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You'd figure WoW would have some kind of message like "You've been on for ____ hours, please take a break" or like that message at the beginning of Final Fantasy "Don't forget it's just a game" or something like that lol.

But out of all of the MMO's I have played (been playing MMOs for 8 years now, and 11 games total), WoW has got to have the highest amount of brats per capita. I find it rather annoying and immature when someone in my party is whining and insulting people because something went wrong or perhaps they aren't living up to one's standards. Perhaps a healer is being cursed with a bunch of debuffs that prevent them from casting their heals or reaching the person they want to heal. Perhaps a Shaman accidentally placed their totems near a group of mobs. Maybe a mage got feared and ran off into a group of mobs. Or maybe someone is just dealing with some sudden lag or distraction. Sometimes people cannot help it, they have little control of the situation, and yes, people will mess up occasionally. It's not like they're doing it on purpose. No one logged into this game and instantly became super pro.

I know, you've invested your money (or your parent's money..) into the game, and spent your precious time on it. But so did everyone else, and no one wants to deal with a cranky irritable person calling them noob, stupid, retarded, idiotic, etc. You can help a noob learn how to fix their mistakes, but it is harder to make a stubborn jerk realize they're being unnecessarily rude. It is just a game, it is not going anywhere, nor are the mobs, gear, bosses, instances, and raids.

I'm not bashing the game, and I'm not saying everyone is like this, but I have noticed a rather large amount of irritable people on this game, it seems there is at least one person like that with each group I'm in. My thread might sound hypocritical, saying I get annoyed by people who get irritated. But honestly... if I'm in a raid, and we wipe, I don't get pissed off, I think "Okay, try again!" Because... that's all you can do, or leave I guess. Even Wintergrasp, I mean sheesh, you're going to lose the fort in 2 hours anyways, why spam raid chat whining about how your faction is going to lose. But instead, I see people getting so worked up and pissed off over it, blaming people, insulting them, being completely rude and disrespectful to people who are probably trying their best. And once someone starts yelling at people, things just go downhill from there. Sure, you might not feel like you're having fun. You could be having fun, but instead, you're ruining everyone else's fun by being disrespectful and rude.

This is a MMO, the ruder you are, the more people will not want to play with you. Thus are you alone... on a MMO... where part of the game is player to player interaction.

I've never blown up on someone while playing WoW. Sure, there were people who weren't very skilled and made careless mistakes, but it doesn't make me any bigger or better than them. They are just as important to the group as I am.

Maybe some of you need to remember that rolleyes I know some of you fall into this category.

This is the one reason why I avoided WoW for so long. It's stereotype is a bunch of dorks who take the game way too seriously. The game itself is great, but I'm noticing an increasing amount of people who seem to be PMSing while they play.

And for the TLDR:

So if you've ever blown up on someone in this game, or even got pissed off while playing. Just remember...

1. IT'S JUST A GAME.
2. No one is perfect.
3. You don't always get it your way.
4. You are not the center of the Universe.
5. It's immature.
6. Chill!
7. Go outside.

I'm extremely patient in PVE. I as well have noticed a ton of, "OMG, fail, why me? You're such an idiot.. blah blah" in instances. I usually try to give the person tips if it's a class I know or something obvious like tanking in the wrong place, or going in the wrong direction or something of the sort. If it would need several minutes explaining (and I type pretty fast), then I do just leave. That's just with dungeon finder. If it's in our realm only then I'll try as many times needed till we get it right or till someone else wants to quit.

BG's are a completely different story though. I do admit I get a little out of hand in those I get upset with lack of communication, teaming up, or people fighting in the wrong areas. I never call anyone a "nub" or insult them, but go more like, "come on guys, stop fighting in the middle or in front of their graveyard and just go for the flag already" and stuff like that.

It's common for people to get worked up over those things. But you just got to remember there will be others. And if people just plain out aren't trying, I'm sure you're excused lol. But at least you don't go "OMG YOU NOOBS!!!!1!1!!" which is common on my server -.-;;

Eh... to each their own, it's just a game. Skill and being up to par with their gear might not be important to everyone. Just doing and experiencing, which, despite how much people may dislike it, is okay. The game isn't all about the best gear and highest stats. The players make that impression.

And actually... WoW is the fastest leveling game I have ever played (12 total >_<). It doesn't take brains and skills to level to 80, especially with add ons (a WoW luxury) and half the players being DKs ._.

So I Was Thinking....

But, Flipping out at everyone when they make a minor mistake is fun D:

Why ruin my dreams man? Why?

crying

Ok Maybe I Wasn't.

I don't exactly agree with that. Many people are misconstrued with the simplest mistakes. There are gamers of all kinds, who have different goals, priorities, but still have to interact with other players to go about getting them done. WoW isn't just all about this and all about that. You don't even have to be pro at your class, players just set that standard. Just because someone's done something stupid, it doesn't mean they didn't try. Sometimes s**t just happens, you move on. If its repetitive, obviously there's something they don't know. Why not educate them instead of treating them like a retard, which I noticed a lot of players opt to do.. stare

I still say WoW is one of the easiest to level in, compared to the other 11 games I've played. It is possible for people to get to 80 before completely learning about their class, since some classes, such as priests, do not use their classes full potential until 80. My friend got to 80 on their first char in a month, then he did all of his learning. I solo leveled as a holy priest to 80 before I learned I could re-spec and even duo-spec as shadow. It doesn't make me an idiot, I just managed to never come across that option. I don't care really either, I wanted to be a holy priest. If I wanted to DPS, I'd have made a warlock.

I took a two month break from WoW, and I didn't get to see the release of the 3 new instances. So when I came back and was taken into Pit of Saron, I told my party I was not aware of how things went, if there was any tactics or anything I needed to be aware of, to tell me. They didn't warn me of anything, and I got yelled at for not knowing that I had to hide behind the boulder, or that I had to stay behind the final boss. That isn't very fair now is it?

No, it's not very fair on their part, but on your part you DID warn them. A lot of people don't warn anybody, and just run into an instance thinking it's going to be cake.

Oh I don't mind that either. A wipe doesn't bother me unless for some reason I am pressed for time. Heroics shouldn't be hard, but for a lot of players they are. I don't see WHY, but they just are. I've learned to deal with that, because as a healer I run into endless numbers of them. But there's a difference between wiping because somebody messed up or didn't know, and a wipe where people are just purposely ******** around and making things difficult for everyone else. I left a Heroic Pit of Saron just yesterday because the tank refused to tank, because the only person whose gear score was even in the range of 5k was my own and his. He pulled all the mobs and then ran off to let the DPS tank them down, then spent the time complaining that nobodys gear was good enough. (FYI: It was if he'd just quit bitching and done his job.)

It might just be my battlegroup though. D: Where do you play?