Lately I’ve heard a lot of complaints about people not talking in trade, in groups, in dungeons and/or in raid.
YOU can talk and people will talk back. I say random things in trade chat for fun just to see what will happen. People are starved for interaction currently. Tell a joke, make an observation, complain about tripping over the gnomes, etc.
The interaction is what makes a MMO fun. BTW if you really want to stir the pot say “Slyvanas did nothing wrong” and then just wait …
Dude the only places I really see in game chat pop off like it used to is while I’m in aberrus. I think something has to be wrong from a dev side. Theres no way chats are this dead while I’m playing on a full server lol
My husband and I tank and heal (respectively), and he’s incredibly easy-going and talkative in groups we run with, whether it’s friends or pugs or queued content. I’m amazed at the difference between running with a chill, chatty tank vs a sterile, business-only one. The group laughs and talks and opens up and usually has a great time. We’ve picked up many friends via pugging over the years because of how he sets the tone of his group. I wish more tanks were like that. That’s not to say others can’t contribute, but when the tank is chill, it sets the tone.
Join an RP server. Trade is alive and well on Wyrmrest Accord and people are always interacting, in and out of character. I’ve had no trouble meeting new friends since I came back, and a few hilarious acquaintances in Trade.
I’ve also noticed, if just one person will say something in an instance, folks will talk. I had a group just the other day get completely sidetracked talking about our dogs. >.<
Dan tanking:
“Hold on guys… hold on… wait. Did they remove sunder? brb”
Yes, I suppose “chatty” could be disconcerting if the chatter is just full on inner monologue.
“Oh god, I don’t know this dungeon. I don’t know what I’m doing here. I’ve never tanked before…am I in the right spec? Crap, which toon is this again? Pally? Ok…wait…do pally tanks use a 2-hander?…”
"Ok. Before we begin: Mage, I don’t like your name. Fix it, or we’re not going anywhere. If you sheep something, you’re telling me you want to ultimately kite it to death to show us how awesome you are. Don’t blame me, it’s your fault for years of screaming about deep wounds breaking your sheep. I’m not going to break your sheep. Period. You made this bed, you gotta lie in it.
Druid, you should know that I just don’t like druids. Which is fine for everyone else concerned, since bare iz 4 fite, should I crap the bed at some point, so while I might not like you, they may.
Priest, you’re fine. I like priests. You kinda scare me a little bit, but I’ll spend most of the next 20 minutes not looking at you anyway, so we good. Also, don’t expect an intervene. I’ve never liked that ability, and refuse to put it on my bars in silent protest.
K, everybody ready?"
Absolutely perfect. I hope you have this macro’d.
I should, mostly to see if I can find that snarky mage who responds “Sorry, I don’t listen to people who split their infinitives.”
Aluneth would approve of such a mage.
Join Moon Guard and irradiate your eye sockets with the digital sewage our trade-flies vomit at one another.
Then leave with a newfound gratitude for the peace and serenity of your server.
We humbly request you tallies stop doing this.
The reason we’re short is… Well… Quite frankly we’ve seen enough & chose not to grow any taller.
Be a pal and carry your local Gnome in your backpack<3
I have found that plugging in a few pre-loaded jokes on a macro bar helps make runs fun…for me at least.