Bad Monks

Bernie M

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

ECI (Evil Conservative Industries)

Mo/E

I enjoy farming the UW with my 55 monk and my SS/SV necro. I sometimes play late at night on the American Servers and end up playing with who are obviously foreign players. I don't have a problem with this, except when I partner with a 55 monk that is foreign and ditches me at the smites.

They usually bring Zealots and Shield of Judgement (no Spell Breaker) and I help them kill the cows and octopuses. When we reach the smites, they take off and leave me hangin. They obviously just want the smites to themselves. You would think I'd learn my lesson but I've done it twice to give these foreign players the benefit of the doubt.

Have any of you monks heard of this? What solutions do you have? It doesnt make the 55 monks look good. Should I have posted this on the nec board? thanks for your input.

Frost

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/R

If u can't stop such people, join them hehehe

Hockster

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Run around to find a nightmare and drag it back to towards them. As soon as they sniff the monk it's rend time. Game over for the monk. Agroing a couple Coldfires with their maestroms is fun too.

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If u can't stop such people, join them hehehe Quite possibly the most ignorant "advice" of the week.

Aera

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]

E/

you're saying theyre all foreign? how can you tell? :/

anyway, you should just go with people you've done it before with and who didn't leave you alone back then..take a guildie or something, simple as that

Solo Prime

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

how do they leave you behind ?

Da Deathblade

Da Deathblade

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

CA

W/

They run ahead of the ss/sv so that the ss/sv can't get past the smites. Therefore the ss nec would be trapped behind the first group of smites, and if he tried to kill the smites he would die. People just want ecto to themselves.

Across The Battle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Jersey

W/

Well theres about 1000000 threads about untrustworth UW players....

I started one that was ment to organize 55 monks and ss necros

Id be happy to 55 monk for you..you point the way cause i always do it with my friend necro and we might do it differently then most..but im willing to go with any necro who asks...50/50 of course.

Keeper of Birds

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Wrath of Silvana

N/Mo

Having heard alot of these stories, I was very tentative about teaming up with a 55 monk the first time yesterday. But we were one loss from losing favor, so why not? Sure enough, we clear the cows and octopi, and she collects the last aataxe and runs it right to me. Bang Bang-I'm lying dead.

"No Rez- Bye"

So I am getting ready to chalk it up to experience- at least I got to watch how she avoided the rends, etc.- and I notice that there is gold on the ground. She picks it up "Your party shares 124 gold". Hmm. Thats 62 for me. So I stick around. I got a good education in how the 55 kills smites while avoiding the others, while siphoning off half the gold she picked up. I think she figured it out about halfway through- she said "why are you still here?"

After about 15 minutes, I had collected about 1500 gold for lying dead (money she did not get). Maybe this is the new farming- hook up with a scamming monk- die- have dinner- come back- repeat...

We lost favor shortly after getting in, so I probably would not have been able to find a good group anyway.

Plus, she didn't pull a single ecto while I was lying there. So, all in all, lemonade out of lemons for me that time. If you have the time, not a bad way to make money for no effort.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

I would start doing screen shots before going in to UW getting the monks intention in the party and if they turn out to be wrong, get screen shots and report them to Anet for scamming.

healer of ascalon

healer of ascalon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

That's horrible. I would never do that.

subb

subb

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Alpha Wolf Templars Runs This Tun

Mo/R

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Originally Posted by Keeper of Birds
Having heard alot of these stories, I was very tentative about teaming up with a 55 monk the first time yesterday. But we were one loss from losing favor, so why not? Sure enough, we clear the cows and octopi, and she collects the last aataxe and runs it right to me. Bang Bang-I'm lying dead.

"No Rez- Bye"

So I am getting ready to chalk it up to experience- at least I got to watch how she avoided the rends, etc.- and I notice that there is gold on the ground. She picks it up "Your party shares 124 gold". Hmm. Thats 62 for me. So I stick around. I got a good education in how the 55 kills smites while avoiding the others, while siphoning off half the gold she picked up. I think she figured it out about halfway through- she said "why are you still here?"

After about 15 minutes, I had collected about 1500 gold for lying dead (money she did not get). Maybe this is the new farming- hook up with a scamming monk- die- have dinner- come back- repeat...

We lost favor shortly after getting in, so I probably would not have been able to find a good group anyway.

Plus, she didn't pull a single ecto while I was lying there. So, all in all, lemonade out of lemons for me that time. If you have the time, not a bad way to make money for no effort. Nice, way to stick it to them
Although usually when I go to UW I play the role of the 55 monk, but if I were you, I would stick with them, and try to discredit them in ToA so noone else gets screwed.

Ristaron

Ristaron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Canada, eh?

Legion Of Valhalla

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Keeper of Birds
Having heard alot of these stories, I was very tentative about teaming up with a 55 monk the first time yesterday. But we were one loss from losing favor, so why not? Sure enough, we clear the cows and octopi, and she collects the last aataxe and runs it right to me. Bang Bang-I'm lying dead.

"No Rez- Bye"

So I am getting ready to chalk it up to experience- at least I got to watch how she avoided the rends, etc.- and I notice that there is gold on the ground. She picks it up "Your party shares 124 gold". Hmm. Thats 62 for me. So I stick around. I got a good education in how the 55 kills smites while avoiding the others, while siphoning off half the gold she picked up. I think she figured it out about halfway through- she said "why are you still here?"

After about 15 minutes, I had collected about 1500 gold for lying dead (money she did not get). Maybe this is the new farming- hook up with a scamming monk- die- have dinner- come back- repeat...

We lost favor shortly after getting in, so I probably would not have been able to find a good group anyway.

Plus, she didn't pull a single ecto while I was lying there. So, all in all, lemonade out of lemons for me that time. If you have the time, not a bad way to make money for no effort.
You're my hero.

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Originally Posted by EternalTempest
I would start doing screen shots before going in to UW getting the monks intention in the party and if they turn out to be wrong, get screen shots and report them to Anet for scamming. Would and do are two different things. Good strategy, though. *gives you a cookie*

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

Don't think Anet takes action on this, and I'm pretty sure all of these scamming Monks are aware by now.

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

I have an SS/SV and I just don't do two man teams anymore. I've had mostly good expereinces, but I don't need the frustration of teaming up with scammers. I have more fun on larger teams anyway. I like talking to people and having fun. Most of the two man teams I've done, it was all business.