Reacting to dissapoint - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

17 Mar 2008 at 13:25 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by garethporlest18

You think that's disappointment? Well I was doing an FoW clear on my monk, HM. Ursan run and we were at 1 hour and 20 minutes. Well some guy went to get the griffons and it was the last quest we had to finish. One of the griffons ran to us after we took the quest so we had to bring him. Well someone aggroed a group of shadows, I didn't see what happened only seeing the griffon charging in to get these shadows. I put a heal on him but he was under 10% health left (I couldn't run fast enough to him) and we lost.

That's disappointment.

Hey, remember the guy who aggroed the griffons even though we had someone ELSE going for it? Oh wow, big disappointment there... here's the story.

Gareth and I were doing a FoW run with a rather good Ursan run, nice group. We got at Griffons, our last quest, in about 1 hour 15 minutes or so. Everyone is excited, it's an easy one...

Someone took the quest a bit too early for our tastes and we appointed someone staying back with them, an ursan. So the guy goes to the griffons and given we're out of their range, tries to get them away from us a bit more, in case of. And at the same time, one monk goes "I'll stay with the griffons!"... then comes back to us with 3 griffons following him/her...

Griffons get in melee range... "ugh gotta kill fast guys"...

One dies...

Spontaneous "NOOB" spike from the rest of the team as we all lay dead along with the griffons. I even think I deafened/surprised the folks who were on Vent with me 'cause I literally screamed "**** NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"...

When we loaded back in, the monk was gone. I didn't bother doing it again that day, and you bet that either me or a guildie stays with griffons now...

Oh and another one like this in UW HM. We decided to do Vengeful Aatxe quest last (we were discussing which way we were gonna use), someone took it a bit too early. Group was somewhat surprised, aggroed vengefuls by mistake, bye-bye labyrinth reaper... auto-log off for most of the group...

---

And how do I deal with stuff like that? I log off and do something else. Pretty much the only choice not to start blowing up at everyone.

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

17 Mar 2008 at 13:37 - 42

Depends on the level of it. If it's a PvE thing, I don't really mind. Just laugh at it, tease whoever messed up, move on.

If it's PvP, and someone made a very low-level mistake, and the match was important, I'm putting on my rage pants.

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

17 Mar 2008 at 14:17 - 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex

It's Riverside. People will moan about Ursan.

Well, given that the mods close any topic that pops up about it, search doesnt work well, and thread necromancy is frowned upon, Ursan will keep popping up in new threads or in random places. I dont understand why they dont simply keep one open and then close the others, or just make a sticky about it and let people vent there. It'd at least keep it all in one place.

Back on topic: just laugh, brush it off and go do it again. That's how I've always handled something like that.

samcobra

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

USA

Mo/Me

17 Mar 2008 at 14:51 - 44

If a big disappointment occurs in PvE, I usually go emo and wont play that character/that area/the game for a period of time. Before that though, I'll check to make sure if I accounted for everything I was planning to face and change my build if needed.

If something like that happens in PvP (I guess halls is what you asked in OP?) then there's usually a couple of options.
1) If your team and build was good but you just lost due to something you didn't forsee (error, lag, etc), and multiple people don't have to leave, then go back in.
2) If you have a bad build or are missing a specific counter, see if you can integrate it in. If you're running a 1-dimensional build and were just countered, say RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO it and go back in hoping to beat that team on another map type.
3) If you have bad players leading the team or in the team, if you forsee that the team isn't going anywhere, or if playing just isn't fun with these guys, ragequit the team. You're better off with another group then anyway.

Drakken Breathes Fire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

They May Be Dead [DEAD]

N/

17 Mar 2008 at 15:10 - 45

I've had this problem on my Assassin AND Ritualist in Factions.
It's always in one of these same missions too;

Zen Daijun. (Generally, nobody knows what they're doing. I end up soloing the mission while they run around ressing eachother and killing literally ALL the afflicted.)

Vizunah Square (either quarter.)
I literally PRAY for the AI team, thats how bad it's gotten.

It's not too much of a hassle, really. I wait a few minutes and either do it myself. It's never taken long for the right mix of Hench to do either.

Jade

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Canada...... Eh!

17 Mar 2008 at 15:11 - 46

99% of my playing time is PvE and I react to disappointment in several ways. Say I'm in the mood for some questing and I fail 2 or 3 times on said quest, I'll usually just switch over to my farming build and go farm for a while. But say while on my farming run I get distracted for whatever reason and I die (repeatedly) I'll switch to the never fail, easier than pie farm run. Switch from my Necro to my Monk and farm some nice easy undead. If I fail at that too I'll usually just turn the game off and go play Call of Duty 4 or some other 1st person shooter. If that fails too, I can always look at some kitteh pictures.

or

(c'mon, what's funnier than mixing a kitteh pic with Monty Python humor?)

Angelic Upstart

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

South Coast UK

[SBS] [RETIRED]

W/E

17 Mar 2008 at 15:15 - 47

I just tend to suck it up, then go at it again, its no biggie,

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

17 Mar 2008 at 15:35 - 48

-log of
-start quake 4
-gogo rampage

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

17 Mar 2008 at 15:45 - 49

all I have to say is I've had worse, like a disconnecting party when there was no reconnects.

There's always a "could be worse" scenario for anything.

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

17 Mar 2008 at 15:49 - 50

Depends. I had my survivor monk that got to (2) by playing game with pugs (terrible pugs might i say). Shortly after reaching (2) i decided i am finally confident enough to play with guildies and went to do last prophecies mission. Our guild leader persuaded us to take one pug person abroad. what happened that that pugger had no idea what is going on and pulled horde of titan imps. after we passed first bridge. Despite prot spirit, reversal and quick kite and all that, 8 mind burns spiked me down.

That was pretty disheartening, and about my biggest failure when i take into account time and lots of physical/psychical discomfort i went thought to get survivor at that point. Just got ressed and finished mission with a bit of bitter aftertaste and took weeks break and didn't really play that character again nor did i reroll her. Thou i still want Pugged-survivor (3) char.

Group wipes are usually okay, if you had fun as fun is what matters. And even welcome if you don't have fun (bad chemistry in group, you gotta hope for wipe if you are type who does not ragequit.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LifeInfusion

all I have to say is I've had worse, like a disconnecting party when there was no reconnects.

There's always a "could be worse" scenario for anything.

My creed for that happening was: "Hey, more drop for rest of us!"

IMO, it saved a lot of groups from snowballing ragequits.

Lyphen

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

17 Mar 2008 at 15:51 - 51

I normaly just play a game of minesweeper and feel accomplished enough to try again.

bungusmaximus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Guild Of Handicrafted Products [MaSS]

W/Mo

17 Mar 2008 at 15:52 - 52

Getting to Urgoz and finding out no-one brought EoE->wipe->angry me.
I know how drug abuse is born ^^.

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

17 Mar 2008 at 15:54 - 53

Excrement occurs.

Be thankful that it's just a game, and you didn't do a total wipe in RL.

Oukanna

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Ancient Shaolin Guardians

E/D

17 Mar 2008 at 16:06 - 54

Ive had some dissapointing trips in Gw, i usually sigh then do something easy in gw like AB, or set off some fireworks *makes me happy to see pretty colours* XDDD

Since I have started HA I have learnt a lot more patience lol so no more swearing for me haha

bungusmaximus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Guild Of Handicrafted Products [MaSS]

W/Mo

17 Mar 2008 at 16:09 - 55

Quote:

Originally Posted by quickmonty

Excrement occurs.

Be thankful that it's just a game, and you didn't do a total wipe in RL.

Tre, but a little drive doesn' t hurt. If playing games does absolutely nothing with me the game is most likely boring

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oukanna

Ive had some dissapointing trips in Gw, i usually sigh then do something easy in gw like AB, or set off some fireworks *makes me happy to see pretty colours* XDDD

Since I have started HA I have learnt a lot more patience lol so no more swearing for me haha

Strangely enough PvP doen't piss me off,because players don't do 500+ damage in one hit. It sounds 'fairer' in a way

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

17 Mar 2008 at 16:19 - 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by quickmonty

Excrement occurs.

Be thankful that it's just a game, and you didn't do a total wipe in RL.

Why we would just respawn? Right? RIGHT?!?!?

I like it better when we wipe and Rob goes on a rage. Rob in a rage is epic lulz. Especially after he GvG's and loses. Good fun.

Stoney Malloney

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

Netherlands, Amsterdam

Connoisseur of Ectoplasm [eC]

W/

17 Mar 2008 at 16:23 - 57

I got fairly angry when I once lost to Duncan the Black in HM cause I did not prepare at all for him... Even lost a full set of consumables on him I believe... Of course his victory was of short duration, but I never been so annoyed before while playing GW. (H/H ed all the way, bit of a bummer to fail so late on)

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

17 Mar 2008 at 16:27 - 58

Heh 2 hours to clear the deep, 1 hour trying to kill kanaxai and failing... I hate PUGS.

Raiku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

17 Mar 2008 at 16:28 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by A11Eur0

I log out, go downstairs, open a beer and watch a movie.

QFT wooooooo!

elk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

17 Mar 2008 at 16:34 - 60

Several folks have eluded to it and I'm the same way. It really depends on the time invested. If I've spent 1+ hrs trying to accomplish something and fail, that usually results in taking a break. Generally no hard feelings, just a motivation killer.

elk

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

17 Mar 2008 at 17:26 - 61

I rage, log out...... and do a round house kick into the computer screen

Scary

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Uhmmmm??

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

N/

17 Mar 2008 at 18:06 - 62

Quote:

Originally Posted by X Tigercat X

well I don't lose at anything so idk how this feels

Lmao ok in all reality whenever I lose to noobs in Hb or get tanked I flip out and go outside and do something

to much self esteem

Normaly I dont wury to much about it...
But some times when I do a dungeon in HM with h&h and come to
realise ad the end with to much dp on h&h that we cant get the boss
anymore

A men few hours to the drain

ofcourse there are the expensive powerstones

But now... thank god we have clovers again

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

18 Mar 2008 at 04:06 - 63

Eh, it depends on what caused the disappointment. If it was some idiot pugger who tried to rush at the last moment cause they got impatient and ruined hours of work, I usually get pissed and rant on guild chat about it, leave the party and go do something else. If it was just a difficult thing that didn't work out, and the party wants to try again, if I think they might be able to do it I'll try again with them. Otherwise I make crazy excuses and go do something else. I've never actually had something fail in a guild group, but I imagine I'd be a little more patient since it's guildies and they're unlikely to fail out of stupidity.

X Tigercat X

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2008

Rt/

18 Mar 2008 at 04:21 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scary

to much self esteem

Normaly I dont wury to much about it...
But some times when I do a dungeon in HM with h&h and come to
realise ad the end with to much dp on h&h that we cant get the boss
anymore

A men few hours to the drain

ofcourse there are the expensive powerstones

But now... thank god we have clovers again

I doubt you have ever done some high end hb. Working all day to get + 30 rating then you face a tanker whose top 100 but tanked to n/a and they destroy you. Gg you get -25 rating all the time you spent that day wasted when you get -25 when it should really be -4 rating

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

18 Mar 2008 at 04:31 - 65

I click the [X] button in the top right corner of the screen, then I play Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer.

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

Trinity of the ascended [SMS]+[Koss]+[TAM]=[ToA]

18 Mar 2008 at 04:58 - 66

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

19 Mar 2008 at 16:48 - 67

D/Cing in HoH.
So close to winning. ><

Jecht Scye

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Lucky Crickets[Luck]

N/Me

19 Mar 2008 at 16:55 - 68

My biggest disappointments always comes from HA. Forming a group that takes about an hour, and then getting destroyed by the damn NPCs. Things like that make you think: well, that's 72 minutes of my life wasted.

Pandora's box

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Netherlands

Mo/W

19 Mar 2008 at 18:31 - 69

Wipe outs near the end of a mission/dungeon made me stop attempting hard levels at the end of the evening. I'm always frustrated when it happens and need some time spending on a differend subject to get at ease again.

After such an experience sometimes I try the level again when I have lots of time, but there are also levels I never want to play over anymore. It highly depents on how long it takes to get there, and the feeling I have about chances of success.

krypt1200

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

Atomik Fear [aF]

W/E

24 Mar 2008 at 00:08 - 70

I would just quit the game, uninstall ventrilo/teamspeak and your game. If you were in there for 2 hours and were 7/11 you're doing something wrong, and if you wiped so quickly like that, you're doing something even more wrong. Don't get angry, or upset or anything, just resign and go do something like IRL because GW isnt for you.

RhanoctJocosa

Legendary Korean

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

W/

24 Mar 2008 at 00:12 - 71

I tell people they're RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing idiots on vent then rage quit, talk to fenix and feel better again <3

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

24 Mar 2008 at 00:16 - 72

My biggest disappointments have always had to do with trying to achieve legendary survivor.

But in general, the way I deal with disappointment was always to just let out a long sigh, rest my forehead in my hand, and take a break until I get my motivation built back up.

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

24 Mar 2008 at 00:28 - 73

I failed LS once, told my best friend i was going to quit and gave him all my stuff, and i mean all my stuff, and then a week or so later i came back to gw lol

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

24 Mar 2008 at 00:36 - 74

I usually always give it another shot. But man, I hate when I lose at the last most important point lol.