In Game Pet Peeves

Bekkr

Bekkr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

[]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Juno Onuj
does "%" take up more space than this "^"?
Sorry? I really don't understand what you mean here. Are you saying that it would be more appropriate and easier to understand if people said "15%ench" to mean "Damage +15% while enchanted"?

To me, that would mean, "Enchantments you cast last 15% longer."

MrGuildBoi

MrGuildBoi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

A/

When rangers go all up-close to you to use an interrupt and still miss. It's funny, but it's annoying when they walk up to you.

Oofus

Oofus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Cold Hard [CASH]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bekkr
How else would you shorten it? Remember, the search window only holds so many characters
15^50 = 15% (while health is above 50%)
15-10
15-5
15-1e
15-1hp
15ench
15st
20bel
20hex
15hex
+5e

All nice and short.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

elitism coming from people who only play 1 thing that is easy to beat, baed and 1 dimensional.
"1v1" = ab
the way people butcher the english language(e.g:noob, nub, nap, lammer, plz)
trading with people who you whisp but are offline status (i get this alot while trading)
oh yeah, missed out beggars

Fried Tech

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

[Yeti]

E/

anyone who puts "pro" in chat:

pro tank lfg
pro runner
pro lf pros
pro lf non noob group

"pro" usually means that you are anything but IMHO

Evaine

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

KORE

N/

Some of my pet peeves:

Someone already mentioned Koss - add Melonni, Dunkoro, and Zhed to my list. Having to use them for anything is annoying.

Beggers

Loiterers - Players who park their characters right next to the storage chests or portals and have them dance for hours or just stand there on display.

Documented glitches, bugs, or flaws in the game that have never been fixed. Instead, let's tweak the game so low level players can get to Eye of the North. Then they can beg for help getting there.

A Perfect Slayer

A Perfect Slayer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Canada

Legions of Babylon

W/

Biggest pet peeve for me is definetly ppl that say "tomb" instead of "tome" I mean C'MON

sterbenx2

sterbenx2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

New England

Lunatic Legion

N/

yea the "tomb" instead of "tome" thing for sure. I've been farming and selling them lately and they STILL do it. "how much for 5 tombs??????" sigh.. sorry, not selling tombs, they don't fit in my bags.

Also: WTS xxxxx 10k
Me: I'll buy it.
Reply: OK, 15k
Me: nevermind
Reply: but you say you buy
Me: I would have at 10k like you advertised but then you jacked it up in wisper, so you can keep it now.

LFG
LFG
LFG
LFG

yea, we get it.

Bekkr

Bekkr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

[]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Oofus
15^50 = 15% (while health is above 50%)
15-10
15-5
15-1e
15-1hp
15ench
15st
20bel
20hex
15hex
+5e
Yup, those all work. With the possible exception of 15ench, which I'd most likely take to mean enchantments last 15% longer.

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

When you meet some retard in AB calling people Noobs for kiting.

While he himself cant even understand how to use crushing blow(Just spamming the skill w/o KD) and his Smart excuse: I LIKE DONT HAVE MY KD READYS YET OMFG!

TwinRaven

TwinRaven

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

Females and offspring of other races not being represented...centaurs, dwarves, charr, and the like. There are a few Asura, I suppose (creepy C.H.U.D.-bunnies), but nothing else. Charr females and dwarven females I guess might appear as the males do: especially since female dwarves are reported to be bearded. I just think the lack of gender equity removes a small degree of suspended reality.

Also, I hate when people pick a variation on a name for their characters because they really want a character named C H uck Nor Ris , or Ill Chuck Norris Ill. Two reasons: looks stupid and makes it hard to type for joining a party...which I won't do anyway because of the stupid name.

Lastly...people who don't know the difference between then and than. I understand people will misspell things from time to time, (my spelling is pretty bad) but the then/than thing is chronic...

THEN: indicates time --> I will meet you at Lion's Arch. Then, we will get naked and dance.

THAN: Indicates comparison --> Chuck Norris has bigger testicles than a dolyak. It is easier to farm charr carvings while drunk on hunter's ale than it is to farm while drunk IRL.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

Current pet peeve is that my necro has been casting funny :S
Like she is holding something, when she is clearly not.

Sharkman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

What about the people who m a k e t h e i r c h a r a c t e r n a m e s l i k e t h i s ? That kind of annoys me among many other things.

MrSlayer

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

People who misspell names, just so they can use a name which 3 BILLION other people have. An example:

A/Mo : "Naruto Reeperr" (No idea if this is a real person, just an example)

Also, Assassins who use "Naruto", Dervishes who use "Reaper" and Necromancer's who use "Dark" in their name. For goodness sake, quit being so damn conformist >.>

Also people who say 'than' and 'then' incorrectly, people who spend 10 minutes trying to swear at you around the curse filter instead of developing the ability to disable the thing and people who use texting-language (ie: cn sum1 help me wit a quest??????? wisper me!!!!!)

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by MrSlayer
people who use texting-language (ie: cn sum1 help me wit a quest??????? wisper me!!!!!)
You mean the entire GW population? Seriously, besides my brother, I have never seen a single player type properly in the game, ever. I understand why people do this for texting, but on a computer it's incomphrensible. It's quicker to type normally, than it is to use "short hand", plus it's just plain ugly and difficult to read. It should be outlawed.

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
You mean the entire GW population? Seriously, besides my brother, I have never seen a single player type properly in the game, ever. I understand why people do this for texting, but on a computer it's incomphrensible. It's quicker to type normally, than it is to use "short hand", plus it's just plain ugly and difficult to read. It should be outlawed.
I agree that a majority of people do that, but you've really never seen anyone in game talk normally? I talk exactly how I talk on a forum. It's not even like the "omg u nub sotp ur hax!" crowd can type any faster than someone who's a decent typist.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TwinRaven
Females and offspring of other races not being represented...centaurs, dwarves, charr, and the like. There are a few Asura, I suppose (creepy C.H.U.D.-bunnies), but nothing else. Charr females and dwarven females I guess might appear as the males do: especially since female dwarves are reported to be bearded. I just think the lack of gender equity removes a small degree of suspended reality.
The lack of female Charr actually has a lore-based explanation. It was part of the Movement of the World article, I believe...

And one of Ogden's idle quotes is "How do you know you haven't already met a female dwarf? Eh? Eh?", I'm guessing female dwarves just look pretty much the same as the male ones...

Wild Karrde

Wild Karrde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/

People who dont use the weapon that goes with thier profession.

e.g. dagger wielding dervishes, thumpers, pack hunters, scythe/dagger wielding rangers, scythe wielding sins and warriors, dagger weilding warriors, dagger wielding eles, IW mesmers or any IW character, asscasters, Spirit Strength rits (its sad that this is one of the best ways for a rit to be good, Spirit Spam ftl)

Casters with +5e swords, axes or spears dont count cause they dont use them to do damage.

Darren Blacktail

Darren Blacktail

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Other End Of Your Internet ^.^

United Aussie Warriors [AUS]

A/

When random noobs run up to you and want to trade, to be nice i look and say no thanks....they then procede to insult you because you wont buy their crappy items that you didnt even advertise for in the first place

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

When you make someone an offer on something they're selling, and they say "wait" like they're considering, managing other offers, or referencing price check, then never bother to get back to you with so much as a "nty" or "sold it already".

Undyable sections of armor that aren't a neutral shade. Like http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Dervish_Monument_armor or http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Ritualist_Norn_armor.

People who hook up with you for that mission/bonus you've been advertising, get the bonus, then leave with no warning. Or get their cap if it's Glint's cavern and then leave.

People who see you in 15k armor and think you have a bunch of extra money or items they can have. I'm nice enough to occasionally give away materials or useful weapons to low-level/new players, but if you ask, you'll never get anything.

Anyone who starts talking all kinds of grand teenager crap about things they don't understand. You just know they got their opinions about from the paper or that OMFGEDGY internet forum they're on. If you know what you're saying, that's great. If you don't, stop telling local all about the Middle East, Bu$hitler, organized religion, etc.

People who repeatedly invite themselves into my party when I haven't even put out a LFG. I might be going for cartographer. Or farming a green. Or testing builds. Who said you could come? :P

Although mostly I'm annoyed the people who invite themselves, I reject, they invite again, I reject, they do it a third time, and then I go "Look, I didn't want you in my party the first, second, or third time you asked. What makes you think I'll change my mind the fourth, fifth, or hundredth?" Bonus points if they're any of the "unpopular" classes.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem
When you meet some retard in AB calling people Noobs for kiting.
OMG NOOB RUNNER!!
you mean like that?^^
no snares in ab ftl
warriors/sins who follow you into mobs and QQ ftw

Darren Blacktail

Darren Blacktail

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Other End Of Your Internet ^.^

United Aussie Warriors [AUS]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by genofreek
Although mostly I'm annoyed the people who invite themselves, I reject, they invite again, I reject, they do it a third time, and then I go "Look, I didn't want you in my party the first, second, or third time you asked. What makes you think I'll change my mind the fourth, fifth, or hundredth?" Bonus points if they're any of the "unpopular" classes.
I totally agree....i hate that sooo much!

RLBadKarma

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

SW Missouri USA

The Northern Hoard

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by genofreek

Although mostly I'm annoyed the people who invite themselves, I reject, they invite again, I reject, they do it a third time, and then I go "Look, I didn't want you in my party the first, second, or third time you asked. What makes you think I'll change my mind the fourth, fifth, or hundredth?" Bonus points if they're any of the "unpopular" classes.
Was in Yak's last night selling Mino horns and had this happen. No whisper, no chat, nada, just kept on inviting themselves over and over and over.

Drove me nuts.

fowlero

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

England, UK

We Are The One And Only [rR]

We were lending a hand at GvG last night for a bit of fun, and on TS one of the players was calling out what the other team had. Tbh i'm not 100% sure if its wrong pronounciation, but he said Eviscerate as Eviskerate, pronouncing the c.

Made me chuckle.

But peeves:

1; anyone that joins a pug/gets a group to do something and ends up having to leave for reason x/y/z, if you're gonna have to go dont come in the first place!

2; All Chat being available in AB

3; People who say class [Insert class here] sucks

4; People who refuse to change a skill as a suggestion in a build by just saying said skill "sucks", without any reason.

sterbenx2

sterbenx2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

New England

Lunatic Legion

N/

ANYBODY that abbreviates a word then adds a "Y" to the end of it.

Example: "Ammy of Mists" or "Obby Tank"

This is so effing runscape baby talk that I want to upload my fist via highspeed, download it to their comp and slap them through their screen.

I had friends that use to play runescape and I swear if I ever hear the word "lobby" in place of the word "lobster" again, I'm seriously going to lose it.

free_fall

free_fall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

him: can you help me get masters on a mission?
me: which one?
him: Raisu
me: ok
me: I'm here
him: I'm eating, be there in a few
8 minutes pass
him: ok, brt
5 minutes pass
him: on my way
10 minutes pass
me: where are you?
2 minutes pass
him: I'm here, where are you?
me: D1
him: I'm in D2
go to D2, join group, mission fails
regroup, go again, get masters
and him? he logged out during cut

Billeh

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

New York

Crew of the Forsaken[LaZy]

E/

1) People that are in PUGs that join and 5 minutes later say they ahve to go.
2) "Noob"
3) Mom jokes
4) Cyber porn in major towns
5) People who this Monks are the only class that can heal.
6) Anything about WoW being better then Guild Wars while they are plaing GUild Wars.

@sterbenx2 thats why Runescape is a horrible game.

Kahlindra

Kahlindra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

Anthems to the Welkin at [Dusk]. 2 man guilds are king.

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fried Tech
anyone who puts "pro" in chat:

pro tank lfg
pro runner
pro lf pros
pro lf non noob group

"pro" usually means that you are anything but IMHO

ARRRGGH qft.

I also dislike it when people use 'tank' interchangeably/indiscriminately as the term for 'warrior'.

And when people stand around Ascalon/Shing Jea/Kamadan asking for Xunlai money.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by TwinRaven
Lastly...people who don't know the difference between then and than. I understand people will misspell things from time to time, (my spelling is pretty bad) but the then/than thing is chronic...

THEN: indicates time --> I will meet you at Lion's Arch. Then, we will get naked and dance.

THAN: Indicates comparison --> Chuck Norris has bigger testicles than a dolyak. It is easier to farm charr carvings while drunk on hunter's ale than it is to farm while drunk IRL.
I detest it so much, I refuse to finish reading a post the second I come across such a mistake. LOVED the comparison, though.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Weapons that aren't dyable, or that are dyable only in ways that don't actually DO much (ie you only dye the handle, or some other insignificant part)...

kade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Currently residing in ToA dis 1

Mo/

teammates that run from you in RA and then complain that you suck as a monk for not healing them.

Buster

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

Ranked players that show off their rank and brag how good they are but get pwned in RA or TA within 30 seconds by non ranked players. I find it funny but yet annoying at the same time

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyper Cutter
Weapons that aren't dyable, or that are dyable only in ways that don't actually DO much (ie you only dye the handle, or some other insignificant part)...
OOH. Especially if it takes the dye and looks exactly the same,. I hate it when I try to make a cool vile green staff and end up with a brown staff + weak green wrappings or something.

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

Spending a bunch of money on materials you need to make something, then about 10 minutes later a whole bunch of them drop after you spent all that money.

free_fall

free_fall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

^^ Or breaking down and buying that green that just won't drop for you, which then drops for you soon afterwards.

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

When you click your skills or push their corresponding button and they don't activate so you get pwned.

Kusandaa

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

People who dye their armor black for the sake of dying it black because it's the most expensive dye and think it makes someone leet. Seriously. It hides the details of most armor and doesn't mean you're good at this game! RAH! >_>

Mr_Cynical

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Region of Chosen Kings [R.O.C.K]

E/Mo

The game not working/lagging to oblivion any time there's an event on. Given that the big events - Wintersday, Halloween, Dragon Festival - start at the same date and time every year, you'd think Anet would manage to prepare adequately the third time round, but apparently not :P

oscarsymonds

oscarsymonds

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

The Imperial Guards Of Obsidia [TIGO]

D/Mo

Mine would have to be when I see people running round with "God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals" titles and being without a guild. Just annoys me how people can be so self-absorbed and anti-sociable.

Also would be people who go to an outpost, get out a rare minipet, put on some elite armor (most probably dyed black) and Destroyer Gauntlets and just go afk for the sake of showing off.

willypiggy

willypiggy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/Mo

Wintersday, I enjoy the decorations and the quests but Snowball arena is full of faggots thinking they know everything about the game and after a single win calling everyone bitches or soemthing in all chat. Remove all form PvP imo.