I am caught in the middle between the two sides of “Ap shows skill” and “Ap doesn’t matter”. I pretty much do every aspect of the game and that has given me 7k ap since 2013. So when I go to do all the dungeons in the game daily (Been farming for legendary) i obviously hope to get in and out as quick as possible without many screw ups. Now for some dungeons like AC p1-3 and cof p1. Newbies are common and i usually don’t have a problem. But when i am trying to run TA aetherblade (whoever has run it before you know the difficulty) its tough to hold someones hand through the dungeon. I clearly state in my LFG “TA aether 80’s expierenced” But when a 700 ap person joins i know immediately that the person has not run this dungeon yet. I have not been proven wrong yet when it comes to it. Am I a impatient man? No. Do I want to devote a extra 30+ minutes teaching someone the dungeon path? No.
As someone who has gathered over 11k AP since release, I have never done this path, which just goes to show how inaccurate it is at higher amounts. I think it’s pretty safe to say that someone with <1k AP will be relatively new to whatever they’re facing, unless it’s an alt account.
Okay there are some few exceptions I know myself and my friend have only been in parties where everyone around us has atleast 12k AP when running this path. Doesn’t mean they are pro mlg. It just means they know all the basics, and have a higher chance of doing it before. I guess my only problem is when I get people in these less then comfortable dungeons (Not a spam 1, stealth, cool little boss trick, spam 1) and when we get because they continually screw up and say “Why are you even in the dungeon when i said experienced” And they always reply with some kind of “How am I supposed to get experience when no one lets me run the dungeon?” And there is 4 simple answers. 1. Find friends that will help and teach you the dungeon. 2. Find a guild that will help you and teach you the dungeon… The name of the game is GUILD wars. 3. When you go to LFG look for a “All welcome” kind of path. I see these all time. 4. Finally the biggest one, just look up a guide on youtube! There are so many guides, banter bill has every dungeon guide on his channel. So if you are trying to do a hard dungeon without ever doing it before or knowing what is about. You have 4 options now to be able to learn it.
