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Random thought of the day:

Hardcore RP'er Disclaimers > PVE Nubcakes:

PVE "nubcakes" saturate duty-finder groups and PUGs.  This is not a bad thing and is a simple fact of life.  There is nothing wrong with being a PVE nubcake, which is usually defined by a mixture of being under-geared, inexperienced, and not motivated to "pwn" at PVE content. 

Most PVEnubcakes are off-tanks (hi), random DPS classes (especially dragoons), and a motley collection of MSQ-grinders (hi, again).  I'm a proud PVE nubcake, as are many RP'ers who frequent these forums.  

Unfortunately, being a PVE nubcake can be upsetting at times.  Sometimes PUG-mates become frustrated at PVE nubcakes for a variety of reasons.  There is, however, a delightful thing PVE nubcakes who RP can do to protect against substantial, unreasonable prejudice: use a hardcore RP'er disclaimer.  That's right.  Next time you're slugging through Titan HM, give those PUG-mates an express disclaimer of how amazing you are: 

"...GREETINGS!  I am a PVE nubcake because I am a slave to the hardcore, amazing roleplay on [[SERVER]].  I'm grinding through this PVE nonsense for shiny new RP armors, lulz." 

Even professional poopsockers will be amused and forgive your sins, even after you lose aggro, let both tanks die, alt-tab because your dog jumped across the desk, blow a LB, and/or have to AFK (again) for another beer.  The hardcore RP'er disclaimer, when used effectively, will even earn commendations and might refer you to fellow RP'ers back on your native server (hopefully Balmung). Give it a try sometime.  The results are amazing.

I dunno, there's a lot of Stop Having Fun, Guys asshats that populate the servers. Such a thing may just exacerbate their irritation.

I can't tell if this post is serious or not.

But TitanHM is easy... :D

In all seriousness, if someone is rude to me in instance, I usually just ignore them, or take their advice. I like to RP, but this is also a videogame and I always want to improve my play. Indeed, I feel it is rude of me not to do my best even for strangers.

I dunno if this is meant to be taken seriously or not, but I do resent the assumption cross server that Balmung Babbies can't pull their weight.

(09-02-2015, 04:10 PM)Sig Wrote: [ -> ]Random thought of the day:

Hardcore RP'er Disclaimers > PVE Nubcakes:

PVE "nubcakes" saturate duty-finder groups and PUGs.  This is not a bad thing and is a simple fact of life.  There is nothing wrong with being a PVE nubcake, which is usually defined by a mixture of being under-geared, inexperienced, and not motivated to "pwn" at PVE content. 

Most PVEnubcakes are off-tanks (hi), random DPS classes (especially dragoons), and a motley collection of MSQ-grinders (hi, again).  I'm a proud PVE nubcake, as are many RP'ers who frequent these forums.  

Unfortunately, being a PVE nubcake can be upsetting at times.  Sometimes PUG-mates become frustrated at PVE nubcakes for a variety of reasons.  There is, however, a delightful thing PVE nubcakes who RP can do to protect against substantial, unreasonable prejudice: use a hardcore RP'er disclaimer.  That's right.  Next time you're slugging through Titan HM, give those PUG-mates an express disclaimer of how amazing you are: 

"...GREETINGS!  I am a PVE nubcake because I am a slave to the hardcore, amazing roleplay on [[SERVER]].  I'm grinding through this PVE nonsense for shiny new RP armors, lulz." 

Even professional poopsockers will be amused and forgive your sins, even after you lose aggro, let both tanks die, alt-tab because your dog jumped across the desk, blow a LB, and/or have to AFK (again) for another beer.  The hardcore RP'er disclaimer, when used effectively, will even earn commendations and might refer you to fellow RP'ers back on your native server (hopefully Balmung). Give it a try sometime.  The results are amazing.

Jesus Christ

Life is a beautiful mystery, so I'll allow the issue of whether the original post is serious to remain unsettled. 

I will, however, confess that several RP'ers have used similar Hardcore RP'er disclaimers to positive effects in PUGs before, myself included.  It usually elicits entertaining responses and is really effective at controlling expectations.

Serious or not, this made me smile

I am so confused.

I don't know what a poopsocker is, but I do know that it's now one of my favorite words.

Well first you would need to rewite that statement in unintellagant l337 speak.

Even then it will likely invite ridicule and a kick.

Best advice I have is find a pet tank and pamper their ego, that way they can run the content with you, provide insta-tagging and control the pulls to make you look good.

Stop accepting nub status, pamper a tank today.

(09-03-2015, 08:50 AM)Nebbs Wrote: [ -> ]Well first you would need to rewite that statement in unintellagant l337 speak.

Even then it will likely invite ridicule and a kick.

Best advice I have is find a pet tank and pamper their ego, that way they can run the content with you, provide insta-tagging and control the pulls to make you look good.

Stop accepting nub status, pamper a tank today.

Oh god, as if tanks need even bigger egos than they already have.

From my own personal experience, those types of players that rant and rave if you wipe or mess up (even once!) can't really be satisfied no matter what. They seem to come into the game in a piss-poor mood, just looking for someone as a scapegoat to take their frustrations out on. So I feel that, even by saying something like that, the typical unhappy player will still behave the same (or even be more irritable).

For example, my girlfriend and I were in a dungeon recently (she was a NIN and I was an AST) and we came across this kind of person. They ended up complaining throughout the entire dungeon because she wasn't using one (ONE!) move. It got to the point where they said "This is probably the worst dungeon experience I've ever had in FFXIV. You might want to try and be less of a burden to players and humanity in general."

So, whether this topic is to be taken seriously or not, I'm kinda surprised that you've apparently had success with this method. But power to you! I wish it worked for me, as I play on a laptop and die a lot in AoE-heavy battles.

I just say hi and start wrecking. If they complain I can't hear them over the sound of MY MEDITATION SPAM.

or instead you could just perform decently?