Thank you for tanking me to 100! ^.^

[tstar]

Dear Fighters/Archers/Clerics,

I'm a mage. A very squishy mage. Apparently nobody likes being around squishy mages until they can make big, shiny lights called Nova or Inferno. Well, forget that. I figure if nobody wants to party a squishy mage, I'll just party them anyway! Sure, maybe we aren't technically in the same party but who cares? I still get my kills. I still get lots of XP. I don't have to waste scrolls or stones since you'll be tanking for me. So I'm going to solo my way up to 100 thanks to all of you out there who will be unknowingly tanking my mobs for me. Be happy with whatever pittance of XP per kill I allow you to have. Don't complain, it won't help. You had your chance to party me at 4x and you thought soloing was better. You know, you were so right! Thanks for tip, now go out there and hold my aggro!

Seeya soon in your favorite leveling spot. <3

PS: I feel your pain fellow mages so I won't ask you to tank for me, but feel free to join me in letting everyone else tank your kills!

[caliab]

LOL!!!!

I'd party you if you were on my server and I logged in more than twice a week :D

[Dthugtherealist]

lolz man when nobody pt'ed me I just improved my self till everyone wanted to pt me lol.

[rockinclover]

i actually remember being a 4x archer newblet and someone stuck me in their party... but when a mage came along i was booted. pretty much was always like that. if they didn't boot me it was always "i wish we had a mage".
when did it become the mage pity party in GD?

ohwells, i see your point despite my eyeroll ;D [ in that it sucks that people don't party mage's until 6x but not your way of solving it by ks'ing (that's my impression) ]

[tstar]

lolz man when nobody pt'ed me I just improved my self till everyone wanted to pt me lol.

Oh, people WANT to party me now. I just don't want to party them! I figure why party when the XP is so much better for me if they tank my kills?

[silverwhitedragon]

Dear Fighters/Archers/Clerics,

I'm a mage. A very squishy mage. Apparently nobody likes being around squishy mages until they can make big, shiny lights called Nova or Inferno. Well, forget that. I figure if nobody wants to party a squishy mage, I'll just party them anyway! Sure, maybe we aren't technically in the same party but who cares? I still get my kills. I still get lots of XP. I don't have to waste scrolls or stones since you'll be tanking for me. So I'm going to solo my way up to 100 thanks to all of you out there who will be unknowingly tanking my mobs for me. Be happy with whatever pittance of XP per kill I allow you to have. Don't complain, it won't help. You had your chance to party me at 4x and you thought soloing was better. You know, you were so right! Thanks for tip, now go out there and hold my aggro!

Seeya soon in your favorite leveling spot. <3

PS: I feel your pain fellow mages so I won't ask you to tank for me, but feel free to join me in letting everyone else tank your kills!

well if you ever stroll by epith ill be happy to pt you whenever im on i wouldn't mind someone cc+nova+inferno for me while i heal and leech xp

:cool:

[drigr_x]

Is it just me or does he sound like he's PLANNING on PURPOSELY KS'ing people? The fact that he has mentioned a few times "Why party, I'll have you tank my mobs from out of my party" makes it seem like he plans on repeaing the benefits of other people's work. Well... Have fun when you overstep your boundaries...

[rockinclover]

Is it just me or does he sound like he's PLANNING on PURPOSELY KS'ing people? The fact that he has mentioned a few times "Why party, I'll have you tank my mobs from out of my party" makes it seem like he plans on repeaing the benefits of other people's work. Well... Have fun when you overstep your boundaries...

I have that impression too. Really, though, I think the way he worded the whole post is REALLY confusing.

I feel his anger but I do not think going about KS'ing people is a bright move.

[Dthugtherealist]

he wants to go around Ks'ing people thats his plan cuz he can't get pts. for whatever reason.

[zephyr_wind]

I'm usually spam invited on my mage so idk what's wrong with you o.o

[Takimi]

i actually remember being a 4x archer newblet and someone stuck me in their party... but when a mage came along i was booted. pretty much was always like that. if they didn't boot me it was always "i wish we had a mage".
when did it become the mage pity party in GD?

ohwells, i see your point despite my eyeroll ;D [ in that it sucks that people don't party mage's until 6x but not your way of solving it by ks'ing (that's my impression) ]


Omg, I remember that. Way way way so long ago, when my archer was 3x- I think I was 36. I had a party put together for ZK. The first thing out a nublet fighter's mouth was "Great, our highest level is an ARCHER."

Oh gee thanks. I could tank better than you as an archer. You should be grateful you had such a high and mighty DD helping.

Note: This is when 3x dungeons were 30-39.

[master_roxxor]

I'm going to laugh when he gets reported for ksing many times and gets banned. xD

People want mages in their parties in the higher levels, and occasionally in the lower levels. For instance, it is difficult to win Honeying kq without mages to use magic burst, so they are desired in Honeying kq (as long as they will aoe and the tank can hold agg).

Mages are probably the most desired class in a 9x grind party (unless you're an archer & cleric duo). Just because you weren't wanted in your lower levels doesn't mean you should try to "get revenge" on them in the upper levels.

[aperturelaboratories]

Is it just me or does he sound like he's PLANNING on PURPOSELY KS'ing people? The fact that he has mentioned a few times "Why party, I'll have you tank my mobs from out of my party" makes it seem like he plans on repeaing the benefits of other people's work. Well... Have fun when you overstep your boundaries...

That is precisely what he is saying, but I rather think he is joking.

Incidentally, I frequently observe that in the time it takes a mage-cleric duo to finish off a group of mobs, I can solo just as many mobs almost as quickly. (This thanks to crit suits, of course, but the fact remains.) Partying a squishball is often more trouble than it is worth.

[killer_pagan]

Dear Fighters/Archers/Clerics,

I'm a mage. A very squishy mage. Apparently nobody likes being around squishy mages until they can make big, shiny lights called Nova or Inferno. Well, forget that. I figure if nobody wants to party a squishy mage, I'll just party them anyway! Sure, maybe we aren't technically in the same party but who cares? I still get my kills. I still get lots of XP. I don't have to waste scrolls or stones since you'll be tanking for me. So I'm going to solo my way up to 100 thanks to all of you out there who will be unknowingly tanking my mobs for me. Be happy with whatever pittance of XP per kill I allow you to have. Don't complain, it won't help. You had your chance to party me at 4x and you thought soloing was better. You know, you were so right! Thanks for tip, now go out there and hold my aggro!

Seeya soon in your favorite leveling spot. <3

PS: I feel your pain fellow mages so I won't ask you to tank for me, but feel free to join me in letting everyone else tank your kills!
you do realize you can get banned for purposely ksing

[FlaredanceR]

I say this is the reason he's got no party; everyone hates him for one reason or another. "Oh yea I'm gonna go ks hahaha" yea, having that rep will get you a party. You, sir, fail.

[paul_logsdon]

dont humor him. he only made this thread to make people angry and flame him. dont do what he wants you to do. just ignore him.

[drigr_x]

Anger? Flame? Haha! I LAUGH at it! XD

[paul_logsdon]

you know wat i mean drigr... :P

[drigr_x]

BTW, OP: I think you should try this for the poeple mobbing in the abyss. Its one of the best places to get exp and drops and hey, they're still doin all the work. also, in some of them there are a LOT more mobs than other maps.

[Blackremnant]

1: this sounds like a thread specifically intent on telling us that you don't have the dexterity, the willpower, the intelligence, or the moral sense of self being to man up and just ask for a party. If you're a mage, most parties will welcome you if they have an open slot. besides, its not too hard to get to 60, and once you do, you won't need to do this.

2: Sounds like you're going to be KS'ing A LOT of people. think what wil happen if 10-20 people report you PER DAY.

all in all, I strongly advise you to simply tower noob it up from 20-45, then use quests and abyss to get to 60. its really not that hard, it won't squander the little good remaining on mages behalf, and it won't get you banned.

[paul_logsdon]

he has a lv56 mage and a lv29 archer but he wont have them for long because of his KSing. he'll end up getting banned for it, so just ignore him ppl b4 you get in trouble for "flaming"

hes trying to get flamed so others get in trouble. so watch what you say.

ANYWAYS this thread needs to be closed b4 it does turn into a flamefest. lols
just for everyone elses safety.

[fa1nt6]

It's not ksing if he gets the spawn first, or outdamages the others alone :3

Example? Gold knights.

You are there. A fighter comes, cookied up. They lure the entire room of golds. You inferno them. Is that ksing? Nope. Just killing faster. Ksing is taking last hits ^_^

[Dthugtherealist]

just as bad lol its mob stealing haha the fighter shouldn't be greedy anyways.

[drigr_x]

It's not ksing if he gets the spawn first, or outdamages the others alone :3

Example? Gold knights.

You are there. A fighter comes, cookied up. They lure the entire room of golds. You inferno them. Is that ksing? Nope. Just killing faster. Ksing is taking last hits ^_^
Actually I think that IS KS'ing.... If not... Well I'm gonna go around kiting EVERYTHING I see until they MAKE it KS'ing...

[caliab]

I thought he was joking about it, making a point (in a sarcastic way) about wanting to take revenge but not actually planning on doing it. But anywhoo...

[saueracker]

Kill stealing (KSing) and Aggro stealing are both bannable offenses, since they are against the ToS everyone agreed to when creating an account.

if you go and kill something someone has aggroed and was hitting on before you came in it is kill stealing, and if you steal aggro of a monster someone is hitting that is aggro stealing. You cannot claim spots though, so whatever the person isn't aggroing or hitting is fair game.

[neko_play]

This thread has made me lol. This is old news, no one wants to party archers till 51 and they still don't want to party durring KQs, everyone wants to party fighters 43~60, but afterwards, it's GET THE MAGE GET THE MAGE! >:O Lol, can you blame them? I will confess, I despise it when people utterly ignore you, when you need help, then expect to be helped when only they gain from partying will you. LoL in their faces and AoE your mob, but do so in game, the forums isn't exactly the place.

[paul_logsdon]

LoL in their faces and AoE your mob, but do so in game, the forums isn't exactly the place.

lols @ LoL in their faces XD

you tell em neko! XD

[Blaxcalibur]

It's not ksing if he gets the spawn first, or outdamages the others alone :3

Example? Gold knights.

You are there. A fighter comes, cookied up. They lure the entire room of golds. You inferno them. Is that ksing? Nope. Just killing faster. Ksing is taking last hits ^_^

uh no..thats ksing lmao...that last hit logic is long played out in this game (if you havent noticed drops go to the highest dmger not the laster hitter now)

[jackcoastx]

Lol Lack of attention....

[zephyr_wind]

I've noticed the difference now on my 55 archer. I'm spam invited when I'm kiting mobs that I need for repeats but never get a party or sometimes even get kicked from a party in a KQ. It's all good with me though, solo exp is <33 and I know how to keep myself alive. Nat pro ftw :o

[fa1nt6]

uh no..thats ksing lmao...that last hit logic is long played out in this game (if you havent noticed drops go to the highest dmger not the laster hitter now)

So the class that can hold the most monsters is the class that "owns" the monsters and can claim KS if a faster-killing class wants to take them? Smells like BS to me.

[tstar]

Why does everyone assume I am going to KS? Maybe I'm just going to have people out of party tank stuff for me so I get more XP. Did you think of that? Geez, all you people jumping to conclusions......sounds like a guilty conscience to me lol. Or maybe I am planning to KS. Who knows? Oh, and this is not some flame thread meant to get people banned, it's serious.

As far as the "aggro first you claim it" arugment I call BS. When some jerk runs around the entire area taking up every mob before attacking it, am I supposed to sit around and wait until he's ready to leave? Heck no! If they attack it first, then and only then can they claim ownership. If they are just running around gathering then I'm perfectly within my rights to pick off mobs from his group that he hasn't attacked yet. If you don't like it, too damn bad. Maybe you should have partied instead of trying to be a solo ***** and monopolizng an entire area. You can report me all you want for "stealing your mob" that you haven't attacked yet. I think the CSRs could use a good laugh over that one.

[lifekindle32]

Omg, I remember that. Way way way so long ago, when my archer was 3x- I think I was 36. I had a party put together for ZK. The first thing out a nublet fighter's mouth was "Great, our highest level is an ARCHER."

Oh gee thanks. I could tank better than you as an archer. You should be grateful you had such a high and mighty DD helping.

Note: This is when 3x dungeons were 30-39.


people partied me as an archer XD.

ps. love ur new sigy taki

[drigr_x]

I've noticed the difference now on my 55 archer. I'm spam invited when I'm kiting mobs that I need for repeats but never get a party or sometimes even get kicked from a party in a KQ. It's all good with me though, solo exp is <33 and I know how to keep myself alive. Nat pro ftw :o
Yeah... I love how I will kite 70 abyss on my archer and someone will invite me, I decline. They invite me again. I decline. They do it AGAIN. I decline. And people just don't get it that I prefer to solo when I'm grinding cause I get more exp and I do mobs that I know I can hold my own against. And in KQs, I've gotten to the point where I don't even ASK for a party anymore... Everyone wants the mages...
So the class that can hold the most monsters is the class that "owns" the monsters and can claim KS if a faster-killing class wants to take them? Smells like BS to me.
Actually its the class that can get them and SURVIVE them the best. I used to mob on my high end cleric and he killed like he had a fly swatter...

[faeona]

Dear Fighters/Archers/Clerics,



A good mage is always welcome a DD once we get our first aoe at level 20 so it's your attitude as you demonstrated in your OP, not your class or skills that kept you party-less and lack of invites in early mage levels.

FYI, on your future KS-ing, remember other players have an itchy finger on PrtSc and Frapps now and have no problem reporting as fast as they hit that submit key. ;)

[caliab]

Why does everyone assume I am going to KS? Maybe I'm just going to have people out of party tank stuff for me so I get more XP. Did you think of that? Geez, all you people jumping to conclusions......sounds like a guilty conscience to me lol. Or maybe I am planning to KS. Who knows? Oh, and this is not some flame thread meant to get people banned, it's serious.

As far as the "aggro first you claim it" arugment I call BS. When some jerk runs around the entire area taking up every mob before attacking it, am I supposed to sit around and wait until he's ready to leave? Heck no! If they attack it first, then and only then can they claim ownership. If they are just running around gathering then I'm perfectly within my rights to pick off mobs from his group that he hasn't attacked yet. If you don't like it, too damn bad. Maybe you should have partied instead of trying to be a solo ***** and monopolizng an entire area. You can report me all you want for "stealing your mob" that you haven't attacked yet. I think the CSRs could use a good laugh over that one.

I liked the post better when I thought it was a joke. :p In any case good luck with that lol

[zephyr_wind]

While you didn't flat out say you were going to KS it was pretty much implied. I don't think anyone would willingly tank outside a party for you unless they're like a high level friend(which is also annoying imo).I doubt anyone is going to agree to not get exp but do the bulk of the work to help you get it.

Granted up until 60 your only AOE is magic burst and a lot of people don't really appreciate the value of it. All I can say is make friends with a cleric your level who does and burst till you hit 60. I hardly ever party fighters on my cleric, even in KQ's I'll grab mages AND archers just because they kill faster and are a lot more fun to party with. I think having a mage main and my best IG/RL friend being an archer I knew how hard it was to find a party up until a certain point, so when I made my cleric and I saw a mage/archer soloing I partied them. Now on my archer when I'm kiting I'll grab a mage and allow them to follow me and pick up drops just so they won't have to solo like I did on my mage. Fighters can fend for themselves.

[Diana_rioen_2nd]

Dear Fighters/Archers/Clerics,

I'm a mage. A very squishy mage. Apparently nobody likes being around squishy mages until they can make big, shiny lights called Nova or Inferno. Well, forget that. I figure if nobody wants to party a squishy mage, I'll just party them anyway! Sure, maybe we aren't technically in the same party but who cares? I still get my kills. I still get lots of XP. I don't have to waste scrolls or stones since you'll be tanking for me. So I'm going to solo my way up to 100 thanks to all of you out there who will be unknowingly tanking my mobs for me. Be happy with whatever pittance of XP per kill I allow you to have. Don't complain, it won't help. You had your chance to party me at 4x and you thought soloing was better. You know, you were so right! Thanks for tip, now go out there and hold my aggro!

Seeya soon in your favorite leveling spot. <3

PS: I feel your pain fellow mages so I won't ask you to tank for me, but feel free to join me in letting everyone else tank your kills!

I am sorry but if i ever see you KSing me or one of my guildies i will report you. i am not saying that you will/are KSing but it does not matter i will report you on the first offense.

[tstar]

I liked the post better when I thought it was a joke. :p In any case good luck with that lol

It started as a sarcastic joke with a semi-serious undertone, but the more seriously people keep taking it the more of a joke thread is becoming. I just find it humorous that people immediately jump to the conclusion that I intend to KS everyone. I'll attack anythat that has no damage on it yet, and I really don't care if you are trying to mob it or not. If that's KSing, oh well do what you gotta do. If you wanna drag 10 mobs into your corner and "claim" them while killing 1 at a time (hello clerics) or drag entire areas where the quest mobs spawn (hello fighters/archers) then you aren't really playing nice now are you? I just think it's hilarious that people have no problems with players monopolizing spawn spots and quest mobs, but are freaking out at the prospect that someone might take 1 or 2 of those trailers off them when they haven't even tapped them yet. You people make Fiesta so much fun and keep me coming back smiling. ^.^

[tetrahedron]

I guess all the sarcasm doesn't go over so well eh? Niether does condescending posts.

But it's all in fun, making fun?

[Diana_rioen_2nd]

It started as a sarcastic joke with a semi-serious undertone, but the more seriously people keep taking it the more of a joke thread is becoming. I just find it humorous that people immediately jump to the conclusion that I intend to KS everyone. I'll attack anythat that has no damage on it yet, and I really don't care if you are trying to mob it or not. If that's KSing, oh well do what you gotta do. If you wanna drag 10 mobs into your corner and "claim" them while killing 1 at a time (hello clerics) or drag entire areas where the quest mobs spawn (hello fighters/archers) then you aren't really playing nice now are you? I just think it's hilarious that people have no problems with players monopolizing spawn spots and quest mobs, but are freaking out at the prospect that someone might take 1 or 2 of those trailers off them when they haven't even tapped them yet. You people make Fiesta so much fun and keep me coming back smiling. ^.^

Bakka.....its called AOE'ing. got it memorized?

[drigr_x]

Is it just me or does this seem to be more and more of a troll thread?

[spookyiness]

there are levels and grades of troll now?

[drigr_x]

Opening post : I'm going to start KSing everyone who isn't a mage because I don't like the other classes.

Later posts : Oh no. I'm not KSing. I'm getting people to "help" without knowing or gainging exp.

Thus trying to rationalize KSing and kind of pushes others to post against him, possibly in a way that can gert them in trouble. Thus, becoming more trollish.

[caliab]

It started as a sarcastic joke with a semi-serious undertone, but the more seriously people keep taking it the more of a joke thread is becoming. I just find it humorous that people immediately jump to the conclusion that I intend to KS everyone. I'll attack anythat that has no damage on it yet, and I really don't care if you are trying to mob it or not. If that's KSing, oh well do what you gotta do. If you wanna drag 10 mobs into your corner and "claim" them while killing 1 at a time (hello clerics) or drag entire areas where the quest mobs spawn (hello fighters/archers) then you aren't really playing nice now are you? I just think it's hilarious that people have no problems with players monopolizing spawn spots and quest mobs, but are freaking out at the prospect that someone might take 1 or 2 of those trailers off them when they haven't even tapped them yet. You people make Fiesta so much fun and keep me coming back smiling. ^.^

I saw it as a joke from the start. It was only until your second post (and the one above) that made me think otherwise. I still got a laugh out of it.

[tenthalas]

Ok so if I'm understanding this correctly, you're going to attack a couple mobs that someone, most likely a fighter or cleric, is pulling to kill. So if the person luring lands a hit on a mob before you do, you're not going to attack it from what you have described in your most recent posts. Otherwise it will be Ksing seeing as they had the first hits.

The thing I find funny about it, good luck tanking your own mobs then. If I'm a fighter luring mobs for my aoe party, I'm not going to mock or demo hit first while luring, I'll start with Devastate. So basically, anything you hit before I devastate will go right for you, and anything you hit after I devastate you are now KSing. I hope you have fun working around that. :p

Oh and another thing, I've always wanted to party mages as a fighter since I was lvl 20, archers too when I could (my main was an archer for the longest time). So you being lvl 60 almost and having trouble finding parties? I would ask yourself what your attitude and personality is like first before assuming its everyone else to blame.

[drigr_x]

Was there a post by "bulldozer" removed?

[CyberPhoenixSlayer]

Is it just me or does this seem to be more and more of a troll thread?

I agree with that -.-

[Dthugtherealist]

For me I didn't have the godliest HP/Def I didn't get full+9ed till lvl 71 I didn't have my skills fixed till 70 and I didn't change my crapp build till 74. Even then I didn't care if I wasn't getting pt's I may have done things a lil bit slower but heck at least I got it done. Don't give me the ohhhhhh at least ure a fighter you can handle that either cuz back in the day I died quite a bit.......

[kevinyou40]

That is precisely what he is saying, but I rather think he is joking.

Incidentally, I frequently observe that in the time it takes a mage-cleric duo to finish off a group of mobs, I can solo just as many mobs almost as quickly. (This thanks to crit suits, of course, but the fact remains.) Partying a squishball is often more trouble than it is worth.

lol, You know later those "squishball's" you refer to is what you will want on your side to kill later. You never know when a mage will get tired of dying and turn into a mank. So, be nice to your fellow mages out there as they just want to play and they may need you now and later you may need them too.

[tenthalas]

Was there a post by "bulldozer" removed?
That was me account~ lol. I have an account for playing and an account for posting on forums. This one is my posting account and I didn't realize I was still logged on the other one, so I copied what I wrote, deleted the post, and reposted on this account haha.

[drigr_x]

Oh. Haha. I was wonderin if I was seeing things or something >.>

[CSR_Logan]

Due to the flaming this thread is now closed.