To Groupers
227 words.
I’d like to explain something to would-be groupers in World of Warcraft (that is, those people who obsessively invite other people into groups):
If you come across a solo hunter surrounded by the corpses of his enemies, there is a really good chance that he is doing just fine without you and doesn’t need or want help from a bunch of late-comers. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been working over mobs and one or more people will come running up to ask me to join their group. I’m a freakin’ hunter! My class was made for solo play, you dopes! Take your inter-dependent mages, warriors, and priests somewhere else until I’m done.
Maybe I should just suck it up and start joining these groups. I get the impression that the higher level quests almost require them. But then, besides earning less loot and experience and having to deal with people who usually aren’t too bright, there’s the other inherent drawback to grouping: It forces you into a time commitment you may or may not be able to honor. Since I have a real life, I need the freedom to be able to login and logoff at any moment, even if (God forbid!) I’m in the middle of a battle. I can’t be hanging around waiting on other people or going on really long quests.
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