Curse

Bernie M · Mar 09, 2006, 04:43 AM // 04:43

I enjoy farming the UW with my 55 monk and my SS/SV necro. I sometimes play late at night on the American Servers and end up playing with who are obviously foreign players. I don't have a problem with this, except when I partner with a 55 monk that is foreign and ditches me at the smites.

They usually bring Zealots and Shield of Judgement (no Spell Breaker) and I help them kill the cows and octopuses. When we reach the smites, they take off and leave me hangin. They obviously just want the smites to themselves. You would think I'd learn my lesson but I've done it twice to give these foreign players the benefit of the doubt.

Have any of you monks heard of this? What solutions do you have? It doesnt make the 55 monks look good. Should I have posted this on the nec board? thanks for your input.

Frost · Mar 09, 2006, 06:16 AM // 06:16

If u can't stop such people, join them hehehe

Hockster · Mar 09, 2006, 08:30 AM // 08:30

Run around to find a nightmare and drag it back to towards them. As soon as they sniff the monk it's rend time. Game over for the monk. Agroing a couple Coldfires with their maestroms is fun too.

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If u can't stop such people, join them hehehe

Quite possibly the most ignorant "advice" of the week.

Aera · Mar 09, 2006, 10:08 AM // 10:08

you're saying theyre all foreign? how can you tell? :/

anyway, you should just go with people you've done it before with and who didn't leave you alone back then..take a guildie or something, simple as that

Solo Prime · Mar 09, 2006, 07:54 PM // 19:54

how do they leave you behind ?

Da Deathblade · Mar 09, 2006, 08:39 PM // 20:39

They run ahead of the ss/sv so that the ss/sv can't get past the smites. Therefore the ss nec would be trapped behind the first group of smites, and if he tried to kill the smites he would die. People just want ecto to themselves.

Across The Battle · Mar 09, 2006, 08:53 PM // 20:53

Well theres about 1000000 threads about untrustworth UW players....

I started one that was ment to organize 55 monks and ss necros

Id be happy to 55 monk for you..you point the way cause i always do it with my friend necro and we might do it differently then most..but im willing to go with any necro who asks...50/50 of course.

Keeper of Birds · Mar 09, 2006, 09:51 PM // 21:51

Having heard alot of these stories, I was very tentative about teaming up with a 55 monk the first time yesterday. But we were one loss from losing favor, so why not? Sure enough, we clear the cows and octopi, and she collects the last aataxe and runs it right to me. Bang Bang-I'm lying dead.

"No Rez- Bye"

So I am getting ready to chalk it up to experience- at least I got to watch how she avoided the rends, etc.- and I notice that there is gold on the ground. She picks it up "Your party shares 124 gold". Hmm. Thats 62 for me. So I stick around. I got a good education in how the 55 kills smites while avoiding the others, while siphoning off half the gold she picked up. I think she figured it out about halfway through- she said "why are you still here?"

After about 15 minutes, I had collected about 1500 gold for lying dead (money she did not get). Maybe this is the new farming- hook up with a scamming monk- die- have dinner- come back- repeat...

We lost favor shortly after getting in, so I probably would not have been able to find a good group anyway.

Plus, she didn't pull a single ecto while I was lying there. So, all in all, lemonade out of lemons for me that time. If you have the time, not a bad way to make money for no effort.

EternalTempest · Mar 09, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

I would start doing screen shots before going in to UW getting the monks intention in the party and if they turn out to be wrong, get screen shots and report them to Anet for scamming.

healer of ascalon · Mar 09, 2006, 10:29 PM // 22:29

That's horrible. I would never do that.

subb · Mar 10, 2006, 01:37 AM // 01:37

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Originally Posted by Keeper of Birds

Having heard alot of these stories, I was very tentative about teaming up with a 55 monk the first time yesterday. But we were one loss from losing favor, so why not? Sure enough, we clear the cows and octopi, and she collects the last aataxe and runs it right to me. Bang Bang-I'm lying dead.

"No Rez- Bye"

So I am getting ready to chalk it up to experience- at least I got to watch how she avoided the rends, etc.- and I notice that there is gold on the ground. She picks it up "Your party shares 124 gold". Hmm. Thats 62 for me. So I stick around. I got a good education in how the 55 kills smites while avoiding the others, while siphoning off half the gold she picked up. I think she figured it out about halfway through- she said "why are you still here?"

After about 15 minutes, I had collected about 1500 gold for lying dead (money she did not get). Maybe this is the new farming- hook up with a scamming monk- die- have dinner- come back- repeat...

We lost favor shortly after getting in, so I probably would not have been able to find a good group anyway.

Plus, she didn't pull a single ecto while I was lying there. So, all in all, lemonade out of lemons for me that time. If you have the time, not a bad way to make money for no effort.

Nice, way to stick it to them

Although usually when I go to UW I play the role of the 55 monk, but if I were you, I would stick with them, and try to discredit them in ToA so noone else gets screwed.

Ristaron · Mar 10, 2006, 04:46 AM // 04:46

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Originally Posted by Keeper of Birds

Having heard alot of these stories, I was very tentative about teaming up with a 55 monk the first time yesterday. But we were one loss from losing favor, so why not? Sure enough, we clear the cows and octopi, and she collects the last aataxe and runs it right to me. Bang Bang-I'm lying dead.

"No Rez- Bye"

So I am getting ready to chalk it up to experience- at least I got to watch how she avoided the rends, etc.- and I notice that there is gold on the ground. She picks it up "Your party shares 124 gold". Hmm. Thats 62 for me. So I stick around. I got a good education in how the 55 kills smites while avoiding the others, while siphoning off half the gold she picked up. I think she figured it out about halfway through- she said "why are you still here?"

After about 15 minutes, I had collected about 1500 gold for lying dead (money she did not get). Maybe this is the new farming- hook up with a scamming monk- die- have dinner- come back- repeat...

We lost favor shortly after getting in, so I probably would not have been able to find a good group anyway.

Plus, she didn't pull a single ecto while I was lying there. So, all in all, lemonade out of lemons for me that time. If you have the time, not a bad way to make money for no effort.

You're my hero.

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Originally Posted by EternalTempest

I would start doing screen shots before going in to UW getting the monks intention in the party and if they turn out to be wrong, get screen shots and report them to Anet for scamming.

Would and do are two different things. Good strategy, though. *gives you a cookie*

Ole Man Bourbon · Mar 10, 2006, 03:29 PM // 15:29

Don't think Anet takes action on this, and I'm pretty sure all of these scamming Monks are aware by now.

Big_Iron · Mar 10, 2006, 03:44 PM // 15:44

I have an SS/SV and I just don't do two man teams anymore. I've had mostly good expereinces, but I don't need the frustration of teaming up with scammers. I have more fun on larger teams anyway. I like talking to people and having fun. Most of the two man teams I've done, it was all business.