Please be more understanding of your fellow player

[JimboTCB]

I have no problem with people being new as long as they say so up front, otherwise I'm just going to keep on trucking on the basis that everyone should know what's expected of them.

Typical scenario: zone in and get the new player bonus. "Who's new?" I ask. Deafening silence. Whatever. Get moving, someone screws up completely on first boss and wipes. "Sorry I'm new here". /facepalm

[Kathryn]

I have no problem with people being new as long as they say so up front, otherwise I'm just going to keep on trucking on the basis that everyone should know what's expected of them.

Typical scenario: zone in and get the new player bonus. "Who's new?" I ask. Deafening silence. Whatever. Get moving, someone screws up completely on first boss and wipes. "Sorry I'm new here". /facepalm

Sadly while I agree someone should let me know they are new, at the same time I can understand why they stay quiet as alot of people can lash out and kick them or leave them which is pathetic, Someone admitting to being new to something isnt done out of fear of being critisized which should not be happening in an mmo.

Personally I will always give advice and help a new player through if they need it or ask for help, my motto is to treat those how you expect to be treated.

[Neuflune]

I have no problem with people being new as long as they say so up front, otherwise I'm just going to keep on trucking on the basis that everyone should know what's expected of them.

^ This.

We wiped on Ifrit Extreme today even though there was no "one new person" notice. 3/4 DPS and one of the healers just POW! Dead because of Searing Wind. We restarted, I then asked if there were any questions before I started the next fight. Silence. I said "OK then just don't kill everyone else in the party". I didn't mean anything bad by it, I meant it as I said it. I offered a chance to ask questions if anyone forgot the fight or didn't know mechanics, no one took the opportunity. I gave them a reminder. I then got a "no need to be smarmy" from someone else in the party.

My bad? Maybe. I can't help if no one speaks up though.

[Twilite]

^ This.

We wiped on Ifrit Extreme today even though there was no "one new person" notice. 3/4 DPS and one of the healers just POW! Dead because of Searing Wind. We restarted, I then asked if there were any questions before I started the next fight. Silence. I said "OK then just don't kill everyone else in the party". I didn't mean anything bad by it, I meant it as I said it. I offered a chance to ask questions if anyone forgot the fight or didn't know mechanics, no one took the opportunity. I gave them a reminder. I then got a "no need to be smarmy" from someone else in the party.

My bad? Maybe. I can't help if no one speaks up though.

What some people like that need to understand is.. 1 or 2 or 3 runs doesn't mean they know the fight to the point of having a good reaction time. So it's basically the same as being on their first run. So it's still better to say they only did it x amount of times or whatever.