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Doomlord_Slayermann · Jul 25, 2005, 02:16 AM // 02:16

I'm hoping that this is not a duplicate thread (I can't find anything like it though). We all have those great stories about those fiendish GW beings known as n00bs.

First off let me explain something. There is a difference between a n00b and a newb. A newb is somebody who is new to the game. We all are at some point. No bg dea. A n00b, on the other hand, is someone who is new to the game and also refuses to listen to more experience players trying to help them, are selfish and annoying about their new character's poverty, or are just plain stupid.

Now, I invite you to share your favorite n00b stories (almost everyone has to have one). I ask only that you leave the name of the "n00b" out, because there is a chance that one day the n00b will in fact cease to be a n00b.

Quote:

Heres one to start off with:

So, I am waiting for a guild member who is about to exit into post-searing Ascalon with my lvl 20 god-tank. While standing around doing nothing, the n00b randomly starts a trade with me. Perhaps you have had this happen to you before. I asked him to go away and to use the trade channel to sell his items. Instead of doing so, he put a 6-27 clean Chaos Axe into the trade window, asking U WANT???

Well, I did have a guy in my guild who would have benefited from the axe, so I asked him what the asking price was. He wanted... 100k. No joke. I told him that, quite frankly, his axe wasn't worth more than 500 gold. He then offered to sell me the axe for 50k. At this point I simply told him to go away. He then offered a clean blue eternal shield and 6.9k as well.

Yeah, he wanted to trade a crappy axe, a crappy shield, and 6.9k for 50k.

...

It gets worse.

Now utterly amazed that he was stupid enough to trade gold for gold, I offered him 1 gold, saying "heres my offer for ur crap". He closes the trade window immediately.

He accuses me of trying to scam him.

After a few minutes he comes back on and informs me that "UR SOOO IN TROUBLE DOOM LORD SCAMMER!!!". Apparently he sent a report to ArenaNet about it. He then spams "DOOM LORD IS A SCAMMER DO NOT TRADE!!!" for about five more minutes until someone asks what I supposedly scammed him on. He leaves the district rather than reply.

...

I'll stop there. By the way, if you're the ArenaNet guy who had to read his Email, you have my pity. If you want it, of course.

Second post deleted and copied here. Double post.

Tactical-Dillusions · Jul 25, 2005, 02:36 AM // 02:36

Of course, being a noob or pretending to be a noob, can have it's advantages. Read on...

I advertised in Augury rock that i would run people to dunes for free.
I got 5 immediate responses.
The fifth response was like this

"Wow, you really must have no life to be doing it for free"

I took my team to dunes and logged back in with my other character.

I found this person who was charging 500 gold per person to go to dunes and i joined his group. He didnt know that he insulted me 10 minutes previously, let alone the fact that i had a malicious plan for revenge.

Anyway, off we went.

I could tell immediately that he was taking the northern approach (more deadly) and this just boosted my excitement for my cunning plan.

As he dodged the drakes, jades, griffons, sand ele's and dreaded wurms, i weaved my way towards to thin alleyway through which he had to go. Was it my fault i did my own weaving and "accidentally" pulled more mobs than he would appreciate? No, of course not.

"Stop stop" he shouted.
"No you idiot, just die!" he yelled.
"You're screwing up the run" screamed the only anxious passenger of his. (hehe, thanks for letting me know i'm achieving my plan)

I did as he said, i stopped. and died...just happened to be in the alleyway through which he planned to go.

What happened next? Of course...all the mobs set on the runner and killed him through his godly armour in 5 seconds flat.

When i stopped laughing, wiping the tears from my eyes, i could see that we ressed at dunes anyway.

I paid him the 500 gold and sent him a message.....

"Wow, you must really have no life to be charging people"

So, what lesson did i teach him? Mind your own business.

One less person in the desert sending malicious whispers and one more in my ignore list.
For being a first time aggro noob, i would say i did a damn good job!

Tarot Ribos · Jul 25, 2005, 02:37 AM // 02:37

Everyone's had a moment of this...

The idiot who doesn't listen to directions.

Ooooh yeah. Like in Fissure of Woe, doing to Wailing Lord quest, you don't cross the bridge, because you can't hit the Wailing Lord, right?

You KNOW there's bound to be someone who ignores the triple-stated "don't cross the bridge" warning and spoils it all. I've had that one happen...

Or the guy pre-searing who can't comprehend opening the gate for Across the Wall... he just stands there after I tell him I will pull the lever, and he goes through the gate.

Why are people incapable of following directions?

Oh, and one more to scratch your heads to: The runner who doesn't know the way. That's right... the guy was charging people to run them to Grendich Courthouse (I was lazy, so I joined), and as soon as we stepped out into Old Ascalon from Ascalon City, he asked where the Courthouse was. Thankfully, I was only out 200 gold.

Ollj · Jul 25, 2005, 02:39 AM // 02:39

you filthy little scammer you!

Tactical-Dillusions · Jul 25, 2005, 02:43 AM // 02:43

I paid a ranger runner to run my baby warrior to yaks bend a while back.

He got lost (like tarot mentioned) and eventually died before quitting.

If i wasn't so rich, i would have sent him a message saying "wheres my money?" but imagining his embarrasment upon death was a nice trade.

Aria · Jul 25, 2005, 02:43 AM // 02:43

You can delete/edit your own posts, ya know.

Standard, please stop trolling. This is your last warning.

To Doomlord, although I'm personally not fond of these types of topics, since they always seem to end in flame wars.. a search for "newbie" in this forum pulls up quite a few results.

Try this one:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=31681

Tactical-Dillusions · Jul 25, 2005, 02:45 AM // 02:45

Aria, that first post in that link nearly made me go blind.

Doomlord_Slayermann · Jul 25, 2005, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aria

You can delete/edit your own posts, ya know.

Standard, please stop trolling. This is your last warning.

To Doomlord, although I'm personally not fond of these types of topics, since they always seem to end in flame wars.. a search for "newbie" in this forum pulls up quite a few results.

Try this one:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=31681

That thread is rather different. In fact, its just some people ranting about rather random things.

And yeah, I can see this thread going down in a gigantic flame war, but I hope that doesn't happen. Depends on whether or not some very determined trolls find it.

Of course, a good forum admin can prevent that.

Aniewiel · Jul 25, 2005, 08:58 PM // 20:58

Ve haf eyes everee-vere....*insert evil laugh*

Divinitys Creature · Jul 25, 2005, 09:42 PM // 21:42

Running to dunes can be very hard if you go the wrong way or incredibly easy and you just have to kill like 2 griffons and run past 4 enchanted to the portal.

*check out all those transporters ppl* they make life easier

EmperorTippy · Jul 25, 2005, 09:46 PM // 21:46

^^
I know my E/Mo can run it with 2-3 skills and be about 90% sucessful with only 1 place giving me any problems. People use the transporters and the Arid Sea it is so much quicker and easier.

kuramaroze · Jul 26, 2005, 01:04 AM // 01:04

I went to the arena today on an R/Me to use Illusionary Weaponry with a bow. Nuff said.

Tuna · Jul 26, 2005, 02:05 AM // 02:05

You wouldn't believe how often when I try to give stuff away for free people message me asking if its really free. I'm not sure whats so hard to understand about: 'unid major necro rune, free to first person who trades with me' but apperently many people have problems with it.

Speaking of unid majors... well, for your mental health you don't want to know the kinds of questions I got when I was selling unid majors some time before the rune trader. Tuna: selling unid majors, every class. Nub: do you have healing prayers?

I have little patience for selling stuff in the first place so the trash I got trying to sell my runes was to much and I gave a guy in my guild about 80 major/sup runes that were clogging my inventory

ecto bomb · Jul 26, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15

hey kuramaroze i thought u can use illusuinary weaponry only on melee atcks?

EmperorTippy · Jul 26, 2005, 02:17 AM // 02:17

^^
His noob moment (not understanding anothers noob moment.

Gedscho · Jul 26, 2005, 06:15 AM // 06:15

Third time elona, (i was the healer) i tried to carry the crystal.

First time Nolani, noone in the party higher than 8: Man, was i wondering why one guy was screaming "Nooooo dont." while I just thought: "Hmmmm, a nice little lever thingy... this is an rpg so we better activate every freakin switch we come across."

i went to UW, packed "Charm Animal" and as it seemed, a few moments later, a level 6 lizard.

after figuring out balth spirit i want to show off my ubar tanking abilities to the group. so after a short discussion i go off and pick a jade scarab.

everytime i start a new char, i do NOT attack the pre-sear stone elementals, hoping their bigger brothers will remember and be nice to me post searing. It never worked. but i will never stop trying. n00bish?

Wa$d · Jul 26, 2005, 06:44 AM // 06:44

Getting to lvl 13 in pre for first time and doing everything, Then saying this game sucks, before relizing i still had the quest that told you to go to tydus and go to post-seering, i felt very dumb about this after the fact

Edge Martinez · Jul 26, 2005, 06:58 AM // 06:58

A repeating n00b moment for me... selling stuff to the merchant, and clicking so fast I end up selling my ID kit and Salvage kit too

viet · Jul 26, 2005, 07:05 AM // 07:05

havin noobs tel u what a bad monk u r. gues what, ur not gettin heals or rez's

aB- · Jul 26, 2005, 07:27 AM // 07:27

We were doing the Iron Mines of Moladune mission, first running to get infused. Of course we all kill the monster that drops that item you give to the seer, then you must talk to the seer to get infused.

We continue on and encounter some mursaat. One player charges ahead and dies very quickly. He then immediately responds with "where's the heals?". Now being the monk, I'm angry that he blames his death on me. I tell him he's not infused and there's no way in hell I could've saved him. He insists that he IS in fact infused. Another party member suggests that he check his armor and tell us if it says infused on it. The next message I saw on the screen was "PLAYER has left the game".