On Sat, 8 May 1999, SteelWolf wrote:
>
> as I log in, I get tells asking me if I'm in a group and if not would I like to
> join? I play roughly 3 hours a night, so maybe that is more than some, and I
> meet alot of people that I think are very good, so it is easy to find friendly
I usually get one or two tells a night from complete strangers
asking if I'd like to join their group. Usually I'm grouped
with the same people, a habit I'm trying to break since they
are mostly West coasters and have this annoying habit of
keeping me up until 3 am. :-) The number of good people I've
met has far exceeded the capacity of my friends list.
> In my group I tank when needed, and often pull, but the main thing I would guess
> people like is the hymn during battle and particularly during downtime, and
>
> Personally since getting chain at 23rd I use it heavily, as it noticably slows
> the attacking monster.
Unfortunately, using Chain and Hymn tend to be exclusive. Use
Chain every 3 pulses and the monster will fixate on you after
about two rounds, making Hymn less effective since you'll be
the only one taking damage.
> I think it's important to take note of bad group members. If you have a sole
> cleric in your group that never heals and uses all his/her mana on smite, while
> you are being beaten to a pulp, do not be so forgiving. That is a TERRIBLE
> cleric. Does the wizard overnuke in the beginning of every single battle then
> scream for heals? Overnuking every battle is a sign of a poor wizard.
Well, suggest to them how to be more effective first. If they
still don't change, then boot'em.
> One of the keys to enjoyment I have found is that when you make mental note of
> people that work well with you and you like to play with, tell them so, and
> group with them again. Team-oriented players tend to know who other
> team-oriented players are, and they all end up in groups together. There is
That's another thing I've noticed. A lot of people are afraid
of criticizing how someone else is playing, and so they never
even make suggestions that could improve the person's play.
I'd venture to guess that most people only play one or two
characters, and thus have little or no idea what the issues
are that affect the "other" classes (I'm guessing this is why
a lot of casters seem to be pretty arrogant about tossing
spells at stuff melee classes are fighting). What may be
obvious to you when playing as a group may not even register
to the other guy.
--
John H. Kim
kim@...