The best time I ever have doing trials is when no one is "that guy..." You know, that elitist jerk who tries to tell everyone else how to play to fit HIS playstyle... I went through a phase in about 2015 where I was concerned about everyone what else was doing and not focusing on what I was doing.... It's very disappointing to see self-proclaimed "elites" telling others who didn't ask in the first place... how to play... Thank the divines that none of the other experienced, good players are that way now...
It's not entirely crazy, most people will PuG then leave, and don't really run with any sort of trials guild, I would hazard that most are either terrified they can't pull 35k dps, or have 5% lower health, or anything else that will either
A.) make them fear being called out or kicked
B.) make them fear being in groups like the first two you described.
While I do not blame you for leaving, and I think pretty much anyone would leave in those situations, it's not mind blowing to think that most of the playerbase deals with either all negative or mostly negative group experiences. Remember, those players you dipped out on had a bad experience too, hell, it's probably a worse experience for them than it was for you. (not justifying, just stating a fact)
This is me as well. Even when I run Vet Dungeons, even when things go swimmingly, I very often will have a well-meaning person explain to me how I would be so much better if I would just do xxx instead of what I had done. Or happily tell me "You're really good! You should join my trials guild! You just need to fix your rotation and get different gear and..." Which essentially translates to: "I love the way you play and you have potential so I want you to run with us, but on our terms."
I am in a small guild with people I love. Every day I log in and someone says, "Hey, Geekgirl! We need to get you some gear so you can run trials." I know these folks like me, and I know that they feel I am a good, solid player. I feel like I'm a good solid player too, particularly on my favorite character, but the problem is, I love running Tinkerer's set on my MagDK because every flipping time that mechanic velociraptor bowls a strike through a group of enemies and punts them into the air, it gives me joy.
I am unwilling to sacrifice my joy for your <insert percentage here> DPS increase. This means you'll probably never see me in trial groups or many PUG Vet dungeons.
kylewwefan wrote: »5 minutes into this dungeon and still fighting beginning trash
kylewwefan wrote: »Random Fang Lair! Yay! Everything is going fine til second boss Guar Tiger and Bear with some mad dogs thrown in for fun. 2 wipes and it became apparent none of us knew what we were doing. This isn’t fun. Just logged out.
disintegr8 wrote: »I'm going back to the thread subject here - Filthy Casual - to admit that as far as many players are concerned, I am and will always be one, even though I am closing in on 1000cp and have been playing 30+ hours every week for 2.5 years.
Why? Because I have never made an indestructable tank, have never dealt more than 20k damage on a test dummy on a DPS and cannot always keep everyone in my group alive on a healer. I also have never been in vMA and do not run trials (hence have very little BiS gear).
Do I still have fun - heck yeah!!
kylewwefan wrote: »Tank
Pugged the daily’s from guilds and zone chat yesterday. Got a solid group and rocked the regular Vet CoA2HM and Banished Cells...I failed the group on BC HM. For the life of me couldn’t keep aggro on 4 daedroths as it repeatedly put me into bubbles. Maybe I was only supposed to keep 2? Can’t remember
Later that night
DPS
Got a really solid group. In fact we would have had a no death run in CoA2HM but My dumb self pulled the fire maw while the tank was outside the room messing around. Still got him to %30 before wipe.
In my head I heard Hiath mutter something about that was definitely your healers fault.
Banished cells was uneventful and the tank and healer dropped before Falkreath Hold.
Other Observations
What is it with healers rocking green balls? I also think it would be better for healer to use Destro Ult or meteor .
what do you mean by green balls? the twirling things around the gear, or the floating shiny balls that all move towards the group? then bigger balls that move towards the group, are undaunted skill that gives you a synergy to click on and restores your stamina or magika. they are also not an ultimate, its just regular undaunted skill that with sustain nerf is pretty much a given for healers (yes, even templars and wardens, even though they both have class skills that restore resources to the group). plus one of their morphs heals. not for much but enough to function as a very nice top off HOT.
the balls aroudn the gear that look like ebon, but blue I think they are? I don't have that full set, its sanctuary or one of those other healy sets, cannot remember which one. my main healer is running ye olde wormcult/spc combo, so I don't get pretty gear effects.
in any case, I'm that filthy casual so many of you dread. my dps is low, my healing is decent but not amazing and my tanking is... well... i more or less gave up on having any semblance of control over trash as most groups don't give me a chance to grab and gather them, and just focus on holding/debuffing/interupting bosses
I do try not to be too much of a hindrance though, you know not standing in red, not running around like headlesss chicken, try to follow mechanics, etc.
some of the groups I had as a healer though... oh lordie.... i mean... I suppose they are good practice :P having to heal, tank and dps simultaneously :P
kylewwefan wrote: »Anyone know what quest gets the Psijic skill line? I did the queens decree and great pearls something or other.