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Groups Guide


04-06-2008 wowgoldgathering
  • use /p to talk to your party
  • use /g to talk to your guild
  • use /s to say something to the people around you if you can't easily click on whoever it is you want to talk to.
  • use /r to reply to whoever has spoken to you. However, sometimes it seems to reply to someone who whispered you an hour ago, not to the guy who just joined your party. To avoid embarrassment, be specific.
  • use /rw for a 'raid warning': puts a big message in the middle of the screen of your party members.
  • a group made up of random passers by is known as a PuG or Picked up group. They can and will:
    • hearth out when they have what they want
    • kick you out a group in a dungeon and not help you
    • suddenly decide to have their tea and go afk.
    • fight like noobs.
    • accuse you of being a noob
  • if you invite someone to a group, take time to tell them what you are planning to do and what you need. This can save time spent looking at each other, waiting for the other guy to do something.
  • loot grabbing protocol: I think the first time anyone joins a group they tend to breech protocols that they are unaware of. What normally happens is that the looting system is set up by the group leader such that items that are looted from bodies that are of green quality or better are 'rolled for': a dice will appear on screen with two buttons, 'need' and 'greed'. If you 'need' an item because it is suitable for your character and will be of big help to you then press the 'need' button. If you only want the item to sell then press the 'greed' button. Press the X in the corner to pass it up completely. The game will decide randomly who gets the item with players who chose 'need' getting priority. There are other kinds of looting rules in the game: look for the tag 'Master Loot: uncommon' in the chat box when you join the group and be wary of a group leader who chooses anything different.
  • treasure chests are not covered by these rules: if someone spots a treasure chest they are free to open it and take all the loot themselves. This is considered a social faux pas and the culprit will be labelled a 'ninja'. Normally the group members will use the /roll command to decide who should open the treasure chest.

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