Sometimes, when I am tanking, I get someone (usually one of the DPS) constantly nagging at me to get a move on. I don’t know about the rest of you tanks, but it seriously pisses me off when people do this.

If you are familiar with wowcrendor on YouTube, you will know this kind of person as ‘The Go Guy’. I call them ‘Rushers’ – since they are trying to rush you into finishing the instance.

When I am tanking, I like to go at my own pace. I don’t want to pull more mobs than I can handle, as that could cause a wipe. I will pull two, maybe three packs and then once they are dead, move on to the next two or three packs.

Tanking, as you are no doubt aware, requires a great deal of concentration – and I could concentrate a little bit better if I didn’t have some twat saying ‘hurry up’ or ‘pull more mobs’ every ten seconds.

These people have to accept that not everyone plays the game the same way they do. Everyone likes to play at their own pace. Sure, some people may refer to me as a ‘slow tank’, but at least I’m a CAREFUL tank. I do my best to ensure the safety of my fellow party members, regardless of how stupid they may turn out to be.

At least think about it for a moment. You may have the best gear, but some people (like me) are casual players. Some of us may even be playing the game for the first time. That’s another benefit of going at my own pace. Anyone wanting to tank some day can (hopefully) learn from watching me do it. It’s how I learned to tank, anyway.

Anyway, I always try and explain to a Rusher that I like doing things at my own pace. The majority of them don’t like it when I say this, meaning everything will then fall to pieces. If they don’t like the pace of the group, they can risk a 30-minute debuff and leave to get a new one.

So, in closing – if you are one of these ‘Go Guys’, then please …

… shut the FUCK up and let me do my job MY way. NOT yours.

You meet a lot of different people doing PUGs. This is a breakdown of all the different types I’ve met in my time doing random dungeons.

I’ll start off with the good ones.

SUPER HEALER – Without a competent healer, you’re going nowhere but the graveyard. Super Healer makes sure that doesn’t happen. They keep the heals coming thick and fast, often without making a dent in their mana pool.

PATIENT PETE – This person doesn’t mind waiting while you grab a quest, get your gear repaired, or while you stock up on food and drink in a city. They will also check if anyone needs a mana break and wait on them drinking up.

THE TACTICIAN – This person makes sure that everyone is clear on what needs to be done. They will gladly explain tactics for an encounter, and answer any questions people might have.

THE INNERVATOR – This is a Druid who uses Innervate on you, even if their own mana pool is low.

THE PASSER – This person passes on an item and lets you Need roll on it, even if they wanted it. They will simply say “I can get it next time I’m here.”.

These are the good people who make PUGs tolerable. However, there are other types of player who make PUGs unbearable…

THE GOD TANK – This person thinks that they can take on any challenge. And they will gladly pull an entire room of mobs just to prove that. These morons are usually responsible for most wipes.

THE HESITANT HEALER – This idiot will only start casting heals when you are nearly dead. By which time, it’s usually too late (unless you self heal).

NEEDY NELLIE – If the ‘Need’ option is there for them, they will use it. Never mind the fact they already own the item (or they have something better), or if someone else has a genuine need for the item being rolled on – they just want something to vendor or, in the case of some Needy Nellies, something to Disenchant.

IMBA IDIOTS – I believe I have already covered this topic.

PULLER PAUL – This is a DPS who pulls a pack of mobs, usually before the tank is even in striking distance. Hunters, in my experience, are the worst offenders, as they never use Misdirection on me before attacking. If you have a bad tank, this can lead to a wipe.

THE QUEUE JUMPER – This is someone who queued for a Tank or Healer spot, despite not being properly geared or talented to perform the task at hand. In my experience, Arms Warriors and Balance Druids are the worst offenders.

LANGUAGE BARRIER – This is when someone insults you in a language you don’t understand. I’ve been insulted in Dutch a lot. I like to think that people do this because they’re afraid to do it in English.

I think this pretty much covers everything. If I think of anything else, I’ll just make a new post. And I think this is the first post on IoW with positive comments.

Call me what you will, but it annoys the hell out of me when someone in full PvP gear challenges any of my characters to a duel. It’s clearly obvious that I don’t have any PvP gear of my own, yet they still don’t bother to check that before issuing the challenge.

Most of these people will react like so, depending if I decline the duel, or accept it and lose, due to the fact I don’t have any Resilience of my own:

DECLINE: “lol ur a chicken.”

ACCEPT AND LOSE: “lol ur a noob. get skillz.”

Either way, I can’t win. DuelResponse helps me greatly when it comes to handling all the challenges I receive, but all I ask is that people at least inspect me first. Of course, the fact I’m lacking PvP gear will probably make them challenge me anyway, as they feel they have something to prove to themselves or their friends. But at least they’ll have done what I expected of them.

Anyway, that’s about it for duels. I’ve stopped doing PvP altogether now (except maybe when I gank the occasional lowbie), but that doesn’t stop people trying to get a duel out of me. They can have their duels … when I become a Game Master.

Again, call me whatever you want, but this is my opinion – and I’m entitled to it.