit and jumped in and we pretty much spent an hour doing that.

[JazerCamacho]

A few hours later I joined their Vent, got to know them and now we help each other out when ever we can. I joined a good free company that are Wow Vets who honestly try to enjoy the game and have fun. I also try to be the first foot forward in helping people. If im traveling and I see someone dead Ill rez them. If someone is in a levequest and dying Ill heal them to help em out. If its regular mobs Ill tank it for em to give em a chance. I often get a Ty or Tnx and just bid em farewell and go on my merry way. Im a Tank so its unusual to seem me casting heal protect and rez all as a back up. But idc I do it because its common courtesy, If I just died I would love a passer by to rez me or heal me before I die, and to an extent it has happened. As for the duty finder, I stay far away and kill it with fire. I usually get stuck in speed runner groups or groups of hardcore players who cant abide an idle mistake.