Hi guys, I have a question and a bit of a sad story.
Here goes…
Today, on the first day of the last week of BFA, I was trying to find a Normal Ny’alotha (ilvl 95 discipline priest) and there was this party looking for players that said “Normal run chill”.
Well I opted for it and got my invite.
After ~15min everyone was in and finally rc ready.
And sure thing it was a wipe as soon as Wrathion spawned the scales and no one picked them up, I’d do it, but I died shortly before that because I was saving the raid from dying when no one was moving out with incineration.
My immediate question, (not the best phrasing I suspect, and maybe that was the trigger), was ‘Guys, are you Ny’alotha virgins?’ because people literally didn’t know what to do!
After I said it I was targeted by one of the founders of the group (by then there were four of them left) and literally let down for being toxic.
Turns out these guys were new players, like two weeks into WoW, and now I am a disgrace of the community and I should go @/~! myself, even after I apologized for misinterpreting their party name, what I suspect was the issue…
Because I thought that ‘chill’ means no dps check, no kicks for the lack of specific gear, like cloak. But, honestly, I never suspected that chill, (on the last CD of BFA, no less), might mean - “no one in the raid knows tactics here and we don’t bother looking into it”! This is normal raid difficulty we are talking about, not LFR.
So my question is - did I really misread this raid party title so badly? Or was it simply a misunderstanding because new players are not familiar with raiding ethics?
Ok, ofc, by mentioning ethics I admit it - calling someone a ‘virgin’, not even as a joke, is not ethical.
I think that Blizzard should warn new players about raids and idk make a special beginner’s raid for newbies like the Exile’s Reach? LFG is not good for it because the amount of mechanics are really too much for newbies, but something like:
- a boss with one or two deadly mechanics, (but not overly too much!) which you can’t kill if you don’t know what to do. With a strong suggestion to look into the Adventure Guide for tactics.
- a flexible group not necessarily consisting of 20-25 people, just 10 ppl for easier access, or something like that,
- at least a good Beginner’s Raid Guide in-game in the same Adventure Guide book describing the most common issues with raiding and maybe some FAQ?
I am seriously sorry if i did unintentionally harass someone. I guess this is a good lesson I am learning now, and I am sharing this with you because somehow it made me really think that maybe asking for people to know what to do (best manner or not) probably is toxic after all…
I would like to hear your thoughts and opinions on this matter.