Hello everyone. I don't normally post, but today I had a situation that I need to get off my chest. Sorry for the long post.
Here the events that lead to my displeasure. I was leveling one of my many alts in Westfall, trying to complete the part with the Knuckle/Highwayman and someone else quest to run VC after. Now I was only level 15 and the mobs were 17-18. I was not having any trouble with these guys at all by myself. In fact, Frost Mage FTW. There have been several other people in the same area doing the same quest, so I'm sure they are near VC in the chain. No worries for a group here. Well, among the people questing here is another mage (level 20) having trouble finishing. Nearly every pull some would help them finish the mobs off.
Everyone turns in their quests in and quickly a group is formed for VC. This was going to be easy. 18 War, Pally, 17 Pally, 15 Druid and me (Now 16 Mage). We get to Moonbrook to summon the 18 Pally (wanted to train level 18 skills), no biggie. The warrior leaves the group and the level 20 Mage is invited. I think "OK we still have a good tanking group with healers still, we can do this".
All of a sudden I get booted, Warriors back in, and they have a full group. Conversation goes like this:
Me: "What just happened?"
War: “You’re too low for VC"
Me: "Excuse me? I’m higher than the Druid"
War: "(insert Mage name) can do a better job too."
Me: "You mean the mage who couldn't complete his quests that you and I both helped him with?"
War: "Maybe next time."
I couldn't believe this could happen. I was so mad; I dumped all my VC quests and did the mage robe quest, and most of Redridge. I had hit level 18 in a little more than an hour, when I got a pst from the still level 18 Warrior.
War: "Grats on 18. Still need VC?"
Me: "Nope, I dropped the quests."
War: "NP, I can share them with you."
Me: “Didn’t you already run VC?"
War: "We couldn't complete it. Kept wiping."
Me: "Karma, maybe next time."
I guess in the end I was better off, but why do people just naturally assume that a players level automatically translates to skill? Has this ever happened to anyone else?