A Ranger's guide to knowing you are in a bad PuG when...

[SIlly Muffin]

<div>Just sharing a few MMO frustrations from the last week</div><div> </div><div>1.) You get invited to a group of 1 or 2 people and they instantly make you the leader2.) Same as above except one or both go AFK3.) You get asked if you can tank the named. </div><div>4.) Nobody heals the tank, the  three healers are DPSing and wonder why they wiped5.) The main healer is to busy looting/harvesting during fights6.) There is always 1 or two people AFK and on auto follow7.) You ask for the group strategy/MA/MT and the leader replies 'U pwnz00r the mobs nUb'8.) Only one person knows where they are going and they just take off and 2 mins late ask "where are you guys?"9.) Everybody thinks they are the puller10.) You finally reach a nice XP sweet spot and someone says "hey can you folks help me with this (uttertly difficult , long quest with no directions) quest.         (which also happenes to be far away in another zone entirely requiring multi-rezones)11.) The group leader starts mouthing off to everybody else in the same zone in chat/shout over triviailities12.) You finally get group together and someone starts begging for money/gear/cyborz13.) The group leader assumes everyone is using voice chat - and berates everyone into using it -- just so they can impress others with their bodily noises.14.) its NBG until the rare item drops.15.) Half your group has character and/or guild names that might make Larry Flynt nervous</div><div> </div><div>Feel free to add your own....  </div><div>muffin</div>

[44Dragon]

<div></div>anytime mob pulls revolve around grabbing the ...?... camped 2m away from the epic x4 mob.

[tweety1972]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>SIlly Muffin wrote:<div>Just sharing a few MMO frustrations from the last week</div><div> </div><div><font color="#ffff66">6.) There is always 1 or two people AFK and on auto follow</font></div><div><font color="#ffff66">9.) Everybody thinks they are the puller</font></div><div><font color="#ffff66">15.) Half your group has character and/or guild names that might make Larry Flynt nervous</font></div><div> </div><div>Feel free to add your own....  </div><div>muffin</div><hr></blockquote><p>Hehe, can definately agree on these.Tho my solution to AF without notice is to practice my safe fall <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>when the healer thinks he can tank</p><p> </p>

[Dirtgirl]

<div></div><font size="5" color="#ff0033">Much  <3 for having an awesome guild !<font size="3" color="#99ff99">Even if they have barred me from talking about Ranger issues anymore. :smileytongue:</font></font>

[Bithnar]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>Dirtgirl wrote:<div></div><font size="5" color="#ff0033">Much  <3 for having an awesome guild !<font size="3" color="#99ff99">Even if they have barred me from talking about Ranger issues anymore. :smileytongue:</font></font><hr></blockquote>Heheh I have been cautious about my comment in guild say dont want to make my guild upset with me.  However, they have all been understanding and helpful the past few days.

[Steezi]

<div></div><p>10. and 14. are the worst. If 14 occurs, i drop group and iggy the violator! 10. happens, i sob, take it for 10 mins, fake ld in the middle of a zone out, play an alt for 15 minutes.</p><p>12. never actually had this one happen..... I guess someone always says [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] before i can ask (HAH!)</p><p>stylee yo!</p>

[Carna]

<div></div><p>My main is a Brigand... I tell you no lie when I say from personal experience if paraphrased....</p><ol><li>can you MT?</li><li>can you heal me?</li><li>can you play haste?</li><li>I grouped with a Brigand once</li><li>and the ever present.... what do Brigands do?</li></ol><p>To most of these I resort to <em>"Think of me like a Swashbuckler without the silk shirt."</em> <strong><font color="#ff0000">**glare**</font></strong></p><p>It didn't help that up until recently my main-hand weapon was a pickaxe.</p>

[KongstadPS]

<div></div><p>I managed to say on teamspeak.... "So after the recent ranger nerfs apparantly we..." * Rabbel rabbel rabbel rabbel* I never got to say anymore and won't either</p><p> </p><p><img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[roblinb]

<div></div>Oh a [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]ing ranger... I thought he was DPS /disband whisperalley

[Kasm]

<div></div>Too funny cause me and a buddy ranger started a Sanc group the other day and when we had a nice full group 3 people disbanded when they noticed there were two Rangers in the group.  A few said I thought all you guys quit after you were nerfed, or I thought this was a kill them quick DPS group laterz.  Funny thing is we started another group and those that left our group ended up following us in another group and got owned in the same room we were in trying to gank the named.

[Gareorn]

<div></div>LOL!  You gotta love that Karma recoil.

[Saihung23]

<div>when you are constantly getting agro from the MT and you yell, "Use your taunt!"</div><div> </div><div>to which you see him emote</div><div> </div><div><insert tanks name here> taunts the <monster name here> mercillessly.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>that is about when I lower my head and /sigh</div>

[Prandtl]

<div></div><p>when the group finally all gets together, and everyone is jumping and bouncing off the walls.  I found that bouncy groups usually get wiped pretty quickly!</p><p>When the wizzie says "hey, I wonder if I can survive if I jump off this bridge..  Was much worse in the days of shared exp debt</p><p> </p>

[SIlly Muffin]

<div></div><p><strong>Here are a few more from Guildies and my own past week</strong></p><p> -You get invited into a group with no tank and no healer 3 assasins, 2 conj + you all lower level than you and they want to do red con barren heroics..</p><p>- "taunt the mob!!, "er I am a ranger." "well you suck at it!"</p><p>- A Ranger Adept drops, "Oo I need that for my swashie.."</p><p>- "thats ok one 35 healer is good for Drafting tower.."</p><p>- the mage asks "how do I get duel wield"</p><p>- "Chain pulling does NOT mean the whole &&%^&& room at once"</p><p>- asks a ranger "can you mez?" (from a tank in SoS??)</p><p>- mage decides to run ahead through doors in OLS</p><p>- healer goes AFK bio every 5 min</p><p>- in combat, 2x ^^^ add. and 2 or more groupies run for the shiny..</p><p>- level 60 tank joins a the group. we head(ed) out into first room. Tank goes "so what do I do." I (expletive) you not!</p><p>- You get a group together .. "So where do we want to go?" followed by 30 minutes of bickering... followed by /disbands </p><p>and my big finale</p><p>   as a tell, "Do you think paying $760 is too much for a this character"</p><p> </p><p>as a nod to the above poster mentioning jumpers/hoppers. Yes they are always a bad sign.</p><p>muffin</p><p>- </p><p> </p><p> </p>

[Caliga]

My favorites...1.  The enchanter says, "I can tank."2.  The healer refuses to heal during combat because she might get arggo.3.  The tank keeps assisting the conjuror's pet.<div></div>

[Caliga]

Also...4. Tank is level 40 using a drink that regens for 3 per tick.And what does PuG stand for?<div></div>

[Bithnar]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>pinkdove80 wrote:Also...And what does PuG stand for?<div></div><hr></blockquote>PuG = Pick up Group, the kind of group that is thrown together from the /who all LFG.  In other words you dont know them at all.

[tweety1972]

<div></div>also probably ugly group.....least in some of my experiences

[Caliga]

<div><span><blockquote><hr>Bithnar wrote:<div></div><blockquote><hr>pinkdove80 wrote:Also...And what does PuG stand for?<div></div><hr></blockquote>PuG = Pick up Group, the kind of group that is thrown together from the /who all LFG.  In other words you dont know them at all.<hr></blockquote>*smacks head* I should have known that.</span></div>

[Lysanthir Ahmquissar]

<div></div><p>Going to have to break the [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]ing mood and admit I've only ever had a couple of really bad pick up groups. Both turned out to be quest groups in disguise that didn't even want to explain what the quests were. Made excuses after helping them for a while and just went to find a proper group after taking a 15 min break. Only ever had a couple of really bad tanks either and the majority have been decent. I've really noticed the difference with a good tank who clearly knows their character and class.</p><p>I'll admit guilt to having probably asked a Brigand what they are good at though or a Coercer! More because I like to see what people actually think about their character and I like to discuss tactics and approach.</p><p> </p>