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AFKers and the lack of ANY action...:mad:
grethore
Member Posts: 41 Arc User
Just wanted to put my 2 cents here, not that it matters since PWE/Cryptic likely doesn't care...seeing as they haven't done anything about it so far.
Now, just about every single STF has someone AFKing the entire run. I've reported them before, one in particular who shall remain nameless for now, MULTIPLE times. And what has PWE/Cryptic done? NOTHING!
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, if it doesn't directly impact their income, that they couldn't care less. Not taking any action just demonstrates that PWE/Cryptic is just another Corporation with no moral backbone and that obviously, the people that work there are of shall we say poor character. Heaven forbid they do the right thing for once, even if it costs them a miniscule amount of cash in the short run. In the long run, it would have paid off, but they cant see that.
As far as I see it, I cant see spending any real world money on a game that can't or refuses to invest in itself in any real way. So, I wont until or IF they ever do. I doubt it though. Sad to see that responsibility and honor are non existent today. Especially when it would take 5-10 minutes to address the issue in a small way by sending out little notes to the reported players, suggesting that they stop. Five to 10 minutes and that's too much effort for PWE/cryptic to do.
Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Really says a lot about the company and the people that work there.
Anyways, just venting. And yes I know someone will say it...run with a fleet..yadda yadda yadda. I shouldn't have to. People should be decent enough to not do soemthing like that in the first place. Secondly, companies should take responsibility for their products and police it when needed. If people and a company refuse to do that, then neither deserve the right to exist. It's one thing to not be able to, another to refuse to.
Now, just about every single STF has someone AFKing the entire run. I've reported them before, one in particular who shall remain nameless for now, MULTIPLE times. And what has PWE/Cryptic done? NOTHING!
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, if it doesn't directly impact their income, that they couldn't care less. Not taking any action just demonstrates that PWE/Cryptic is just another Corporation with no moral backbone and that obviously, the people that work there are of shall we say poor character. Heaven forbid they do the right thing for once, even if it costs them a miniscule amount of cash in the short run. In the long run, it would have paid off, but they cant see that.
As far as I see it, I cant see spending any real world money on a game that can't or refuses to invest in itself in any real way. So, I wont until or IF they ever do. I doubt it though. Sad to see that responsibility and honor are non existent today. Especially when it would take 5-10 minutes to address the issue in a small way by sending out little notes to the reported players, suggesting that they stop. Five to 10 minutes and that's too much effort for PWE/cryptic to do.
Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Really says a lot about the company and the people that work there.
Anyways, just venting. And yes I know someone will say it...run with a fleet..yadda yadda yadda. I shouldn't have to. People should be decent enough to not do soemthing like that in the first place. Secondly, companies should take responsibility for their products and police it when needed. If people and a company refuse to do that, then neither deserve the right to exist. It's one thing to not be able to, another to refuse to.
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I have the misfortune of having a different time zone as most of my fleet, so when I come all, they all sleeping XD. So I pug. But I pug knowing that I am pugging and fully expecting my team to be TRIBBLE beyond belief. More often than not I am proven wrong, but I figure it's better to go in expecting the worst and get something better than go to in expecting life to be peachy and getting annoyed over it.
So basically what I am saying is that if you pug, expect stupidity. It's the nature of pugs... and I don't mean to sound rude, but maybe this isn't the game for you if you can't just take the fact that there are morons who play/leech off of others.
Same thing on infected - if someone blows a gen early - had one guy today - started destroying while the rest of us were working on the CUBE!! - needless to say it started spawning nanites - ok then you go into super F'd up mode - attack only nanites - I will say in chat - if it does not have the word "nanite" ignore it
well I will give it a few minutes and if they are chasing spheres all or the place then I am gone. I don't have an hour to burn on an STF infected space!
"if you pug you will be with imbeciles"
kinda degrading to alot of people
oh, its a fleet boiy- its how they think and write
fleet leaders are even worse
But that doesnt bug me that often.
The worst is some "Elite" players stop playing the STF at all when they see there is not going to be a bonus reward.
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so they get the normal reward with out doing anything....And they call them selfs social players.
I'm not doubting anyone's integrity - I guess I've been lucky, but I mostly PUG elite STF's and occasional Fleet Actions, and haven't noticed anyone ever not participating. I've seen people lose connection and come back, or (as has happened to me) real life takes priority some time.
There is a lot of forum space spent asking for solutions to an unsolvable problem - RL will always take priority. ISP's will always drop your connection. And maybe, just maybe, very occasionally someone will sit and watch the screen bored for 15 minutes while other people play a game - you need to be watching to get the loot, so pointless otherwise.
Accept and move on is my advice, or as every other thread says, don't pug - do pre-made
I have to agree here. When you enter a PUG, hope for the best, expect the worst.
Others are griefers, incompetent, ignorant or just plain bad.
The thing is you can get any mix, and you kinda have to be prepared for that in this sort of game unfortunately, it's sad, and frustrating, but there are ways around it if you choose to use them.
you put it really harsh, but you are absolutely right. It is a lottery...
To the OP i can only say: Join a large fleet, or join the stf channel before you PUG.
Can you possibly BE more insulting ?
The difference between a PUG and a fleet STF is HOW the mission is completed. Fleet has one way to do a mission, PUG changes depending on who you get. I find PUG STF's much more challenging and fun (no offense fleetmates).
Adapt, and survive baby !
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
I don't want to hear about PuG this and PuG that, maybe we don't all have enough people/people willing/same time zones to go do a mission every time we want to do a mission.
AFK is bull and shouldn't be allowed. I always send them a tell saying how I feel about their AFK ways and report them.. yes it may do nothing, or may not be an acceptable offense in order for anything to be done, but I do it. And maybe if others did the same PWE/Cryptic would do something.. lol.. yeah
I am sure the OP did not start this thread with the hope that the sammme old tired people would tell him/her.. "what do you expect".. "join a fleet".. "stf channel".. we have ALL HEARD IT BEFORE.
Sometimes we need to vent and complain and say how we feel, and what should be done.
and for the guy who said "So... let me get this straight. You pug. And expect decency, intelligence, and common courtesy? Dude, it's a pug. You should go in expecting EVERYONE to be an imbecile. Only expect the above virtues if you fly with your fleet." .. TOTALLY A TROLL remark.. jerky and mean.
I PuG all the time, and maybe get an AFK'r 2/10 times. It is a challenge.. where is the challenge in going in with your fleet and acting like robots repeating mundane predicable tasks? Boooring.
WEEKDAY PuG's are fine... WEEKEND PuG's now... don't get me started.
My character Tsin'xing
This, absolutely.
Adaptability grows in PUGS.