Sorry, but your whole attitude of have to get it done fast and have to see others stats/gear/traits reeks of immaturity and gogogo kiddie – also, a large portion of said kiddies are your age or thereabouts in any game I have played. I have a good 20 years on you and plenty of MMO experience to know that elitism and people who worry to excess about carrying others are what makes a game not fun for the general playerbase. If you want to play with like minded people, find an appropriate guild – let people who want to pug things enjoy themselves however they like – this would accommodate both playstyles, no? No one should be able to dictate how it should be done on a pug, or be able to demean or belittle them based on meters or gear checks.
ok, you keep insulting me without adding any real argument. maturity has not much to do with age, seems even 20 years more don’t really help.
I’ll try to explain it one last time.
I like to pug, I get to know new people and most of the time I don’t care much about their setup. sometimes though I want a fast and smooth run, without constant wipes and having to explain bosses etc. for those runs I clearly state some rules in my lfg posts (something along the lines ‘lfXm p?, exp only, no mf except food/infusion, no tanks’). now you tell my I have no right to specify what kind of people I’m looking for because.. why again? because my post would instantly destroy all the fun you can have in the game? you know you could just ignore such posts. if I join a group without any predefined rules I won’t complain if someone is running a dungeon for the first time. I also won’t join groups just to troll them, unlike lots of other players (like those in mf gear who join groups asking specifically for no mf gear). I don’t diminish the fun you can have in your game, but I do ask for the courtesy of you not diminishing my experience either.
the developers clearly stated they wan’t a ‘play the way you like’ philosophy. I don’t hinder you or anyone playing the way they like, but you seem intent on stopping me from playing the way I like just because it’s not the same as yours?
you know, in real life, we’d call that discrimination.
btw: the only one belittling anyone is you. I don’t belittle players because their skill is not on my level, if you’d put your ego and emotions aside it’s pretty easy to see who is better and who is worse than you. I just don’t want to play every dungeon with people far below my level (or above mine either, I don’t like slowing others down). I like running story mode dungeons with a woman out of my guild, but we both know most explo modes are just too hard for her. and unlike you, she doesn’t want to force me to run the harder dungeons together, and I don’t force her to learn to swap weapons and dodge if she doesn’t ask for advice. it’s the thing called mutual respect you very clearly lack.
Ohh, you absolutely should have the right to specify what you are looking for in a group – you absolutely should not be able to inspect people or see their damage output because giving people the ability to do so will make the experience worse for players in whole.
I wish you all success in finding people who will abide by your rules, since apparently you assume you are some sort of leader, Mr. One of Five