I Don't Care About Your "Ding"
Bastosa
While there is plenty of serious news and questions coming out of the recent release of Wrath… there is a bit of a tangent I need to discuss.It is something awful that has cropped up that I have been blissfully sheltered from for the last several months. It is the reemergence of the DING. Let me just say I hate it when people say "ding" after they level, I absolutely despise it.
With Wrath out and everyone leveling again our /g is once again filled with people begging for attention over their virtual accomplishments. There are certainly some dings that are less annoying than others. A pre-wrath ding 70 would get a "grats" from me. Now a "ding 80" will get the same, but that’s about it.
It’s when people ding 47 or 64, or god forbid 12 that really makes me questions peoples sense of accomplishment and need for personal validation by reading a half-hearted “grats.” Personally, I have 5 characters level 60 or higher… now if I said ding every time one of my toons got bathed in yellow light, I would have annoyed my guild mates around 300 times now. With the recent experience nerfs leveling is really not that big of a deal. Sure, enjoy your new abilities, but don’t you don’t need to tell the whole world about it…. or even if you do find a better way to do it.
I really don’t have a problem with people announcing exciting new gear, or a rare crafting recipe, or even a big purchase, at least that stuff is interesting to talk about. But do you really think I care that the number next to you name is one digit higher? Let me just say, I don’t.
With the release of the achievement system every 10 levels is automatically announced anyway, so now there is no need for anyone to say ding anymore... ever.
Please everyone, I implore you, stop saying it. It’s needy and annoying. If you happen to be a member of the Totally Rad Guild, just remember my ability to take away your guild chat privileges is just one click away.
Reader Comments (129)
lmfao Way to go Bastosa, like throwing a match into a pool a gasoline.
I personally agree that in a raiding guild it isn't a big deal leveling, as it is we will know when you hit 80 because of the achievement announcement, but if someone says ding in our guild chat it isn't a something we get upset about. We give out our congratulations and move on. Most of us are too busy trying to quest or grind to 80 to announce it all the time when we level anyway so it really isn't a big deal to us when someone says it.
who cares get over it its one persons opinion enough said
All i have to say is pre Burning crusade a level 57-60 got a grats... with burning crusade lvl 67-70 got grats with WotLK level 77-80 will get grats. DOES IT REALY MATTER IF SOMEONE ANOUNCES TO THERE GUILD THAT THEY LEVELED!
@Omega, Kissing Ass are ya, lmao bro i said what i had too say, i got a reply and im happy now if you want too keep going be my guess but i just spoke my mind. And Yes i would hunt you down(LOL) just because i dont have anything better to do.
Wow, lots of TRG peeps running damage control right now. Seems like the backlash from this post has mustered up the hive. Settle down, TRG, nobody really cares if you're guild is full of assholes or not.
people only want others to care if its their ding.... if its someone elses ding, no one gives a rats ass...
i personaly get excited when my DK dings, (70 atm) and some others are in my guild ( L E G I O N). Some others dont...i dont care if they do or not, but i do admit seeing our highest level ding closer and closer to 80 does get annoying.
but also seeing the low level noobs hit 8 9 10 11...uggg hit 15 they u get a ding every 5 levels or so should desirve a ding IMHO
Our guild is full of assholes, me being one of them. We happen to be assholes that enjoy playing the game with each other. :-D
in the name of the guy who said ding first, plz don't get upset when people on WoW say ding. We just don't have lives to go out and live.
if you wanna get annoyed with someone get annoyed with the people who say anal (ability). thats freaking annoying, ding isnt really all that bad, i dont go out of my way to congrats someone but i someimes throw in the friends yay in g chat for someone if no one responds to there ding
I love how *this* is the post that people reply to. I wish all the blog posts got over 100 replies. All I could ask for is a little proofreading before you hit submit. I imagine all these people that apparently type with their elbows are the same people that leave the house and forgot to wear pants. There's such a thing as internet etiquette and the majority of you are failing. Hard. :)
Ding Level 1. :D
@Shaun
I didn't even notice that this blog post had over a 100 until you pointed it out. :lol:
Back to the subject at hand, I don't mind if someone says "Ding!" in the gchat. If I see it, I'll say "Grats" because, odds are, it's a guildie that's not as active as myself and some others are. If that's not the case, then it could be because the guy/gal is in the level 71-80 range (I went from lvl. 73-75 in one day myself o.O).
Granted, my guild isn't very a big one and is mostly socializing (though we still do guild events), so I understand your perspective, Bastosa.
Even though I disagree with you. ;)
I am in the Knights of Radshire and was thinking about switching to your guild even though its been 3 weeks of trying to talk to someone and noone ever answers. Way to be something to look up to. Especially with this post.
Ok first i couldn't even finish reading the comments. I got half way and gave up. Second you guys didn't really take him seriously on this did you? I mean come on now you have been reading their blogs for how long? Have been watching their episodes how long? Do you really think that any of these guys are serious on what they say? They joke around, they play, thats what makes this such a hit. I've been reading and watching this website since i found out it was being created back in June. When have they every been seriously angry like this? I wont flame anybody and i wont agree but all i do have to say is great work guys keep up the interesting shows and blogs, i know i would hang out with you if the chance arose. Good luck and if you don't have your own opinion then what separates us in life?
@ Bast - Bad ass Pally Power
@ Juggy - I care you discovered all of westfall :) lol
@ Alex - Love the fact that you brought this show to us.
@ Feralface - "Druids tank with their FACE. Druids cannot parry."
@ Zand - Saw you at Blizzcon man no offence but you are very short, not a bad thing tho lol
@ Goggins - you play a very strange characters on the shows i see you in but hey no publicity is bad publicity right?
@ Lyle - You have got to be one of the most relaxed tanks i've ever seen
As for the rest of you i don't know your all cool too lol
And for the people who flame me for this... well we all know where your place is.....7th circle.... }:)
-Jack
1 thing adout dinging is that you know you get up decide to play to play some WOW befor you go to the bus and thers just you and that 44 and he gets to 45 and says ding and you say grats and then thers that long aocward sylince that comes after or he trys to "make frends" with you wich is even more aocward ( sorry for spelling)
(and it just acoured to me no one will read this makes me fell i little sad in side)
Sorry dude, no sympathy from me. If your guildies want to say ding everytime they level (especially the lower lvl ones that are just starting game), then more power to them.
Considering the lack of enjoyment associated with the low level grind now that most people are in Northend, they need all the encouragement they can get.
Taking someones guild chat privileges away just for saying "ding" is both overly authoritative and unreasonable. Just say "gratz" or ignore it, rather than making a QQ rant about it.
No disrespect intended =)
bastosa you weiner omg! its a game and some kids like to say ding so what? ding is a very common thing to say in WoW, and i dont think you make a post will stop it. so stop the wein and play the game :D
Durids can parry, we have big claws. lolz
Feral
Btw, grats to Bast for the most commented on blog on Projectlore.com
To ding, or not to ding, that is the question. Honestly, I think it depends who is doing it. If it's a new player, and their first toon, by all means give us a ding. If you have 6 characters level 70+ and your newest alt gets to 30, please do not ding.
I haven't put a ding in guild chat since my main hit 70 back in January '08. To do that with my alts just feels wrong. Though I have to admit, when I leveled to 71 running quests in Borean Tundra around 4:30am EST, I did emote a ding quietly and smiled to myself, just happy to be playing the new content.
i ding just to get on my friends' nerves. xP
so i only do it when they're online. and in whispers.
i guess that makes me a somewhat considerate person......maybe....
Bastosa you might complaine about poeple saying ding
but theres one thing i hate more everytime someone got an achievement they had to post it i dont care that you finaly did all 130 of borean tundra keep it to your self even yesterday where you got a feet of strenght just by loggin in they had to post i
"Name" has earned the achievement 4th annual...
oh really that must have been har to get cuz all you needed to do was log in
the guild got angry at me when after they alle have spammed that then i just wroke the 21 achievements i got that was aparently a problem but not writing that you got a feet of strenght that everybody els in the guild that was only allready got
GOD I HAVE THE SPAM
but you are still right about the ding i will say ding when im lvl 80 but not at any other lvl
3 more lvl's to go
Honestly, that seems like a big deal out of a very small comment.
My guild is a social raiding guild, and we congratulate everyone that levels up. To me, when someone spends several hours levelling up, taking the time to post 5 characters is not a problem.
In the guild I'm in (a raiding guild) dinging is alowed. Hell, I even have an addon dinging for me with funny messages. We all say gratz when we're not to busy, even for an achievement. Why wouldn't you? People pay to play the game, if they wanna say ding it's their right as a paying customer. If any1 would inforce such stupid rules on me, well they better start paying my bill then. /gquit isn'nt that long to type. Never guessed that TRG was such an unsocial guild. It's not because you raid (poorly, kara? lol,noobs) that you can't be social
Agreed, saying it outside of guild doesn't make much sense.
In guild however, I can see a number of reasons it is important to inform your cohorts of your new status:
1; Perhaps someone in your guild wants to do an instance and you are the only tank/healer/dps online, that new level could make your participation in said instance viable
2; The guild is running some sort of contest or race to the next level, or you want to rub it in their face, as they will do to you in some future contest without a doubt.
3; Ok so I only have 2.
~Loremaster Alexencandar
Thank You Bastosa! I agree with you completely. I'm sick and tired of my guild chat filled with everyone saying "ding" and "woot" and pausing and waiting for people to congratulate them. And if no one does they will just spam "ding" until someone does. You would think seeing the achievement pop up for them would be good enough.