After having some bad team experiences the past few nights, I feel obligated to write up a post for new players on team etiquette, so it will make everyone's team experience more enjoyable.
So, without further ado, here's a good basis to follow on general team etiquette.
Why should I play nice?
Generally speaking, you don't have to play nice with your teammates. However, it will benefit you greatly if you are a nice guy/gal, play along, and generally don't be a jerk. Why you ask? Simply put, I'd be more than willing to give the nice guy of the group something I picked up from alpha loot rather than give it to the jerk. So as you can see, if you are looking for that special gun/nano/armor, your chances of getting it increases 5X. It always pays to be the good guy.
Next reason why you should play nice is, for the simple fact that there are ALOT of sh*t lists out there, and being on them isn't going to get you that last spot in the uber group. There are two things that people remember the most in this game, and that's:
1. Who the nice people to team with are.
and
2. Who the real asses to team with are.
If you fit in #2, then you are S.O.L. and should have no excuse for crying and whining about why your so much more l33t than the nanomage enforcer who just took the last spot. You will have nobody to blame but yourself.
I can honestly say that I remember ALL the people that have been jerks in a team, and I will NOT group with any of them again. If I come to join a team, and see them in there, I'll warn the team of their wrongdoings in the past, and leave the team. If I'm already in the team, and they pick up somebody that's on my list, I'll inform the team leader that it's either him or me. Either way, I try to make their teaming life a living hell. Yes, people change, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
I am the greatest looter ever!
And with that attitude, the loneliest looter too. Point blank, nobody likes a greedy, hoarding looter. Share with your teammates. If you are a fixer, and have a high breaking and entering skill, that doesn't mean you are the sole owner of all the chests. Sure, it means you are probably the only one to get into it, but generally speaking, chests are community loot. After all, they grabbed you, the fixer, for that reason, and not another Enforcer which honestly would probably have been better for the team. (No, I'm not ragging fixers. I myself am a fixer) So do you, and your teammates a favor and share some of the loot. After all, is the price of a set of armor sleeves you can't actually wear worth the reputation you'll get for being greedy?
While on this topic, don't loot squat while monsters are being pulled, attacked, or looked at. It's amazing how many times I've seen people open loot during a fight, only to find that those pesky garbage fleas come out, and aggro the doctor. Little can you say, somebody isn't happy. And remember, just because it isn't locked doesn't mean it's not trapped. And please be sure that people are healed up before opening a chest as well. Those explosion traps are a killer when Joe Soldier is recovering from pulling the aggro off your skinny behind. It's common sense people. Common sense.
I'm way too uber to not be the puller
Well, you may think that, and you very well may be able to handle being the puller, but check your ego at the mission door and remember that the whole point of this mission is to get experience and SURVIVE. In other words, just because your an enforcer doesn't mean you can ignore the fixer that's 15 levels above you, AND in Grid Armor because you think that your the ultimate tank. Remember, it's all about the team, and not comparing, well, you-know-what sizes.
This team is teh suq
Why do you think that? Because you went up the lift, only to get pounded on by Rubi-Ka's Most Wanted, and crumple to the ground like Michael Jackson at a street football game? Don't blame others for your stupid mistakes. If you think you are man enough to dish out 3 billion hits per second, then surely you are smart enough to know when the odds are against you. And most importantly, when you do die the first time, don't leave the team without saying anything just because you are mad. What do you expect? That you aren't ever, EVER going to die in this game, and if you do, it's the fault of the doctor that was busy healing somebody else while you went off on your own little tangent? Don't be like these people, and if you simply don't like the team, or whatever your flavor, just be polite and send a /tell to the team leader and let him know that the group isn't working out for you, and there are other matters to attend to. Believe me, it'll gain you ALOT more respect for future teams, and allow you to bow out more gracefully than, "This team sucks. You are all n00bs."
Recap what you hopefully have learned
Well, hopefully I didn't just put my fingers in a sprain for you new players to just ignore, but in case you had trouble reading the above, I'm going to break it down, short-bus style for you.
1. Reputation in this game does matter. Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you.
2. No matter how glorius the riches are, don't be a greedy ninja looter. Share with your team and they'll share back with you.
3. Remember that everyone has a roll in the mission, but just because you are supposed to be something, doesn't mean that somebody else isn't the better "man" for the job at the moment.
4. Don't run around like a retarded chimp in a mission and expect not to die. Dying is part of playing on Rubi-Ka, so don't get all wadded up because of that. In other words, don't go away mad, just go away.
5. I didn't include this above, but, do your doctor a favor and tip him afterwards for doing a good job. Doctors don't get loot to begin with, except for alpha, and it's honestly the most boring job out there. They could have picked another class just as easily, but instead chose to sacrifice themselves to save your skinny behind. A little token of appreciation will go a long way.
Well, I hope this helps you new folks out there build up a good reputation in the world, and remember...
For every nice guy out there, there are 5 buttheads....
Try not to be a butthead.
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