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Xocyll <Xocyll@kingston.net> wrote in
news:c1qv51hom7ckm3k97064fsjm76sujdm8kd@4ax.com:
> Marc Bissonnette <dragnet@internalysis.com> looked up from reading the
> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
> say:
>
>>Robotech_Master <robotech@eyrie.org> wrote in
>>news:slrnd5vmog.s0.robotech@terrania.homelinux.org:
>>
>>> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:50:54 GMT, Bradd W. Szonye
>>> <bradd+news@szonye.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use LFT to mean "I want a team ASAP" and /hide to mean "I'm
>>>> soloing or testing binds, leave me alone." I use the default
>>>> setting to mean, "I wouldn't mind a team-up, but I don't want to
>>>> advertise."
>>>
>>> There are also those people who use LFT to mean "I might want to
>>> team but want to be asked first" and will then harangue you for
>>> "blind-inviting" them if you invite them without a tell first.
>>>
>>> But the majority of people seem to use LFT to indicate "looking for
>>> team without asking first" and non-LFT to indicate "may or may not
>>> be amenable to teaming, but certainly not if you don't ask me
>>> first."
>>>
>>> (And that's what gets me about those LFT = blind invite people.
>>> What are we supposed to be, psychic? Supposed to read their minds
>>> that _their_ LFT doesn't mean the same thing as everybody else's?
>>> Ah well, at least that's getting fixed with I4, they can put an "ask
>>> before inviting" in their comment field or something.)
>>>
>>> The only times to ask before inviting someone who is clearly LFT
>>> are, in my view, if you're about to commit to a Task Force that such
>>> a person might not have time for, or if you're all the way across
>>> the city from the invitee and need to know if he's up for the travel
>>> time first. If someone *isn't* LFT, then you should *always* ask
>>> first. It's just common courtesy (which is, sadly, not so common at
>>> all these days).
>>
>>Agreed. I usually leave my LFT off unless specifically looking for a
>>team, but I'm certainly not above joining one if asked. Last night I
>>was soloing in some door missions and received a tell asking if I was
>>interested in doing some 30-31 missions when I was done. Since I was
>>close to levelling (~60K or so) I thought it would be a great idea and
>>joined the team after I finished the mission.
>>
>>Unfortunately, the team ended up consisting of 4 ~30's and 4 < 15's,
>>which made me leave (I've *rarely* seen a 50/50 SK team do well in
>>++30 missions, but that's another thread)
>
> Depending on the makeup of the team and the skill of the player it
> could work.
>
> I was actually part of a similar teamup - me, at that point level 6,
> with 1 real attack, the person i'd been chatting with, who was
> something like 32, and the person whose mission it was who was 34 and
> sk'd me.
>
> For all my limitations I was able to contribute rather well, since the
> middle person was a fire/rad controller and buffed/healed me.
>
> Of course when she died and later on when she had to leave, that left
> me somewhat weaker and contributing less.
> When CoT earth mages are hitting you, lack of healing is really bad.
>
> It was rather surprising to me that someone as limited as my level 6
> COULD actually contribute rather well. Not as good as a higher level
> obviously, but I wasn't leeching.
Sure, but you're an experienced player. If I *know* the lowbie I'm
SK'ing with, then no problem; Getting on a pickup team where it's half
and half lowbies with higher levels usually involves a lot of debt and
waiting around for hospital trips or resurrect to recharge
--
Marc Bissonnette
CGI / Database / Web Management Tools: http://www.internalysis.com
Looking for a new ISP? http://www.canadianisp.com
Xocyll <Xocyll@kingston.net> wrote in
news:c1qv51hom7ckm3k97064fsjm76sujdm8kd@4ax.com:
> Marc Bissonnette <dragnet@internalysis.com> looked up from reading the
> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
> say:
>
>>Robotech_Master <robotech@eyrie.org> wrote in
>>news:slrnd5vmog.s0.robotech@terrania.homelinux.org:
>>
>>> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:50:54 GMT, Bradd W. Szonye
>>> <bradd+news@szonye.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use LFT to mean "I want a team ASAP" and /hide to mean "I'm
>>>> soloing or testing binds, leave me alone." I use the default
>>>> setting to mean, "I wouldn't mind a team-up, but I don't want to
>>>> advertise."
>>>
>>> There are also those people who use LFT to mean "I might want to
>>> team but want to be asked first" and will then harangue you for
>>> "blind-inviting" them if you invite them without a tell first.
>>>
>>> But the majority of people seem to use LFT to indicate "looking for
>>> team without asking first" and non-LFT to indicate "may or may not
>>> be amenable to teaming, but certainly not if you don't ask me
>>> first."
>>>
>>> (And that's what gets me about those LFT = blind invite people.
>>> What are we supposed to be, psychic? Supposed to read their minds
>>> that _their_ LFT doesn't mean the same thing as everybody else's?
>>> Ah well, at least that's getting fixed with I4, they can put an "ask
>>> before inviting" in their comment field or something.)
>>>
>>> The only times to ask before inviting someone who is clearly LFT
>>> are, in my view, if you're about to commit to a Task Force that such
>>> a person might not have time for, or if you're all the way across
>>> the city from the invitee and need to know if he's up for the travel
>>> time first. If someone *isn't* LFT, then you should *always* ask
>>> first. It's just common courtesy (which is, sadly, not so common at
>>> all these days).
>>
>>Agreed. I usually leave my LFT off unless specifically looking for a
>>team, but I'm certainly not above joining one if asked. Last night I
>>was soloing in some door missions and received a tell asking if I was
>>interested in doing some 30-31 missions when I was done. Since I was
>>close to levelling (~60K or so) I thought it would be a great idea and
>>joined the team after I finished the mission.
>>
>>Unfortunately, the team ended up consisting of 4 ~30's and 4 < 15's,
>>which made me leave (I've *rarely* seen a 50/50 SK team do well in
>>++30 missions, but that's another thread)
>
> Depending on the makeup of the team and the skill of the player it
> could work.
>
> I was actually part of a similar teamup - me, at that point level 6,
> with 1 real attack, the person i'd been chatting with, who was
> something like 32, and the person whose mission it was who was 34 and
> sk'd me.
>
> For all my limitations I was able to contribute rather well, since the
> middle person was a fire/rad controller and buffed/healed me.
>
> Of course when she died and later on when she had to leave, that left
> me somewhat weaker and contributing less.
> When CoT earth mages are hitting you, lack of healing is really bad.
>
> It was rather surprising to me that someone as limited as my level 6
> COULD actually contribute rather well. Not as good as a higher level
> obviously, but I wasn't leeching.
Sure, but you're an experienced player. If I *know* the lowbie I'm
SK'ing with, then no problem; Getting on a pickup team where it's half
and half lowbies with higher levels usually involves a lot of debt and
waiting around for hospital trips or resurrect to recharge
--
Marc Bissonnette
CGI / Database / Web Management Tools: http://www.internalysis.com
Looking for a new ISP? http://www.canadianisp.com
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