What is wrong with people in this game?

I've been fairly lucky I suppose run into more friendly's than idiots. As far as the 'pay server makes for more mature crowds' I can't agree with that as WoW has been by far the worst experiance for the 'n00b this, n00b that' chat I've ever seen. Could just depend on luck or unluckiness I suppose but I see this is way more of a mature crowd than WoW ever was, and it had one of the highest monthly fees around.

It's so true about groups spliting. No matter how many times I say nice job and great group after a tough battle, everyone remains silent, and the second we get back to town/outpost at least 4 people leave by the time I'm finshed loading. The other 3 remain quiet until they see a new quest then say "you wanna do so and so?" then of course leave. Even people who say I'm on their friends list haven't contacted me once since to talk or play together.

I think that's the main reason why I perfer to solo and explore, it's alot easier to deal with henches then bad players.

The best I heard here was the suggestion to join a good guild. But... When do you know it will be good? You cant leave if you chose a guild thats great in pvp but with no one who helps others around in missions.
And something has changed these weeks: When I started I noticed lots of players around creating teams. Now when I'm in a teammission spot, everyone is hanging around and on asking who wants to join a mission team hardly anyone answers.

Yeah, it's really sad how sometimes you just want to play and other people screw it up for you... I'm 11 and I'm more mature than half the other players! I congratulate everyone at the end of a mission/quest and thank them for the help etc.

True, maturity sometimes has nothing to do with age, but with how you treat others. A person can be a high paid professional in real life but a perfectionist who cannot tolerate any mistake or any question to his/her authority, and would come across just as bad as an impatient 12-year-old. So the real key is patience and tolerance for others. Just keep in mind that playing GW is about fun, not just next towns or mission goals.

As a general rule of thumb I treat other players how I would like to be treated, I help where I can and so forth, go with the karma post mentioned earlier - it does work, most of the time. Unfortunately though with so much useless spam in local chat I mostly turn all of it off (local, trade and emote) and I am sure a lot of other players do as well to escape the mind numbing drivel, and then we miss any genuine questions from new players. It is kind of a vicious circle.

It's also annoying when everyone disbands the party as soon as we reach the next town... They dont even say 'bye' or 'good game' except for some people who I added to my friends list...

[Edit] I think that A-net should add a 'help' chat channel for all the people who need questions answered...

Heh, no, not directed to you at all. No worries, just a very strange coincidence.

In Pre-Searing, I answer questions as often as I can.

I was in Ascalon one day and someone there was asking to get him to "Perdition Rock" so i told him it was impossible and he said i want to go the cave, then i told him there was no cave in Perdition Rock, then he was like WTF dude did you ever played this game OMFG. I stayed polite and im a European so that is our nature, that is was at the end of the game and then he said you are an idiot, stupid fagg. Now other ppl started to tell him that Perdition Rock was at the end of the game. It turned out he wanted to go to Anvil Rock to the "Ice Tooth Cave" and of course everyone started to the laugh. Then i said to him i would like an apology for the names you have thrown to me and someone else said don't bother its just a kid. This is just one of the many "stupid idiots and immaturity" i have experienced so far. But this doesnt keep me away from helping ppl in game, answering their questions etc... though.

I dont care WHAT game you play..look at all the SCAMS in WoW or EQ..just as many A-holes, they just have more players, thus probably a smaller ratio of JERKS. I think once GW gets going a little better, hopefully it will, we will see this go away. I mean the DAY GW came out stuff was on Ebay.

I have had my OWN experience with a BIG JERK called Wave something...he wanted to do bonus and the mission with us..so when we got to one point he TAKES off without telling us whats up. He then DIES of course so we run all the way around to res him...a few minutes later he completes the Bonus says.."FU SUCKAS" and LEAVES...I was pretty hot about it.

I go OUT of my way to help people, I have done most missions behind me ATLEAST 10 times helping others. I get more experience, PLUS the missions are EASY back there and I can knock most of them out QUICK as long as they dont surround me as I am a Me/N. I think it is fun to be the know it all on a mission...cause ahead of me I am as lost as ANYONE...

I also admit that this is my FIRST game like this. I come from a FPS side of gaming. Since GW was free, I tried it..AND LOVE IT...BUT I WOULD NEVER PAY FOR PLAY...just not gonna do it, even for Galaxies

I dont like monthly fees... you already bought the game why do you have to pay more!? I like how GW is going to have expansion packs ... I think it will help eliminate monthly fees... Lets hope...

Another thing I think I saw mentioned before is that with the business model they are using, they don't have to cater to people to keep them playing, so they can actually put their foot down about a lot of nonsense if they choose to.

Like with the casino crap and the banning of offensive names and things. They already have all the money they are going to get out of a person until the expansion unless someone buys multiple copies. So screw up and you are out $50 and a great game and they are well rid of an ahole.. unless you spend another $50 to try again with a new account.

I'm sure ANet doesn't want to turn this into another D2 as far as all the problems that went on there.. and they've gone a long way towards preventing a lot of it just with the game design itself. They've also shown themselves to be proactive as far as making changes for the better, although some people want THEIR priorities fixed first.

Be patient and I believe things will get better all around.. never perfect.. but better

yeah...

speaking of community does anyone have an extra celestial sigil I could have? I asked Falco T for one and he called me an idiot and started screaming at me...

Sorry Swarnt..They are a still a bit pricey and rare for very many folks to become philanthropists just yet. Not to say its impossible, but not very likely

Still I always ask ! And still nobody gives me one !

Amen, iv seen people leave groups after we finish the bonus without a word of warning, and unless your group did some heroic stuff in the mission and you all unanimously agree instantly to continue on, it will dissolve within 10 seconds.

Im guessing the competitive nature of the game, plus the fact the game world is aimed at you or your group and not the 'community' or 'playerbase' as a whole etc. like in some games, means a lot of people just dont care a whole lot of the time that other people are playing, apart from the group they need.

Not everyone is like this though, and the masses of naked dancing bodies and streams of endless spam mean there are people looking to be social, chat and trade, and muck around. Problem is the spammers are annoying, the social naked dancers make you worry if theyre any good, and the unsociable hardcore players wont speak to you

You know I really don't know how much worse GW is compared to all the other games. Ultima, Lineage, Star Wars, WoW, EQ. They all have the jerks and selfish folk out there and this game is no different. Guild Wars just tends to be alot more competitive and that's just the nature of it. Sure people do PUGs (pick up groups) and then split after a mission or what ever but you know what that's just how it goes. People want to get on with what ever they have to do, whether its sell their junk or take care of the baby in the next room. It's not like people are any friendlier in real life. You don't turn to the guy next to you on the subway and go, "Nice riding with you, give me your phone number and maybe we can ride again together." Why should you expect any difference in a game in which you don't even get to see who the guy next to you is. As a side note though when you start getting further into the game that requires more intense team work and there were moments when it came down to the wire you'll get hte "Gj crew" or "Thanks for the team" or what ever it might be but in early on through half way of kryta you won't really be stressed much to finish and so there's not much to congrat one another about. As for answering/helping out new people I have mixed feelings about it. Half the questions that are asked can be found in the Online Manual or the manual that comes with the game if you bought it at a store. People don't bother to read anymore and just assume that someone in the game will give them a crash course. Back in the day games use to come with novel size manuals and very few games could be played without at least going through most of it. People are getting lazy and expect others to do it for them. I went back to ascalon with my level 20 warrior to hand out some weapons to folks who needed them and I was invited into 3 different groups all looking for the same thing "Will you rush us to the next area". I felt rather insulted that after putting an assload of time into getting to where I was that that many people didn't even want to bother working through the game normally.

Sure I might seem like one of those jerks, and I'm fairly sure someone reading this is like "what an ass!" But don't get me wrong. If its a legit question thats not in the manual or not like "can someone take me somewhere" (just an example) I'll take the time to answer it even through the spam, although I'll only answer it once, if your not watching your screen that's your own fault. But I would say that the game would be alot better if some folks were alot less "nice" and made people get off their lazy digital butts and explore.

*gets off the soap box*

To be perfectly honest, every single online game that i have ever played has had about the same proportion of annoying irreverent players in it. The internet allows a great scope for anonymity, and anyone who feels the need to regress to their childish self can do so without the fear of recrimination that exists in real life. Guild Wars is no worse than Diablo 2.

However, these irrespectful people will, however, listen to certain things. When in towns, i state in the main channel to use the trade channel to sell items. For some strange reason, (maybe because i use punctuation) they listen to me, and i can feel free to mute trade chat and be blissfully free of all those trade spams.

Finally, if anyone needs help ingame, and you don't feel the need to speak like a cat is on your keyboard (OMGWTKDJGA !!!1 NO0BZ) then i'm happy to help - Ingame name is Jia Xu. however of course, the best way to enjoy the community of Guild Wars is to join a guild, as generally guilds won't accept idiots. Have fun out there!

First, we're ALL still noobs. Second, I spend a lot of time in towns, especially in pre trying to answer questions under the names of Roscoe Himple and Edsel Torque (my resources pharmers). I know the questions are repetitive, but with the release of the Prima guide, I think they will subside. I also type two address in replies, www.guildwars.com and www.guildwarsguru.com if people are willing to listen. I have personally guided dozens of players on quests, and showed them good pharming areas to have the resources necessary to improve their armors when they cross over (bring hides, wood planks, iron ingots, spider webs, glittering dust, scales and bones kiddies. Even if you don't need them, they bring good prices in post). There are players who don't even understand salvage and ID kits yet, and for that we all share blame.

The game shipped with a MINIMAL manual, hence most of the kids playing have a tendency to ask rather than explore the game or explore the web for answers. What fries my wrinkled old butt the most are the players trying to buy quest items instead of finding them on their own. If they only want to rocket through without understanding the world and finding items to improve themselves, then let them wallow in ignorance.

Seeing level 3 and 4 characters in post is another pet peeve of mine. Why anyone would want to go to the Dark Side at that level is beyond me, but, personal preference trumps experience everyday. Let's hope more of the senior members here spend some time in pre rather than amassing fortunes in post.

And one last thing, stop dancing and start playing the game. The experience will benefit you in the harder areas of the game.