10-26-2005, 04:13 AM
My thoughts on this is basically I just want you (and everyone else on my servers) to have fun. You bring whatever character you want to the party, even if it isn't "optimal" for whatever we're doing. Some of the most fun I've had in this game is doing things with sub-optimal groups. It forces you to develop other tactics, other strategies and doesn't get repetitive. :)
About wipes and blames. Most of the time, I look to my own actions first before I start thinking about what "bad" things others have done. Most of the lurkers I enjoy playing with end up doing the same thing so there's tons of apologizing all around. Of course, there really aren't that many wipes to begin with which is good because we'd probably drive each other nuts with too many apologies. ;) I try not to be too critical of the healers in the groups I'm with because I tend to be a bit harsher about healing than about anything else so I keep my mouth shut rather than saying too much and discouraging any budding healers now. Healing is what I know best (despite how little I actually healed in tonight's UBRS run :whistling: ) so I tend to go a bit overboard when I see others healing at less than optimal hitpoints to mana usage. If you play in crappy groups at lower levels (or try to take on more than you really should in small groups ;) ), you will learn more healing tricks well before Uldaman. That's unfortunately something that kind of hurts a lot of lurker healers - we get spoiled from the get-go with people who know how to play their characters. :) Aleri has been doing more with pickup groups lately simply because I really don't have to heal much in the lurker/avarice groups. I even let the warriors stay in berserker stance if they feel like it because it presents more of a challenge. I've even been playing tank priest with her again simply because I'm not needed as a healer and oddly enough, she tanks better than she DPS's. ;) Or maybe I just have more fun tanking with her than DPSing with her. :D
Anywho. The whole point of my post now that I'm done rambling is that if there's anything I can do to make any of your characters feel fun to you again, let me know. It's a terrible feeling (for me) having to shelve a character, especially the higher level ones, due to boredom with them. And sometimes all you need is a short break from them.
About wipes and blames. Most of the time, I look to my own actions first before I start thinking about what "bad" things others have done. Most of the lurkers I enjoy playing with end up doing the same thing so there's tons of apologizing all around. Of course, there really aren't that many wipes to begin with which is good because we'd probably drive each other nuts with too many apologies. ;) I try not to be too critical of the healers in the groups I'm with because I tend to be a bit harsher about healing than about anything else so I keep my mouth shut rather than saying too much and discouraging any budding healers now. Healing is what I know best (despite how little I actually healed in tonight's UBRS run :whistling: ) so I tend to go a bit overboard when I see others healing at less than optimal hitpoints to mana usage. If you play in crappy groups at lower levels (or try to take on more than you really should in small groups ;) ), you will learn more healing tricks well before Uldaman. That's unfortunately something that kind of hurts a lot of lurker healers - we get spoiled from the get-go with people who know how to play their characters. :) Aleri has been doing more with pickup groups lately simply because I really don't have to heal much in the lurker/avarice groups. I even let the warriors stay in berserker stance if they feel like it because it presents more of a challenge. I've even been playing tank priest with her again simply because I'm not needed as a healer and oddly enough, she tanks better than she DPS's. ;) Or maybe I just have more fun tanking with her than DPSing with her. :D
Anywho. The whole point of my post now that I'm done rambling is that if there's anything I can do to make any of your characters feel fun to you again, let me know. It's a terrible feeling (for me) having to shelve a character, especially the higher level ones, due to boredom with them. And sometimes all you need is a short break from them.
Intolerant monkey.