Possibly, and I'm not discounting that. However, the OP was apparently made (based on the title and some of the OP content) to call out a person who never even uses this board, and garner support against her. It's not so much that I disagree that this account could have happened, only with the manner in which it was "brought to our attention." In my opinion, there is really no reason for petty squabbles from EXP parties to end up being posted on allakhazam.
What this sounds like (to me) is that the OP got into a fight with Retardiculous, was kicked from
her (party leaders have a right to do that, by the way), was shot-down in his fight with her, and now wants posthumous justification that he/she was actually in the right. Really, it should have ended once he was done talking to her. Instead, the altercation was brought here.
When we do something wrong, however, what do most of us do when telling our story to others? We justify our actions, often skewing the account so that we put ourselves in the best light. If you'll notice in this quote, you don't hear any details about what he did in the fight, only broad generaliites about others, and assertions that he was in the right.
Quote:
The other rdm in the pt Diaga'ed a few goblins. After the rdm died, it went after me. Needless to say, I couldn't tank 2 IT goblins as a rdm....My equipment is focused on a +MND set and a +INT set. Since I don't melee as a rdm, I figured I won't have to buy equipment that won't benefit me as a mage
First, it doesn't matter what type of gear you have; if you are not a good player, you are not a good player. As gil and account buyers often prove, you can have the best gear and still not be a good player. That's not to say this person isn't a good player or bought gil/an account. However we don't hear anything about what he actually did. Without this other side, we are left to take him at his word.
There are a million things he/she could have done to ensure that the party didn't die. Did he do any of them? He could have taken the aggro from one gob and ran it to zone (or asked the RDM who dia'd the monster to do so) so that the party only had to deal with 1 goblin. He could have kept both mobs enfeebled so that they were easier to deal with. He could have joined in the melee to kill one of the goblins faster. We won't know if he did any of this, because that information was left out of the OP. Instead, we have only to believe that he was in the right because he brought two sets of armor; the party died because of the actions of others.
Or maybe Retardiculous was right, and he was actually responsible for their deaths? The other RDM may have pulled the add, but it's still very possibly they could have survived it--especially if this had happened before. Any party worth their weight--even in the dunes--should be able to handle an add/link with no/few deaths. Why couldn't they do it this time? Maybe the OP spent all his time overcuring so that the goblins went after him when it could have gone after a tank? Maybe he didn't manage his MP, and ran out? Maybe the rest of the party was trying to manage hate, and his/her actions were making that impossible? Maybe he kept curing himself (instead of letting someone else do it) so that he kept hate? Maybe someone was trying to zone the mob without the party getting aggro, and he healed that person, thus causing hate to be transferred onto him and the party. But since the OP never said anything to let us know, we are forced to accept that he was in the right.
Again, I'm not trying to say anything against this player. It sounds like he came somewhat prepared by having more than one type of gear. However, gear doesn't make the man; you have to know how to use it. What I am trying to say is that sometimes you have to solve your problems for yourself--not bring them to an online message board. As a RDM myself, I would offer that the best thing he could do is try to learn from this experience instead of trying to prove that he was right. Death happens, especially in the dunes. Adds happen, especially in the dunes. It would be best, as a RDM, to learn how to deal with these situations early. If he does, maybe next time the entire party will survive?
On a sidenote, congrats to the guy/gal who rated everyone down that didn't automatically bash Retardiculous. Your e-peen skill has grown by 0.1 pts! Glad you're more than willing to bash people for not automatically nailing people to the cross.
edit: btw, I rated everyone back up :D
Edited, Jul 31st 2006 at 11:46am EDT by SophusTehNewb