This says a lot more about you than it does the OP. He didn’t come across as a dude who was toxic to the other player. I had a dude tell me F-You today because he died to 2 mobs and I was out of range to help fighting my own. Didn’t say a word to him.
The fact that you think OP is hiding something tells me you’re the type to use projection on others for your own shortcomings. Nothing in the OPs story, vernacular or tense shows he’s being malicious - but you think he is.
I wonder why. hmmm.emoji
Do you remember early on in Vanilla where buffing a person dumped all your agro on them?
I do. Because I did it accidentally a couple of times >.>
I’ll help people depending on the situation. If you’re being a D and trying to tag all the mobs I’ll watch you eat it. If you are just doing your thing and accidentally pull more or get respawns on you I’ll help out. Or if you’re a lowbie running through a high area I’ll pull that mob off you.
And that’s your mistake. If you let idiots bother you so easily you’ll rarely have a moment’s peace, regardless of whether you’re in a video game or dealing with real life. They are EVERYWHERE. If you let them get to you over every minor, stupid thing they do, you’re completely screwed and doomed to be miserable.
Listen, I buff people. If I see someone soloing and get an add, I stop and heal. If I’m questing and someone else is clearly trying to kill the same mobs for a count quest, I invite them. I have dismounted on a run to join my group somewhere on more than one occasion…to heal, buff, and help.
I’ve sent free bags and gear and gold and wands to people I don’t know because I had it and they needed it with a note that says, “Pay it forward when you’re bigger and able to.”
But don’t expect me to rescue you from an aggro train. Not gonna happen. That doesn’t make me a bad person, a bad player, or “a retail player” who requires your almighty patience. All it requires is that you learn not to aggro train yourself to death.
Edited to add: If you die near me and the aggro train resets…I will rez you. Until that happens, though, you’re on your own.
Yeah? So?
There’s a difference between the extreme (i.e. I’m not gonna mindlessly sacrifice myself for no reason) and “I am not obligated to help every person I come across in the world”. Which is a statement that comes off as condescending, adversarial and toxic rather than a simple statement of truth.
What on earth in my post made you hostile? Good grief.
Read the reply slower. “I am not obligated to help every person I come across in the world” is the title of the original poster and that’s who I am talking about when I mention the other extreme.
YOU - I’m not gonna mindlessly sacrifice myself for no reason
THE OP - I am not obligated to help every person I come across in the world
ME - The OP is comes off as condescending, adversarial and toxic rather than a simple statement of truth.
I seriously, highly doubt it. I bet you thought you were being cheeky though. Facepalm. You put in way to much effort in this thread, Detective. Take a break, lol.
The post came off as “QQ this person did these things to me for LITERALLY NO REASON” and then proceeded to volley an array of insults based on that assertion. There’s no way to show respect to a post like that without being naive.
And he is not. What’s the problem?
There’s no problem with that. But why does it warrant a thread. It’s like making a thread about something else obvious. There’s a story behind it that made it warrant a thread.
/r no rez for you
You pulled forum aggro.
Very rogue of you. If I was that priest I would be praying nobody just saw that blunder. How embarrassing. Hell no I’m not drawing more attention to myself by acting like I needed someone to save me. Unreal, but sadly these guys are out there.
He’s a class that doesn’t have a res…
I used to help when I could but now, F off.
Too many times you’ll help, the mobs will turn and atk you, and the person you were helping leaves you high and dry.
Now I just emote /wave at them and stand and watch the show.
If we are both in this area, killing these mobs then the person is direct competition for the mobs.
Them getting a graveyard run helps me accomplish my immediate goals.
Die well random dude.
You should have did a prayer emote to the priest.
You’re putting words in Meriweather’s mouth in order to change the context of what she said.
The OP didn’t help a player with a nasty aggro train, and got a hostile tell because of it. He came here to vent.
Meriweather posted to say she can be generous but danged if she’d help someone with an aggro train, either.
I see little difference in the two posts and I don’t think the OP was toxic.
I had an alliance warrior save me in STV. Later I saw him dying and saved him. It was a good moment.
Then later like 3 horde rolled up on him and iced him in the streets. Sh@# was cold. Look how the massacred my boy.