sleepy_worm wrote: »Level 4. No CP. Blue crafted gear, purple weapon. Mediocre weaving.
45k DPS on the trial dummy.
19k on the 3m skeleton.
Seems about on par with a copy-pasted Alcast build, underpenning by 7k and losing Rele stacks at random, which is what you'll probably get with the CP160 crew. At any rate, we can probably stop the "4k DPS getting carried" hyperbole now. The game aggressively scales you up when you're below level cap.
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
This pedantic focus on level doesn't end once you hit CP, however. Oh no. Wanna do vAA? Better hope you're at least CP2000 with fully golded gear (including the jewelry and armor) otherwise you're not stepping foot in vet trials chief.
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
barney2525 wrote: »
I didn't see any comment asking for other players to "do everything" as you assert.why don't people carry my low levels around and do everything
No, it was a more complicated complaint about the attitudes of Trial leaders and the effects that has on rejected players.It was simply a complaint that people did not want to 'help them out'.
I reread the original post, I don't agree that OP described anyone as 'bad'.other players were bad people for Not doing something for free
XP gain during a trial is something all 12 players will get, regardless if 11 of them are carrying the 12th.I don't think Players are here, first and foremost, to do the work of gaining XP, for other players
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
licenturion wrote: »I do agree CP doesn't mean anything. I regularly see high CP players spamming bosses that have the immortal health bar, instead of taking care of the protectors first.
CP does mean something in trials as it adds required buffs for affecting one's performance. CP should not be taken into consideration for normal trials unless it's a support role and even then there's a wide field of consideration depending on the group. However in veteran and vet HM trials having enough CP is a must.
Also PUGs are unpredictable regarding their outlook on level/gear/CP; if the OP wants a better experience joining a raiding guild would be his best course of action to get experience, mentoring, and gear.
I think both of those assumptions could be completely wrong, if the character is not the player's first.I think it's a fair assumption that level 10 characters don't have champion points slotted, or even unlocked.
I think it's a fair assumption that level 10 characters don't even know what most of their skills do, let alone how to use them.
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
I think both of those assumptions could be completely wrong, if the character is not the player's first.I think it's a fair assumption that level 10 characters don't have champion points slotted, or even unlocked.
I think it's a fair assumption that level 10 characters don't even know what most of their skills do, let alone how to use them.
I think both of those assumptions could be completely wrong, if the character is not the player's first.I think it's a fair assumption that level 10 characters don't have champion points slotted, or even unlocked.
I think it's a fair assumption that level 10 characters don't even know what most of their skills do, let alone how to use them.
Is the default to assume a level 10 is a player's first character or alt? You have achievements, you have the ability to link gear, though that's just a code printed to chat and could be modified if someone felt like it, but at a glance, just at a glance without gameplay watching them act, how is someone supposed to know? There are plenty of low level characters, and a lot of them belong to people who are just entering the game.
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
Sure, and my level 10 alt can do that as well bc I'm a sweaty raider, but this thread isn't about whether it can be done. It's about someone who expects to be carried for free by 11 strangers and has the gall to claim it's a problem when others don't want to bow and comply.
Also, let's stop pretending the average player at level 10 can pull their weight in a trial. They most assuredly can't. Pug groups have a bad rep for a reason and expecting people to know you're a capable level 10 alt is entitled and inconsiderate.
Juju_beans wrote: »Rejecting new players in "runs" isn't unique to ESO.
Same happens in other MMOs.
Best bet for newbies to get dungeon experience is to join a nice social guild that runs and helps players.
I've haven't even observed anyone sub-50 try to join a group finder trial, and if they did I would I bet few would even care. This thread is much ado about nothing.
sleepy_worm wrote: »Anyway, after the first two groups, I really was hoping today would have more consistent results like that. Unfortunately, it seems that not everyone is as tolerant as the groups you've been in.
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
sleepy_worm wrote: »I was only seeing if I could confirm the OP's experience, which you tried to brush aside as "much ado about nothing."
Y'all are making so many assumptions about low level characters.
I can guarantee you that my level 10 character in purple training gear, with CP slotted, is gonna do more damage than the average cp 160 groupfinder pug.
In fact, I was tanking a pug rockgrove recently and a cp 200 character did more damage than anyone else in the entire trial - because it was an experienced player's new alt account.
Stop judging based on level and look at performance, y'all.
Sure, and my level 10 alt can do that as well bc I'm a sweaty raider, but this thread isn't about whether it can be done. It's about someone who expects to be carried for free by 11 strangers and has the gall to claim it's a problem when others don't want to bow and comply.
Also, let's stop pretending the average player at level 10 can pull their weight in a trial. They most assuredly can't. Pug groups have a bad rep for a reason and expecting people to know you're a capable level 10 alt is entitled and inconsiderate.
barney2525 wrote: »
How are you defining 'intolerant' ?
My understanding of what the OP wrote was 'why don't people carry my low levels around and do everything ? '. I did not see a single offer by the OP of what they would be contributing to the group that was carrying. It was simply a complaint that people did not want to 'help them out'. And that for some reason, those other players were bad people for Not doing something for free for the low level character.
I disagree with that logic. IMHO, I don't think Players are here, first and foremost, to do the work of gaining XP, for other players.
barney2525 wrote: »
How are you defining 'intolerant' ?
My understanding of what the OP wrote was 'why don't people carry my low levels around and do everything ? '. I did not see a single offer by the OP of what they would be contributing to the group that was carrying. It was simply a complaint that people did not want to 'help them out'. And that for some reason, those other players were bad people for Not doing something for free for the low level character.
I disagree with that logic. IMHO, I don't think Players are here, first and foremost, to do the work of gaining XP, for other players.
I agree that our retorts are hardly intolerant. It is intolerant to expect every group to change their goals and requirements to bow to someone else's desires, especially when we are talking about a level 10 character wanting total strangers to do their bidding so they can level up faster.
There are all sorts of different groups and guilds. The best course of action is to find an active casual guild that runs normal trials and is willing to occasionally take along a level 10 player. It requires taking the initiative to find the right group for one's own goals and sometimes standing up and forming the group instead of expecting others to do all the work.
I say this from experience. I am in a serious raiding guild and a casual guild. I sometimes form normal raids in that casual guild and do not care about the player's skill level. Sometimes, I take a sub-50 player with us, but I have never taken anything as low-level as the OP talks about. Even in my more serious raiding guild, we do some normal raids and help a player level up a new character, so this is not unusual.
Oh, but I do have a requirement. They must be on voice comms with us. That is not being intolerant.
So, yeah, there are groups out there, and hopefully, the OP will look at the replies here to find such good advice.
The average player at level 10 isn't going to join a trial. You're far more likely to find an endgame raider on an alt in a trial at level 10 than a random casual gamer.