How To Get Invited Back

Ever been in a PuG or random group with some players that were nice and/or didn't suck?  Well doesn't it suck when it disbands?


So lets talk about how to get invited back!


1.  Don't be carried.

Ya, some classes are under/over powered or just get shafted at certain levels or areas.  But theres trying and then theres /follow and afk. 

Needless to say.  We hate you.  Go die in a Fire.  I personally enjoy kicking or killing players who do that (because when dead you'll not get the exp).  Know why I do this?  Because no one wants to carry a jackass who cant even be bothered to PLAY THE GAME!

If you have to AFK for a moment, people can deal.  If its a emergency that will take longer then the instance then be nice and just drop so next time you see those people they wont say "Kick the Ahole, they'll just afk and ninja exp from us."

This being the case.  Help in the fights, don't let your mana, rage, or energy bar be unmoving (seriously, if its not moving the healer will notice and if its me, i'll link the dps and say you auto attacked time to go!). 

If I sound like a broken record on this its because this happens too much and so many groups break because no one wants to requeue and keep carrying the lazy ahole.  But if your really trying and just cant get a hit in because the hunter kills it before the tank reaches it or something like that, people can deal and see that.


2.  Manners go a long way.

Calling people noobs, needing everything, pulling for tank, and other dickery will land you on ignore not a friends list.  No one wants that around when their having fun.


3.  Remember its just a game, but that's not a crutch.

Ever had a player purposely cause wipes then say "its just a game"?  Yah.  That's no excuse to be a prick.


4.  Feedback goes a LONG way.

Say gratz, hi, how are you, just random conversation and small talk.  90% of groups don't say a word.  So when one person does it gets the entire group going.  Why?  Because humans are social creatures to a extent. 

Don't get me wrong, humans suck a lot of times but I do crave abit of interaction with something besides a AI.  Because of this, i'll top the charts and chat your ear off.


5.  There is a time and place to talk.

On that subject, there is a time that quiet should be enforced.  Make it a rule to go silent during boss fights even if its not a raid.  These are times to focus and call outs can be missed if someone is constantly spamming the chat.  It also annoys leaders who are trying to give warnings.

Because of this as a raid lead I called for Silence in both voice and text chats before pulls.  Only fight related info could be mentioned.  That meant no calling people out for mistakes, only saying that they had the debuff, they were down, or their add was dead.  Tanks and Healers could offer more info then this but again, all fight related. 

Why was I like this?  Because look at LFR.  Can you keep your raid or /say chat open?  Probably not because 20 people are calling shit out and distracting you or confusing you.  Imagine what any new player feels about that.  Its chaos.

Its even worse when its not fight related chatter.  Humans are curious and nosey too.  If we can read about someone's private life, then we probably are honed in on that and not green fire.


6.  Make the offer.

Don't expect someone to ask to requeue. Ask yourself before last boss or offer your battle tag for new friends and group later!


7.  (Because its lucky!)


Hah, half a joke really... But ya.  That's my tips to getting yourself invited back to PuGs!  Enjoy and have fun!

Elve