June 1, 2010

Over the weekend I did 3 large 5:5 floors. Total of 10 different people.

I had done one other large floor previously. So I wasn’t too sure to expect. 

Every floor/group the expectation was different. Do we clear dead ends or not? Do we stick together or just kind of loosely go along? I like to follow the “key” guy. Makes it easier that way. For the most part though each team had 4 people on it who were somewhat on the same page and one person who was doing their own thing. I think dungeoneering is still pretty new but funnily enough everybody had their own “but of course you would do it this way” strategy. Reminds me of PK’ing and people who say “you cheated” or “that’s not fair”.

There were two people I’d never want to be stuck with again. Both were random guys I found either on the forums or milling around. Both spent a majority of the time doing their own thing, wandering off and then yelling at us to make them stuff. I don’t think I’ve been called a noob, loser, ignorant, dork or nerd so much in the last year as I was in that very painful dungeon. We finally got to the point where we more or less stopped talking to them.

I really wish there was a way to rate dungeoneering partners. Yeah, I can look at your level but to be honest that doesn’t tell me much. I wish there was a way to say “look, this person goes really really fast. you’ll have to run to keep up but they know what they are doing” or “they listen well, a bit clueless at times but very pleasant” or “this guy is a complete ass”.

Anyways, I finally read Qeltar’s dungeoneering guide in it’s entirety (www.runescoop.com). Learned some things I didn’t know. Thinking about rushing some dungeons this weekend if anyone wants to join in.