Comments on: The Silent Counterstrike

By: Moonstalker

Moonstalker — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:00:23 +0000

I have gifted several items during the LFR (I run for valor and that oh-so-elusive 1 item). I basically give it to the high roller that isn’t an asshat or has better. Sadly, I have plenty of time after the wipes (/sigh) to inspect gear. I figure someone will get a useful piece, they rolled high and they actually (in my mind) need the piece based upon their gear/role. It bugs me when someone rolls need for an item they already have, have equipped, and then announce “will trade x for y.” Maybe this is right, wrong, ethical, or unethical – I don’t know but I walk away at peace and it seems that someone else is happy based upon the whispers.

By: Catsclaw

Catsclaw — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:34:29 +0000

I have given away many pieces of loot that I won for an off-spec I never really play. I inspect the other folks who were rolling on it and see which one looks like they need it the most and then toss it to them. Gave one person 2 pc of tier gear and made their day. Random Acts of Kindness just go to prove not EVERYONE in LFG is a jerk…. too bad they are the really vocal ones

By: Biggbutt

Biggbutt — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:13:48 +0000

I am such a person who trades away the items he wins in rolls. I always wait till every person did his bidding. Then i will need if there are some people also needing while they already have it or better. I do this to give the people, who can actually use it, a better chance of aquiring a piece. Maybe the other “needers” did it for the same reason but often not.

By: Torcthaim

Torcthaim — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:11:32 +0000

I’ve gotten gift trinkets this way on two characters. Like others I have mixed opinions on it – I was certainly grateful at the time. But, if the “Secret Santas” don’t roll, then I’m only competing with the people who actually need the item and some schmucks who are rolling for everything in sight. I’d have a better chance of winning the roll myself.

By: Matty

Matty — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:45:53 +0000

I went into LFR seven times last night. Seven. The first six times, the group wiped on the first group of trash. It was like being on the Cubs baseball team. It was epic. And during the 7th run, nothing but Valor Points and bemusement. About the fourth time, I thought to myself, golly, maybe I shouldn’t be here in my OS healing gear. Perhaps it’s me. I was the common denominator. A hunter who had Vial of Shadows and another great agility trink won another trink, and ignored my requests. Don’t blame him. Sure that was worth some gold for him, while the irony was I was there as resto and not my beloved enh spec. Sigh. I just had to laugh :) This is the game we play, isn’t it? The favor is with the house.

By: ellori

ellori — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:01:37 +0000

Then there’s a pair of us — don’t tell!
They’d banish us, you know

;)

By: Yuscha

Yuscha — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:35:59 +0000

I’ve made it a habit of doing this because every LFR run I’m in has players leeching off of the group.

Warrior queued as DPS, but in prot spec, with a friend ensuring we don’t leave combat long enough to get a vote-kick going. Hunter in full cloth gear. Etc. (The sorts of things that make me wonder if they’re actually enjoying the game to begin with)

I only need 1 or 2 more items out of the entire instance at this point. Anything else I get, I take a quick look at the meters and gear to make sure I’m passing to someone who can use the item and isn’t trying to auto-attack their way to epics.

One person was extremely thankful when I gave them a Gurthalak. (Apparently shield tanks get the roll bonus too)

By: Holly Dotson (@IncorrectDigit)

Holly Dotson (@IncorrectDigit) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:32:23 +0000

In other news, I failed at my geekly knowledge. The episode isn’t Data’s Trial, it’s “The Drumhead.” I mixed the two in my head.

But upon finding my error I have returned to fix it!

…still nerd points, yes?

By: Edyion

Edyion — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:33:05 +0000

I haven’t seen it happens as much as you have but I have run into a few people that offer to help me get gear in LFR for no real reason other than they remember having to get it themselves. That hasn’t happened very often though. I have alts that constantly loose every roll to people with OS on the mind or are looking to trade. Perhaps its just my luck.

By: Suxxy

Suxxy — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:37:24 +0000

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions…
I feel for you B3, it is a great idea to gift items to the most deserving: but who is that and how do you decide?

Fred: DPS Warr, avg ilvl 394. 46k dps, activity (a recount stat) 8.5%
Jim: DPS pally, avg ilvl 375. 32k dps, activity 10%
You win a str dps ring and decide to give it to Jim, as he’s obviously trying his guts out; but you didn’t notice Fred had to stop dps 3 times during the fight because he was pulling agro off the lazy tanks; and that ring was the one upgrade he was chasing this run…

I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but in this case, it may be better to receive than to give.