Curse

Siren Danica · Dec 21, 2005, 06:40 PM // 18:40

It's an interesting situation. I doubt you could get banned for handling it the way you did, but it brings up the point - what is the definition of a mission run, and what is 100% success?

My first (and only) experience in a mission run was at the same mission that you're talking about - Elona Reach. I had been in different groups, and failed at this mission maybe 8 times or so. Then I saw someone advertising they were running the mission for pay. So I joined the group, and when the mission started, I started fighting the monsters like I usually do. The runner got real ticked off at that, and shouted something like, "PLEASE STAY BACK WHILE I DO THE MISSION. I DON'T NEED OR WANT HELP. ALL YOU WILL DO IS AGGRO MOBS AND RUIN THE MISSION."

Because I didn't know anything about mission running, I thought it meant that he would lead the mission, call targets, point out the direction, etc. I had no idea it meant he would do the mission totally alone while the rest of the group did nothing.

So, after he gave those instructions, I sat there for a minute with the rest of the group. Some were dancing, some were sitting, and some were just standing there. I knew right then that I didn't want to play the game this way, and I told the runner that I misunderstood what running a mission meant, and that I was leaving the group.

If the definition of running a mission means that the runner does it totally alone, then in your case, the runner didn't do what he advertised, and therefore doesn't deserve to be paid. Or at least not the full amount.

If it was me in your situation, I probably would have done the same thing, given that he was a jerk all along. Maybe I would have paid him 500g, and told him if he had a better attitude he would have gotten the full amount, despite technically failing his part of the deal. If he'd been nice about it, on the other hand, then I would have probably paid the full amount since he did do most of the work.