So here is my story,
I was sitting in Stormwind... I really don't know what I was doing there, but I started getting PMs from low level toons asking for money for mounts or stuff like that. I got rather frustrated with these lazy people though I refrained from turning to vulgarity, but instead told them I was broke and if they want money to go kill the men outside for some money.
Then I got a PM from a lvl 16 hunter that brightened my day a bit. It wasn't a Can you give me money plz Im new. Or can you give me an item or anything like that. No simply was this. "Can you tell me what mobs I need to tame to get specific skills for my pet? No one will help me." I smiled at the thought of someone actually asking for help instead of hand outs so I directed him to Petopia and told him all the answers to his pet questions could be answered there. He thanked me and said he prolly never would have found it without me letting him know it existed.
I know it is slightly OT but I just wanted to show that some people really do ask for some honest help still. =D
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If someone asks me in a polite and coherent fashion, I usually help 'em out. Questions like, "Does anyone know where <item> is?" or, "Can you help me kill <nearby elite mob>?" will usually elicit a "Sure, it's at <location>," or "Give me a moment to finish what I'm doing, and I'll be right there." (Or, if I'm not feeling sociable, they'll get "Sorry, I'm busy right now..."). Asking nicely really does help, and I remember what it's like being the lost newbie.
However, a "HAY CN I HV GOLDZ KTHXBYE!!1!" or, "Help me kill <mob on the other side of the zone from me>" or, "Would you loan me <ludicrous gold amount> so I can buy <nice, overpriced item I don't really need> from the AH?" generally meet with a, "Sorry, no, I'm saving for my flying mount," or "I'm on the other side of the zone, use the LFG tool." (There's a reason I do my banking through a nice, anonymous 1st level toon... avoids most of the beggars. :) )
If it's obvious they really need help, I'll help. If they're just being lazy and want someone to finish a quest for them, no dice. (Especially new guild recruits asking for instance run-throughs... We've finally gotten to the point of insta-booting on begging or asking for handouts from the high-levels.)
However, a "HAY CN I HV GOLDZ KTHXBYE!!1!" or, "Help me kill <mob on the other side of the zone from me>" or, "Would you loan me <ludicrous gold amount> so I can buy <nice, overpriced item I don't really need> from the AH?" generally meet with a, "Sorry, no, I'm saving for my flying mount," or "I'm on the other side of the zone, use the LFG tool." (There's a reason I do my banking through a nice, anonymous 1st level toon... avoids most of the beggars. :) )
If it's obvious they really need help, I'll help. If they're just being lazy and want someone to finish a quest for them, no dice. (Especially new guild recruits asking for instance run-throughs... We've finally gotten to the point of insta-booting on begging or asking for handouts from the high-levels.)
Off topic? How? You relate a story of hope about a beginning Hunter who is intelligent enough to follow the path of the light. That's completely on topic for this forum.
My last interaction with a lowby Hunter was in Ghostlands. I was sitting outside ZA as the raid was full and I was just being on point in case I was needed. I get a /w "Can you help me kill 2 mobs please?" Ordinarily I'd probably go and help. I had nothing better to do, after all. But I did a /who on the character and saw that they were 7 levels below the 2 elite mobs they wanted my help killing. I knew that they couldn't even have a quest at that level of disparity, and I said as much. What followed was much begging and pleading, and finally my placing them on /ignore. If the level disparity was 2-3 and they were having issues killing two Elites, I'd be happy to help. But it seemed as though I was tapped to help simply because they'd spotted the mobs and thought it'd be 'cool' to kill them. Maybe hoping for phat loots? I dunno. But not something I'm interested in encouraging.
My last interaction with a lowby Hunter was in Ghostlands. I was sitting outside ZA as the raid was full and I was just being on point in case I was needed. I get a /w "Can you help me kill 2 mobs please?" Ordinarily I'd probably go and help. I had nothing better to do, after all. But I did a /who on the character and saw that they were 7 levels below the 2 elite mobs they wanted my help killing. I knew that they couldn't even have a quest at that level of disparity, and I said as much. What followed was much begging and pleading, and finally my placing them on /ignore. If the level disparity was 2-3 and they were having issues killing two Elites, I'd be happy to help. But it seemed as though I was tapped to help simply because they'd spotted the mobs and thought it'd be 'cool' to kill them. Maybe hoping for phat loots? I dunno. But not something I'm interested in encouraging.
I feel you there. Reason I put a little OT is because some people feel a story in this nature might be OT. I just wanted to make everyone happy while still voicing a good event that happened yesterday.
On the otherhand I did have a hunter in Ghostlands running around repeatedly dueling me who was abviously outclassed, he was lvl 20 with a lvl19 pet, I was lvl25 with a lvl25 pet, both pets were cats, and he got mad when I told him he should ditch the sword from that 5 man quest there. He said its better than the bow!
I told him that it is wasnt as the bow I was using (the bow in question) had near 5 dps more than his and was slightly faster. but instead had grabbed the sword with a +10 str +5 stam or something like that. Then argued with me when i showed him the spear from VC and the one from RFK as obviously better weapons. Needless to say he became apart of my very short ignore list. (being level 26 really hasn't gained me to many enemies or people I dislike on that toon yet.)
God people can be idiots.
On the otherhand I did have a hunter in Ghostlands running around repeatedly dueling me who was abviously outclassed, he was lvl 20 with a lvl19 pet, I was lvl25 with a lvl25 pet, both pets were cats, and he got mad when I told him he should ditch the sword from that 5 man quest there. He said its better than the bow!
I told him that it is wasnt as the bow I was using (the bow in question) had near 5 dps more than his and was slightly faster. but instead had grabbed the sword with a +10 str +5 stam or something like that. Then argued with me when i showed him the spear from VC and the one from RFK as obviously better weapons. Needless to say he became apart of my very short ignore list. (being level 26 really hasn't gained me to many enemies or people I dislike on that toon yet.)
God people can be idiots.
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I know the joy of this as well. I am in a guild full of low lvls, (I am 70 and Geared for kara, just not enough 70s around in the guild)but was recently promoted to class mentor. Now I am doing my part in the war against huntards.
*Warm fuzzy feeling*
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