Group Finder Finding Jerks

Try to grow a thicker skin. Also don't forget that DPS are expendable, even if they are in full Campaign gear. Tanks are not (usually). So if someone starts to flame you, don't hesitate to ask to kick that player. Threaten to leave the group if they don't want to do it. Remind them that you will find new group in seconds, and they will wait half an hour for the next tank.

I noticed that many people invest too heavy into primary stat, and totally forget about such important stat as patience. Was doing Kaon today with my healer. Tank started all fights by jumping to mobs on sight, without waiting for CC. OK, fine, i even like it. The problem was, no one bothered to interrupt or CC mercs, and i can't heal when stunned by them So we wiped on trash. Tank and 1 dps blamed me and immediately left. I and remaining DPS shrugged, summoned our companions and finished the instance without any sweat.

The trick is this-- if you are new/unsure/whatever say so. People are infinitely more forgiving when they know what they're getting into going in. And then of course actually pay attention and try to do your job.

O.o from the lack of response to my post,and reading multiple pages on here..i can verily assume that most people involved in this mess are afraid to go kamikaze

and its amazing that some of you play imperial,sith even...your doing yourselves a dis service by not obeying the sith code

you should abandon the jedi dogma thats been floating around for ages..and give in to your hate,and bask in the warmth of the hate of you and your freinds

every adult beside of kids should know that MMO r full of jerks,
is that ur 1st day on internet?
go outside, leave MMO, if they r not nerds, they will already go outside with their GFs instead of being a jerk in MMO.

Um, no. In fact, that's a ridiculous claim.

I'm sick to the death of overgeared players wanting to do speed runs that I simply can't keep up with and skip bosses I desperately need the drops from, running ahead and letting me die and then insulting me when I can't do my job because they don't let me set the pace and control aggro.

This. I like to tank, but not for PUGs.

I only tank (now). I AM over geared for HM FPs and I WILL skip as much of the content as I can UNLESS I am gearing up a guildy, I which case we are probably just going to run an Op anyway. I do queue for HM FPs for BH Comms but thats it, nothing else is useful to me. If I get a group that doesn't want to speed run I will drop group (or ask to be vote-kicked) and find a new one pretty quick so it doesn't bother me.

But you guys need to remember: Tanks and Healers are much rare in LFG. Keep them happy and take what you can get. If you want to wait 20 minutes for the next queue pop go for it, but we could (nearly) have finished a speed run by then and you could queue again with a shiny new Columi piece. I have a guild and I don't NEED to use LFG to get into FPs, I do it to help people out and meet (sometimes recruit) new people.

That said, I talk to my group at the start and they are usually cool with it I have only had one bad run where a DPS decided he wanted to run in tank stance. So I told him he was now tanking, changed to DPS and ignored him. He then wiped on the boss, released, I stepped in and he missed out on loot/mission completion.

I have been doing a lot of random HM FP healing on my alt. There is one thing I have noticed. I wouldn't say these people are jerks, but they are in such a hurry that they won't wait for the tank/healer. Soo many times dps have run off without the group, attacking the next mob, out of my healing range. Causing a healing nightmare for me when I do catch up to them (with the mobs running wild) or getting themselves killed.

Patience guys, Bosses have enrage timers not flashpoints lol

Some people really do need to grow thicker skin.

Today I got into another Lost Island team and one of our DPS' had almost all blue and green gear. I pointed that out. Someone on the team got super pissed and acted as if I was a snob. I'm sorry but there are logical limitations to what people can do with their gear. Granted, most people have way too high standards for gear. And like I've said, it's possible to make it through Lost Island even with some Tionese, but what this player was wearing meant there was zero way we could get enough DPS before a boss enrages.

It seems there's two types of extreme personalities in MMOs; snobs that demand the best, and overly sensitive players who can not logically contribute to the team but demand to be accepted.