The Dreaded PUG Roulette
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Admin on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 3 Comments Tags: Guild, PUG, Pick-up group, World of Warcraft, boss strat, emo, ramparts, shattered halls
Admin on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 3 Comments Tags: Guild, PUG, Pick-up group, World of Warcraft, boss strat, emo, ramparts, shattered halls
Oh how I hate puggin'. Pick-up Groups (PUGs) in World of Warcraft are so freakin' random. I have had PUG groups that destroyed Heroic Shattered Halls in 41 min and I've have the unfortunate experience of PUGs wiping multiple times on the first Boss in normal Ramparts. Normal Ramparts! And most of them were level 65+. AHHHHHHH!!!!
What to do... what to do...
Join a guild is a good option... but sometimes that falls apart. People may not be on at the same time. Or people may not want to do that quest your on. Or what-the-freak-ever reason they have for not helpin' a guildie. And the other thing is that when they do decide to help out, sometimes the people are good and other times they just say that they are good. Mostly the second. Unless it's a group that's developed together over time. Then at least everyone sucks at the same level.
I was very fortunate to be in a great cohesive guild for quite some time (Midnight Run, Frostmane thank you very much ) but that fell apart in the space of a weekend 'cuz a few jackasses screwed it up for everyone (that and some other stuff but that's a different blog...). But with that group now fractured beyond recognition, I'm looking for another guild that raids late server time, that knows what they are doing and likes to kill bosses instead of bitch about who got what purple three weeks ago.
But back to my point. PUGs generally suck. Seriously.
But what do we do about it? I know I know my class and it's responsibilities in a raid or an instance. I know I have the gear and experience in doing serious DPS and CC (Damage Per Second and Crowd Control). I also know what other classes are supposed to do and what spec they should be to do it. So I know what I'm looking for when I try and find a PUG.
What I don't know is if some moron is going to go all emo (emotional) when someone else doesn't do their job or if someone who says they know how to hold threat couldn't hold a bucket of water without a forklift and two friends helping.
I know we all need to get experience and learn boss strats (one of the reasons I'm helping produce Project Lore), but for heaven's sake - please be conservative in telling people how good you are when looking for a PUG. Be honest just don't tell me your the best lock in the game when you don't know when to use seed of corruption or when to enslave (Kara PUGs come to mind...).
BOTTOM LINE: If you are looking to be in a PUG, be kind, be honest and don't be a freakin' moron that goes all emo at losing a greed roll on a stupid mail chest piece you'll never, ever freakin' wear. And if you do go all emo, I will forever ignore you.
What to do... what to do...
Join a guild is a good option... but sometimes that falls apart. People may not be on at the same time. Or people may not want to do that quest your on. Or what-the-freak-ever reason they have for not helpin' a guildie. And the other thing is that when they do decide to help out, sometimes the people are good and other times they just say that they are good. Mostly the second. Unless it's a group that's developed together over time. Then at least everyone sucks at the same level.
I was very fortunate to be in a great cohesive guild for quite some time (Midnight Run, Frostmane thank you very much ) but that fell apart in the space of a weekend 'cuz a few jackasses screwed it up for everyone (that and some other stuff but that's a different blog...). But with that group now fractured beyond recognition, I'm looking for another guild that raids late server time, that knows what they are doing and likes to kill bosses instead of bitch about who got what purple three weeks ago.
But back to my point. PUGs generally suck. Seriously.
But what do we do about it? I know I know my class and it's responsibilities in a raid or an instance. I know I have the gear and experience in doing serious DPS and CC (Damage Per Second and Crowd Control). I also know what other classes are supposed to do and what spec they should be to do it. So I know what I'm looking for when I try and find a PUG.
What I don't know is if some moron is going to go all emo (emotional) when someone else doesn't do their job or if someone who says they know how to hold threat couldn't hold a bucket of water without a forklift and two friends helping.
I know we all need to get experience and learn boss strats (one of the reasons I'm helping produce Project Lore), but for heaven's sake - please be conservative in telling people how good you are when looking for a PUG. Be honest just don't tell me your the best lock in the game when you don't know when to use seed of corruption or when to enslave (Kara PUGs come to mind...).
BOTTOM LINE: If you are looking to be in a PUG, be kind, be honest and don't be a freakin' moron that goes all emo at losing a greed roll on a stupid mail chest piece you'll never, ever freakin' wear. And if you do go all emo, I will forever ignore you.
Reader Comments (3)
What I've taken to doing when I'm looking through heroic pugs is keeping up the armory (www.wowarmory.com). When someone whispers 'zomgwtfbbq invite meh right meow!', I can look 'em up and judge for myself if they know wth they're talking about. Unfortunately, gear doesn't always = skill, but it's a good indication.
And, of course, setting up loot rules at the start of a run is a safe way to shut fools up.
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on my Mage i've been raiding H OS sucessfully with the same grp for 2wks now, im only after the Dragon soul trinket and/or Ring, I however PuG Naxx25 so i know the pain of PuGing, it sux when u are doing fine then suddenly u wipe a few time and then every lame excuse larry and bitchy brittney starts leaveing saying that they need sleep or some excuse, i've been saved to Abom wing-Gluth/Thadd b4, it sux, all i NEED is a few more upgrades then im ready for Ulduar10 (in my mind)((me:http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Silver+Hand&n=Nnohhbody )) i once did a leftovers gp of 25naxx, instead we did 25 maly: no deaths, one shot..can u say unbeliveable, most of the grp was PuGd(about 3 of the 5 gps) yes gear doesnt count worth s^%$ compared to skill, i got my Val shoulders 1st naxx25 raid, fresh 80, trickd into the raid by a friend. now i have near full epics, knows every naxx fight(tho' im frost spec i refuse to kite on gluth) and OS fight, VoA, Maly, and 2 fights to Ulduar, I dont know y im not in better grps besides PuGing... all in all this can be sumd in two words: PuGing Sux!