I think the LFG and LFR options for kicking people should be eliminated or much more moderated. I got kicked from a group obviously for probably not pulling the DPS despite the fact that I was simply trying to get VP and gear. The only thing I did was receive a Maelstrom Crystal when I used the person’s disenchant ability. I won that fair and square and that might’ve upset some people. I looked up the people and guessed correctly when I discovered that they were from a raiding guild. Now, here’s the thing people: if you kick me, I will report you. You better have a great reason to kick me because I take accurate notes and names and will complain to the GMs whenever possible.
That said, I was listening to Tradechat a while back and heard her discuss how the kick option needs to be better handled. I couldn’t agree more. Some people don’t have the DPS that uber elites are expecting. Some people are just trying to gear up their toons and alts but may know the fights. However, kicking a person who isn’t meeting the standards of some elites isn’t a reasonable excuse. It’s even less fair when guildies can gang up on an unsuspecting player.
I think that just the little note box for providing a reason to kick people is completely useless to the game. The ban time amount isn’t good enough either. There has to be better methods for handling this. I do think that kicking people who have DC’d, griefed, AFK’d for too long, caused friction, etc. are proper reasons for kicking. A few of these can be programatically monitored as well so there’s few excuses for Blizzard not to implement this system.
If there’s one thing that Blizzard ought to work on for the upcoming expansion, it’s the community aspect. The community aspect shouldn’t be combat oriented or somehow related to encounter/quest mechanics, etc. Instead, the community aspect should enforce a better mechanism for patrolling the community and assuring that people act civilized. This game can truly bring out the worst in people because of the lack of accountability. I believe that aspect is what is holding the game back and possibly started the downfall of the game.
Some other suggestions for Blizzard: Ban Recount and any damage meter plugin. Some people have said that Gearscore ruined the game during Wrath of the Lich King. I would like to add that Recount is ruining the game now as it simply is a dick meter. LFR and LFG just become sausage fests of people extolling in how great their DPS is. Well, Recount alone isn’t a fair factor considering that many people are attempting to gear themselves. However, when it’s used as a tool to prevent people from having fun and causing friction in the group, then it’s a good indicator for permanently banning it.
People might ask, “Well how do you monitor poorly performing players?” I think that aspect is directly tied to their contributions. Someone told me that Rift did a good job in allocating loot based on contributions. That makes perfect sense and it’s a system that Blizzard ought to implement in World of Warcraft. That ought to discourage people from dying, AFK’ing, or just facerolling a raid. And what I mean by contributions is not just a DPS meter, but how active a player is during an encounter.
At any rate, the community of World of Warcraft isn’t a great one. But things like this turn the image of the game from poor to horrible. I have an incredibly low opinion of the vast majority of people in this game. But this aspect makes me lose hope in humanity.
Now, I will name names in this post. So here are the fuckers that probably kicked me:
Dellerious (Blood Elf Mage)
Tekkzy (Troll Shadow Priest)
Ryukano (Goblin Blood Death Knight)
They are from the Pantheon guild on Thaurissan. So if you see these people in your instance, do yourself a favor and either leave or warn them that you don’t take shit.
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