The team-comments when people level thread.

I do it for SG mates, friends, and allies all the time. But on dbl xp weekend, it's just overkill sometimes, I agree. But I'll keep doing it.

And I agree. We need a "chest bump" emote, a "fanny smack" emote, and some new dance emotes to help us celebrate.

Okay fine then...

Ways to acknowledge the level ding without actually congratulating the player on their level ascension:

* "Ah, see you found one of those Uber-Inspirations."

* "Tingles when it does that... don't it?"

* "Was that your cell phone or mine?"

* "I take it the private-tell cyber s** you have going is working well?"

* "Oh good... you can take the rest of this spawn... I'm takin' a break."

* "I hate you."

* "We'll wait here while you go train."

* "Oh! Me next! Me next!!"

* "Popcorn's done!"

* "Taste the Rainbow!!"

* "So that's what it sounds like when you stomp on a smurf... cool."

* "You brought your own fireworks display just to rub it in... didn't you?"

* "Oh, that... I have mine set to mute.. I've actually leveled 12 times so far."

* "Geesh... try a little humility, why don't ya?"

* "Whoa! What the hell emote is THAT?!"

* "You're a defender... like it even matters."

* "I'm afraid you just out-leveled the team... we're going to have to kick you now."

gratz on the opinion, good for you.

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"Yay for ding-a-lings!"

Bah.


If we're in a situation (like a sewer run) where there's going to be a bunch of it, I simply offer out an "infinigratz" right at the get go and leave it there.

And it's a "social wart"?

Remember, not everyone gets the same degree of socialization you do.

Honestly, does it actually HURT anything to congratulate someone?

IMNSHO, the answer is "No".

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I must admit, sometimes I'm being a bit sarcastiv when I say "grats", or similar. Such as in cases where it was inevitable that the person would level.

For example, I brought along a friend's level 7 Dominator on a +4/x8 run of "Invite the Center" from Viridian. The only way he wasn't going to level multiple times that mission was if he had XP turned off.
(Actually, even with the enemies being +5 to him and no slots, he did end up being useful, since I think we had 5 or 6 copies of Assault and Tactics on the team)

We tried to get through all 6 AVs in the mish, but stalled at Nosferatu; we couldn't pump out enough DPS between his heavy tohit debuffs and self-heals. We bottomed out his regen and sent him into negative resistance, but that wasn't enough

On teams where I know there will be heavy leveling (like sewers) I just say Pre-Gratz to all. I agree with most of the posters here, social niceties keep things...well, nice. I wish we were still a heavily armed society with duels. People would be a lot more polite then.

I guess it is a southern thing. I always say ma'am (even to my younger sister), open doors, pull chairs out, and stand when a lady leaves the table. I teach my children to show the same respect to others. I feel saying Gratz to a team mate is in the same line.

Personally, I have a sort of double set of standards. If I'm on a team where we're not doing much talking and no one says Gratz to anyone who levels, I can live with that. But, If I'm on a team where I see others get some leveling dap, but when I ding and I get no acknowledgment whatsoever, it pisses me off. That just goes to show you how just a little recognition from your peers can go a long way on a social level.

Eight Level 2-4's on a Sewer Run, all gaining levels like they were on special, and Every Single Ding is accompanied by some twonk's 'gratz', or some equally febrile buffoon stating PERMAGRATZ!!! as if they were absolving themselves from the HEINOUS CRIME of not acknowledging yet another miniscule progression in the career of a bunch of n00b characters.

Those of you inculcated to the ritual; when a thousand people sneeze, do you say 'bless you' to every individual?

Do you say 'good morning' to everyone you meet, and 'good evening' to everyone you interact with, and 'hello, how are you' on the phone Each and Every time you answer it, even if you've answered it 100 times before on that day?

Compulsive/Obsessive Disorder rules your lives.

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Hmm... I have sometimes been lax about sayin' my congrats all the time.

But now, . . .
I am going to make absolutely sure I say it every single time!

I am always looking for good ways to prune CrankyDudes from my teams.
Maybe they will just get annoyed and leave.
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I'vebeen on teams for 2XP weekends where as soon as they enter the mission, they all say "grats in advance"

I think I'm gonna start saying "congrats" in different languages, just to throw people off.

Better brush up on my Ewok, Klingon, Vulcan, and Catgirl.

All I got from Part_Troll's post was "Bah Humbug!"