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Just accept the invite if you're on the same quest.

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Just accept the invite if you're on the same quest.

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Catch_TwentyTwo
02.06.2012 , 08:59 AM | #81
Quote: Originally Posted by Democratus View Post
There is a member of my guild who has severe arthritis, particularly in her left hand. She can play the game with a gaming mouse (yay thumb buttons!) - but it is painful for her to type out messages on the keyboard.

For this reason she will send out blind invites because it only requires clicking on a character and then clicking the "+". A shame that people here automatically assume a person is somehow bad or rude for simply sending an invite. We don't always have the whole story.
There's alwasy one... Sorry, but I'm not going to change my gaming behavior because of one person, who probably plays on a different server to me...

If you want to blame anyone, blame all the spoil sports, who have ruined it for people like your guildie, with their selfish behavior.
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daemian
02.06.2012 , 09:00 AM | #82
Quote: Originally Posted by Rabrac View Post
...doing most quests in a party makes them way too easy and that is not fun for me.
I have to agree with this as well.

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DarthFreki
02.06.2012 , 09:04 AM | #83
Quote: Originally Posted by Democratus View Post
Refusing an invite is fine. No harm; no foul.

My point is that the assumption that everyone who does an invite is being rude is a poor one. Nobody here knows everyone's story. Judging someone with nearly zero information seems to be far more rude than someone inviting you to play a game with them.

i will say i too sometimes fire off a quick tell to say no, send a tell next time, I can only use my experience to react or do what i need to do in game and the handicap question, if it is a blind invite i will not assume it is not someone doing my quest, nor someone that is handicapped. again I applaud those that overcome their handicap and do something with that, but i can not assume everyone is either doing exactly the same thing i am or is handicapped.

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HanzoV
02.06.2012 , 09:14 AM | #84
It's not all that hard to ask first. All you really need to do is say "<Quest Name>?" and if they respond with "Yeah" then you throw an invite at them.

If you can't be bothered to ask, even if you think it's obvious, then why would they accept an invite?
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Revenaught
02.06.2012 , 09:17 AM | #85
Quote: Originally Posted by Rabbio View Post
I must say, I love all of the random responses to this thread. The topic is a very narrowly defined case, and everyone goes on about random stories.

If we're competing for the same mobs, I know exactly what quest you're on. If it's a limited spawn to where we're both slowed down, I'll gladly accept an invite just to finish the quest without tripping over each other.

Every case of blind invite will get declined by me, but that's an entirely different scenario. You see the other person fighting you for quest mobs. It's not a blind invite if you know exactly who they are and why they're inviting you.
No. You can be killing the mob next to me that is only worth killing for a very specific quest and if you dont talk to me first I'm not accepting a blind invite. Sorry but thats just the way it is.
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Democratus
02.06.2012 , 09:17 AM | #86
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthFreki View Post
again I applaud those that overcome their handicap and do something with that, but i can not assume everyone is either doing exactly the same thing i am or is handicapped.
You can choose to assume the worst or the best. It's all up to you.

But the point is that perhaps we shouldn't make any assumptions at all. If you get an invite, say 'yes' or 'no' as you please, depending on the situation and your mood. It's just that simple.

My message to the thread is that you can't know anything about someone just because they clicked a "+" button to invite you to play a game with them. Ranting about how rude or morally corrupt or evil or whatever these people are is fallacious.

I generally am prone to click "yes", because maybe I could help someone who needs a hand. And I'd rather work toward a more permissive community. That's what I want in a server. Others want something else, and that's their prerogative.

And now I'm rambling.

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testszag
02.06.2012 , 09:19 AM | #87
"Just accept the invite if you're on the same quest"

no.

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HanzoV
02.06.2012 , 09:24 AM | #88
Quote: Originally Posted by testszag View Post
"Just accept the invite if you're on the same quest"

no.
Yeah, it's funny that that is the premise of his whole thread, but when people suggest he send a tell first, his answer is also "no."

So it's basically "You change the way you play, but I'm going to keep playing my way."
TORtanic indeed. It's just like that movie that was hugely successful and made boatloads of money.
This is an MMO. Whether you play with or see the other players is irrelevant to that fact.

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Hollowatcher
02.06.2012 , 09:31 AM | #89
I think we can all agree that grouping/accepting invites is a matter of personal preference and perceptive. Regardless of the situation, we feel differently and act accordingly.

I understand your frustrations OP, but don't take it personally.

Why not just cover all the bases though, send a quick whisper following the invite? You'll just come off as a more approachable individual if you show some interest in another players situation.

Cheers.

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zrinking
02.06.2012 , 10:06 AM | #90
I never accept blind invites.
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