Comments on: Anonymity is a Powerful Thing http://ailisinhunterland.com/2009/04/anonymity-is-a-powerful-thing/ An Enhancement Shaman in the Land of Hunters Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: No one is truly anonymous « Altadin http://ailisinhunterland.com/2009/04/anonymity-is-a-powerful-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 No one is truly anonymous « Altadin Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:15:16 +0000 http://ailisinhunterland.com/?p=167#comment-1114 [...] in Hunterland wrote about anonymity today: Anonymity is a powerful thing.  When no one knows you in real life (i.e. can come knocking [...] [...] in Hunterland wrote about anonymity today: Anonymity is a powerful thing.  When no one knows you in real life (i.e. can come knocking [...]

]]> By: smart001 http://ailisinhunterland.com/2009/04/anonymity-is-a-powerful-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-95 smart001 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:04:28 +0000 http://ailisinhunterland.com/?p=167#comment-95 Being one of the first in my guild and the first in my raiding group to max cooking, I was often asked to provide feasts (fishing still not maxed, working on it). The meat was generally in the Gbank so it was no problem. Once I started bringing foods besides feasts, I asked everyone to make donations to me for the meat. I had several people overnight mail me so much meat that I still have not used it all. It has been months. Most everyone else has maxed their cooking, or at least has it high enough they can cook for themselves. Those guys are an example of good raiders, they asked politely and when I told them I was spending too much time farming, the response was overwhelming. I have no issues cooking for guys/gals, if they are providing the mats, and if I have to use my spices, I appreciate it when a guildy asks if he/she can pay me for them (I never accept money from a guildy). It also makes me want to continue to assist. I think the simplest thing to say is, in order to be a good raider, you have to be willing to be polite, and you have to be willing to help. Like I did with cooking, we have JC, Ech, alchemists that will go out of their way to help with the mats, and/or time to get a guildy at the standard they should be at. All with no charge (except some of the really spendy mats if they don't have them in stock). Being on time is also a HUGE deal. I take time out of my day to do something I really enjoy, I don't want to wait around. That being said, another thing good raiders (in my book) do is have patience. It has been said before and will be said again RL>WoW. What I will get irritated about is raiders being on alts or in instances at the beginning or raid time. I think I could go on for a long time about this stuff, lol. Being one of the first in my guild and the first in my raiding group to max cooking, I was often asked to provide feasts (fishing still not maxed, working on it). The meat was generally in the Gbank so it was no problem. Once I started bringing foods besides feasts, I asked everyone to make donations to me for the meat. I had several people overnight mail me so much meat that I still have not used it all. It has been months. Most everyone else has maxed their cooking, or at least has it high enough they can cook for themselves. Those guys are an example of good raiders, they asked politely and when I told them I was spending too much time farming, the response was overwhelming. I have no issues cooking for guys/gals, if they are providing the mats, and if I have to use my spices, I appreciate it when a guildy asks if he/she can pay me for them (I never accept money from a guildy). It also makes me want to continue to assist.

I think the simplest thing to say is, in order to be a good raider, you have to be willing to be polite, and you have to be willing to help. Like I did with cooking, we have JC, Ech, alchemists that will go out of their way to help with the mats, and/or time to get a guildy at the standard they should be at. All with no charge (except some of the really spendy mats if they don’t have them in stock).

Being on time is also a HUGE deal. I take time out of my day to do something I really enjoy, I don’t want to wait around. That being said, another thing good raiders (in my book) do is have patience. It has been said before and will be said again RL>WoW. What I will get irritated about is raiders being on alts or in instances at the beginning or raid time.

I think I could go on for a long time about this stuff, lol.

]]> By: Tessy http://ailisinhunterland.com/2009/04/anonymity-is-a-powerful-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Tessy Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:10:04 +0000 http://ailisinhunterland.com/?p=167#comment-94 Good post! And spot on what I consider a good player, or a good person for that matter - I would not show up to a sports game (even a fun relaxed one with friends) without good shoes and a water bottle, and I would not yell at people missing passes or whine about losing the game, so why should I do that in WoW? I sometimes wonder if people you perceive as whining asshats in-game would be perceived the same if you met them in RL, or if the relative anonymity actually do bring out the worst in some people. Given how many people actually acts as complete morons in sports-related matters, maybe it's not the anonymity that makes people into asshats, maybe its the competition? Good post!

And spot on what I consider a good player, or a good person for that matter – I would not show up to a sports game (even a fun relaxed one with friends) without good shoes and a water bottle, and I would not yell at people missing passes or whine about losing the game, so why should I do that in WoW?

I sometimes wonder if people you perceive as whining asshats in-game would be perceived the same if you met them in RL, or if the relative anonymity actually do bring out the worst in some people.

Given how many people actually acts as complete morons in sports-related matters, maybe it’s not the anonymity that makes people into asshats, maybe its the competition?

]]> By: No one is truly anonymous « Fel Fire http://ailisinhunterland.com/2009/04/anonymity-is-a-powerful-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-93 No one is truly anonymous « Fel Fire Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:41:39 +0000 http://ailisinhunterland.com/?p=167#comment-93 [...] in Hunterland wrote about anonymity today: Anonymity is a powerful thing.  When no one knows you in real life (i.e. can come knocking [...] [...] in Hunterland wrote about anonymity today: Anonymity is a powerful thing.  When no one knows you in real life (i.e. can come knocking [...]

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