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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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ferroz
02.06.2012 , 10:07 AM | #91
Quote: Originally Posted by Dregolas View Post
I understand that some people might want to quest alone. I'm one of them. But if I see someone on the same quest as me, and it's a choice between inviting them to a group, or competing for the same objectives like an idiot; I'm going to invite. I really don't understand why some people won't accept when they're nowhere near being finished with the quest.
if you accompany that invite with a message you might be successful, otherwise I'm just going to hit decline.

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ferroz
02.06.2012 , 10:09 AM | #92
Quote: Originally Posted by Dregolas View Post
I typically invite when they're out of combat. But I'm not going to whisper them first when it's blatantly obvious why I'm sending out the invite. And I don't spam anything.
That's why people don't accept.

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ferroz
02.06.2012 , 10:12 AM | #93
Quote: Originally Posted by crica View Post
And ppl who prefer to not auto-group (IE: not accept blind invites) will have the option toggled off.

So the ppl who are refusing to accept the OP's blind invites right now will still be refusing to accept the OP's blind invites in March.

^_^;
indeed.

I turned it on in rift when I was doing invasions and the like, but the rest of the time it was off.

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Lajkos
02.06.2012 , 10:16 AM | #94
Quote: Originally Posted by Dregolas View Post
I typically invite when they're out of combat. But I'm not going to whisper them first when it's blatantly obvious why I'm sending out the invite. And I don't spam anything.
that's why they do not accept it's rude. It would be like go stuffing some1 into the trunk of your car just becaus you are going the same way.

Is it really such a pain to send a /tell first? If you do you will prob see a lot more grouping up with you
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ArtMonster
02.06.2012 , 10:22 AM | #95
Quote: Originally Posted by Dregolas View Post
... I really don't understand why some people won't accept when they're nowhere near being finished with the quest.
because I dont want to have to wait for anyone...or hurry up trying to follow their lack of patience to speed through content ... or listen to the stupid things other humans say inevitably ...

it's more fun to accomplish things solely alone, it's satisfying, and I thank Bioware for that.

I play mainly for the character customization that I accomplish by myself. That is the draw to mmo's for me, the ability to tweak my character constantly .... grouping with random people that I "like to get away from when I have free time" is not even near the top of the list of what I love about MMO's .....

I almost 'always' decline invites...and ALWAYS decline random invites.

I'll stick to the guild for any grouping, etc. that I feel I want to get into that day... that small group is all the social interaction I need... and more often than not, I'm off on my own..... happily doing what ever I feel like.

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daemian
02.06.2012 , 10:23 AM | #96
Quote: Originally Posted by Lajkos View Post
that's why they do not accept it's rude. It would be like go stuffing some1 into the trunk of your car just becaus you are going the same way.

Is it really such a pain to send a /tell first? If you do you will prob see a lot more grouping up with you
The other day I was gathering mats in an area, crafting etc., messing with an iTunes playlist, without really paying attention to the game. I got a couple of blind invites, which I obviously declined, seeing as my head wasn't really in the game (even though it might appear we're all on the same quest).

Then one guy sent me a whisper asking for help with a certain mob. I said "Sure, no problem" grouped up, and helped him out. The point is, it only took a second to let me know he needed a hand.

Some people like to say it's the ones declining the invites who are anti social, but I tend to think it's the people who get freaked out by the idea they should have to speak to another player who lack certain social skills.

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ParvuEduard
02.06.2012 , 10:25 AM | #97
boy...people complain about absolutely anything these days.

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ferroz
02.06.2012 , 11:30 AM | #98
Quote: Originally Posted by Dregolas View Post
It's quicker just to ask the question by sending out the invite.
Why does quicker matter, since it means that less people will group with you?

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The invite is the question. The only time one needs to actually type it out, is when it's not obvious why the invite is being sent. If we're both killing the same mobs; There is no need to whisper.
There's no need... unless you want to avoid being labeled as a rude "gogogo" player and rejected.

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Pinguaq
02.06.2012 , 11:50 AM | #99
For all the people saying you want to whisper/talk about it first, imo you're probably too much overhead and generally just not efficient.

Some of the best PvE grouping experiences I've had in this game, I'm thinking of two specifically, a group invite was sent out while questing in the same a area. About 90 minutes later we said goodbye when futher objectives were in opposite direction. Not a single word said before or during group. It wasn't needed. We could both read the map and both knew what we were doing.

A couple times I invited someone nearby, they rejected and whispered they were logging soon, or waiting for a friend. No issues.

Another time I acecpted an invite, checked map, and seen we were on different quest lines. I explained and left the group. No problem. Why whisper "want to group?", that's what the group invite does. To state which quest? If I'm vaguely interested I'd rather join group and look at your objectives in my area. I may not have the one you doing right now, but could have 4 others

Other times, I may just not feel like grouping at all. Could be any number of reasons. If you whisper me with questions about it, I may feel responding with "no" would come off rude, so I'd be inclined to explain why, even if I'd rather not. Just send me the invite, I'll decline if I'm not interested; no need to whisper/talk about it.

Also, inb4 "anti-social". I am very social and found many people to invite to guild from encounters like this. I'm also not always in a big hurry. Once I know you are a capable and/or fun player, I'm willing to take plenty of time to "get to know you". I just dont have time to do so with every random person that wants to group.

/logic
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Dregolas
02.07.2012 , 06:53 AM | #100
Quote: Originally Posted by Pinguaq View Post
For all the people saying you want to whisper/talk about it first, imo you're probably too much overhead and generally just not efficient.

Some of the best PvE grouping experiences I've had in this game, I'm thinking of two specifically, a group invite was sent out while questing in the same a area. About 90 minutes later we said goodbye when futher objectives were in opposite direction. Not a single word said before or during group. It wasn't needed. We could both read the map and both knew what we were doing.

A couple times I invited someone nearby, they rejected and whispered they were logging soon, or waiting for a friend. No issues.

Another time I acecpted an invite, checked map, and seen we were on different quest lines. I explained and left the group. No problem. Why whisper "want to group?", that's what the group invite does. To state which quest? If I'm vaguely interested I'd rather join group and look at your objectives in my area. I may not have the one you doing right now, but could have 4 others

Other times, I may just not feel like grouping at all. Could be any number of reasons. If you whisper me with questions about it, I may feel responding with "no" would come off rude, so I'd be inclined to explain why, even if I'd rather not. Just send me the invite, I'll decline if I'm not interested; no need to whisper/talk about it.

Also, inb4 "anti-social". I am very social and found many people to invite to guild from encounters like this. I'm also not always in a big hurry. Once I know you are a capable and/or fun player, I'm willing to take plenty of time to "get to know you". I just dont have time to do so with every random person that wants to group.

/logic

Exactly this^

people who get annoyed about not getting whispered, simply make a big deal about nothing. It's not a personal attack. It's not rude. It's simply efficient. A whisper is typically not needed (I don't care what any of you say) unless someone isn't questing in the same area.