Hot_Head_Mike

Originally Posted by Chaos Creator

It is not only good, it is one of the flavors of the month.

Originally Posted by Necromatic

It's fine. I have both an elec/stone and elec/psi. Currently leveling the elec/psi. The elec/stone was the most fun I've had with a dom. Compared to the elec/stone, the /psi feels so lacking in the damage department. Of course, I don't have drain psyche or PSW which make psi fun.

Originally Posted by LISAR

Not exactly a man of your word are you?

Originally Posted by wildsider316

I was thinking about the Incarnate system, and found this idea intriguing.
How does a "normal" with a gun or a sword(replace "sword" with any melee weapon, "gun" is universal as it pertains to firearms)handle growing godlike powers?

A man using barehands and feet, or utilizing any element, I'd understand(for the bare-handed godlikes, see the Dragonball saga), but if you are simply a man(or woman)with a gun or sword(however technologically advanced), how would that work?

Originally Posted by Zandock

I was planning to have my Traps character run Hover to take advantage of Ranged Defense, but I can't recall if Acid Mortar and Poison Trap require you to be grounded. Can you just float down close to the ground, or would you have to toggle any flight power off?

Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint

Actually mike, you are the one "trolling" here. Because you are not getting the responses you want you are resorting to arguing and trolling. The way you are going about recruiting is wrong. Accept that, change your ways and move on.

Originally Posted by LISAR

I understand. You can't follow the conversation. I was not aware I had crossed your cognitive threshold and would be more then willing to simplify any points you couldn't work out.

Originally Posted by LISAR

Incoherent? Did I use words too large for you? It's the word "unsolicited" isn't it.

Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint

hey mike, you do know that you can respond to everyone i a giant post instead of doing it how you are doing which is in violation of the forum rules?

aside from that, it was rude of you to continue on a conversation when the person did not want to join your sg. and it is not acceptible to just hit anyone who is lv 1-10 with a tell just asking if they want to join an sg. i know an vg that did this and i think they have been put on everyones ignore list. it probably didn't help that they did it to the same people up to 3 times a day, but i think you should be able to get the point.

Originally Posted by GhoulSlayer

If it were me I would be pissed at you too. To me this is just as annoying as a telemarketer. When I do spam for SG recruits I shout in broadcast 1x per zone. There is no reason to go begging individually like that.

Originally Posted by Prof_Radburn

When I get these emails or ingame invites my stock answer is "In one already thanks" then ignore any thing else that comes up on the subject

Originally Posted by SwellGuy

I also don't get it. And I don't RP I just smash stuff.

Originally Posted by seebs

It's usually:

1. Sorta spammish.
2. A sign of a bad SG.


Why would I want to join an SG that has no requirements at all for entrance? Groups that actively recruit like this typically have a bad reputation if they have one at all.

Originally Posted by Forbin_Project

I wouldn't be too concerned. I've seen similar attitudes expressed by other players over the years and they either learn to change the way they express themselves in the game or they end up like the occasional poster that claims "The servers are dead!" because their attitude has alienated them from everyone on whatever low pop server they make their home. They can't seem to understand just how close knit the player communities are especially on the low pop servers.

Originally Posted by Leif_Roar

Going by your attitude in this thread, I wouldn't even give you a first chance.

Originally Posted by Captain-Electric

Mmhm. And it's not an extreme thing to do. In fact, it may be the NICEST thing to do for everyone involved. I'm looking for quality, and Hot Head Mike's looking for quantity. And that's fine. Mike and I don't have anything to offer each other, and we'll never have to have an uncomfortable conversation about it.

So if Hot Head Mike is on Virtue, I imagine he's on my ignore list. But not because I have any kind of opinion about him. Certain MMORPG realities were not new to me, long even before I came here a year and a half ago. None of this ever chaps my hide anymore. My ignore filter takes care of everything. It's a knee jerk reaction.

Originally Posted by LISAR

Mike has the right mentality for telemarketing.

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

For me, personally, I find it annoying, yes. I don't know you, so no, I'm not interested in joining your SG. That said, I'll typically just say "no thanks."

As for your tactics and reply above? You don't have to "know them personally," but there are better ways to recruit that will get you better people and a longer lasting SG. For instance, run some missions with them. See if they get along with your or not, then ask if they want to join the supergroup. That way, *they* should have an idea that it's not just some prestige farm they'll get kicked out of, and you'll know you're not getting someone you'll end up kicking a day later because they're getting on everyone else's nerves (or coming in to find they've cleared out your enhancements/salvage and sold it on the market.)

Alternately - even though it *can* be annoying, an occasional broadcast telling what your SG is, what they're interested in and that they're recruiting isn't that bad - I prefer it over getting blind SG invites, though I don't tend to reply to them.

And there's always the server boards down below. Mention you're starting an SG, what it's about, etc. and see who bites.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

You could and you should. Treating people like cattle is insulting in the extreme