Most of us, if not all of us, who run group finder content, have met them. Thoroughly mindblowingly awesome uber leet guys (or gals) that leave you completely speechless, staring in disbelief at their performance, thinking to yourself "I am so not worthy of grouping with this person ever again in my life". Fortunately, there is an in-game tool to achieve this and I am sure that, like me, many people have a list of these rare gems on a tab near the who, guild, and friends list.
Not everyone has this precious gift. Luckily, there are ways to artificially achieve similar results by mimicking the superstars. So how can you apear more awesome than you really are?
Chapter one: Playing it cool
First you need a correct frame of mind. When you shuttle into an instance after getting a pop, do not say anything. After all, you are not there to chit-chat, but to get stuff done, right? All those hellos are a way for insecure people to ease tension. You are not tense, you are awesome!
Achievement "Will to power": +1 awesome point for right starting attitude
You may have met people who right at the start say something along the lines of "never done this one before". Clearly they are afraid that they may screw up because of lacking knowledge. You don't need to bother with that, even if you have no memory of the place you just shuttled into, your awesomeness will give you strength to overcome anything and everything the game can possibly throw at you.
Achievement "To question is to doubt":+5 awesome points for having the confidence to wing it in place you know nothing about beforehand Achievement "Cowardice will find no friends here":+5 awesome points for ridiculing the incompetent people who voice their fears of strange place Achievement "Disgust is not apathy":+10 awesome points for dropping the group if someone feels insecure Achievement "Skill not wasted":+10 extra points if you are a tank
It should be said that a wipe may happen when you are winging it, or indeed at any point of any run you may get accused of screwing up something. But surely because you are awesome and therefore it cannot be your fault, you should deny any accusations suggesting otherwise. In fact, it must be someone else's fault and only you can show the others who the guilty party is.
Achievement "You dare?":+10 awesome points for defending your honor Achievement "I see what you did there": +20 awesome points for pointing out the real culprit
If you decided to grace the peasants by allowing them to get queue pop sooner by queueing as tank or healer even though you are specced and gear for dpsing, you need to ease their little minds by assuring them that you are entirely awesome and that you can do it like this.
Achievement "Jack of all trades":+5 awesome points for queueing as different role Achievement "Versatile master":+10 bonus points for doing this in HM
In case your gear is well below recomended level for the content, some clueless heathen may question your decision to undertake the endeavor in your current clothing. They should be forgiven for they know not the amount of sheer skill you are bringing to the table. Be kind to the small-minded and provide a few words of comfort.
Achievement "My credentials are in order": +10 awesome points for assuring the frightful that your previous experience with the content on other characters and innate skill is enough to compensate for your modest gear
If there is a bonus boss availible in the instance, as the most awesome person in the group it is your solemn duty to decide whether or not the bonus will be pursued.
Achievement "We must act":+1 bonus point for streamlining the decision process
Chapter two: Watch this!
While clearing trash, which, let's be honest, is totally beneath you, as the greatest player in the group you should dictate tempo and route taken. If you are the tank it will even be expected of you, but if you're not, this responsibility still needs to be handled by a professional and since you are awesome, it has to be you.
CC is cheesing, real men take all the mobs at once and mow them down with their high numbers flying left, right, and center.
Achievement "Lead by example":+2 awesome points for breaking those unnecessary CC Achievement "Teach the ignorant":+5 awesome points for scolding the fearful for using unnecessary CC
The packs are usually mix of mobs of different strength. Supposedly there are two "schools" of combat, one says the weakest go first, the other say the strongest do, which is of course utter nonsense. As the most competent person in the group, you should look for the strongest adversary and go tackle it first while the less fortunate players mop up the rest.
Achievement "Just you and me":+5 awesome points for dueling the strongest mob as a tank Achievement "The bigger they are, the harder I hit":+5 awesome points for focusing on the strongest mob as a dps Achievement "Your champion and our champion":+10 awesome points for dueling the strongest mob as a dps Achievement "Turning epic into legendary":+3 extra points if the strongest mob was CCed (on top of the usual breaking CC reward) Bonus Achievement "Leftovers": +1 extra point for each unattended mob you leave alone
After the fight, in the unlikely event of you losing some HP, the healer will cater to your needs so you don't have to stop on the way to next pack.
Achievement "It's called HEALer for a reason": +5 achievement points for not wasting time
If you are dpsing and the tank is taking his sweet time, no doubt mustering what little courage he can scrape, you should show him how it's done.
Achievement "To battle!": +5 awesome points for jumping into the fray head on as a role other than a tank Achievement "With no regret": +10 extra points if the group in question is dangerous enough to pose almost a challenge to your awesome skills Achievement "What took you so long?": +10 extra points for being confident enough to lead the charge before the whole group gets there
Special attention should be given to knockbacks, if you have one, you have a unique opportunity to demonstrate your awesomeness to players and mobs alike!
Achievement "Take a number and wait your turn": +5 awesome points for knocking mobs away from melee, protecting them from damage and giving them an option to pick their targets at their leisure Achievement "Sit down!!": +5 awesome points for starting fight by knocking mobs on their asses with Force Wave/Overload as shadow/assassin tank
Everyone loves shortcuts. But the ignorant rabble you get paired with probably knows nothing about them. Once again you should be an example and lead on. However, some reprimanding should be dispensed if someone proves to be incompetent of following you and pulls the easily skippable mobs.
Achievement "Watch it, mate": +5 awesome points for showing the inexperienced some tough love
In case you use stealth CC in an awesome capacity that will enable you to skip otherwise unskippable, some peasants will get overconfident and move too close to still awake mobs or outright attack. After you dispatch the pack, you need to set them straight.
Achievement "Hug it 'till it loves you": +5 awesome points for pointing out their incompetence Achievement "Elementary, my dear Watson": +10 awesome points for figuring out who, how and why pulled the pack without actually seeing it happen Achievement "Y SO DFNSV?": +10 awesome points for recognizing their defensiveness as admission of guilt Achievement "Big boned": +10 bonus points for not putting up with their bogus excuses and leaving them to their fates
Chapter three: The whole point
Bosses are a mild annoyance due to the various wannabe mechanics that could threaten less awesome people than you. Time for you to keep shining brightly in the face of pretended adversity!
You know those pesky markers? It's a cheap trick to make you move instead of doing super high damage/ super awesome healing, don't fall for it. Sometimes there are no markers, just over the top animation, same idea.
Achievement "Insufficient Bluff check": +5 awesome points for not getting distracted from whatever you are doing by flashy visual effects
In case of a bug or a glitch when you do take damage from some crap on the floor, the healer will compensate for this. Unless the healer is useless. In which case he needs to be informed of this fact.
Achievement "Dude, wake up!": +10 awesome points for reminding the healer to be on the lookout for those glitches
Loot time! As we already established, you are the one carrying all the others throught the content none of them would be able to survive otherwise. "Need" and "Greed" are pointless labels that will only confuse their true meaning.
Achievement "He takes a wee percentage": +20 awesome points for recognizing the "Need" button as "Deserve" button
If this was the last boss, many people usually say something along the lines of "thanks for the run/group". This is, of course, aimed at you. You have two ways to deal with this. Either by being modest or embracing the reward of your awesomeness.
Achievement "Oh, stop it, you!": +1 awesome point for staying silent Achievement "Sometimes I even amaze myself": +10 awesome points for saying "You're welcome"
Bonus round! These are just little things that can contribute to how awesome you appear
Achievement "Raising the bar...in space!": +5 awesome points for explaining to the uneducated how to boost through wordy cutscenes Achievement "Good practice": +10 extra points for doing it in a story mode instance Achievement "Don't shoot the messenger": +5 awesome points for telling the noobs that they indeed are noobs Achievement "Tempus fugit": +5 awesome points for reminding everyone that you have other places to be and they should pick up the pace Achievement "Actually, it does exactly that": +5 awesome points for not using your interrupt skill ever, as it would only disctract you from your awesome performance Achievement "My people need me": +10 awesome points for dropping group for no apparent reason
Since I do not consider myself to be an awesome player by any stretch of the imagination, this list is by no means comprehensive. I have, however, met a lot of these elite uber people on well over a hundred different characters. Some left impressions so deep I have remembered their legacy names and whenever I see that name with the same guild tag, I recognize that character as being played by a super awesome being. Then again, I, as many simple peasants, am quite easily impressed and award awesomeness recognition badges for as little as 10 or 20 awesome points. You may have to try harder to impress more skilled players.
So go out there and fake it 'till you make it!
Source : swtor forum
poster Whiteking
-- Edited by alastrina on Thursday 21st of November 2013 12:37:13 PM
