Emoticons.
Especially these four:
Use F-ing words to express yourselves!!
Also, people who are so obligated to say "5v1 ^_^". In AB every other time they die.
When people randomly decide to add "lol" to the end of anything they say lol.
When I gather a PuG together and have to tell three people to take healing breeze off of their bars .
When Acolyte Sousuke activates Meteor Shower on Kournan Spotter with 10% hp left.
Every other quest in Nightfall.
While trying to organize a PuG, when people take around two minutes to respond to any of my requests.
Here's what my typical chat log entry for Factions missions literally looks like:
Me: LFG Mission (Party Search)
Me: Okay, going for Master's... Anyone have heroes?
All: No...
Me: Can everyone ping their bars?
Assassin: *pings*
Elementalist: *pings*
Me: Hey, Assassin, can you replace your Healing Breeze and Orison of Healing with Critical Defenses and Shadow Refuge? Elementalist, do you not have any elites?
Necromancer: *pings*
Assassin: why lol
Me: It just works better. Leave the healing to monks, will you?
Elementalist: i have 16 Elite Skills lol
Me: Necromancer, can you go MM or SS instead of just spamming life steals?
Me: Elementalist, will you add one then?
Assassin: i take off Healing Breeze but im keeping orison lol
Assassin: YOU ping plz
Me: *pings*
Me: Elementalist, snaring water hexes aren't necessarily useful here. Do you have any fire skills?
Necromancer: sry no.
Elementalist: *pings*
Me: Elementalist, do you have any AoE skills? Like Firestorm, Savannah Heat, Tenai's Flame, etc.
Necromancer: actually lemme go mm 1 sec
Elementalist: *pings*
Me: Thanks, Necromancer. Elementalist, sure you don't want Fire Attunement or GoLE?
Me: Assassin, can you ping your skills again?
Necromancer: *pings*
Elementalist: no need lol
Elementalist: My energy is 98 of 98.
Me: Necromancer, do you have flesh golem? Also, can you remove healing breeze and add Blood of the Master instead?
Me: GLFM Mission (Party Search)
Me: Assassin, you there?
Necromancer: *pings*
Me: Okay, that looks good enough.
Me: Elementalist, will you ping again? Assassin, you there?
Elementalist: *pings*
Elementalist: I'm yielding Deldrimor Staff.
Elementalist: I'm yielding Deldrimor Staff.
Elementalist: I'm yielding Deldrimor Staff.
Elementalist: I'm yielding Deldrimor Staff.
Me: I really think you need energy management but w/e.
Me: Assassin?
Assassin: what
Me: Ping please.
Assassin: *pings*
Me: Can you please remove Orison of Healing?
Assassin: nah
Yes, I actually capitalize necessary letters and use commas and periods in-game.