I think it will be an unfortunate reality in this game that the whole "PUULLLLL FASSSTTTTEEEEERRRR!!!!" mentality will be both encouraged and rewarded by the kill chain mechanic. I haven't done any grouping yet, but I'm assuming it will be there.
The best defense from this is your social lists. If a tank or DPS are being jerks and making my game much more aggravating than it should be, I hit them with an ignore. If I'm DPSing or tanking and a jerk DPS is harassing the healer, I call them out. 9 times out of 10, the bully will back down or leave, and once one person has called them out, others will speak up as well. I'd rather wait five minutes for a new tank than struggle for an hour with a bad one.
As the previous poster suggested, once you find some good players, put them on your friends list and keep in touch. There's always a demand for tanks and healers, so in no time you'll find you don't need to do random groups to get your things done, especially with the capacity for others to down-level to help out a friend that is a few levels behind.
Also, don't take the jibes of bad players personally. Bad groups can be an opportunity as well. Several of the good friends I made in WoW came out of a bad group, and the two of us realizing that there was one other person in the group who actually knew what they were doing. Usually with a fair amount of (/whisper Can you believe this tank?)
The best defense from this is your social lists. If a tank or DPS are being jerks and making my game much more aggravating than it should be, I hit them with an ignore. If I'm DPSing or tanking and a jerk DPS is harassing the healer, I call them out. 9 times out of 10, the bully will back down or leave, and once one person has called them out, others will speak up as well. I'd rather wait five minutes for a new tank than struggle for an hour with a bad one.
As the previous poster suggested, once you find some good players, put them on your friends list and keep in touch. There's always a demand for tanks and healers, so in no time you'll find you don't need to do random groups to get your things done, especially with the capacity for others to down-level to help out a friend that is a few levels behind.
Also, don't take the jibes of bad players personally. Bad groups can be an opportunity as well. Several of the good friends I made in WoW came out of a bad group, and the two of us realizing that there was one other person in the group who actually knew what they were doing. Usually with a fair amount of (/whisper Can you believe this tank?)
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